Let me show you the thrifted sewing & fashion things I found lately! 😄(Including a sewing machine!)

[@peggymcquade9198]

Yes, I wore dresses with bloomers! I absolutely loved Simplicity 9726, The Sizzle Dress. Last month I saw a girl wearing a similar dress with ruffles and short shorts. It transported me back in time and made my teen heart sing.

[@vickismallwood2082]

I so represent those 60 & 70 patterns. I wore just about all of them. Lol My mother wore the mini skirts and Go go boots. I have pictures of her in them and my grandkids are mortified that their great grandma wore them. Ha ha oh the memories. Thank you Evelyn for making my day.

[@ruthanngreenway4243]

Oh, yes! In the late 60's and early 70's I did wear my dresses pretty short. When I had daughters there was no way I would let them wear short dresses.

[@prairienightssewingwithlis8966]

I love secondhand too! It’s the thrill of the hunt! No button left behind 😁

[@cliftonmcnalley8469]

My Grandma passed 15 years ago and my Uncle, who cared for her in her last years, told me she wanted me to have her machine. Due to issues within the family, I didn't feel comfortable claiming anything. My Uncle passed a couple of weeks ago, and both of my cousins kept reminding me their Dad still had the machine. After the funeral they wanted me to come to the house. I remembered Grandma having a 1960's 400 or 500 series Singer that she had purchased used. I already have a 15-88 treadle and an older Morse (made by Toyota) along with my cherished Kenmore/Janome. I am determined not to have a hoard of machines for my neice and nephew to have to deal with when I go. The only vintage machine I had any yearning for at all, was a 201-2, and given what they are selling for, I knew I'd never actually own one. Well...apparently Grandma's sister, my Great Aunt Birdie, bought herself a brand spankin' new 201-2 in 1951 and somehow, upon Aunt Birdie's passing, Grandma snagged that machine knowing I'd want it! I'm waiting for the wiring kit to show up for the potted motor, but after a couple of generous doses of Triflow (it was completely seized) it is amazing how smooth and quietly that 71 year old motor still runs. When it comes to sewing, vintage is the best. Recently realized we are down to only one fabric store in our town now, making it a 30 mile one way drive - to a Joanns. Just thrifted a pair of curtains for $8 US, that will make a nice jacket for next spring/summer. It's 85/15 cotton/poly. Everytime I look at the fabric, Julie Andrews and the kids all in matching play clothes springs to mind!😁

[@lilydawn-mm6xm]

I wore skirts that short in college. I learned to sit like a lady out of necessity. Also, I had a physical therapist go into raptures when she discovered I crouch to pick items up instead of bending at the waist. Good manners and good posture as a side effect of fashion?

[@stephaniecandelaria8141]

I have been changing all my clothes to flax linen.. but because I'm a big girl..it's very hard.. so I have found some +size patterns a little Asian ish in style.. and because good flax linen is spendy.. I have been fining buying sheet sets is alot cheeper in volume and I can get several outfits from one king flat sheet....50$ish for one king flat and I have 2 plus dresses/night gowns.. I have been sewing by hand (love the back stitch).. but time consuming..I found a sewing machine and after watching your videos I picked up the right foot to make that edge to keep it from unraveling and I can use that same foot and make a strait stitch along side it.. I'm excited..many thank yous!! Shalom

[@anneheerdt8701]

Omg so 80's with the shiny fabric and shoulder pads.

[@TheLballou]

Oh, Evelyn, you shamed me, and didn't even know that you did it!!! Just kidding. I do costuming for a high school, and for Community Theatre. Not too long ago we did Secret Garden and A Christmas Carol back to back. So many Victorian looking costumes to do! We just could not find vintage tuxedo pants to fit the kids, as the kids are too big (or the pants are too small) so I had tons of alterations to make and a tight deadline. I did it "very badly" as you stated. It was the quickest way to enlarge them, and I knew that the back would never show on stage as the actors would be wearing the tails. I love doing the costumes, but sometimes there isn't time to do true alterations!

[@LynHannan]

I feel your pain. I did costuming for about 8 years and I never felt like it was "real" sewing. It really felt like a backward step (or 3 or 4) in the art of sewing, but then again, there were also the contacts gained from the work and clients. The company must have thought all I did was complain (especially in the first few months) as they just wanted me to "hack" everything; if it would have held with sticky-tape, they would have insisted I use it. I think it was simply the time factor, but I kept telling them that they would save on the time if it were done properly in the first place, and it would be more serviceable for future use. Instead, I had to patch frayed seams "badly" and still not neaten seams at all. One of them even said that I get more work this way - but that only made me feel worse as I felt I was only fixing my own mistakes; I felt cheapened (morally) by the whole process. I was more than a little relieved when finally someone else started doing some sewing as well (I was asked to "train" them), I moved on about six months later.

[@Jacelyn5440]

OK, Evelyn -- you know I like you and your videos and your school, BUT, I must differ with you on the purple dress pattern near the end of the video. I happened to make that one, or one very similar around 1990. It was flattering for me and my figure. The dropped waist was great because it did not cut my short waisted self in half. :) Mine, I think, was actually a two piece, but the top was made in such a way that the skirt just made it look more like a drop waisted dress. I made other ones later on, as well. OK. I just wanted to mention that. You know, what is ugly to one is beautiful to someone else. :) I really enjoyed the video. And, that mirror! Wow! It is just awesome.

[@bassetlover9729]

I wore super short skirts and dresses to high school in the 1970s. I would wear these with platform high heels. I took a very early bus to school so my mother didn’t see me leave in these outfits.

[@vijaytiwari4024]

Wow, Thank you, Ma'am for showing your treasure hunt. You are a very good narrator. The way speak it is like we should just keeps listening you. Thank you Ma';am for today's video.

[@cassandracleveland]

Your giggles over the fun and silly patterns was just adorable 😆. My dear mother would be turning in her grave over the condition of the bunched up, torn patterns. She always folded them back up meticulously and taught me to do so the same. 🥰

[@gemmasremchevich6719]

I was in kindergarten in 1968 and I clearly remember Miss Codie the teacher's dress was so short that when she reached up to write on the blackboard you could see her frilly white nickers. In contrast Sister Cornelius was also our teacher in the full length nun's habit, both teachers in the same room with 100 kids.

[@opheliahamlet3508]

Lol! I would've liked to have seen that

[@pdxcyn]

That jacket looks amazing on you! Hope you get a chance to wear it.

[@trishhubbard354]

Glad the ric rac got to you and thanks for the mention. I will keep my eye out for more treasures x

[@tina8513]

I want that hat pin holder !

[@nadiasews]

love your video! People think sewing stuff is junk, and you can find a lot of good stuff!

[@elizabethparker1169]

The short little dress with matching panties were oh so popular when I was in jr high. 1972 ish. We called them sizzlers!!

[@cindyelia5257]

I volunteer in a thrift shop that has a sewing/craft items. It's a fabulous way to get great things are more than reasonable prices. I've seen sewing macines, thimbles, rotary cutters and mats, quilting rulers, patterns (.10 each), buttons, lots of fabrics in all different types and textures, etc.

[@Betty484]

"...just for my pleasure." Never thought about keeping sewing patterns for humor purposes before. :-D Made my day.

[@sharronwolfe7711]

The light orchid/lavender pattern you showed was quite a popular style for those of us who were well endowed with extra pounds back in the late 80’s early 90’s! Ha! I had several dresses in that style. I have narrow shoulders and a large bust, so the shoulder pads helped my shoulders by keeping me from looking like a round ball on top! Ha! Just visualize very narrow shoulders and a very large bust line: the bust pushes on your arms and unless you have shoulder pads to even it out, that area really does look very rounded! Add the longer top and it helps lengthen the torso helping hide the tummy. I do see the humor with which you viewed the pattern, because if you’ve never encountered someone with a body type like mine it would appear comical! Enjoyed the video! I’ve just scored some more patterns from eBay and hope to begin a vintage project very soon! Oh, I should add I’m down over 70 pounds since I wore that style! Still losing!

[@moniqueleigh]

That style also works a treat for rounded shoulders and high waists with ample hips. My shoulders are relatively broad so I'd use thin shoulder pads to give shape rather than add bulk, and that dropped waist hid the fact that my smallest point is about an inch below my bust & my hips were where everybody else's waists were. LOL Think: Ed Grimley with his pants hiked up to his armpits. I still wear variations on that style today (generally with fewer or no tiers/ruffles in the skirts). Granted, nowadays, it's more commonly a tunic over a longer skirt & sometimes the waist isn't quite so dropped as that, but still just a variation on the same theme. This particular shape doesn't lend itself well to the body-con or hourglass vintage styles, but it works well for the 20s dropped waist & the 80s/90s revivals with their more "tailored casual" look.

[@ladyflimflam]

I agree. This isn’t a tragic pattern and the shape works very well for some of us. Notice that the pattern itself is in the plus size range. Putting a plus sized model on it would have shown the pattern to better advantage.

[@uk3obeysseme]

I see the older Micronesian women where I live wear that style of dress to their churches on Sundays, and they look very nice. The color and shininess of the pictured dress aren't doing it any favors. The Micronesian women use lovely prints, or embroidery.

[@samanthaauman6266]

I wore really short dresses in the 60s. That was about when the Beatles became popular in the US. Twiggy was featured in magazines. She must have weighed about 85# soaking wet!!!

[@nancyhurt7145]

I wore daringly short dresses and skirts in the early 70’s. I was a maid at my friends Best Western Motel and how my parents let me out of the house wearing those skimpy uniforms, I’ll never know! Everything showed when I bent over making beds and cleaning!

[@refashionrose9499]

Great video. I loved the sewing machine. It will be interesting to see you explore it. I was a young teen when mini skirts were the fashion and I remember at school. There was a rule skirts were not allowed to be more than 6 inches above the knee. And…. Yes they did measure us 😂

[@bmnegus3772]

At my convent school out hens had to touch the floor when kneeling. Ok maybe when the school year began but no allowance made for growing during the year!

[@khartleyfletcher2129]

I remember actually rolling my skirt up at the bus stop-sophmore yr. 1972-good memories

[@naomiattia3222]

I would love to see a stash video, button stash, fabric stash, other stashes… I love seeing those. That colour looks great on you by the way!

[@Charlie-cz3jh]

ME TOOOO!

[@cassandracleveland]

I meant to say I’m loving the green as well 😀

[@anneburke2405]

Since you showed us your pin bracelet & proclaimed how easily you found those cuffs back then, I have visited almost every "thrift" shop in country Victoria.! I still haven’t found even one ! ( screams loudly ). Now my husband insists we visit the Op shops in any town we visit before we even have coffee. I think he’s getting desperate. Great hunting though, finding all sorts of oddities. Bless you Evelyn.

[@KellyfromMemphis]

These videos are so fun…

[@carolyng5235]

Around 1972 there was a short-lived fad called "Sizzlers." I still have the outfit my mom made for me. A very short dress that flared below the waist, barely covering the assets, with matching short shorts to wear under - made with a zipper! We couldn't wear pants to school, but I could wear this, go figure! Complete with clunky platform shoes, of course. Thanks for sharing those cool vintage patterns!

[@slothsister3716]

I just looked these up, theyre too cute! I might have to look for a pattern to make one myself

[@suzanneartist1026]

Yes, had one of those, too and was so surprised my Mom bought it for me!!

[@janellingsen6724]

I had 2 of these and loved wearing them with the matching platforms. In those days, someone put a note with tape on it in my seat. It said something like "kick me". Never found the note until I changed clothes at home as the skirt was so short, it stuck to the matching shorts so no one saw it :)

[@lesliebowles3649]

We called those outfits “hot pants” 😂

[@peggymcquade9198]

Yes! I wore them too!

[@luvcampinbc]

Ooh make up something steampunk with those tails. Would be cool. Useless pattern tissue is great to wrap up fine china if you putting it in storage.

[@kimtilley7936]

I just love old buttons. I inherited my mums button tin when she passed away, absolutely love the old vintage buttons she kept. They are just so beautiul. And I remember some of the garments that they came from. I use them on my new garment makes, love wearing a piece of my mums past ❤

[@janinenankervis3290]

Me too, from my husband’s mother and grandmother who used to be a seamstress. There are some gorgeous vintage ones, some very very small. I adore looking at them, like you do. My grandkids love trolling through my button stash too.

[@leeannegantt104]

My great grandfather was a button salesman . My mom has 2 containers full of his salesman samples still on the cards. Beautiful buttons, they will be mine one day as I'm the only seamstress in the family. My mom and I go thither occasionally....memories

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

I have never seen a hat pin holder before. What few hat pins I have seen were kept in the hats they were bought for. Examples of that last pattern you showed (that you kept for a special ugly pattern collection) can be seen on two of the ladies (in some of the shows) of the old TV series called "The Golden Girls" (I am sure). I think that was styled for old ladies like me; but, I would never wear a dress like that. I still love the two piece dresses of the 1960's (they have more freedom to move them). Just last Saturday, I was gifted with a large green plastic storage box filled with late 1960/early 1970 sewing patterns (some of which I have been hunting for). The envelopes for all of the patterns are missing. However, none of the patterns have ever been cut; and, they are still factory folded with their instruction sheets. Most of these patterns are in my size.

[@ReallyJillRogoff]

You could probably find scanned photos of each pattern envelope (the fronts, at least) online.

[@dawnbrotherton4987]

That's my machine! My mom got it brand new and gave it to me 30 years ago when she stopped sewing. I have sewn on several other machines given to me through the years and this is the one I keep out and use all the time. My kids learned to sew on it too. I still have the original certificate of ownership and all the instruction books with the samples my mom made in her learn to is it class. Great find!!!

[@darknessiscoming5750]

Thank you for another amazing video.

[@Whitenoise541]

Gorgeous mirror. No I’d of said yes even if I only had a garden shed to pop it in.

[@jacksonpeterson6899]

Hi! You've a gorgeous picture on your profile ☺️ just decided to stop by and say hi! I hope my compliment is appreciated

[@nancypollard4531]

When I graduated from middle school in 19 73 there was a ceremony where you marched across a stage. I had a very short little polka dot. Dress with matching panties. And I remember being so excited to go across the stage because I was sure people would get a glimpse of my panties that matched my dress. Lol

[@Charlie-cz3jh]

Haaahaaahaaa. That is so cute! 😉🥰

[@leeannegantt104]

😹😹😹

[@amysbees6686]

I was about 7yo, and had a polkadot dress, too! The last time I wore a "miniskirt". Or polka dots!😄

[@sarah.hamzah]

I love vintage patterns you have a good haul and I'm looking forward to the sewing machine video

[@amy6499]

The bernina machine!! Beautiful! I rarely see them on KZbin. I use the one I got from my mom. It was hers and when she passed is right around the time I started sewing. I’m so happy to get to use the machine she used

[@theplussizecostumer]

That mirror is amazing. I'd love to have one like that. Actually I'd just love to have almost any full length mirror. I don't currently have one. That pants pattern you were thinking of making for your mister won't work for him because they're women's pants. Look at the sizing. They've got a back zip and tended to be tight across the thighs and not allow for men's parts to be comfortable. I had that pattern and made the long pants for the first day of school in 1969. I live in New York State in the US and that summer the State Education Department changed the dress code to allow women and girls to wear pants to school (before then the only pants allowed were for gym clothes or long pants as leggings under our skirts on particularly cold winter days and then had to be taken off and kept in our locker until we went home) and I was the only one on the first day of classes who did.

[@bettyrose1347]

Will you post one of the tutorials from your sewing school for the people who are considering joining but are undecided? We all learn in different ways and I want to make sure it will work for me before I spend the money.

[@aliceannjo]

Well now you can make your pattern from 16-17 with your machine from 14. How cool. I love thrifting also.

[@louisemorris1581]

My grandmother had a haberdashery shop in the late 60s in the UK. When she closed the shop she kept the unsold remains for personal use. She brought it all with her when we moved to Australia in the 70s and now it’s in my sewing room waiting to be used. There are cards of buttons, metal zippers, press studs, hooks and eyes etc in their packaging and some old wooden reels of cotton thread. The thread is too weak to sew with but I like the look of them. I also inherited her fabric stash, knitting needles and patterns but unfortunately I don’t knit.

[@Christine-vu4ej]

Louise, what I wonderful sewing legacy you inherited. I use my mother-in-law's vintage cotton thread for hand basting, I love choosing a contrast colour when I use them😍

[@opheliahamlet3508]

@@Christine-vu4ej great idea!

[@ReallyJillRogoff]

You can use old, weak thread for basting.

[@Mommamacnz]

You're making me kick myself for not picking up that vintage singer sewing machine I saw at the thrift store yesterday. But I have two singer machines that are older and I don't have the space. So, I'm not kicking myself too hard. You've also reminded me that I need to check the sewing stuff in thrift stores better than I do for things like zips and buttons. As I'm a larger woman I rarely look at the patterns. Unless I learn how to enlarge them, there's no point to my getting and hoarding the patterns, which makes me sad as there's so many very lovely things I'd make for myself if I could just fit in the patterns.

[@feathernow]

The purple 2 piece was very fashionable in 80s!

[@marilynbook4211]

Not only did I make and wear those short dresses but my grandmother is the one who taught me to sew on a treadle machine and she made me a mini skirt and vest out of leather.

[@opheliahamlet3508]

You ROCK it Granny!

[@tiarakoo2197]

I know that red case! I actually still sew with that machine! I look at the newer models and just can’t part with my old machine. It was my mother’s machine before I took over sewing. BTW, will you be doing anymore videos on remaking some thrift clothes? I love watching and seeing how old outfits can be redone to a new thing.

[@Laura795100]

I second this. I love those videos!

[@sonja5191]

My parents gave me a brand new Bernina Record as our wedding present 49 years ago. I still have it and use it a lot. Just an electric motor and gearing, not a computer chip in sight. I bought a secondhand one as well some years ago to be used for parts. When travelling in Oslo a few years ago I found my Bernina Record on display in their museum. Love my Record.

[@bludeetu321]

I a wee bit older than you, Evelyn, so I do remember wearing those super short shorts. They were called hot pants! I had a pale purple body suit in a light sweater knit. Think tights that go all the way up. It had a turtleneck collar and long sleeves. Over the top of that I wore my dark purple velour hot pants (micro shorts) with a wide white macrame belt. To finish the look, I had a bright Yellow silk cord macrame panel on a cord as a necklace. Both macrame made by me. I would have been about 12. I was always the tallest girl and this look really emphasised my skinny legs. I shudder to think what my mom thought! But then again, she bought the outfit for me. 😂

[@trudiebudnik3029]

I have just re-cut a trouser suit pattern I bought in 1971! (and yes I wore hot pants too) I also have a Bernina 830 from the same time, I was lucky enough to be given it for my 16th birthday. It was in regular use for all my projects until my lovely husband bought me a modern Bernina for my 60th birthday. I too would have bought the mirror! I love your thrift videos xx

[@vylia]

A lot of treasures here! How nice!

[@marathorne6821]

I recently found a set of buttons in a charity shop that were EXACTLY the right colour for a little top I was making. It's amazing how well synchricity works sometimes. Probably if I hadn't been thinking about buttons I wouldn't have bothered rummaging in the random baskets in there... Just goes to show how worthwhile it is to trawl the charity shops when you're out and about! 😊

[@jacksonpeterson6899]

Hi! You've a gorgeous picture on your profile ☺️ just decided to stop by and say hi! I hope my compliment is appreciated 👍

[@pierregirard1970]

That last pattern was very popular for mother of the bride during the 80's!

[@DianeBianchi_MnWx]

You're so funny! I sewed that See and Sew dress back in 1987 for a New Year's Eve bash. I was newly pregnant and had a baby bump, so it worked out great. I made it out of a dark purple satiny fabric. I thought I looked rather pretty!

[@jacksonpeterson6899]

Hi! You've a gorgeous picture on your profile ☺️ just decided to stop by and say hi! I hope my compliment is appreciated 👍

[@oliviaknight1123]

What exciting little additions to your stash! I love rik rak....😍 that beautiful mirror.....😍 all those buttons and buckles, how wonderful! I love looking through my button stash and planning what to use them for.... dreamy!❤ btw, I know red is your thing and it looks stunning on you, those nails are always looking divine! But that green outfit looks absolutely gorgeous on you, it really does look so elegant and striking. Ohhh, we should be friends Evelyn, we would have such fun, you're a woman after my own heart. I love how excited and passionate you are, you're such a fantastic inspiration! Wonderful, beautiful you. Thank you for sharing your stash, you really cheered up my day. 😘💋❤

[@lynnshepard7485]

The See and Sew pattern with the purple dress is hereby dubbed ‘the Blanche Devoreaux’ dress. 🤪 That’s exactly one of the styles she wore for at least one season of the show!

[@eljay5623]

Oh yes! I remember!

[@lynnshepard7485]

@@eljay5623 😂😂😂

[@debbiemiksch7276]

I immediately thought of Blanche from "Golden Girls" as well.

[@looloo4029]

I wore the mini skirts, the hot pants and the babydoll tops and flairs!

[@heatherthrone9999]

I had Danskin tights with matching bottoms in every color to wear with my micro mini skirts and dresses. I hadn't a care in the world. Platforms and rockers. Lovely memories.

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

THAT MIRROR SWOOOOONING! Years ago a workmate gave me some Tails and I wore them to death and then gave them to my Caterpillar I made for a Halloween Alice in Wonderland ...he looked so cool hahhaa ...now I own another , I love Steampunk so comes in handy x

[@ruthanngreenway4243]

What an awesome haul! Good for you, Evelyn! I am so happy for you.

[@wishinwellfarmstead2455]

Yes the short dresses with the matching bloomers were called Sizzlers from about 1972-1974 we wore those.

[@marybrown9207]

I’m making my way through your thrifting treasures … I love !!

[@ukaly1]

I have some similar patterns still and yes I wore skirts that short! I'm almost 71 years old so I grew up in that wonderful time of the 50's and 60's when the mini skirt came out. I grew up in England, where it all began, then we moved to America when I was 15. I was constantly pulled aside at school to tell me that my skirts were too short 😂 I had the short Twiggy hairdo back then too and I'm back there again these days except it's grey! Fun times!

[@fayehendricksen5689]

Tennis dress matching undies, yes that was me, we had to make them in school early 70’s they became part of our sports uniform.

[@mariontilton8494]

I was a 70s teenager. Had several of your patterns.

[@TrixiaDK]

I found a woolly SilverTech suite, here in Denmark for about 50 Australian dollars/250 Danish kroner. I haven’t heard of or seen a suite like that since I left Australia in 1975. I recall the advertisement on TV…. It’s a great bag of fruit, it’s a SilverTech suite … Strange how things get stuck in your head/memory I have pictures of me, at Grace Brothers in Sydney, at Christmas in 1973, in a dress that short, but cute

[@kristinhomsi9090]

I wore mini skirts in middle school. I love a nice skort design even today.

[@carolynridlon3988]

Definitely 1970's - I wore them as a pre-teen and thru junior high school thru 1978 high school graduation! Many of those patterns you kept were ones I remember here in the USA.

[@Dashzap]

Yes, we used to wear those little tennis dresses. The little pants underneath had pockets to hold a tennis ball.

[@heidiwatts1310]

Oh wow Evelyn, that Bernina is such a find. If it’s the Bernina record, I have the same one! It sews like a dream and when I first got mine I even made a jersey top on it using different zigzag widths with no problems at all. Love the buckles too. Look forward to the vlog about the Bernina 😍

[@suzannegill9233]

So Jealous of your Bernina find. I have a 440QE, An early 50s Singer, A 60s Singer. A Jones Treadle that belonged to my Nana. A Vintage Bernina would make my dreams come true. Love the finds, love the video.

[@julietierney2516]

I am so jealous that you find cool things like this in thrift shops. The thrifts near me don't have cool stuff! Love seeing these! In the '60s/'70's, we had shorts that had this strange panel that would button onto the front and back to make it look like a skirt. And they could be made in contrasting colors with trims, buttons, etc. Way cool. Yeah.

[@trishgrant2715]

The check would make great shorts!

[@tristanarnold9616]

From kindergarten to about 3rd grade, I wore all the short short dresses! It was the style! Underneath the dresses, I wore the "beautiful" polyester stretch shorts, with the sewn in front kinda pintuck creases. I remember telling my mom I needed the shorts (they were similar to today's bike shorts) because boys would lift up our hems... which wasn't such a big deal then, we didn't recognize harassment, lol. By 4th grade, the Gunne Sax Prarie dresses were in style. I spent about a year looking all Little House on the Prarie, which I hated. By 5th grade, I had learned to debate, and pick out my own clothes. It's been Levi's and classic tee shirts, button down shirts, and vee neck sweaters since then. Except in the 80's, when I figured out that short skirts got me free drinks at the clubs, ha!!

[@lorriecurtis6191]

I love the color you're wearing today. Been watching for a month or so and enjoying it.

[@bonniedilorenzo3535]

Those patterns!!!! I found one recently that I just laughed out loud at the thrift store!!!

[@mrs.knecro7044]

Ooo the bed spread I could see as a really cute like jumpsuit set! Wide leg trousers and a tank top our something with that! Or blouse with like wooden buttons or toggles for closures ❤ Oooh that tails coat 😮🤤 so cute

[@suzanneartist1026]

I had a little skirt that was really shorts…red and white sailboat print and a matching red tee with a white appliqué anchor. Loved it!!!

[@danardalin]

I've recently started making vera Bradley style bags (sort of) out of thrifted, king size, quilted pillow cases. Here in the US i can pick these up at goodwill for 2 dollars a piece. For 4 dollars i get all the material i need... and it's already quilted!

[@bestillandknow2986]

Have you ever framed the envelope to your 1st pattern or the one you think is funny? It can be tastefully done & if the tissue is in bad shape you can cut it and use it as the mat, then place the envelope(s) layered on top. Voila something to hang in your sewing room. I’ve even seen a couple lamp shades decoupaged using the tissue pattern.

[@m3-dev]

I grew up in the 70s and yes I wore little mini skorts!! My mom and I took stretch and sew lessons in the 70s as wel

[@inannashu689]

McCalls had a bunch of those funny/terrible patterns this year. I was like OMG who is designing their stuff now. I had a hot fuscia color short skirt like that back in the day-lol

[@elizabethfrederick2434]

in the early 70.s I made a blouse and skirt and I decided I needed shorts under the skirt cause it was so short. I got so many compliments on the outfit.

[@Rhaifha]

Yay, thrift haul! I recently got a bunch of buttons and ribbons, and a few meters of soft pink tule from the thrift store! Such gems to find, if you know where to look!

[@nestaverchwyn9188]

The lavender set pattern was my year 12 graduation dress. Black taffeta dress with black lace over tunic. My mum didn’t sew much but she went to such effort for me for it. Very standard style for 1989 but apparently a bit “different” in that it was in black. 🤪😅🤪😅

[@nestaverchwyn9188]

I’ll find a picture and DM you via Insta.

[@Dashzap]

So excited for your Bernina video. My only sewing machine is a Bernina Sport 802 from the early 1980s. It's a tank.

[@asurya8797]

Love thiiiiiiiis! My favourite videos. You really found gems!

[@margiecook6379]

I made the last one in a satin print for a friend as a early maternity dress. There wasn't much in way of choices at that time. It looked great on her and she wore it until she was to big for it. Then once again after the baby was born.

[@judyjennings-gunther4022]

I do love seeing your thrift store hauls. The first place I go to in Goodwill is the sewing/crafting area. I have gotten wonderful vintage(40’s) fabrics and too many to count vintage patterns. It is like going down memory lane. Looking at patterns from the 70’s makes me recall outfits I made in middle/high school. I was on a badminton team in HS 77-78? We had to wear these ridiculous outfits similar to your pattern with the bloomers. They were white sleeveless dresses, I think polyester, that were so short you had to wear this bloomer/panty things underneath. I loved being on the team, but loathed the uniform. Especially since I stopped wearing short shorts when I was 12 yrs old.

[@lorraineclark4476]

I know you are thrilled with your hat pin stand but I think you'll find it's actually an earring holder! I have a couple of them on my dressing table, they're perfect for dangly earrings and studs can go in the lower dish. Lx

[@allisonhubble8118]

The Super short skirts with the shorts were called scooter skirts when I was learning to sew. It was the pattern my sewing teacher had us make the summer I got my first sewing machine. I was so proud wearing that skirt.

[@DavidTheDave]

I love your attitude towards sustainability. I have a skip business in Qld and I try to salvage as much fabric as I can. Anything we can't repurpose goes either to an op-shop or to H&M. H&M will take any fabrics, including scraps, you even get a voucher for dropping it off!

[@iagonizante]

the mirror is amazing!!!!! I love the art nouveau vibe!

[@TheHaymeadow]

The ugly purple shoulder pad pattern, as soon as you held it up I immediately thought of the actress Rowena Wallace! I don’t recall the show but I do recall the look! Square shoulder pad pant or skirt suits with a sharp short haircut gelled within an inch of its life!!!

[@madelynpryor2680]

This video made my day! I love thrift hauls!

[@julissy9689]

That little blue suit on the first 70s Simplicity pattern is straight up Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Who!

[@pamelagahan5601]

Yes, we do love to find a treasure. I'm with you in that. I found a lovely early 1900's Edwardian lace collar. It's so gorgeous

[@jacksonpeterson6899]

Hi! You've a gorgeous picture on your profile ☺️ just decided to stop by and say hi! I hope my compliment is appreciated

[@nellsKingdom]

Heck ya I wore those skirts and my mom made me a smock dress with knickers for German fest. I work that smoke smock dress all the time

[@BYBabbra]

Brilliant haul, the sewing machine is a must for future video. Some great material and lovely ric-rac. Most of all I am looking forward to the making of the 'See and Sew' (Ugly) pattern, it would be brilliant to sew how that was meant to come together. Then you could have it in the background to remind us all that not everything is worth making, lol.

[@marcialockhart890]

That is the 2nd machine my mom had, still has! And sewed with it as a teenager (I started on a very old singer which I have)! My 1st and only machine is a Bernina and she is 39 yrs old now!

[@brandimr23]

I just bought a whole lot of Vintage sewing notions from Ebay, I actually got it b/c it had a lot of bias binding in colors I use b/c I hate making it from scratch. It's my least favorite thing to make while sewing. It had a whole bunch of useful things still in their original packaging and has never been opened and still have the original price tag on it. Some are duplicates that I am giving to a sewing friend in need. However I will use it all of it eventually and have added to my collection. It was about 200 pieces for a really great price and even stuff that wasn't pictured in it. I only paid 20.00 USD. I love getting Vintage sewing notions.