I’ve never wanted to knit a dress. I think that knitting a dress requires far more work than I’m prepared to undertake, so I’m especially impressed when someone knits their own wedding dress. Besides, knitted dresses have kind of had their moment – that moment being about 50 years ago according to…
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Goodies from the Buttonmania Vintage Button Sale
Why just buy buttons when you can buy “buttons of the moment”? A few days ago I went to Buttonmania’s annual vintage button sale during my lunch break and spent an hour sorting through thousands of buttons with my colleagues Grace, Jill and Nicole. Not only were there buttons on their original…
Retro Monday – Jumpers from the 80s
I’ve been doing a lot of sorting lately. Clothes, yarn, books and knitting patterns too. My favourite period – fashion wise – is from about 1948 to 1962. So when I started to sort out my vintage pattern collection I initially planned to keep only patterns from this period. I was surprised…
Retro Monday – Mmm… mmm… Mousse
Few things trigger flashbacks to the 80’s like a pastel mohair cardigan. Of course, to relive the true horror of that tasteless decade, a pastel faux-mohair cardigan is even better. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Cleckheaton “Mousse”. Mousse was a blend of 56% acrylic, 30% wool, 8% polyamide and 6% viscose….
Retro Monday – Myart Swiss Straw
Sometimes I buy a vintage pattern that I’d love to knit (or crochet) but I’m convinced I’ll never get a suitable yarn and so never be able to try it. That’s what I thought when I came across these fantastic patterns for knitted and crocheted accessories from the 1960s. I’ve seen little…
Retro Monday – Wartime Knitting
Today’s Retro Monday was inspired by having a good clean out of my stash. I undertook what has become an annual sorting of the stash which even extended to my sewing goodies. I’m quite impressed that my collection of fabric is all washed and ironed and ready to go and every little…