Tag Archives: vintage

Bridesmaid Test Dress.

By Jessica | Published: June 15, 2009
This fall I will be in the wedding party of one of my oldest and best friends, and she’s given me complete control of what type AND color of dress to wear. This is of course  a thrilling freedom–but it’s also a little scary, especially if you’ve promised yourself (as I have) that you’ll [...]
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Red & White.

By Jessica | Published: May 25, 2009
I’ve been thinking a bit about embroidery lately and wondering if it was time to return to it. Maybe it was seeing the inspiring and impressive needlework at ‘Twixt Art and Nature, or maybe it was dipping my toe into the waters of sashiko recently.  Regardless, I’ve been wanting to give it a go.  To [...]
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Vintage Fabric, Vintage Pattern.

By Jessica | Published: May 10, 2009
Here’s my newest dress, which I made just in case summer ever comes to the Northeast: The fabric’s a bolder-than-I-usually-wear floral cotton print that I bought last fall in an antiques mall in Brattleboro, Vermont.  I scored about four yards of it, and although I suspect that it should’ve been used for tablecloths or such things, [...]
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What Were the Chances?

By Jessica | Published: April 23, 2009
I have to thank Millie Motts, who curates an ambitiously extensive collection of images of vintage clothes and advertising and ephemera, for a huge happy surprise today! Over at her oh-so-fabulous blog, she has posted images from a 1966 Simplicity pattern catalog, and one of the patterns pictured is none other than the wedding [...]
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New England, Some Knitting, and a Skirt.

By Jessica | Published: March 10, 2009
This weekend found me in New England, where I was treated to what I hope will be the last wet, sloppy, wintry storm of the season. But before the sleet started, I was lucky enough to make my way to an antiques mall/junk emporium, where I bought a bag of this fabric:I plan to [...]
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Next Stop, Duct Tape Aisle?

By Jessica | Published: January 19, 2008
I am beginning to believe that, if I’m committed to making dresses for myself, I should invest in a dressmaker’s form. And, based on a recommendation from a crafty librarian friend, I MAY even gather up the courage to make my own dressmaker’s form out of duct tape! Why the conclusion that a dressmaker’s form is [...]
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Waistcoat for Him.

By Jessica | Published: November 29, 2007
A few weeks ago I embarked on a knitting project that will be, assuming that it turns out well and that I don’t pull it all apart in disgust, the first item of clothing that I’ve knitted for my husband. And by clothing, I’m not counting the scarves offered to him while we were still [...]
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