Crafty late 1960s Xmas stockings

A reader writes, "Last week, my wife and I were going through old boxes in her parents house. We came across some crafty felt Christmas stockings that my mother in law made back in the late 1960s, early 1970s. We even found the McCall's pattern she used to make them. In addition to the Christmas stockings, we found doorknob covers, a few holiday pins, even a mouse made from half a walnut shell and a Santa made from a beer can pull tab! We even found the original MaCall's pattern." Vintage stockings

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I had them, too. 1976. They were an integral element of my Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver look.
A. B. Itch

Fun! I collect vintage Christmas stuff and love seeing the handmade things. I own a book from ’66 (I think) that’s all about making Christmas from trash. It includes a sleigh made out of the breast bone of a turkey: http://www.flickr.com/photos/akbuthod/3078736592/
Anonymous

Me too! Me too! They were the coolest shoes I ever had. Mine were suede with wooden heels, and I wore them with my little hot pants outfit in high school. Come to think of it, maybe that’s how I got my bad reputation.
voiceinthedistance

Famolare. The original wavy platform shoe.
Donald Petersen

That is one fabulous stocking. And the cankles leave ample room to pass the orange through to the toe.

Can’t say I miss the color palette of the era, however.
J France

Follow up “buy these now on Etsy” post in 3,2,1…
Further follow-up “look at them mocked on regretsy” in 6,5,4,3…
- Kosmoid
  
  Thanks for making me aware of regretsky.
  
  My favorite:
  http://www.regretsy.com/category/not-remotely-steampunk/
vancouvergrrl

I had shoes like those! It was late in the 70s though. I was very young. They had six inch platforms. I wish I still had them.

Before it was politically incorrect to do so, and the teachers all ran to the staff room to smoke at break time, we learned to make tree ornaments using the silvered paper from cigarette packs. My mom still smoked then, so I could get some from her. We used them to cover the caps of milk bottles.
Anonymous

there are plenty of things laying around in old boxes. There are good chances to wear out things even the second hand way.