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McMillan’s Antiques
Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:51 p.m. One of the best parts of treasure hunting (in a thrifting kinda way) is you never know who you’ll meet or the questions you’ll run across. Take my visit to McMillan’s Antiques situated, quite appropriately … Continue reading
Buying Vintage Sewing Patterns
I buy vintage sewing patterns for reselling, sewing and collecting. A general Google search yields any number of vintage pattern sellers-new and old. Most are simply “sell” sites. Meaning-they display a pattern, provide a description and state a buying price. … Continue reading
Clothing Construction
Clothing Construction by Evelyn A. Mansfield is probably one of the best sewing books ever written. Every home sewer and sewing classroom should have this one in their sewing library. Format: Hardback Year: 1953 Preface The aim of this book is … Continue reading
The Making of a Chanel
Every piece of haute couture clothing is the product of hours upon hours of manual labor. Chanel gave us exclusive video footage of its seamstresses turning a Karl Lagerfeld sketch into a finished dress and jacket with a five-figure price … Continue reading
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