Knitting Vintage Tutorial Series by Kristen Rengren - The Knitting Vintage Tutorial Series covers everything you need to know about how to knit from vintage patterns and alter them to fit – without losing one bit of vintage style.
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Sewing-the 1950’s Straight Skirt - This week’s pattern is a one-piece, slightly a-line skirt, custom-cut to the individual’s hip and waist measurements.
Sewing-A 1950’s Waistcoat - Each Tuesday for the next six weeks, I am going to be posting sewing patterns for that perfect ‘50’s fall wardrobe. They come from Sewing Magic, written by Mary Brooks Picken and published originally in 1952 (my copy is from 1955). Using Mrs. Picken’s instructions, anyone with intermediate sewing skills should be able to make the following: a fitted waistcoat, a suit consisting of a straight skirt (long or short) and bolero jacket, a sheath dress and shrug, and finally a car coat or topper.
Vintage Sewing Machines - Get to grips with your vintage or retro sewing machine.
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Turn a Discarded Wooden Dish into an Atomic Wall Clock - Description unavailable.
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How To: Make a Mid Century Inspired Clock for $30 - If your budget is stretched thin but you love the iconic clock designs of mid century modern designers, there are plenty of styles you can inexpensively adapt and DIY. Here’s my own DIY version of the George Nelson Ball Clock just to prime the creative pump of your crafty self.
Double Oven Mitt: Vintage Sewing Pattern - Double Oven Mitt: Vintage Sewing Pattern (1946)
Using & Purchasing an Older Sewing Machine - Chances are, while bringing in your machine for service, you’ve seen old sewing machines in the back of the repair center. Maybe you have wondered does anyone actually use them? Not only do people use them, but also there are many enthusiasts that consider them their primary machine.
How-To Tuesdays: Vintage Teacup Pincushion - Thrift stores and yard sales are full of orphaned teacups, and I can never resist bringing them home. However, I don’t think I could ever drink enough cups of tea to make my collection really worthwhile. So I found a way to repurpose these pretty vessels and turn them into something I’ll use every day: a pincushion!
Sewing-A Child’s Sunsuit from 1953 - This sunsuit in size 4 comes from Smart Sewing, Sixth Edition, 1953.
