But what if you don’t like the fabric it’s made out of?

Or what if it’s too small?

Or bits of it are falling apart!

Luckily, there are pattern companies who are making vintage-style patterns for modern bodies. Vogue has some lovely ones in their catalog:

Click on the patterns for more information.

Of course, if you prefer to work from the original sewing patterns, So Vintage Patterns is the place for you!

images: Vogue Patterns

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Sew Your Own Vintage-Look Wedding Dress

Simplicity Patterns are re-releasing some of their most popular vintage kids toy patterns.  So the next generation of kids can have as much fun playing with soft toys as you did!

Check out some of their charming patterns – I love the dog and horse from 2763:

They’ve also released the classic “Learn How To Dress” doll, complete with shoelaces, zippers, buttons and more:

And for the yo-yo fans – there’s the Yo-yo Doll collection (pattern #2708):

images: Simplicity Patterns

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Vintage toy patterns from Simplicity

Kevin asks:

“I am a big fan of 1940s fashion. Do you have any ideas of where to find patterns, images, etc.?”

I’ve posted a few different sources for vintage patterns including:

• The Vintage Pattern Lending Library.
•   “Mom’s Patterns“.
• A Dress A Day celebrates all things vintage with photos, patterns and even fabric sources.

Don’t forget that Vogue has a pretty good collection of vintage patterns -  and it’s worthwhile checking through their discontinued patterns as well.

Barbara asks:

“Would love to know the name of suppliers of shisha mirrors or very large sequins. Can anyone help?“

I know for a fact that my local Michael’s Arts & Craft store carries them (in the miniatures section I think),  but they’re not labeled as “shisha mirrors”.  It’s worthwhile going into the store and doing a thorough search for yourself – I wouldn’t expect many salespeople to know what they are though

Here are three different online sources for shisha mirrors in the USA:

• Treadle Art carries a selection of shisha mirrors online.
• Vintage Vogue carries shisha mirrors as well as metallic sadi thread.
• Gitta’s also carries sadi thread, shisha mirrors as well as instructional books.

Hope this helps!

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Tangled Thread fiber art helpline – this week’s questions

Looking for a fishtail ball gown from 1929?  They’ve got it…

How about a pattern to create embroidered Egyptian-style beaded trim?  Yes, they have that too…

Let’s see – can we find a ladies vest & jacket pattern from 1863?  Well, what do you know…

Go browse – it’s a ton of fun!

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more vintage patterns from the Vintage Pattern Lending Library

You can browse by decade, pattern company or even size – it’s a great resource if you’re looking for one of those unique patterns.

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looking for vintage patterns?