On Saturday we did the Vintage and Contemporary Market at Woodbridge in Suffolk. We missed the first one as we were selling elsewhere but friends had given us glowing reports….so we just had to do this one! It was quite a challenge to get everything into our tiny stall but somehow we managaged it. I ...
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This knitting pattern book usually sells for over £20 on the rare occasions it is for sale on Ebay. I have ‘upped’ this pattern as bonus, so I will also still post the regular free knitting pattern tomorrow. To get this pattern it can be downloaded from here… however before the download will start you will ...
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Today we spent a pleasant afternoon at the Norwich Costume and Textile Associations annual fair at Wolterton Hall in Norfolk… Although the setting for the fair is just perfect with the stands set up in the house itself, personally I’m not over keen on this event. Its probably the ‘vintage’ snob in us but there just seemed ...
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Just loved the picture for this jumper from a 1941 Stitchcraft magazine.
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Tracey has this weird thing for applying for almost any offer available, only last night I caught her applying for this from a 1902 magazine. The funny thing is I never knew she had a problem, even so I’m looking forward to when she is reclaimed!
I also noticed from the same ...
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Whilst browsing a secondhand bookshop in Norwich recently, I came across this beautiful book on The Art of Draping from 1936.
The shop window displays of the time are quite stunning, as are the mannequins.. The pictures in the book are quite small so I have blown them up and enhanced as best I could.
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This pattern comes from a magazine dated 1947.
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