Ok, so during my travels I had the luck of passing through SFO (San Francisco Airport) Terminal 3. Which means I was lucky enough to see the airport’s exhibit about the history of sewing. If you have been following some other jet-setting bloggers, you have most likely already seen pictures of this exhibit, but I thought I would share some more, just the same.
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| Airport Exhibit: Threading the Needle |
Picture heavy post – see more deliciously fabulous sewing goodness after the break!
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| A lovely hand-sewn gown. |
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| Large signs had fashion plates and pattern artwork from the late 1800s and early 1900s. |
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| The walls had pictures of sewing machines being used in different cultures. |
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| Lovely sewing boxes. I don’t have a sewing box. If I get one I hope it is as pretty as these are. |
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| Awesome spool/scissor/pin/thimble holders. |
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| So cute! |
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| To think we complain about heating up our irons today… |
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| Really cool pattern drafting system. |
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| Very early hand-crank sewing machines. |
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| These toy machines look a lot like the early models. |
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| Treadle with gorgeous sewing table. The picture on the sign shows one as a wedding gift. |
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| Early Singers! So pretty… |
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| German sewing machines… |
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| The history of patterns. |
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| Grasshopper? |
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| More modern zig-zag machines. A Viking. Le sigh. |
Doctor T Designs 
What a great idea to have an exhibit at the airport!
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That's really cool! There' a 1930/1940's gown pattern over at EvaDress that looks really similar to that floral delight in the 7th picture down. Love!
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Wasn't it such a fun exhibit! It definitely improved the travel experience IMHO!
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