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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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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- 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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How to Make Your Own Shoulder Pads
Hey all! While I was making the sample for the…
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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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Extant Garments: WWII Air Raid Suit or Siren Suit
This Spring my husband and I went to a dance…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing: FINAL POST! Remaining Fasteners
This is the very last post for the Air Raid…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing: Center Front Buttons and Buttonholes
Continuing the Air Raid Suit Pattern sewing tutorials. In this…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing: Side Buttons and Buttonholes
Continuing the Air Raid Suit Pattern sewing tutorials. In this…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing: Back Buttons and Buttonholes
We’re back at it with the Air Raid Suit sewing.…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing: Attaching the Center Front Facing
Continuing the sewing tutorials for the Air Raid Suit pattern.…
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Air Raid Suit Sewing- Slacks Facings
How’s your Air Raid Suit coming? I hope these have…
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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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SUIT A LONG: JACKET PART 4: COLLARS
Well hello again everyone. I’m glad you’re back for my…
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Part 8: Suit A Long- How to Hem the Skirt- Guest Post by Ally
Well Hello Everyone I’m Ally from Honey Pot Creations, primarily…
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New Pattern Time! 1940’s Hats + How to Tie a Turban Video
Hello! I just finished up another new pattern! YAY! I’ve…
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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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1890’s Inspiration: Home-Made Muffs and Collarettes
I am working on a new 1890’s pattern, so as…
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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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French Gibson Girl Hairstyles, 1908
Hello! Today I have a few lovely images from 1908…
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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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Practical Help for Inexperienced Sewers, 1907
In my recent find of a 1907 McCall magazine there…
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Fashion History Study Resources- A Quick Overview
Happy Monday! I wanted to post a special little post…
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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 + Curves
This post is continuing on how to bind edges with…
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How To: One Step Bias Binding + Mitered Outside Corners
Intro to the Bias Binding/Bias Facing Tutorial Posts As promised…
