Tip Top Thrift Shop
Because everything is in walking distance, Benson manages to hold onto its natural ambiance of small town living.Â
You just want to park your car and stroll shop to shop.Â
Residents enjoy the conveniences and security of quaint, small city living: a tailor, a dry cleaner, a health food store, a grocer, a post office, a pizza [...]
Crochet hat pattern series abbreviation and terms
Beg-begginng
ch-chain
dec-decrease
dc-double crochet
h dc-half double crochet
inc-increase
o—yarn-over
sl  st-slip—stitches
tog-together
tr-trebel
* (asterisk)-means repeat the instructions following the asterrisk as many times as specified, in addition to the first time.
(Â )-Parentheses-mean repeat instructions in parentheses as many times as specified.
For more information
Crochet hat pattern No. 1:Â a crested turban
Crochet hat pattern No. 2:Â a versatile hood
Crested turban free hat pattern
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The crested turban with its distinctive shape and pretty contrast in stitches is made with bulky wool yarn. The helmet section is a simple variation of the single crochet stitch. The crest is worked in loop stitch alternated with rows of single crochet.
From Woman’s Day circa 1960s.
More hat patterns….
Hood crochet pattern
How to mark fabric
Always work on a flat surface, placing a cardboard under the bottom layer of fabric to protect the area on which you are working.
Use white for medium and dark fabric.Â
Do not use blue or red paper on white or light colored fabrics.
Make tracing marks on wrong side of fabric.
Test a piece to make sure [...]
How to recycle vintage sewing patterns
How to make use of unusable sewing patterns.
1. Use old sewing patterns as learning and teaching tools.
Old sewing patterns are great for teaching beginners how to sew without ruining more expensive patterns. Â
2. For the envelope information
You may want to store envelopes in the event you ever run across the pattern again or if you’d like to offer [...]
How to use a pattern marker
KWIK-TACK PATTERN MARKER
Is used to accurately mark printed and perforated patterns.
FOR PRINTED PATTERN
Place metal tip on pattern line where mark is desired and close marker. Chalk mark will appear on under side. Remove pattern and turn over material. Place metal tip on chalk mark and close marker. Matching chalk mark will appear on opposite side.
FOR CLEAR [...]
Advance 4165 vintage wartime party dress featured in Mademoiselle magazine
As seen in Mademoiselle magazine circa 1940s. Don’t these dresses make you wish you were dancing it up at a World War II officer’s club with the boys?
The dress is beautiful and the accessories depicted really dress up the entire outfit and it’s what you’ll need to add to really get a pure vintage look today: [...]
Vintage dress pattern Advance 4804 Dress with Redingote
THE BEST DRESSED WOMEN are most often those who take the keenest interest and pleasure in the small details and making of their clothes.
These women realize the importance of the little things-not only the quality and style of fabrics, but the finish of lining, the kind of hook and eyes, the quality of thread, shields [...]
Vintage evening gown pattern Advance 4491
 Description
Sleeveless evening gown with drop waist and sleeve variances. Made in 14 pieces. Circa 1940s.
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How to ruin a vintage sewing pattern collectible
More information on vintage sewing patterns.
You ask, “Why would anyone want to ruin a sewing pattern?”
Recently, I came into a very large stash of vintage sewing patterns. The seller had taken each pattern envelope opened it by cutting it in half, then pasted envelope onto a large manila envelope. The pattern pieces were stuffed inside.Â
Many of the patterns [...]
