Love Productions is casting for the next series of The Great British Sewing Bee and here at WeSewRetro Towers we want to be able to point at the tv and squeal “Oh! Oh! I know that person!” If you have been umm-ing and aahhh-ing about applying, stop procrastinating and get your application in. If you [...]
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I fell in love with this machine, as soon as I saw it on ebay. The clean lines, the “atomic style” shape, unlike any other machine I’d seen before. Designed in Switzerland, and made in Holland, circa 1950s. For under $100 (including interstate postage), I think I got a bargain! The machine arrived in [...]
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This pattern has been sitting in my pattern stash for at least a year (probably longer). I fell in love with the violet dress on the front as soon as I saw it, but the only problem was that I just couldn’t seem to find the right coloured fabric! It needed to be a violet [...]
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Hello again! Melissa here. Today I’m sharing a dress I actually made last summer. I was inspired by a dress from the cover of a 1950′s detective novel I came across. I loved it so much I decided to re-create it for myself. Here’s the inspiration: The dress is made from a cotton broadcloth with [...]
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If it’s early May, there are two things those around me can count on: 1. I’ve tormented them for the last month with a countdown to my birthday (39 this year) and… 2. The Vancouver International Burlesque Festival (8 this year) is going on. I love Vancouver’s burlesque scene. There are some AMAZING, creative, sassy [...]
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I call it the shirt dress with a difference, because, well, its a little bit different! Here’s the original from 1953: And here’s my slightly modified version: My version uses a stretch cotton sateen to get a nice fit – and a self drafted circle skirt. I have a strong feeling the pleated wiggle skirt [...]
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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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Hello, there! Spring has finally arrived in Chicago, and in the knick of time! I made this outfit to commemorate the first day of my very first Me-Made-May. This outfit hits on three decades. The blouse pattern comes from the 50′s, the blouse fabric is from the 60′s, and the skirt pattern is from the [...]
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Hi everyone! It’s been awhile since I posted something, but it’s always crazy to find time to take pictures of the things I make with school and work. Anyways, I wanted to share a dress that I made about a year ago and never got around to posting it. I used DuBarry’s 2154B from the [...]
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I caught the sewing bug four years ago and never looked back. Entirely self-taught I regularly trawl charity shops, flea markets, car boot sales and jumbles for vintage 1960s and 1970s patterns, notions, fabrics and thread. To this day I’ve yet to buy anything new. This culotte suit suit was made following a 1960s Le-Roy [...]
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