I love these pants they are so comfy fitting Just had to alter the bottom a little as one thing that did not impress me of the 70′s was the bell bottoms . It brings back memories of my mother making me wear my older sisters hand me downs.Some were cute to be honest but [...]
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I’ve been a fan of designer Claire McCardell and her sportswear aesthetic for years. I was lucky enough to run across one of the few designs she did for McCall patterns in 1957 and 58, just before she died. I recently got around to finally making some of the pieces in the pattern, a halter top and [...]
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I picked up this vintage 1950′s pattern at a local fabric shop and was so excited to have something so old to work with. This was uncut and still in its factory folds when I got my grubby hands all over it. Like a good girl, I traced my pieces and then carefully folded them [...]
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So excited to post this! I was really inspired by pictures of swimsuits from the 40s and especially loved the two-piece ones with the halter tops and little skirts. Before I started work on this swimsuit I was terrified of sewing with stretch fabrics and even more intimidated by making an actual swimsuit but it all turned out [...]
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Hello Sew Retro-ers, It has been waaaay too long since I last posted on Sew Retro. In fact, last time I posted it was at the old site! I began working on this swim suit about two months ago. It is currently at a standstill, because shortly after I started the project I found out [...]
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I apologise in advance. I bought this fabric last week from an Opportunity Shop and it has been positively screaming at me to make it into something. Visualising beach sunset colours I used it to make Vogue 9749 from 1959, however my family are likening it more to the colours of fake tan and sunburn. [...]
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To follow on from the Timeline of Vintage Pattern Illustrations post, I thought I might just post my recently completed 1947 Bathing Suit (what a coincidence!) It was a really easy pattern (although the bias frill on the apron front took up a bit of fabric). Has anyone else completed any of the patterns on [...]
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I recently made a bikini using this pattern: Please visit my blog Creative Accomplishments for more info+pics!
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Or rather, I started one, because follow-through isn’t as much of an issue for me as the initial get-up-and-go. I’ve had Vogue 9996 (1960) in my stash since 2008 but I finally got around to putting it all together last week. You can read the final notes here, which includes links to the original two [...]
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I probably will never have an occasion to wear a glamorous swimsuit. For me, the only time I need to wear a swimsuit is if I’m kayaking, and even then I don’t always wear a suit. Since I’ve gained my peri-menopausal spare tire with accompanying saddle bags, I don’t even wear a suit without wearing [...]
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