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There’s something deeply comforting about the weight of a vintage cast-iron skillet in your hand. It’s...
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Some vintage sewing patterns feel almost too precious to use. Even when I buy a pattern because I genuinely want to make it, cutting into decades-old tissue can be difficult, especially when the pattern is complete, uncut and unlikely to be easily replaced. Simplicity S9496 removes much of that hesitation. This pattern is a modern...
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Okay, real talk: a blown-out seam is not a crisis. I know it feels like one when you’re standing there holding your favorite jeans, or that throw pillow your dog decided to wrestle, and there’s a gaping hole where stitching used to be. But here’s the good news, fixing a seam by hand is one...
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Buying vintage sewing patterns online can feel a little like opening a treasure box. Buying a box of old patterns from an online vintage store started my slight obsession with vintage patterns You may find an old-fashioned apron, a charming stuffed animal, a practical sewing case, or a forgotten craft project that seems made for...
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Some vintage patterns capture their decade before you even read the description, and McCall’s 9591 certainly does. The flowing bell sleeves, hip-length blouse, low-slung belts, and dramatically flared pants place it firmly in the late 1960s, even without the handwritten price on the envelope. Published in 1968, McCall’s 9591 is a misses’ blouse-and-pants pattern designed...