Elizabeth Bennet, Ladybug Girl and a Pirate Walk into a Bar…
You would think that considering how much I love dressing up in period clothing and sewing, I would have had created some wildly ambitious [...]
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Vintage FindsVintage Finds: October 24, 2010
It’s been forever since I’ve documented my vintage finds. Well, it’s been forever since I’ve actually had any true vintage finds. Because of its [...]
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Fabric Vintage FindsDating Fabric Can Be Fun!
Yesterday, while up in Petaluma taking at sewing class at Stitch Craft, I stopped by a nearby antique store and scored 5 1/2 yards [...]
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featured Little Projects tutorial Vintage FindsThe Pin-Up Brooch Holder Tutorial
We interrupt the usual sewing-related posts here at The Sew Weekly for a little tutorial that involves a little bit of stitching and a [...]
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Vintage FindsBudgeting Your 1939 Summer Wardrobe
From the May 1939 Mademoiselle I purchased at the Alameda Point Antique Fair, here’s a little guide for budgeting your summer wardrobe in pre-war [...]
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Vintage FindsThis Weekend’s Vintage Finds: 6/7/2010
This weekend’s Alameda Antique Show was fairly ho-hum in the vintage fabric and sewing notions department. One booth, however, had a box of 1930s [...]
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Vintage Finds: New England Edition
My time spent in Manhattan vintage and antique stores really gave me an appreciation for my local resources in California. My goodness, things are [...]
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Vintage FindsThis Weekend’s Vintage Finds: 4/12/2010
I was preoccupied last week and never got to post my finds from Alameda. Usually an awesome experience, last Sunday’s fair was pretty disappointing [...]
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Vintage FindsThis Weekend’s
VintageFinds: 3/29/2010Alas, I took a break from the vintage hunt this weekend. I hadn’t intended on buying anything sewing related until yesterday afternoon when I [...]
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Vintage FindsThis Weekend’s Vintage Finds: 3/22/2010
Once you get used to rummaging around estate sales and flea markets, going to something like the Vintage Fashion Expo is both a breath [...]
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