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THE Mary Maxim Thread

Discussion in 'PUBLIC Show and Tell - Share your treasures' started by lindapoirier, Nov 21, 2017.

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  1. lindapoirier

    lindapoirier Guest

    III
     
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    lindapoirier, Nov 21, 2017
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  2. Midge

    Midge Super Moderator Staff Member

    Great finds!
     
    Midge, Nov 26, 2017
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  3. poppysvintageclothing

    poppysvintageclothing VFG Board Member Staff Member VFG Past President

    What a lucky find for you, Linda!
     
    poppysvintageclothing, Nov 26, 2017
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  4. amandainvermont

    amandainvermont VFG Member

    Wow - crazy colors Linda.

    Well, I finally won a Mary Maxim sweater on eBay - not a high price because it has some soiling and at least one hole, but I think that's all fixable. Very Vermont. Regular holstein colors on the back - but red cows on the front. Red toned holsteins are quite popular now! I may end up fixing it up and giving it to a farmer friend.
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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/332467977777?ul_noapp=true
     
    amandainvermont, Dec 3, 2017
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  5. The Vintage Vendeuse

    The Vintage Vendeuse VFG Member

    I love this thread, Linda! :wub:

    A Mary Maxim store was located just 45 minutes north of me in Port Huron, MI and I wish I'd visited it more often. It closed only few months ago.
     
    The Vintage Vendeuse, Jan 30, 2018
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  6. amandainvermont

    amandainvermont VFG Member

    Yikes!
     
    amandainvermont, Jun 27, 2018
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  7. amandainvermont

    amandainvermont VFG Member

    Terrific! Glad I wasn't bidding against you :)
     
    amandainvermont, Aug 29, 2018
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  8. Midge

    Midge Super Moderator Staff Member

    Great finds!
     
    Midge, Aug 29, 2018
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  9. foofoogal

    foofoogal Registered Guest

    Still loving this thread. The train one is awesome.
     
    foofoogal, Oct 16, 2018
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  10. foofoogal

    foofoogal Registered Guest

    Ok, so from this thread I was able to recognize how fab sweaters can be.
    Out in the wild I found these. Matching his/her I assume.
    Need help though. Did this company make Mary Maxim sweaters? I thought they were just patterns to knit for some reason.
    Thanks for any help. Both have this label.
    His zips up.
     

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    foofoogal, Oct 22, 2018
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  11. MagsRags

    MagsRags VFG President Staff Member

    Mary Maxim has always been about the patterns, sometimes in a full kit. I believe their popularity led to other companies producing RTW sweaters of the same vein. Not everyone had the skills to make their own.
    Interestingly, Mary Maxim is still in business
     
    MagsRags, Oct 22, 2018
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  12. MagsRags

    MagsRags VFG President Staff Member

    Good lord, I wish I knew how to knit. They're still selling some of their patterns from the 1950s. Love this one!
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    MagsRags, Oct 22, 2018
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  13. foofoogal

    foofoogal Registered Guest

    Thank you Maggie. Appreciated.

    I guess my ? on the ones I put on previous page is does anyone recognize these specific patterns?
    Is it correct then to say they are Mary Maxim pattern sweaters?
    I see some on pinterest with this label noted as Mary Maxim?
    I wonder if this company were partners with MM or would add their own flair to the patterns?
    I find similar as this as hoedown pattern?

    Linda?
     
    foofoogal, Oct 22, 2018
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  14. foofoogal

    foofoogal Registered Guest

    Interesting. These are as found but cannot imagine they have not been washed? They have no odors or anything?
    Clean. Thank you.
    Those are amazing to find deadstock.

    Thank you. So great you have preserved the past like this.

    I did not realize this was such a large company till I went researching mine.
     
    foofoogal, Oct 22, 2018
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  15. foofoogal

    foofoogal Registered Guest

    So Linda. Have you found all the ones with the Knit Rite label have the striped top of the sweater like mine and yours above?
     
    foofoogal, Oct 23, 2018
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  16. Midge

    Midge Super Moderator Staff Member

    You have a real knack for finding these!
     
    Midge, Jan 28, 2019
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  17. amandainvermont

    amandainvermont VFG Member

    I want a best friend like Linda's.
     
    amandainvermont, Jan 30, 2019
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  18. Attirelyvintage

    Attirelyvintage Registered Guest

    Hello,
    I thought I would share these two photo's I took from my McCall's Craft magazines. These are Mary Maxim sweater patterns.
    The sweaters are from the Winter 72-73 issue.
     

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    Attirelyvintage, Jan 30, 2019
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  19. amandainvermont

    amandainvermont VFG Member

    LOVE the fish in blue.
     
    amandainvermont, Jan 31, 2019
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  20. Midge

    Midge Super Moderator Staff Member

    Interesting!
     
    Midge, Feb 5, 2019
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