Okay, Ladies! Let’s talk brassieres! The more vintage sewing I do, the more I hate my bras. The grapefruit shaped T shirt bra just looks all wrong. So, here’s the $64,000 question. What sort of shape do you prefer under your vintage style clothes? Do you go all out for the torpedo shaped bullet bra [...]
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As a three-time cancer survivor, my mom has had more than her share of challenges. This year, I’m especially happy to give her a pair of hand-made pajamas – her favorite garment – for Mothers’ Day. Since she grew up in the 1950′s, this terrific vintage pattern was the perfect find: I chose View 3, [...]
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This week I have been working on a gift for my friend’s lingerie party: a 1960′s babydoll style nightgown! Because what girl doesn’t need one of these in her lingerie chest??? (I know I do–might be making on for myself next!) You might notice some pulling on the yoke–I need to give it a final [...]
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Hi everyone! This is my first post here. I wanted to share with you all what I made for the Sew for Victory Sew Along hosted by Rochelle at Lucky Lucille. I decided on Simplicity 2486 from 1948 to make this great dress: I tweaked it a bit to fit me and I just [...]
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This little 1950s gem was in an eBay lot I purchased last summer. It has the name of the owner (Barbara Gilliam – Homeroom 111) written on every piece – the envelope, instructions, and every single pattern piece. She even did the hard work for me and identified each piece (front, back, etc.)! This pattern [...]
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I’ve been quiet on here for a while. One reason is that I’ve been super busy, but the other is that I’ve been working on Edwardian undergarments for more Downton Abbey type sewing this year! My 19teens corset! I made it from a pattern that the blogger Festive Attyre made from an antique corset that [...]
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I finally finished another project that has been languishing on the sewing table for a while, waiting to have the finishing work completed. It’s a pair of bubblegum pink shortie pajamas from a 1960s pattern that I’ve had for a while. The pattern I used was Butterick 7559. Image courtesy Vintage Patterns Wiki I’ve wanted [...]
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Although I am a big lover of silk hemp and other natural fabrics, I sometimes do some odd and quirky sewing with materials that aren’t the usual. This tends to lean towards wearable art, I have used plastic bags, bottle tops and packaging straps. This time I used punctured bicycle tubes it was interesting to [...]
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Lingerie. Underthings. Smalls. Whatever you call them, you can never have enough panties, particularly the amazingly gorgeous variety made by Ohhh Lulu. January is the perfect time to dig through that underwear drawer, cast aside the sad, tired underpants of yesteryear and get some spanky new underoos into your life. To this end, I’ve got [...]
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Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday. Just popping by to show you a present I sewed for my Mom. Butterick 9214, from 1959. I really enjoyed making this pattern, I love the elegance of it. I used a heavy velour fabric which has a great drape and is cozy for a robe. My mom [...]
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