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1960s
From Mad Men to Mary Quant…
Well it seems that warmer weather may at last be on its way to the UK so contrary mary that I am I decided to finish a winter suit that has been languishing in my UFO pile for quite a while. It was my second forage into vintage pattern sewing and I chose this pattern from McCalls. I [...]
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Isn’t this new reprint from Simplicity the BEST?! I love the shape, and it has french darts and one piece facings! It was a dream to put together, I had a super cute dress in a matter of hours. I used a cotton/lycra blend in this fantastic coral color, with a pique collar and covered [...]
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I’ve had this pattern for years, and always liked its mix of 1960′s modern A-line shapes mixed with a more old-fashioned tailoring and elegance: I made view 2 with the longer length sleeve from view 1 in a basic poly-cotton twill. The bow at the front is black satin, and I added a self [...]
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Hi, I’m Melissa, a blogger and longtime sewing enthusiast from the central coast of California. This is my first post on WeSewRetro. I’m so excited to share one of my favorite sewing projects with fellow vintage lovers! The idea for this project began when I found this amazing fabric at a thrift store in the [...]
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This August, I’ll be attending a family wedding ‘down the shore.’ (That’s at the beach, in Jersey-speak). So, the conditions for dancing will be hot and muggy. I’d love to sew a dress from my vintage pattern stash, picture below. Please share your thoughts. Which dress would work best for a family wedding? Originally, I [...]
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My Mad Men dress for the Mad Men Challenge. I had to copy Joan. Just about every episode I ogle something she has worn. I used the wiggle dress from Gertie’s Book and added arm flounces and drafted my own collar. I deviated from the original collar, making it a bit more mod, as I [...]
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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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I am working on one of my first 60s dresses, the Butterick 5780 so I thought I’d share my progress with you, charming retro people! I love 60s dresses with details like yokes, bibs and panels and this dress has a wicked central panel/yoke: I chose a floral corduroy, contrasted here with denim for the [...]
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This Butterick pattern from 1960 has been floating around my workroom patiently waiting it’s turn and when a couple of meters of this Makower cotton came my way it was a perfect match. Even have a glass necklace I bought in Venice years ago to follow through on the oranges theme… just need some sunshine [...]
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