We’re happy to announce that one again, we’ll be participating in the Tombstone Tour of Homes. Believe it or not, Tombstone isn’t just a city with a famous gunfight, it’s also known for it’s wonderful Holiday Tour of Homes! This year will be the third year that our No. 11 is included in this lovely event and once again, “The Dressmaker’s Cottage at #11” will be fully decorated for Christmas and will have extra surprises of antique machines, part of our antique clothing museum, some new period furniture pieces and a few sparkly things. Stay tuned for more! 🙂
Vintage Sewing Machines
The Height Of Technology…
And just because… <3
And It’s On…The Holiday Tour Of Homes In Tombstone
Finally it’s on! After working late into the night setting things up and dealing with all manner of last-minute complications, we ready, set, and it’s a go! Believe it or not, Tombstone isn’t just a city with a famous gunfight, it’s also known for it’s wonderful Holiday Tour of Homes! This year will be the second year that our No. 11 is included in this lovely event. Once again, “The Dressmaker’s Cottage at #11” will be fully decorated for Christmas and will have extra surprises of antique machines, part of our antique clothing museum, some new period furniture pieces and a few sparkly things.

All ready for the holidays- don’t mind the modern trash can… 😉
So, let’s a take a look inside…

And two new furniture pieces just recently re-upholstered.

Once of our fabulous ball gown/wedding dress creations c. 1878 – 1881. Yes, wedding dresses came in colors other than white!

And Miss Molly presiding over everything…
As we process pictures, we’ll have more for your viewing pleasure, so stay tuned! <3

No snow this year and the temperature was quite mild but we thought we’d include this anyway since it is the Christmas season.
And Now For The Machines…
We moved 12 old machines today, five were old treadles. So it’s Baccarat, Beefeater, and my feet in the cement pond for a while. Staying here for the week and sewing. Projects to finish, because the earth doesn’t stop rotating just because we’re relocating! No more heavy lifting for a while…awesome. 🙂
Old School Buttonholes…
Recently, I had an opportunity to view an old Singer industrial buttonhole machine that was made in 1875 and it’s still functional (although there’s only one size template that’s currently available). It has an individual motor but it’s obvious that at one time it was connected to a central motive force with a belt. Below are some pictures:
I didn’t have a chance to see it in action but I hope to in the near future. In the meantime, I’ll be doing some research on this machine. 🙂