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May 8, 2008
Transcoding Lace Patterns
Cindy Moore is rewriting lace patterns from the 1897 book The Art of Knitting, modernizing the terminology and charts used in the patterns. You can buy greeting cards with the patterns on her website (great Mother's Day idea), and look at her altered book full of swatches.
Posted by Becky Stern |
May 8, 2008 04:00 PM
Knitting, Patterns, Vintage |
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May 5, 2008
Microfiche Earrings
Buckett from In the Buckett blog conducted a little craft experiment with microfiche. He made earrings out of microfiche in the shape of space invaders and Tetris blocks. Boy, I remember when microfiche was as high tech as a library got.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
May 5, 2008 07:00 AM
Jewelry, Recycle, Vintage |
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April 24, 2008
Recycled Terrycloth Plushies
These stuffed animals are made from vintage terrycloth reclaimed from towels and washcloths from the 50s through 70s. I love how the patterning is composed on the animal form. Via Cool Hunting.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Apr 24, 2008 04:00 PM
Amigurumi and Toys, Fabric, Recycle, Refashion, Vintage |
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April 17, 2008
Vintage Fabric Potholders
Derek and Lauren on design*sponge head to the kitchen to show you how to sew up these adorable vintage fabric potholders.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Apr 17, 2008 11:00 AM
Sewing, Vintage |
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April 7, 2008
Doily and Lace Lampshades by Nice Etc.
Caitlin Holcomb of Nice Etc. just unveiled her new line of lampshades fashioned from repurposed vintage doilies and lace. I can see these working with all kinds of decorating styles--they'd be especially sweet in a nursery or craft room. Doily and Lace Lampshades
Related:
• Recycled Calendar Lampshade
• HOW TO - Revamp a Lampshade
• HOW TO - Make a Slide Photo Lampshade
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Apr 7, 2008 03:00 PM
Home and Garden, Refashion, Vintage |
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April 4, 2008
Lala-a-Gogo's Vintage Crafts Archive
I'm a huge fan of Lala-a-Gogo, the colorful and super-fun site dedicated to all things retro and bubblegum-cute. There are sections devoted to thrifting, toys, and now back by popular demand: a Vintage Crafts Archive full of projects like beaded bedroom curtains and patchwork tote bags. Lala-a-Gogo Vintage Crafts
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Apr 4, 2008 01:00 PM
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April 3, 2008
Vintage Wallpaper Secretary Desks
I've posted about Claire Louise Milne's attractive storage solutions before, but I'm newly smitten by her recent blog post about sprucing up her matching secretary desks using vintage wallpaper. So fresh and inspiring! Vintage Wallpaper Secretary Desks
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Apr 3, 2008 03:00 PM
Home and Garden, Vintage |
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Vintage Ladybird Prints and Books
Cathy of California just hepped me to the great news that not only are classic Ladybird Books being reissued (check out the Ladybird Books entry on Wikipedia for more background on these fun kiddie books published in the '60s and '70s), but you can also purchase beautiful full-color prints featuring artwork from various Ladybird volumes. Naturally I'm drawn to the Hobbies & Crafts category, where you'll find tons of great images like the ones posted here. They're available as paper or canvas prints in various sizes, up to around 4 feet high! To start your own wish list, check out Ladybird Prints online.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Apr 3, 2008 01:00 PM
Bazaar, Vintage |
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March 21, 2008
Quilted Vintage Footstool
Flickr user Tudo de Trapo created this beautiful quilted footstool using a variety of vintage fabrics--and the machine she used to sew it is 100 years old. Vintage Footstool
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Mar 21, 2008 01:00 PM
Home and Garden, Quilting, Vintage |
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March 3, 2008
Doily Racerback Tanktop
Amy at Craft Chi has a tutorial showing you how to make this cute refashioned tank top embellished with thrifted lace doilies. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Mar 3, 2008 08:00 AM
Fashion, Refashion, Sewing, Vintage |
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February 25, 2008
Stitch Some Vintage Scarves into a Pair of Lounge Pants
PlanetGreen has a project excerpt from the book 99 Ways to Cut, Tie & Rock your Scarf with this project on how to make a pair of simple lounge pants from a vintage scarf. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Feb 25, 2008 09:00 AM
Fashion, Refashion, Sewing, Vintage |
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February 21, 2008
Database of Vintage Book Covers
Bluelines points to The BookScans Database which has thousands of vintage bookcovers you could use to create your own art or to use in your craft projects. [ via ] Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Feb 21, 2008 09:00 AM
Digital Design and Photography, Vintage |
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February 7, 2008
Vintage Valentine's Day Cards
Mark on BoingBoing points to this great flickr set of 1950's Valentine's Day cards scanned in by James D. Kimberlin, an avid garage saler who found 4 large scrap books of cards. Perfect to use for your Valentine's craft projects! [ via ] Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Feb 7, 2008 09:00 AM
Holiday projects, Vintage |
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Recycled Plastic Bag Dresses
We posted about Cathy Kasdan's plastic bag dresses earlier last year here and they were featured in CRAFT: 04. Cathy sent a note to Threadbanger about her recycled plastic shopping bags dresses and we had to share the love again for these beautiful pieces. You can see all the photos in her Flickr set. She didn't purchase any materials to make the dresses, rather collecting bags at trips to the grocery store and bag donations from friends. She knitted, woven and melted plastic to make fabric as a part of her thesis project for her Masters in textiles. Link.
Related
- Plastic Grocery Bags into Knit 1950's Outift - Link.
- Plastic Bag Crafts - Link.
- Plastic Bag Crochet - CRAFT Video Podcast - Link.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Feb 7, 2008 06:00 AM
Fashion, Green, Vintage |
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January 29, 2008
HOW TO - Make Button Rings
Jocelyn points us to Ric Rac where Jodie shows us how to make these cute rings made from vintage buttons. A great quick craft! Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 29, 2008 09:00 AM
Jewelry, Recycle, Vintage |
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January 14, 2008
Vintage Flower Loom Kits
I love Cathy of California's work because it looks like it's straight out of a fabulous '60s-era craft shop. She's just created a new line of craft kits, which she puts together from vintage and "new old stock" materials. As she explains:
If you read my blog you know that I am just nuts about loomed flowers. The thing is that the supplies to make them are super hard to find. In fact most of the stuff is not even made anymore.That's why I have decided to seek out all of the vintage and new old stock flower looms that I can get my hands on. I've made it my mission to spread the word that making loomed flowers is one of the best crafts around and I hope to be teaching classes very soon.
The materials included are in great condition and should provide hours of fun. You can turn the flowers you make into brooches, use them in shadowboxes or attach them to a handbag, or just fill a bowl with them and admire your work. FYI, Cathy's mushroom pincushions are on sale too. Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 14, 2008 03:00 PM
Bazaar, Gadgets, Vintage |
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Handmade Parade's Vintage Pillowcase Challenge
A lot of crafters enjoy using repurposed materials in their projects, and now Handmade Parade is hosting a Vintage Pillowcase Challenge. Just create a project using one standard size vintage pillowcase and send your pattern and pix in by February 15. Then you'll be in the running to win a $50 gift certificate from one of three great online fabric stores: Superbuzzy, Reprodepot, or Sew Mama Sew! For full details, visit the Handmade Parade blog. Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 14, 2008 12:00 PM
Contests, Refashion, Sewing, Vintage |
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January 8, 2008
Retro Clean
Retro Clean is a powder created especially to remove age spots and and enhance the colors in your fragile and faded vintage linens. I can see this product coming in really handy for thrift-happy crafter types! Simply soak your items in Retro Clean for up to two days--it works best when exposed to sunlight, yet won't bleach the fabric. Check out their website to order Retro Clean by the pound and to check out before and after testimonials. Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 8, 2008 03:00 PM
Fabric, Home and Garden, Vintage |
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January 7, 2008
Vintage Terrycloth Bikinis
It may be snowy, rainy, and/or grey where you are right now, but these adorable bikinis by Etsy seller VintageVacation will get you ready for warmer times (or maybe a winter getaway!). Each suit is handmade from vintage terry toweling fabric and arrives in a vintage lace drawstring bag. Link.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Jan 7, 2008 01:00 PM
Bazaar, Fashion, Vintage |
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December 6, 2007
Vintage Button Wreath
Craftapalooza's made this beautiful vintage button wreath in array of the most delightful mix of red and white buttons. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Dec 6, 2007 12:00 PM
Holiday projects, Vintage |
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