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A Galaxy of Polymorphous Organisms, BFA 2005

Oh, so this WAS a while ago now, yikes… unearthing a disc of old photos, my statement and writing for … More

Angela's art, Art, art school, BFA

Book review: Simplicity Fabric Guide, The ultimate Fiber Resource

Time for a bit of a sewing book review.. I’ve been reading through a solid stack of sewing history and … More

book review, Books, fabric, reading, sewing

Simplicity 6845 – a swingin’ top!

This was one of those sewing projects I cut out a couple of months ago, and it’s finally complete!  Wohoo, … More

1960s, sewing, vintage fabric, vintage patterns, vintage sewing, we sew retro

sew retro project ideas Simplicity 6220 or Simplicity 4693

I’ve been sitting with this fabric since last year, I love it, and there is just enough to make a … More

1960s, dresses, sewing, vintage patterns, vintage sewing, we sew retro

Fashion a Visual History – good reading

I get a bit carried away with books I Must Have, but this gets somewhat expensive, so in an effort … More

Books, fashion, vintage

making darts. the fabric kind. with Simplicity 7031.

I left a dress out while pinning and ironing darts recently, Luna and Blake came across it grabbed a pin … More

fabric, Luna's art, sewing, Simplicity 7031, vintage, vintage patterns, we sew retro

Butterick 8977 oh what to do what to do…

A lovely woman posted me this pattern to try out, and it’s SO pretty and unused, it’s a style I’ve … More

fabric, sewing, vintage, vintage patterns, we sew retro

Simplicity 7031 cut and ready to sew!

Just cut this dress out while up at mum for a couple of days with the kids… marked the dots, … More

1960s fashion, sewing, vintage, vintage patterns, we sew retro

Style 4283 project ideas…

Playing around with some ideas for my latest sew retro project…  Style 4283 from 1973. I found a couple of … More

dresses, sewing, vintage patterns, vintage textiles, we sew retro

Simplicity 5954

Finally, finally this little number is complete.  Straight out of 1965, Simplicity 5954. I had a few issues with this … More

1960s, Simplicity 5954, vintage patterns, vintage sewing, we sew retro

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