Controlling Fullness- a 1930s Example
My friend, Charity, asked me to post this information somewhere public, as her students were recently asking about ways to control fullness. My pleasure! I bought this coat in 2016 from our friend,...
View ArticleFree Edwardian-WWI Era Sewing Books
This blog post is meant to be an index for helping you to access free sewing books on Archive.org from the 1900-1910s. These sewing manuals would originally have been used in conjunction with paper...
View ArticlePattern Hack: Lana 1940s Crop Tops- Use Ties and Taping To Keep a Low...
I’ve been sewing View C of the “Lana” 1940s crop top pattern, and I came across a “pattern hack” to share! I made this “Resto-vival” pattern back in 2016. Can you believe it? I can’t! Side note before...
View ArticleAdditional Help- View 2 of Moderne 1930s Dress Bodice
The Moderne 1930s Dress (3015) was one of the first multi-size patterns I ever put out. This one is pretty much true to the period source, with somewhat vague period instructions still included....
View ArticlePattern Hack- Pockets for Smooth Sailing Trousers Pattern
I’ve been meaning to do this for ages! Here’s a video tutorial for how to add pockets to my best-selling Smooth Sailing Pattern. This video includes easy pattern drafting and how to sew what you’ve...
View ArticleAC131- Circa 1920 Side-Tied Blouse Pattern Tutorials
This post is a holding place for photo tutorial index for the Wearing History pattern AC131- Circa 1920 Side-Tied Blouse. This pattern is available in sizes 34″-44″ bust, all in the same packet. It’s...
View ArticleHow To: Bias Facing a Neckline and Slit Opening
This tutorial was made for AC131- Circa 1920 Side-Tied Blouse Pattern, but it can be used for any pattern that uses similar techniques. Preface- if you’re unfamiliar with sewing bias facing or bias...
View ArticleAC131- How to Attach the Side Ties
This tutorial is for Wearing History #AC131, the Side-Tied Blouse pattern. Although construction is somewhat simple, these period instructions could often be extremely vague. Take, for instance, the...
View ArticleAC131- How to Sew the Novelty Sleeve
This is the final tutorial is for Wearing History pattern #AC131- the Side-Tied Blouse from 1920. In this tutorial I’ll give an overview of how I finished the sleeve for View 1. For a visual, here’s...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial- Sailor Girl Playsuit Collar
I recently got a question about how to sew the collar on the Sailor Girl Playsuit pattern (#4001). This was one of the very first multi-size patterns I ever did, well over a decade ago! It took a bit...
View Article1953- How to Let Out a Dress
I recently acquired some vintage goodies from my late aunt, including what I believe to be a somewhat uncommon vintage magazine. This is from 1953 and was called “Everywoman Magazine” and seems to be...
View Article1940s Blouse and Skirt Video Tutorials
These videos were made in 2019 for the “Montana” 1940s blouse and skirt, but the tutorials are applicable for MANY vintage patterns! In fact, when I made the patterns I purposefully made them to be...
View Article1898- Ribbon Trimming for Hats
If there’s one thing iconic about 1890’s hats, it’s got to be the ridiculous ribbons! I was excited to find this article from 1898 that illustrated a few different ways to accomplish those amazing bows...
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