1970s
Contributor Creations
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Thrifted Woolie and/or Cotton check material, $3Pattern: Simplicity 6175Year: 1973Notions: vintage zipper, free from a friend's stashTime to complete: less [...]
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veronicadarling
vip
The Facts Fabric: Some sort of silk, a gift from Husbie, free & remnant cotton for lining.Pattern: Very Easy Very Vogue, 7796Year: 1990Notions: vintage [...]
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Inspiration
peerreview
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: vintage lawn/cotton, accidentally dyed, thrifted $1Pattern: Oolong by Colette Patterns, $18 with 10% discountYear: c. 2009Notions: nilTime to complete: [...]
The Facts Fabric: Vintage curtain offcut, thrifted, $1Pattern: Advance 4875, free, on loan from Amanda in AdelaideYear: 1940sNotions: vintage zipper, 10cTime to complete: 3 hoursFirst [...]
The Facts Fabric: Vintage polyester knit type fabric, $2 Pattern: McCalls 4438, free, Mum's collectionYear: 1975Notions: None!Time to complete: 2 hoursFirst worn: July, 2011 in SydneyWear again? Yep, it's comfy! Total [...]
The Facts Fabric: vintage floral upholstery type fabric, $2 Pattern: Simplicity 3846, $8Year: 1952Notions: vintage zipper, 20c Time to complete: 8 hoursFirst worn: JulyWear again? Maybe after Thursday night! Total Cost: $10.20 [...]
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coverme
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: Red spotted cotton, from Spotlight, $36Pattern: Simplicity 6025, $2Notions: Invisible Zipper, $3.00Time to complete: 3 hoursFirst worn: at the dress up party [...]
The Facts Fabric: Vintage curtains x 2, $5 (and green cotton scraps for the neckline facing)Pattern: Butterick 3802 & McCalls 8821 Year: Not [...]
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UFOs
veronicadarling
The Facts Fabric: #1 skirt: Vintage Tablecloth, ~$1 & #2 skirt: IKEA upholstery material, ~$2Pattern: Butterick 3922Year: approx 1970s?Notions: vintage zippers for both ~$1Time [...]
The Facts Fabric: Green Stretch Knit Tracksuit Pants, $2Patterns: McCall's 4260 as a guideYear: noneNotions: noneTime to complete: 2 hoursFirst worn: To the movies [...]
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Giveaways
It’s been ages since I’ve hosted a giveaway on The Sew Weekly! Well, readers, I have a treat for you: as part of the [...]
Next week’s theme calls for us to integrate real Fashion (with a capital “F”) by being inspired by runway trends. While the following guide [...]
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Ten Things
I started writing in second person narrative because it felt most comfortable to me. I hope it doesn’t come across as domineering, but rather [...]
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Here’s a great piece from Vogue about Queen Elizabeth II’s lifetime of wardrobe choices. If you’re still trying to figure out what to make [...]
Tempest over at Fanbloomingtastic wrote a neat little piece on the ’10 Things Learned’ whilst participating in the Sew Weekly Challenges. Seeing as that reflection is key to [...]
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