Living Family Archive

Mrs. Vandergeist

Biography

Lived down the street from Carol's family. Sometimes made buttonholes for Carol's mother using a button hole attachment.

Stories mentioning Mrs.

Clothes Made with Care on Mom's Treadle MachineCarol remembers her mother's skill and industry in sewing childhood clothes on a White treadle sewing machine, including dresses, slips, pajamas, and coats. She especially loved an orange-and-white three-piece outfit made when she was in first or second grade. Her mother also sewed for Marilyn, Patty, and Iris' daughters and crocheted a baby dress for Linda. Virginia exchanged ironing for sewing for her girls. Mrs. Vandergeist sometimes helped with machine-made buttonholes, inspiring Carol's father to buy a button hole attachment. Carol does not remember her mother using flour sacks for clothing, although she notes that this was common in the Thirties and Forties. The family also wore hand-me-downs and used clothes from friends, with her mother reassuring her that they were fine to wear.

Referenced in

Carol's Chapter — A STITCH IN TIME

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