Project 7, part 1 – Let’s Sew Some Unmentionables! Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! I had so much fun sewing the Mary Quant Minidress that I decided to dive into another sewing project right away – but this time I’m back in my favorite era. Ultimately, I plan to sew a full dress –Continue reading “Victorian Era Undergarments: The Beginning”
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Spotlight: Singer Featherweight Accessories
Spotlight 3: New (to Me) Featherweight Sewing Machine Accessories Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! I bought two new accessories recently for my Featherweight, and thought they might be of interest – particularly if you have a vintage/antique machine of your own! The first piece of kit I purchased was the buttonholer you may haveContinue reading “Spotlight: Singer Featherweight Accessories”
Milky-Chan the Fawn Restoration: The Reveal
Project 5, part 4 – Frilly Feminist Fashion (Part 1, part 2, part 3 here) Welcome back to the Milky-Chan JSK restoration project! Hopefully you’re ready for an overload of pink and white, since I’ve completely finished the restoration on this jumperskirt and I’m pretty excited to show off the results of my hard work.Continue reading “Milky-Chan the Fawn Restoration: The Reveal”
Victorian Era Perfume Case Restoration: The Finding (and Reveal)
Project 6, part 2 – At Long Last, Victory! (Part 1 here) Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing and the Victorian Era Perfume Case restoration! I really, truly, did not expect this project to take so long. “How hard can it be to find a single antique perfume bottle that is precisely 3 1/2″ highContinue reading “Victorian Era Perfume Case Restoration: The Finding (and Reveal)”
Mary Quant Minidress: The Reveal
Project 4, part 6 – A Fruity Drink! (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 here) Welcome back to the Mary Quant minidress sewing project! Not only is the dress finished, but my husband also just refinished our patio furniture and set up the sunbrella. 🙂 So it seemed to me toContinue reading “Mary Quant Minidress: The Reveal”
Milky-Chan the Fawn Restoration: The Sewing
Project 5, part 3 – Ties That Bind (Part 1, part 2 here) Welcome back to the Milky-Chan JSK restoration project! First off, thank you to all the people who asked about the final reveal for the Mary Quant dress. ❤ Two things have held it up – the first is a massive heat waveContinue reading “Milky-Chan the Fawn Restoration: The Sewing”
Next Post Will be Tomorrow!
Sorry for the delay, friends! I haven’t just been snoozing with Finn, I promise. We had a massive heat wave that put me behind on photography, and now that I’ve gotten somewhat caught up I still need to edit everything and write the next post. Today’s blog post will be up tomorrow; until then pleaseContinue reading “Next Post Will be Tomorrow!”
Victorian Era Perfume Case Restoration: The Beginning
Project 6, part 1 – Almost a Spotlight, but Not Quite… Welcome back to Mukashi no Sewing! Today is the beginning of a short project (in terms of number of planned posts), and also an extremely long project (in terms of time required to complete it). Actually, this was originally intended to be a Spotlight,Continue reading “Victorian Era Perfume Case Restoration: The Beginning”
Mary Quant Minidress: The Sewing (Stage 2)
Project 4, part 5 – A Dress is Born! (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 here) Welcome back to the Mary Quant minidress sewing project! I can’t believe we’re finally here – the sewing is complete! The first half or so took me about 3 hours of actual sewing (with about 6 moreContinue reading “Mary Quant Minidress: The Sewing (Stage 2)”
Milky-Chan the Fawn Restoration: The Cleaning and Buying
Project 5, part 2 – Restoring Ribbons and Failing at Fabric (Part 1 here) Welcome back to the Milky-Chan restoration project! I’m grateful yet again that the body of my dress is in such excellent condition because it took way more effort than expected to get this into a finished state. Well, at least onContinue reading “Milky-Chan the Fawn Restoration: The Cleaning and Buying”
