I use vintage patterns, some of which belonged to my grandmother, with today's fabrics and yarns. I take vintage needlework magazines and work from the patterns in them. The magazines date from 1912 through to the fifties, and I try and use the patterns from them as they would have been originally used. Sometimes I will adapt them and make something else. I prefer to specialize with the thirties and forties patterns and occasionally dip my toe into the fifties.

When I feel the need to bring things up to date, sometimes adapting the original vintage patterns. I also design my own patterns so you can make lovely items too.


Wednesday, 23 October 2013

I have been making...........


Child's size version of the 1944 shopping bag.

front
back

Hussif/Housewife
A folding bag or roll taken by men to war in 1914-1918.
A Hussif is a useful way  to keep all your sewing equipment to hand.

Both items can be found here

Now back to the knitting, I sold the jumper in the previous post!

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Thursday, 10 October 2013

1942


My version of 1942 pattern


I tried to stick to the original colours


The inside of the jumper!


I also made this little brooch, well I say little, it is actually 4" in diameter

Both items can be found here

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