I Make Vintage!

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.

Friday, 4 April 2014

Gramophone and Dog

I shall be taking one of these to the

Vintage and Handmade Summer Fair

Saturday 5th April at Trull Memorial Hall, Taunton. 10.am-3pm

Saturday, 29 March 2014

As see on Facebook this morning

Friday, 21 March 2014

Seagulls!

This cushion was a commission!

Made from the pattern in the Bustle & Sew Magazine

From the same pattern I made.............

................a round cushion

and a 1942 style shopping bag.

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Daffodils

I have been making more daffodils a craft fair

Saturday 5th April at Trull Memorial Hall Taunton TA3 7JZ

Friday, 28 February 2014

Working Bags

Since I posted this I have added to my collection of vintage magazines. And although I haven't actually got the magazine, I received a transfer in amongst more some magazines. The magazine in question would have been Fancy Needlework Illustrated Number 122, of the 1920's and 1930's, it is transfer for a beach bag. I certainly can imagine the lady with her small towel, and her knitted swimming costume heading for the beach.