This is part two about my 1950s-style dress with close-up pictures and constructions details. Continue reading 1950s-Style Pink Gingham Dress – Details
Category Archives: 1950s
1950s-Style Pink Gingham Dress
Pink is one of my favorite colors and I absolutely love gingham – I think pink gingham looks so summery! So some years ago I sewed this 1950s-style dress with pink and white gingham. Continue reading 1950s-Style Pink Gingham Dress
1950s Blue Check Curtain Dress
I’m wearing a curtain again! Lol! 😀 This time it’s my grandma’s bathroom curtain! Doesn’t the curtain look pretty? Continue reading 1950s Blue Check Curtain Dress
1950s White Taffeta Dress
Some years ago I sewed this 1950s-style dress with taffeta fabric which is embroidered with white roses. It’s my first 1950s-style dress and I’m really pleased with how the dress turned out. It’s elegant and comfortable!
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1940 – 1950s Bra & Garter Belt + Free Patterns
If you follow me on Instagram, you know that we’re clearing out Grandma’s house at the moment. And I found some of her lingerie: bras and garter belts! They’re probably from the late 1940s or early 1950s. The bras have the characteristic, pointy, conical bullet bra shape of the 1950s – but not as exaggerated as some of the 1950s bras.
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And if you want to sew your own pin-up bra or vintage garter belt, I traced the patterns of two of the bras and of one of the garter belts. You can download the patterns for free and adjust them to your size. Continue reading 1940 – 1950s Bra & Garter Belt + Free Patterns
Hand Stitched Braid – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 13
In the final part of my 1950s embroidery and sewing series I’m showing you this pretty sampler of a hand-stitched braid. Continue reading Hand Stitched Braid – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 13
1950s Soutache And Ribbon Trim Ideas – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 12
In this part of my 1950s embroidery series, I have various samplers with soutache and ribbon trims for you; all sampler were made between 1950 and 1952. Continue reading 1950s Soutache And Ribbon Trim Ideas – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 12
1950s Trapunto Quilting – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 11
Trapunto is stuffed quilting: Shapes, such as flowers and scrolls, are stuffed with cotton, wool, or polyester stuffing between two layers of fabric. It’s then sewn around the shapes to ceate a beautiful, raised 3D effect. This trapunto sampler was made in 1950 for a plain colored wool dress. Continue reading 1950s Trapunto Quilting – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 11
Double Welt Pockets – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 10
Two double welt pocket samplers which my grandmother, a dressmaker, sewed in 1951. Both samplers are made with thin wool fabric. Continue reading Double Welt Pockets – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 10
Handsewn Square Neckline – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 9
A square neckline sampler which was sewn completely by hand in 1950. Continue reading Handsewn Square Neckline – Vintage Embroidery And Sewing Techniques Part 9