eBay My World: wayfaringlacy( 126)

Seamstress for over 30 years, youth theatre costume design, devoted mom of 3 boys, folk singer(long time ago!), Ivy Leaque grad, long-distance marriage that works! Expat to Finland & Netherlands, Labor History & Law -- look for union label everytime!

vintage dresses, vintage fashions, folk clothing, costumes, antique dress, 50s dress, 60s dress, leather jackets, chic, romantic dress, vintage coat, vintage couture

vintage aprons, tophats, 50s &60s paper Valentines, vintage stuff from Finland - like jewelry, shoes, T-shirts, home decor items. 50s dresses for my own use, cardigan sweaters, shoes (I blame Sex and the City entirely!)

vintage aprons, pie birds, stray children, odd folk musical instruments, 50s & 60s paper Valentines, Rosie the Riveter, lots of house clutter...

Dutch, English, French, Swedish, Finnish

Costume design, knitting, embroidery, spinning, 80s geeky dancing with my husband(remember bobbing up and down?), pomegranate martinis, vegetable gardening, moving furniture around the house fro no good reason, handywoman buiding projects, pie baking -- as only SOuthern women can do it!

Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - first Tril Only!, Little House and Heidi books, Home Improvement & Repair books especially the Taunton series, craft and sewing books, theology books on Post-modern Christianity

Finian's Rainbow, bio-horror flicks in general, zombie movies - 28 Days, thrillers, vampire flicks - Blade, Underworld

Paul Thorn, Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine When Shes Gone, Suzanne Vega & DNA, Lady Marmalade, Barra McNeil's, Lucas Paul Band

Law & Order, Mad Men (of course!), BattleStar Gallatica, old-school Trekkie, NCIS, Criminal Minds, CSI

Why the name Wayfaringlacy? It's from a favorite folk gospel song, Wayfaring Stranger...I am a poor, wayfaring stranger...wandering through this world of woe. But there's no sickness, toil, or danger...in that bright world, to which I go... I also love Deep & Wide, but that just doesn't sound as good!

Wayfaringlacy has existed in one form or another for more than three decades. My very first paid sewing job in the early 70s was a complete set of minature fabric furniture for a dollhouse -- probably in someone's collection now! I have literally dozens of awards and ribbons for fashion shows, county fairs (in the 70s & 80s), and statewide contests in dressmaking,costumes, and crewelwork. First from neccessity, and then from desire, custom dressmaking and vintage fashions have been a constant part of my life for over 30 years. Every significant event in my adult life is memorable for it's vintage fashion...school, college, dating, wedding, maternity, thrifty mom, boredom, dating again (with the same wonderful man). Nowadays, I use much of my time for treasure hunting in our fun and eclectic midwestern college town, for supporting my children's interests during the weekdays, and welcoming my husband home every weekend. Wayfaringlacy as an Ebay store fits perfectly into our lives.