In Bygaden at Nyvang, you’ll find the Sewing Workshop, which is set up like a typical living room from the 1940s. The room clearly reflects its use as a sewing workshop, with tables, drawers, and cupboards brimming with sewing patterns, textiles, knitting projects, buttons, and other accessories. The seamstress, Oda, is a hardworking and resourceful woman who does everything from sewing fashionable, modern clothing on request to mending socks for her customers. On the worktables, you’ll also find some sewing machines that are quite modern for the time.
It was not uncommon for women to run small businesses from home. This allowed them to still take care of the home and children while earning a bit of extra money. This was especially true for women whose husbands were away for extended periods or who had been widowed at a young age. Grandmothers or other older female family members could help with the sewing tasks.
The downside for home seamstresses was that they didn’t have a business license and were often underpaid as a result. However, the sewing work was still a welcome supplement to the household economy.
In Bygaden at Nyvang, you’ll find the Sewing Workshop, which is set up like a typical living room from the 1940s. The room clearly reflects its use as a sewing workshop, with tables, drawers, and cupboards brimming with sewing patterns, textiles, knitting projects, buttons, and other accessories. The seamstress, Oda, is a hardworking and resourceful woman who does everything from sewing fashionable, modern clothing on request to mending socks for her customers. On the worktables, you’ll also find some sewing machines that are quite modern for the time.
It was not uncommon for women to run small businesses from home. This allowed them to still take care of the home and children while earning a bit of extra money. This was especially true for women whose husbands were away for extended periods or who had been widowed at a young age. Grandmothers or other older female family members could help with the sewing tasks.
The downside for home seamstresses was that they didn’t have a business license and were often underpaid as a result. However, the sewing work was still a welcome supplement to the household economy.
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