Good morning I made this vintage Butterick dress a little while back. Thought you might like to see it as the fabric is Horrockses, from the V & A. It was pretty straight forward – although I literally had to squeeze the waist ties out of the last bits of fabric and do pleats [...]
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Horrockses dress,
V & A dress,
vintage dress pattern
Hello everyone! I’m new here. I’ve been a “stalker” for a few weeks now, truly enjoying all of your creations and somewhat envious of your talent! Here is my first project I plan on making. It’s a pattern I won on Ebay, with the backdrop of my Grandmother’s 1947 Domestic sewing machine. I plan on [...]
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1940s,
First project,
retro,
vintage dress pattern,
vintage pattern,
vintage sewing
I’ve been a jobless, stay-at-home seamstress for the last several months. It’s really hard to get a job as an American here in Norway and my best options have been grocery clerk or waiting tables… not exactly easy to swallow when I’ve worked so hard for my (apparently useless) education. I’ve been sewing this dress [...]
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1960s,
McCall's 5637,
vintage dress pattern,
wiggle dress