I just happened across a free PDF of this fab 1920s booklet on sewing with cotton bags and thought you might like it too. Produced by the Beauty Pattern Company, which presumably made mail order patterns, it’s full of suggested patterns and inspiration for sewing with feedsacks. EDITED TO ADD: the person who scanned [...]
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I’m taking a quick break from the usual Sunday night I-didn’t-do-any-laundry-this-weekend panic to announce the lucky winner of our ‘whatever you want from the WeSewRetro shop‘ giveaway. Clench those cheeks, everyone. The winner is… Congrats Roxanne! Sewaholic’s Cambie dress pattern will be winging its way to you shortly – look out for an email from [...]
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Word to the wise: our ‘whatever you want from the WeSewRetro shop‘ giveaway closes this Sunday so get your entry in now before you miss out. Keep your eyes peeled for some fab new additions coming next week, including some luscious Vintage Vogues… …and two new independent designers: Jamie Christina… …and Violette Field Threads for [...]
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If you keep up with WeSewRetro on facebook, you will already have seen this little brainteaser. What do all these things have in common? If you answered “They’re all fabulous” you’re so right, but the real answer is that you can pick all of them up at the brand spanking new WeSewRetro Shop. What? Yes, [...]
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Love Productions is casting for the next series of The Great British Sewing Bee and here at WeSewRetro Towers we want to be able to point at the tv and squeal “Oh! Oh! I know that person!” If you have been umm-ing and aahhh-ing about applying, stop procrastinating and get your application in. If you [...]
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Massive congrats to old-fashioned-girl who won our giveaway for $35 to spend at Bessie Miller Vintage. Check your inbox for an email from me ! If you didn’t win, you can console yourself with 15% off anything at Bessie Miller Vintage until March 15th with the coupon code BLOGGIN15 Bessie’s patterns are already super affordable so [...]
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Our giveaway for $35 to spend at Bessie Miller Vintage ends tomorrow (Friday, March 1st), so get your entry in quick before it’s too late!
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I’ve come to realize that it is no longer appropriate for me to visit ebay without adult supervision. It was bad enough when I had to call into service overflow boxes for the patterns that wouldn’t fit in my enormous pattern cabinet, but now even my overflow boxes have their own overflow boxes. I am on a [...]
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Stacey from Oregon wrote to me this week asking for some advice and I’m smart enough to know you guys are much smarter than me. Here’s her question: I’m a home sewer and the secretary at my local elementary school would like me to sew her some fabulous 1950s style dresses made out of polished [...]
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I hope you has as much fun as I did browsing Erika’s pattern shop for our recent giveaway. It’s time to announce the lucky winner of $30 to spend on whatsoever your heart desires from ErikawithaK Vintage. Drumroll please… Congratulations Katie! Check your inbox for an email from me. If you didn’t win, it’s ok: [...]
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