tutorials
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Merry Go Round Skirt- Pocket Hack by Maria of Sew Through Time!
Hello! I’m so very excited to share that Maria of…
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Suit-A-Long- Original Period Instructions
Hi there! After all these years, it’s come to my…
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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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Video Tutorial- Sailor Girl Playsuit Collar
I recently got a question about how to sew the…
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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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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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1950s Wanda Jacket- Video Sewing Tutorials
Hey all! Here’s all the 1950s Wanda Jacket tutorials in…
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Suit-A-Long- 1910s Plain Collar Tutorial
This is an extremely tardy blog post for the 1916…
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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- 1910s Canteen Uniform & Sewing “Hemmed Placket”
In this video tutorial I talk a bit about the…
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Video Tutorial- Using Wearing History E-Patterns
In this video I talk about the tips and tricks…
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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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Tutorial- Baby Bag Ribbon and Binding
This tutorial is for the 1930’s Baby Layette Pattern. In…
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How to Download Your Wearing History E-Pattern
Hello all! This is just a quick tutorial for how…
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Tutorial- 1930’s Layette- Baby Bag Prep & Zipper
This tutorial is for the 1930s Baby Layette pattern. In…
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Tutorial- How to Make a Blanket Stitch
This tutorial was created for the 1930’s Baby Layette pattern.…
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Tutorial- Bagging Out a Lining of the Baby Jacket
This tutorial was created for the 1930’s Baby Layette Pattern.…
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Tutorial: Video- How to Hand Gather and Attach Lace
This tutorial was created for the 1930s Baby Layette Pattern,…
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Tutorial: Video- How to Finish Seams with the Overhand Stitch
This tutorial was made for the 1930’s Baby Layette pattern,…
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Tutorial: Video- How to Sew Tiny Sleeves into Tiny Armholes
This tutorial was created for the Wearing History 1930’s Baby…
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Tutorial: Baby Gown- Gather Neck Edge to Bias Binding
This tutorial was created for the 1930’s Baby Layette Pattern…
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Tutorial: How to Sew a Release Tuck
This tutorial is made for the 1930’s Baby Layette pattern,…
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Tutorial- How to Sew a Center Front Button Placket
Do you find a center front placket intimidating to sew? This…
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Tutorial: How To Mark and Make Small Tucks As Given on Vintage Patterns
This tutorial was created for the 1930’s Baby Layette Pattern to…
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How To Sew 1940’s Panties Gusset
This tutorial is for the 1940’s Panties & Bloomers Pattern,…
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How to Make Your Own Shoulder Pads
Hey all! While I was making the sample for the…
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Veronica Coat Tutorials: Continuing with the Collar
In this post I’ll show how to attach the top…
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Veronica Coat Tutorials: Taping & Interfacing the Collar
This is the second tutorial for the Veronica 1940’s Coat…
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Veronica Coat Tutorials: Sewing the Pockets & Catchstitching
This is the first tutorial for the Veronica 1940’s Coat…
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Bathing Suit Sewing: Sewing the Godets
This is the last tutorial for the Bathing Beauty Pattern.…
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Bathing Suit Sewing: Sewing The Gusset
Hi there! Since Summer is now in full swing, I…
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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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Air Raid Suit Sewing- Back Bodice Pleats
Continuing the sewing tutorials for the Air Raid Suit pattern.…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing- Intro & Attaching Pockets
Hi everyone! Yesterday I released the Phyllis Air Raid Suit…
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Sophie Jacket How-To: Assembling the Upper Collar
In this post we’re going to focus on the upper…
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Tailoring How-To: The Pad Stitch & Prepping Collar Pieces
Hello there! Smart gal that I was, I took photos…
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Video Blog: About “Sophie” and Victorian Patterns
Hello! Oh my goodness, I am SO THANKFUL for your…
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1898- Trim Design Inspiration
I’ve already announced the new, lovely jacket pattern- Sophie. Here…
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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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Under-Structure- Changes in Silhouette from the 1920s to the 1950s
Thinking on proper foundations is somewhat of a new territory…
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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…
