by Betty Crafter Aren’t grandmas the best? Mine saves crewel kits that get donated to her church for me. Here are some she just sent me. I was most excited about these loose bits but wouldn’t you know, there was no stamped fabric to be found for either of these…
By Andrea Here I was last week, promising to bring you some retro pattern reviews with patterns for other pattern companies. What do I do? I bring you another Simplicity one! I am thinking that around these parts at least, Simplicity was definitely the more popular pattern, as I definitely…
by Betty Crafter If you’re like me, sometimes it can be really hard to decide to make a change to a vintage item. I mean, it survived 50+ years, and now you want to potentially ruin it? Because of this, I usually leave things in their original condition unless they’re…
By Andrea I’ve been going through my pattern stash and planning some of my upcoming sewing projects – I thought I’d share what I’ve got planned! I realized that I’ve done a lot of Simplicity Retro Pattern Reviews previously, so I am going to make sure I bring you more…
By Betty Crafter Y’all, I am a crewel tornado and I cannot be stopped! I am on a roll – look out ’cause if you’re in the way you will be left flattened, bewildered, and covered in chain stitches and french knots of every jewel tone in the rainbow. I…
By Andrea This week, I thought I would share some of what I’ve been reading lately, with some unexpected vintage resources! First up is Vintage Life Magazine Vintage Life is a UK-based magazine, however their writers do an excellent job of presenting articles than anyone around the world can enjoy.…
What seems like eons ago, I started a vintage crewel kit for the cutest lion pillow ever. You can read about my grand beginnings here. Well recently my crewel passion has reached a fever pitch and I revisited my old friend, determined to add another crewel pillow to my collection.…
By Andrea Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had an excellent New Year’s. I’ve got another retro pattern review, Simplicity 7197, which dates back to 1975. Ella is a girly girl who loves to dress in skirts and dresses, so I thought something with a longer sleeve would…
by Betty Crafter As is often the case at the dawn of a new year, I find myself pouring over some of my vintage craft books and magazines, planning out what I’d like to make this coming year. Wanna see? At the top of my priority list this year is…
by Andrea I am so behind on my Christmas prep this year! I’ve got all of my gifts bought, but I don’t have a single decoration up in my house yet. However, I dug out my McCall’s Needlework mag from Fall/Winter 1955-56 today, and came across some cute ideas –…
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