Old sewing patterns crafts ideas

Have you ever purchased a pattern at a charity shop, yard sale or even online, then open to find it missing pieces. A lot of people give me old patterns, most of which I find new homes for. However, there are a large amount that are incomplete. I can't sell those on Etsy and I don't really want to chuck them. Some have fantastic vintage imagery contained inside and outside. With this in mind, I set out to find some fun examples of what one can do with these mini pieces of graphic fashion…

Remember when I shared about all those gorgeous vintage patterns I found at the local Goodwill? Now I'm sharing tons of awesome craft...

Things you can make with old sewing patterns. DIY sewing pattern crafts.

Some of us tend to hold onto vintage sewing patterns as tightly as we do our fabric scraps. Once you have determined you are unlikely to actually sew the pattern, those lovely tissues and pattern envelopes don’t have to headed for the trash can. Here are a few repurpose ideas for old sewing patterns. Vintage […]

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It's thin, yellowed, crinkly and translucent, and if you've ever sewn a piece of clothing, you probably have one somewhere at home. I'm talking about old sewing patterns, whose tissue-paper-like quali

Ideas and tutorials for repurposing and upcyling old unwanted items including old clothes, old furniture, wood offcuts, bric a brac, scrap fabric and more. What will you make? #diyideas #upcyling #repurposing

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Things you can make with old sewing patterns. DIY sewing pattern crafts.