Start by sewing up a pattern from yesteryear with our essential guide to sewing vintage patterns. We asked several sewists to share their love of vintage dress making, tell us how to steal yesteryears’ styles and become a whizz with alterations, too.
Year: 2019
It’s time to prop open the doors and let in the sunshine and the fresh air. The prettiest way to…
You will need To make all 11 constellation designs: Quilting cotton: 1m x 115cm (11⁄8yd x 45in) Linen fabric: 30…
You will need Linen fabric: 20 x 20cm (8 x 8in), see notes for details Wool felt: 10 x 15cm…
You will need Linen fabric: 28 x 36cm (11 x 141⁄8in) Lining fabric: 20 x 20cm (8 x 8in) Iron-on…
You will need Linen fabric: 14 x 24cm (5½ x 9½in) Iron-on interfacing: 14 x 24cm (8x8in) Quilting cotton: 14…
You will need Small piece of white calico or cotton to fit in the hoop Small embroidery hoop Square of…
You will need Linen fabric: 32 x 32cm (13 x 13in) Quilting cotton: 32 x 32cm (13 x 13in) Stranded…
You will need Quilting cotton: 20 x 25cm (8 x 10in) Contrasting quilting cotton: 30 x 20cm (12x8in) Linen fabric:…
Use simple blanket stitches to personalise a plain scarf with our free embroidery pattern.