When you first start sewing with vintage sewing patterns, the pattern envelope may seem a little odd, confusing and pretty strange to read. Don't let vintage sewing envelopes put you off, once you learn the basics, they are informative and easy to understand. After sewing for a few years and learning how to read vintage … Continue reading How to Read a Vintage Sewing Pattern Envelope
Whenever I go op shopping, I always make an effort to look for sewing patterns. There's a plethora of cheap 80s patterns (with questionable garments all of which look shapeless and way too big), loads of children's patterns, some modern patterns and on the rare occasion, 50s patterns. I treasure any vintage pattern (not from … Continue reading Sewing Pattern Review: New Look 6508
If you follow my Instagram, you may have seen a few reels where I am wearing a stunning pink tulle gown from Teuta Matoshi. I bought this dress to wear to a wedding and ever since I posted it, I've been receiving lots of questions regarding it so I thought I'd write up a full … Continue reading Peony Blush Dress from Teuta Matoshi Review
February is Black History Month and throughout this month we have been sharing topics in order to share, educate and embrace figures from history who may not have gotten the recognition they deserved due to their skin colour. We have discussed iconic black figures who brought about significant change, vintage black celebrities who were iconic … Continue reading Modern Day Black Pinups You Should Know
I constantly remind myself how lucky I am to be living in Perth where we are feeling pretty safe and protected from Covid. Although we've gone through lockdown like most people, we are lucky that we haven't had any community transmissions for quite some time. Despite that, we have missed out on many events that … Continue reading Polka Dot Vintage Markets November 2020
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