“Mom’s Patterns” is an online store with a treasure-trove of discontinued sewing patterns from the 1940s all the way to freshly-discontinued patterns.
You can browse by decade, pattern company or even size - it’s a great resource if you’re looking for one of those unique patterns.
Tags: clothing, discontinued patterns, patterns, sewing, vintage patterns
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guest post from Kelly Saunders of Thrifty Mommy
My name is Kelly Saunders and I write with my best friend, Karen, over at Thrifty Mommy. Our goals are to save you time and money in your everyday lives. Recently, I have begun a quilt. It was the biggest mistake I could have […]
guest post by Mary Emma Allen of Quilting & Patchwork
Needlework has long been a necessary, yet relaxing activity, generally for women although some men have expertise in this area. Women have engaged in sewing, quiltmaking, crocheting, knitting, tatting and embroidery to provide clothing, bedding, and other household items throughout the ages. Even when they can […]
Okay, when we stopped last time our fabric covered notebook looked like this:
We need to trim off approximately half of the length of those little tabs of fabric that are sticking out of the top and bottom of the spine. Liberally coat the wrong side with glue, so it looks like this:
Now take a popsicle […]
Butterfly earrings
Noreen’s in love with some new metallic threads, so has tatted some butterfly earrings. But first, she tatted them in hemp cord….
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Okay, I feel like I can safely handle a pair of scissors, so let’s get working on our notebooks again!
Our next step is to make a cut straight down on either side of the book’s spine, leaving a tag like this, on both the top and bottom of the book:
Now cut diagonal notches out, next […]
This month, b5media’s Lifestyle channel is celebrating the joys of summer picnics!
Now what do we need lots of at picnics? Why napkins of course :-) I’ve got an easy way to dress up plain napkins with this embroidered decoration in part one and part two.
Want to see what the rest of the channel has been […]
Setting the pattern: Adventures in sewing and stitching and the artful use of fabric and fiber
Written by Chloe Findlay-Harder [email] for b5media.
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