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Home Sewn~ VFG Fashion Parade for the week of November 14th

Discussion in 'PUBLIC VFG Fashion Parades' started by carla rey, Nov 13, 2016.

  1. carla rey

    carla rey VFG Member

    Currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity, home-sewn fashions continue to be a cost effective option for women and men to create new additions to their wardrobe. First invented in the 1860s, the paper pattern gave people of all classes access to the latest fashion trends: all you needed was skill on the sewing machine, or an offer from a relative, friend or seamstress to measure you and do the custom work. Home sewing projects were often enthusiastically embarked upon for those occasional special events in the family such as a wedding or birth of a baby. Members proudly display all home sewing projects from their collections, from Women, Men and Children's garments to fashions for the home "made from scratch."

    Think Dresses, Skirts, Pants, Suits, Sets or Ensembles, Fashion Accessories, Hats, Ribbons, Trims, Appliques, Beading Materials, Buttons, Buckles, Dress Fabrics, Lace Trim or Fabric . . . handmade Linens (Decorative Textiles, not Bed or Table Linens), Sewing Notions and Implements including Thimbles, Sewing Birds, Pincushions, Threads & Flosses, Draperies, Portieres, Tapestries, Fashion Rugs . . . and of course, the Sewing Patterns themselves.

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  2. thespectrum

    thespectrum VFG Member Staff Member

  3. denisebrain

    denisebrain VFG Vice President Staff Member VFG Past President

    I remember learning to sew with a skirt pattern, and I seem to have a number of home-sewn skirts. These are just a few!

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  4. Midge

    Midge Super Moderator Staff Member

    Patterns are my specialty :), so... just a few favorites from my shop and from my sold archives:
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    Ullstein 4136 - 1950s cocktail dress and coat pattern

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    Burda 45020 - 1970s coat pattern

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    Simplicity 8484 - 1950s wedding/cocktail dress pattern
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    Mail Order 8366 - 1940s dress pattern

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    Burda 6129 - 1980s Maharaja fancy dress costume
     
    Last edited: Nov 13, 2016
  5. sewingmachinegirl

    sewingmachinegirl VFG Member

  6. jazzbug

    jazzbug Alumni

  7. Alleycats

    Alleycats VFG Member

  8. Vintage Runway

    Vintage Runway VFG Member

  9. poppysvintageclothing

    poppysvintageclothing VFG Board Member Staff Member VFG Past President

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