Susan Khalje and her guest, Jennie Archer Atwood, the author of Sew Vintage, demonstrate wearable uses for beautiful vintage fabrics. The first thing you need to do when you're planning to make a garment out of a piece of vintage fabric is to assess the amount, condition and design of the fabric you have. Materials:
Vintage border tablecloth
Vintage fabric with embroidery for covering buttons
Blouse pattern
Dress form
Button-covering kit
Scissors
Thread
Interfacing Steps:
- Place the tablecloth on a large cutting surface (or on the floor) and assess the design of the tablecloth, including the central motifs and the border.
- Place the tablecloth over a dress form (or on your own body in front of a mirror) and pin it in place as you imagine how the blouse should look, adjusting the border print and design motifs where you'd like them to fall (figure A).
- Sketch the "blouse" you have pinned in place, including the placement of the border print and the pattern design (figure B).
- Choose a blouse pattern. To avoid interrupting the tablecloth design, pick a pattern without darts, pleats, gathers, etc. (or eliminate any such features that the pattern may have). Consider the style of the tablecloth -- the color, fabric, motif, etc. -- and choose a pattern that compliments this.
RESOURCES :
Sew Vintage: New Creations from Found Fabrics
Model: 1561584452
Author: Jennie Archer Atwood
(April, 2002)
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The Taunton Press Inc.
Website: www.taunton.com
Threads Magazine
Kenneth King, editor
The Taunton Press Inc.
Website: www.taunton.com
The Sewing Workshop Pattern Collection
McCall's Pattern Company
New York, NY 10001
Toll-Free: 800-782-0323
E-mail: consumerservice@mccallpattern.com
Website: mccall.com
Due to seasonal changes and new designs, the exact McCall's brand pattern numbers seen on this show are often no longer available. Visit your local fabric store for similar patterns.
Brickhouse Antiques
Pastense
Source for vintage textiles: linens, laces, and buttons
Topeka, Kansas, 66606-1905
785-233-7107
GUESTS :
Jennie Archer Atwood
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