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 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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I’ve had this pattern for years, and always liked its mix of 1960′s modern A-line shapes mixed with a more old-fashioned tailoring and elegance: I made view 2 with the longer length sleeve from view 1 in a basic poly-cotton twill. The bow at the front is black satin, and I added a self [...]
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I’m so loving everyone’s Sew for Victory dresses! The fourties are one of my favorite decades! I chose to make a white shirtwaist dress from Simplicity 3517 from 1940 for this challenge. White’s not really the most practical color but it’s great for mixing and matching different colored accessories! I adore fashions from 1939/1940. Now [...]
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I made this dress for the Sew for Victory sew along challenge, hosted by Rochelle from Lucky Lucille. I used a vintage pattern from the 1940s, Simplicity 4036. I had to make a lot of alterations to the pattern (it was two sizes too big and I always have a lot of fit issues anyway), [...]
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Hi guys I have been wanting to share this one with you for a while …. a 1940s party dress for my daughter to swing in an original 1940s pattern made up in a green polyester crepe made up exactly as pattern stated, just shortened the pattern pieces for petite frame…..after pinking the seams I [...]
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Greetings vintage enamoured kindreds, I was well pleased to (literally) stumble upon this most excellent blog and after a short perusal was grinning broadly. Knowing there is a significant community of vintage sewing addicts is a wonderful discovery. This being my first post, perhaps I ought give a description of myself: I’m a fervent DIY [...]
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Hi there, my name is Hannah Smith and this is my first post on We Sew Retro! I am very excited. I will start by sharing a little about myself. I taught myself to sew about 4 years ago and haven’t looked back since. It has become rather an obsession, as I am sure many [...]
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This is my second time around working with this pattern, and this time, I opted for the full skirted version, my first dress with this pattern is still waiting to be hemmed! The dress is so beautiful, and I love how it comes together, the bodice has a highish rounded neckline, dropped waist, is well [...]
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Hi there, as this is my first post on WeSewRetro I though I would share one of my favourite coats that I made this past winter. At the start of the Autumn it occurred to me that I needed some staple, comfy, warm winter garments and went out on a couple of trips to the [...]
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