Archive for October, 2009

Happy Halloween

The best thing about Halloween are the amazing vintage graphics, of which there are thousands… here’s a few of my faves..

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I love the corn pumpkin heads…

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The scariest owl ever??

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Crepe paper dresses…

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Please come…

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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 few here.

Each flower will cost £10 gbp sterling….including worldwide shipping.  Please choose from any of the thumbnail images (click to make them bigger) below… and email your request.  I will be adding a paypal purchase link shortly.

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Free Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet Patterns c1933

These free knitting patterns are from various editions of Stitchcraft magazine all from 1933.

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Download vintage sweater pattern

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Download vintage sweater pattern 2

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Download vintage hat and scarf crochet pattern

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Free Vintage Patterns 1940’s Ladies Jumper

Here is this weeks pattern….please download from here

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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

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Free Vintage Knitting Patterns | Lace Pattern Jumper

The knitting pattern for this 1940s jumper can be downloaded for free here

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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 Drove to Thrigby Hall Norfolk E. Bulwer Married An Hemaphrodite Eunich I Miss Lorina Bulwer Was Examined By Dr Pinching of Walthamstow Essex And Found To Be A Properly Shaped Woman”

 

Below I have added a cutting from the Great Yarmouth Mercury which gives more details on this amazing and thought provoking sampler…

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