Pick up a sewing basket and see what's inside! Here you will find some helpful information regarding 19th century needlework and many links that could be helpful to you. I have had so many requests for such information that I decided to post it here just for your benefit. I will add more sewing links in the future.
One of the most industrious, artistic, and practical skill most any young girl had in the 1800's was that of sewing and needlework. Most girls began at the young age of three this handed down art that she would pass on to her daughters. Young ladies found pride in their needlework and in their accomplishments upon completing it.
Pioneer women often gathered together to make their quilts out of the material they had long collected. Good fabric very rarely made it's way out west so ladies kept every bit of cloth they could. Many varieties of cloth would make for some interesting quilts. Women and young ladies often made samplers which were used as a reference of how she made her stitches. The samplers were kept in the sewing basket. Interesting, samplers depicted family events, births, weddings, deaths and family trees. They were very valuable as learning tools, as well. Some depicted maps or math tables or anything educational for memorization.
During the 19th century ladies magazine's popular emphasis was on household skills and fashion of the day. Many of these magazines had prints of crochet, crewel and needlepoint projects. Below I have listed many links regarding sewing and needlework of the 19th century if you are interested. Please feel free to browse through the list and check back for more.
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