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Circa 1916 Tunic Skirt Pattern
Photo visual for the waist treatment of the Wearing History…
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Video Tutorial- How to Sew Shirring to a Stay
Shirring to a stay is a vintage and historical sewing…
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How to Sew a Lapped Seam- Resources
Links to tutorials and videos that feature how to sew…
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Video Tutorial- How to Finish a Collar with Bias Facing
It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally made…
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1898- Ribbon Trimming for Hats
If there’s one thing iconic about 1890’s hats, it’s got…
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1940s Blouse and Skirt Video Tutorials
These videos were made in 2019 for the “Montana” 1940s…
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Home Sewing is Easy- Free 1950s Sewing PDF
To help with your vintage sewing adventures, here’s a free…
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1953- How to Let Out a Dress
I recently acquired some vintage goodies from my late aunt,…
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AC131- How to Sew the Novelty Sleeve
This is the final tutorial is for Wearing History pattern…
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AC131- How to Attach the Side Ties
This tutorial is for Wearing History #AC131, the Side-Tied Blouse…
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How To: Bias Facing a Neckline and Slit Opening
This tutorial was made for AC131- Circa 1920 Side-Tied Blouse…
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AC131- Circa 1920 Side-Tied Blouse Pattern Tutorials
This post is a holding place for photo tutorial index…
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Pattern Hack- Pockets for Smooth Sailing Trousers Pattern
I’ve been meaning to do this for ages! Here’s a…
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Making a Vacation Hat- May, 1905
If there’s one skill that seems to be a historical…
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Additional Help- View 2 of Moderne 1930s Dress Bodice
The Moderne 1930s Dress (3015) was one of the first…
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Pattern Hack: Lana 1940s Crop Tops- Use Ties and Taping To Keep a Low Neckline On Your Shoulders
I’ve been sewing View C of the “Lana” 1940s crop…
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Photo Tutorial: “Merry Go Round” Skirt Opening
This is a photo tutorial for the skirt opening for…
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Free Edwardian-WWI Era Sewing Books
This blog post is meant to be an index for…
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Controlling Fullness- a 1930s Example
My friend, Charity, asked me to post this information somewhere…
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R148- 1940s Pajamas Waistband Tutorial
Introducing the first pattern of 2023! This pajama pattern includes…
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All the “Leslie” 1950s Skirt Video Tutorials
The “Leslie” 1950s skirt is by far my best selling…
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Printing E-Patterns– Removing Printer Margins
I am a little ashamed to admit that I only…
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Tips for Historical Costuming on a Budget
I posted a vintage sewing version of this some years…
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Pattern Hack Tutorial- Raising the Back of the 1940s Sports Dress Pattern
Horray! A new pattern! At the time of writing this…
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Video Tutorial: Pleating the Moderne Pattern Skirt
Hello All! The Moderne Pattern was one of the first multi-size…
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Video Tutorial- How to Sew a Bias Facing For a Cuff
This tutorial was made for the Gina 1930’s Dress Pattern,…
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Video Tutorial: How to Attach Gina Dress Yoke to Bodice
The hardest part of the new 1930’s Gina Dress pattern…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing- Back Pockets, Pants Seams, and Pants Tabs
This is kind of a “catch you up on steps…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing: Front Pants Pockets & Pleats
Continuing the tutorials for the Air Raid Suit sewing pattern.…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing: Making Tabs & Attaching Them to Sleeves
Sorry for the delay in posting! I’m back at…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing: Attaching the Back Bodice Facing
How was everyone’s weekend? Hopefully you’re all rested up and…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing- Bodice Side Seams
In this post we’ll do the bodice side seams on…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing- Making Flat Felled Seams (Or Faking It)
Sorry for the delay in posting! It’s been busy, busy…
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Tips to A Successful Finished Sewn Garment
Howdy! This afternoon as I was driving home from work…
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How to Make a Modish Hat, 1904
Happy Saturday! Today I have a great article from the…
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How-to: Bias Facing + Mitering Inside Corners
Hurrah! We made it to the last post of the…
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How-To: Bias Facing + Inside Curves
In this section of the bias facing tutorials we’re going…
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How-To: Bias Facing + Outside Corners
Continuing the how-to tutorials on bias binding and bias facing,…
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How-to: Bias Facing- Basics & Straight Edges
We’ve got bias binding under our belt, so now we’re…
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How-to: One Step Bias Binding + Mitering Inside Corners
This is the last installment in the series for bias…
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How To: One Step Bias Binding + Mitered Outside Corners
Intro to the Bias Binding/Bias Facing Tutorial Posts As promised…
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>Vintage Hair- A Few Basics
>A few of you asked me a while back about…
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>For the Love of Vintage Patterns- Organization and Storage
>I’ve gotten quite a few questions lately about pattern storage…
