Bonus Episode 3: A Chat with Jane Healey, author of The Saturday Evening Girls Club, a novel
Join us for a very special bonus episode! Alicia sat down to chat with Jane Healey, the author of The Saturday Evening Girls Club, a novel set in the early 1900s. The SEGC was a real club that launche...
27 Maj 20min
Episode 36: Laura Ashley, Iconic Designer & Company
If you were a 90s kid (like Alicia was) or the little sister of a 90s kid (like Sonia was), chances are Laura Ashley influenced your bedroom design. Laura Ashley, born Laura Mountney in Wales in 1925,...
25 Maj 20min
Episode 35: A Sampler of Samplers from Around the World
Close your eyes and picture a sampler. We bet you are picturing a cross-stitched design with an alphabet on it. This type of sampler is quite common in England and North America, but there are many ot...
11 Maj 22min
Episode 34: The Saturday Evening Girls and Paul Revere Pottery, Icons of the Arts & Crafts Movement
The Saturday Evening Girls began as a story hour in Boston's North End at a trade school for young people--and quickly grew into something more. This episode is sponsored by our Patreon Patrons. Thank...
27 Apr 23min
Episode 33: Sports Gear, from Baseball Caps to the Sports Bra Seen Round the World
When you think of sports gear, what do you imagine? Stretchy synthetic fabric, baseball caps with stiff brims, huarache sandals... ...yes! Join us as we talk sports gear from head to toe, and share de...
13 Apr 21min
Bonus Episode 2: A Conversation with Author Anne H. Putnam about Breakups & Mending
In this bonus episode, Alicia chats with author Anne H. Putnam about her newest book, Make Do and Mend, a breakup memoir. Grab your favorite handcraft and listen in to learn about kintsugi, the Japane...
6 Apr 28min
Episode 32: A Select History of Early Knitting Machines
This episode is sponsored by our Patreon Patrons. Thank you! And a special thank you to Emily for supporting the show! We invite you to sign up to our Patreon at any level. Free members get a blog pos...
30 Mars 21min
Episode 31: Brown Lung and Blow Outs: The First Mills and Millworkers in New England
Thank you to our sponsor, Quiltfolk! Visit Quiltfolk.com and use code HandmadeHistory for 20% off your first order. When Francis Cabot Lowell built the first end-to-end cotton mill in Waltham, MA, he ...
16 Mars 29min
