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Franken pattern jumpsuit, 40s meets 60s

Last year I fell in love with jumpsuits. Big time. This post is about my forth jumpsuit, working from this … More

1920s, 1940s, 1960s, deco, Franken-pattern, jumpsuit, Vintage Pledge 2016, vintage sewing, Vogue 273, Vogue 6435

My Couturier Vogue Project for Vintage Pledge 2016

I chose this project as my Vintage Pledge July Extravaganza guest blogger contribution for Kestrel Makes, part of the sewing duo … More

Vintage Couturier Patterns, vintage patterns, Vintage Pledge 2016, vintage sewing, Vogue 1195, Vogue Couturier, we sew retro

Vintage Suit Sew Along jacket shell progress

How is your vintage suit going? I’ve been making a lot of progress over the last week or so, and … More

Advance 8443, fashion, sewing, vintage, vintage patterns, Vintage Pledge, vintage sewing, Vintage Suit Sew Along, Vintage Suit Sew Along 2016, Vintage suits, we sew retro

The lighthouse and the lichen

We had our first ever family holiday last week, we had a few days in Nelson together, an art project … More

environment, History, kids, light house, this is unschool, wild play

Vintage Pledge fun in July

Have you been following all the instagram fun with the Vintage Pledge Extravaganza this month? I have really enjoyed seeing what other … More

fashion, sewing, vintage fabric, Vintage Fashion, vintage patterns, vintage sewing, Vintage Sewing Pledge 2016, VPjuly, we sew retro

Vintage Suit Sew Along – catch up and a new completion date

How is your suit sewing going along? The facebook group has been fun, I think there’s some heads down getting … More

sewing, Simplicity S-128, tailoring, Vintage Pledge 2016, vintage sewing, Vintage Suit Sew Along, Vintage Suit Sew Along 2016

Vintage Vogue 273, the Noir 40s dress

Vintage Vogue 273, quite a special little number, very simple and elegant. I can see how this era influenced the … More

1940s, Forties Fashion, Noir, vintage sewing, Vintage Vogue, vintagepledge, Vogue 273

Spore prints

We had a couple of hours at the Auckland Domain yesterday, it’s peek fungi (is that a thing? It is … More

Art, ecological literacy, environment, fungi, Geek stuff, kids, Luna's art, Science, spore prints, this is unschool, wild play

Vintage Suit Sew Along…construction of my toile

Happily this week, I’ve been able to get on to some toile construction for the Vintage Suit Sew Along! Our … More

sewing, Simplicity S-128, Toile, Vintage Pledge 2016, vintage sewing, Vintage Suit Sew Along, Vintage Suit Sew Along 2016

The Vintage Suit Sew Along….my plans!

So, I hope you’ve been enjoying planning your Vintage Suit project. I’ve been playing with a few different ideas, and … More

Simplicity S-128, Vintage Pledge, Vintage Pledge 2016, vintage sewing, Vintage Suit Sew Along, Vintage Suit Sew Along 2016, Vintage suits

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