The best thing about Halloween are the amazing vintage graphics, of which there are thousands… here’s a few of my faves.. I love the corn pumpkin heads… The scariest owl ever?? Crepe paper dresses… Please come… Tags: halloween+cards, halloween+costumes, vintage+halloween
Vintage Felt Flower Corsage Brooches form 1940′s Patterns
Tracey makes these beautiful felt flower brooches from original 1940′s patterns, using original vintage felt wherever possible as new felt lacks the quality and muted colours of old. We normally only sell these at fairs, however so many people have asked me to make them available for sale online. I have decided to list a…
Free Vintage Patterns 1940′s Ladies Jumper
Here is this weeks pattern….please download from here Tags: free+knitting+patterns, free+pattern, vintage+knit+pattern
Lorina Bulwer Sampler
Lorina Bulwer embroided this sampler in Great Yarmouth workhouse female lunatic ward in around 1900. The 12ft by 1ft long sampler is just one long confused rant with no punctuation, much like this blog! The sampler is addressed to the Maharajah of Kelvedon Brandon Thetford and begins: “The Chatter is I Miss Lorina Bulwer Cambs Woman…
Free Vintage Crochet Pattern | Catherine Wheel Cushion
Several people have asked me to include some free crochet patterns so here’s the first one. If anybody would like to crochet it in pretty colours, please send me the photos and I will update the pictures.. The cushion pattern can be downloaded here Tags: free+vintage+crochet+patterns, crochet+pattern+to+download, crochet+cushion+cover+pattern