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Making a Dress for a 1960 Vogue Pattern

October 31, 2025by harpandsong23 Comments on Making a Dress for a 1960 Vogue Pattern
Making a Dress for a 1960 Vogue Pattern

For those of you who are artists, have you ever found a certain supply that made you think, "I'm going to have to save this for something special"? Maybe you hold onto it much longer than necessary, waiting until the perfect inspiration comes along? Or waiting for your skill to be perfected to do justice [...]

Art & Needlework

I Made a Dress from a 1940s Pattern!

April 4, 2025by harpandsong21 Comment on I Made a Dress from a 1940s Pattern!
I Made a Dress from a 1940s Pattern!

I've been wanting to make this one (Simplicity 4230) for a while! I made the blouse almost two years ago. I had also planned to make the jumper out of royal blue fabric. The pattern included an embroidery transfer, and I thought white flowers on royal blue would be gorgeous. However, I realized that I [...]

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