tag: vintage
Embellishing Vintage Textiles: Buttons and Buttonholes
Learn how to fashion these textile treasures into elegant creations for garments or home.
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An Assembly of Aprons
Dust off grandma's aprons and reintroduce them as new fashion accessories.
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Identifying Treasures in Your Button Stash
Unfortunately, there are no set and easy ways to determine how much a button or set of buttons is worth; their value is determined by many factors. Learn how to identify what's rare in your collection.
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Working with Vintage Patterns
3 commentsLearn what it takes to stitch up beautiful garments from the past.
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Silk-Ribbon Embroidery: Five More Stitches
8 commentsSee how Karen Kieppe use these basic stitches in designs created for her Granny May Company.
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Beginners' Silk-Ribbon Embroidery: Five Easy Stitches
4 commentsYou can hand-embroider exquisite designs with just a few basic stitches: ribbon stitch, straight stitch, stem stitch, and French knots.
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Discover the Indian Sari
2 commentsThe Indian sari is an ancient and classic fashion. Sari fabrics range from sheers to heavy silks and wonderful handwoven cottons, so they can be adapted for many uses in modern sewing as well.
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