What to do with a vintage St Michael satin foulard in a divine paisley in rich tones of turquoise, taupe and lapis which sadly has several areas of perfume staining to the centre? Plus, could I turn it into a longer style scarf as I must admit I don’t tend to wear square scarves these [...]
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Never able to resist buying an “interesting” piece of textile – no matter that in this case it was in the form of a Hawaiian shirt with more than a few rips and tatters – this palm tree beach print had always suggested a South Pacific inspired outfit. I had bought this lovely vintage 50s [...]
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Wanted to share a little festive 30s style felt flower corsage I have sat and stitched this afternoon. Today’s corsage follows on from the 40s felt flower I made yesterday. It wasn’t too long before an inquisitive little dog jumped up to see what was going on ….
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Inspired by the Admin post, I got to thinking about my favourite sewing magazines which led me to my absolutely favourite way to spend an evening (sorry, hubbie!) – glass of wine, log fire burning, stack of my vintage needlework magazines …. bliss! My favourites are from the 50s as they seem to have so [...]
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As I am genetically unable to throw away even a scrap of vintage textile, I had to find a use for a rather tatty vintage 30s embroidered traycloth, even though it was frayed and torn. I was pleased with this little Eastern slipper inspired gift boot. More of my vintage needlecraft stockings over on my [...]
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If you are like me, then you cannot ever throw a piece of textile away until you are totally, utterly, absolutely sure you will never, ever, cross-your-heart-and-hope-to-die find a use for it at some unknown future time and date. I love re-using bits and bobs of discarded textiles to make cushions, patchworks, toys, bags or gifts. So when [...]
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Found some interesting vintage 50s bow ties last week & was particularly intrigued by a “trifold” bow tie with asymmetric ends. I figured this would be a good way to use up some redundant neckties made from beautiful silks & no longer worn. I drafted a pattern & got stitching. Here is the work in [...]
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Just had to share a couple of photos of the lovely Singer 99 I bought yesterday in a local charity store. She is in lovely condition, all decals intact, and more importantly has her original instruction book, tool kit and set of feet - hadn’t ever thought about using a ruffler, under braider, quilter or [...]
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Move over Scarlett Johansson, I say, there’s more than one of us can look enigmatic with a scarf thingy wrapped around our head and a pair of pearl earrings. OK, OK, I know, I don’t really have quite the same photogenic qualities as the divine SJ, but I sew wanted to show you my little [...]
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One of my 1930s needlework books (from my ever expanding vintage craft and sewing library) had some very basic instructions for making a bra out of a hankie. I decided I would use an original Art Deco silk crepe hankie and some ribbons from my ribbon box to have a go. There was a lot [...]
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