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- :: make do + mend ::
I admit, I’m not the best when it comes to restraining myself from buying yet another piece of vintage clothing (or pattern… or fabric…). But as of late, I’ve been going through my wardrobe with a critical eye as I prepare to move after The Wedding. Besides weeding out things I really didn’t wear, or [...]
- :: the long and short of it ::
Three days before I left for vacation, the idea struck me that I absolutely needed shorts. I only own one pair; I’m not much of a slacks or shorts gal–I much prefer skirts and dresses any day. But, considering part of our vacation itinerary included traipsing around the Naval base on a ship tour, I [...]
- :: faded images… ::
Remember this dress I posted about in May? I washed it the other day and it took out a lot of the staining, and after a quick chop-and-rehem job, I think it looks quite fetching as a new, summery frock! Very late 1910s, early 1920s-esque. It proved to be the perfect little, lightweight dress to [...]
- :: sewing muses ::
I’m sure it hasn’t been, but with the way life has been moving lately, it feels as though I haven’t sewn in weeks! But this past Sunday, being forced off deprived of internet, I sat down and refashioned a garment that has been in The Pile since last autumn (ouch!). Me being the way I [...]
