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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

At The Beach, 100 years of summer fashion in New Zealand

New Zealand Fashion Museum have been busy again, I was at the Maritime Museum with friends and children for a … More

1940s, 1950s, exhibitions, fashion, History, NZ Fashion Museum, social history, swimwear, vintage, Vintage Fashion

Look what arrived in the post…

I signed up for the Sisterhood of The Vintage Dress – this is a sweet vintage dress that is traveling the world, visiting … More

Sisterhood of The Vintage Dress, vintage, vintage dress, vintage style

Vintage cocktail – El Presidente

I have been experimenting with a few prohibition era cocktails lately in preparation for a speakeasy party. El Presidente is … More

cocktails, recipes, vintage

Sewing book reviews…

I ought to be completing a tax return.. but I ah, I would rather just drink tea and read sewing … More

Books, op shop treats, sewing, sewing books, vintage, vintage sewing, vintage sewing book

Mad Men inspired cocktails part one, the Brandy Alexander.

I’m planning a bit of birthday fun this year, and am having a blast putting together a Mad Men themed … More

1960s, cocktails, Mad Men, party, vintage

Simplicity 1720, almost done!

I picked up this unusual pattern at The Vintage Textile Fair a couple of weeks ago – I loved it, … More

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

Simplicity 3107 progress…

I love this dress, I’m still completing it, I have had some troubles, mostly because I’ve done some weird things, … More

sewing, Simplicity 3107, vintage, vintage patterns, we sew retro

Home Sewn!

I went to see Home Sewn last week, a pop up exhibition put together by the folks at the New … More

community, Events, sewing, vintage, 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

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