Our ever-growing collection of over 2,300 vintage sewing patterns contains fantastic patterns dating from as far back as the 1930s to the present day, sourced from all over the world. These patterns are derived straight from reputable fashion magazines of the time such as Vogue and from other...
Hello, Gorgeous! Vogue Summer 2010 It's one of the most celebrated days in the sewing blogosphere - the release of the new Vogue Patterns. It's like your birthday - but it comes four times a year! March Madness for seamstresses! (Special thanks to Erica B., who was ON it - she b...
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theclassic American denim jackethas literally never gone out of style since Levi Strauss designed the original in 1870. In the mid-1950s, however, it became the embodiment of cool youth culture. The New York Timesran sewing patternsfor denim jackets for girls and boys, while Levi's unve...
Below are several examples of Erickson’s Camel work, including two back page illustrations from Delineator, a women’s fashion magazine that featured Butterick sewing patterns. Clockwise from top, left, ad from Delineator, July 1930; 1929 ad from unknown source; unknown date and source; Carl ...
Well,Unsung Sewing Patternsreveals a thrilling hidden side to this pattern: there are actually instructions included for making the blouse out of a men's dress shirt and making the jumper out of an old dress. See the cutting layouts below: ...
“I want to contribute to the workforce and to help educate people who want to sew,” Fette says. “I want to have a nurturing environment here. I want people to be able to make their own patterns and be able to design their own clothes.” ...
TO THEM HE WAS DAD…At left, daughterLotte Klempererwith her famous father in 1954. She would serve as his caretaker and business partner after her mother’s death in 1956. At right, sonWerner Klempereracted on Broadway and in films before taking on the role of the bumbling Colonel Klink ...
“inspired” by Bethany’s. Here’s the thing. Bethany’s design is not just a collection of abstract shapes, she utilized Crow beadwork that had been in her family for generations for her design. The colors, the shapes, and the patterns have meaning, origins, and history....
there were all these boutiques focusing on young designers—steven alan, tg-170. i was starting to make little things myself, taking draping and sewing classes. you didn’t have to have a big venture capital investment—i would just go to midtown, find a patternmaker; i learned how to ...