Swing Fashionista » reproduction http://www.swingfashionista.com A swing fashion blog & look book Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wearing History Patterns http://www.swingfashionista.com/2011/09/wearing-history-patterns/ http://www.swingfashionista.com/2011/09/wearing-history-patterns/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:47:15 +0000 Michelle http://www.swingfashionista.com/?p=6964 I like to sew. I may not be great at it but there is something very satisfying about sewing a garment yourself from scratch. And I really love making reproduction clothing of the 30s and 40s from original or vintage repro patterns.  This means you can have authentic looking garments from the era that are easy to care for and that can be thrown in the washing machine, unlike like original vintage pieces.

Seems that sewing is becoming a dying art amongst the young ladies of today, which is why I love to keep my hand in. I have taught myself over the years and you can only really learn by doing. It’s also nice to have a bunch friends in the vintage scene that sew and a few that even have their own line of patterns for sale. One my favourite lines comes from Wearing History, which is run by my friend Lauren Maringola. She is an amazing seamstress and you can see many of the pieces in her line made up on her site.

I have made several garments from her patterns and they fit like a dream and are very easy to put together in most cases. I am an intermediate sewer so haven’t tried the more advanced ones yet. My next project is a pair of 1930s beach pajamas to take to Thailand with me. The thing I love about WH patterns is that they are based on original patterns with some tweaking to make them easier to make. They also come in many sizes which is a real bonus. She even has hat patterns :)

You can check out Wearing History Patterns here: http://wearinghistorypatterns.com

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Check them out: www.revival-retro.com

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