Thanks to those who commented on my last blog and were interested in giving those patterns a good home. Although there weren’t many replies I still sued a random number generator for fairness. The new owners will be……*drumroll* Vogue: Christi and Simplicity: Sharon Can you please email my your postal address? mrsbcrafty@gmail.com I’ll get them posted out to you as soon as possible. And in other news: I have been sewing BUT it’s been raining non stop here so I haven;t managed to get any photos of my new dress yet…but here’s a sneak peek of part of it (full post to follow as soon as the weather cheers up!):
Sewing adventures with a vintage twist
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I appear to have somewhat of a pattern buying problem at the moment. I’ve recent added these beauties to my collection: And I have also added these two. Tim thinks they’re horrible but I’ll be the one laughing when I’m all snuggled up in winter in a lovely flannel gown! Giveaway Can you give the below 2 patterns a good home? The first is this Simplicity 6197 Bust 44. It was advertised on wrongly on ebay as B34 so I don’t think I’ll use as it’s it’s quite far off my measurements. More details can be found here. I haven’t checked the pieces but in the original listing it said they were all there. The second is this repro Vintage Vouge V1072 40s suit…
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Nestled in the rather lovely Platt Fields Park, and very agreeably a five minute walk from my house, is The Gallery of Costume. Entirely funded by the City Council it has, in recent years, been refurbished and updated to include a changing exhibitions gallery, all housed in the magnificent Georgian Grade II listed building. It’s free entry and open daily. The current exhibition is “Christian Dior: Designer in Focus” There are a range of dresses on display from day wear, evening to cocktail wear and a bevy of information accompanying each piece. It is one thing to read about Dior’s new Look and to peruse photos of these beautiful garments, but it is quite another to see them in front of you. Below I…
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I have been sewing, honest! I know I’ve been quiet but with the heatwave we’re having at the moment and Wimbledon proving to be quite a distraction it’s taken me quite a lot longer than I thought it would to complete the skirt and top combo I started a couple of weeks ago. I started with the McCalls 7292 view B top and went for quite a thick red cotton that I had in my stash. The top was quite simple to make but did come out a little bit bigger than I would have liked. I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve lost weight recently or if I should have allowed some ease on the pattern. I have used this pattern before (view…
