Hello! I wanted share a dress my sister Viola made me out of Simplicity 3833, a 60′s re-pro pattern. I picked view B with the short sleeves. We’ve also made the sleeveless one which came out really cute too. This dress is simple to make and can be completed rather quickly making it one of our favorite dresses [...]
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1960s,
aline,
blue,
brentwoodlane,
mod,
repro,
vera,
Vintage
Hello fellow sewers! I’ve had this dress for a long time, despite its retro look it is not vintage and I didn’t get it at a thrift store. In fact, the department store I purchased it at is now out of business! One day when sorting out my clothes I came across this dress. I liked it but [...]
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alteration,
brentwoodlane,
brown,
linen
Hello, this is my first post on the We Sew Retro. My name’s Vera and I LOVE vintage patterns!!! Anyway… to the sewing!! My sisters and I bought this 1960′s pattern off Etsy (above) and I was the first one to break the ice and use it! I chose view C. It turned out pretty much how I [...]
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1960s,
1967,
light blue,
McCalls 9279