Welcome! This is my first blog post! I am so excited to be able to be a part of something as amazing as WeSewRetro. It’s nice to be able to talk sewing and ooh and aww over patterns and fabric with people who also enjoy it instead of boring my brothers and the local ranchers [...]
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I’ve discovered a new fave. Its a vintage pattern Style 2769. I decided to make it up after noticing it looked very similar to a 40′s/50′s pattern I liked the look of…and I’ve found it so easy to make I’m going to make a few more. Discussion here. I’ve earmarked the fabric and even found matching [...]
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⁃ Fabric: some cheap cotton blend thing that should have been better used just as a toile, as i know the weight of the fabric is not really conducive to wearable garments-as i have made a top out of this stuff before. Dont worry i wont do it again. As you will notice from my pics, there is a [...]
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Hi Everyone! I made this quick and easy rockabilly 50′s shirt. SO easy – no joke – No instructions, no worries – comes together in a couple of hours. Easy to adjust to fit others. And the variations are endless. This one is in a navy floral poly cotton. I also made one for a [...]
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Is there a modern pattern that is available that would give this kind of shape blouse? It looks quite similar to the style of top that’s popular now. And I wonder if its as simple as it looks maybe I could try to make my own pattern? Is it just an inverted triangle? [...]
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Discovered a thin book from Dover Publications in the library one wet weekend: Fashions of the Thirties, 476 authentic copyright-free illustrations, selected & arranged by Carol Belanger Grafton. (Still available online, also an updated version that includes a CD – such modernization!) The tiny Publisher’s note states the images were taken from the Fashion Review [...]
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As many of you have confessed on this site, I too have been “creeping” silently on this site before taking the plunge and deciding to post some of my creations. For my first post, I decided I would show the project I finished most recently: a simple 1950s top from an original Simplicity pattern – [...]
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I made this 1963 playsuit from Simplicity 5424 for vacation in Disney World. I made view 2 of the pattern. I used a thrifted Asian printed knit with decorative frogs to complete the look. It was so fun to wear! I did make a few changes to it as I was working with a knit. [...]
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Finally I finished one of my sewing projects! Well, what can I write about it? I used a modern pattern which I altered. This is actually my third blouse using this pattern. If you want to see the other blouses click here and here. I added a bow, a slightly bigger one then in one of the other [...]
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As part of the sewing pattern review contest I sewed Style 2516. Dug out of the cupboard it was a little ripped and torn in places. But being very careful managed to cut out the pieces. I think I may have to trace off the pattern on something more sturdy. As its been a really [...]
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