June 26, 2012
Finally! My Vintage Sewing Score!By Andrea
I love to garage sale when the season is on, and my number one thing to garage sale for is vintage sewing items. However, I had been experiencing a bit of a drought this year – that is until last weekend! I think the sewing gods were making up for being less than generous to me so far this year.
First up – this bag of goodies – which I paid a whopping 50 cents for!
I couldn’t believe how much stuff was in here! Some really unusual items, too.
I had no idea that Fruit of the Loom ever made sewing needles! I’ve also never seen children’s hose supports before, either.
I found this little device to be intriguing – it’s a Sun hand operated sewing machine. I’ve never seen one of these before, but I did find some instructions on how to work it here, so I will definitely be seeing if I can get this to work at some point!
I also found a fantastic stash of little girls patterns, dating from the 1940s to the 1970s!
So many of them that I can’t fit them all into one picture! There are some utterly adorable patterns here, and I was able to get sizes ranging from 3 up, so my little one will be having some vintage repro pieces in her wardrobe for years to come!
These four were the earliest of the bunch – the Simplicity patterns date to the very early 1950s and the Butterick one dates to the 1940s. I am absolutely in love with the petticoat and bloomers pattern – I am definitely going to be making that one up soon, I think!
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RetroRuth
June 26, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Holy cow!!! Adorable!! Especially the little patterns. Can’t wait to see what you make with them.
Andrea
June 26, 2012 at 5:11 pm
I am itching to start sewing with them! I will definitely be having some upcoming posts on my creations from them,for sure!
Tasha
June 26, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Wow, those are some great finds! And Fruit of the Loom needles, who knew? That little hand sewing gadget looks interesting. Wonder when you’d have used such a thing vs. a sewing machine?
Andrea
June 26, 2012 at 5:12 pm
I almost wonder if it was meant for smaller jobs, like repairs or hemming, maybe? I am definitely curious to give it a go and see how well it sews.
Sara In AZ
June 26, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Well, it looks like everyone made vintage scores this weekend…first Ruth, now you Andrea!
Andrea
June 26, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Yes, it looks like it was definitely a good weekend for vintage finds!
Sherree
June 26, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Great finds! I love those little girls patterns
Andrea
June 26, 2012 at 5:14 pm
Thanks! I definitely think they are super adorable!