right here is the second in our continuing series of “Meet Our Advertisers”: Janet from Lanetz Living! How long have you been in business? started on Ebay in 1999. What inspired you to go into the vintage pattern business?I dealt mainly in Ephemera (old paper) as well as would purchase from estate liquidators. I commonly […]
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I don’t typically begin out by showing you the back of a dress, however the back of this gown is the whole point. look at that–I don’t even understand what to phone call it! Tail? Peplum? Bustle? Whatever it is, it’s 100% pure drama, as well as not the poor online-journal kind. Even better, this […]
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lots of thanks to Lisa, who sent me this stirring number, which quenched nearly all of my disturbing revolutionary tendencies, and actually stopped the tumbrels rolling to the guillotine for a good ten minutes. I’m keeping the decimal year, though. delighted Gentiane Thermidor! (I think.) This is a BuyItNow on eBay so quick, quick, click […]
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Not the woman, we understand who the lady is — it’s C.’s aunt, as well as this was a prom gown she believes was made by her grandma in the 1960s. She’s trying to figure out what pattern it was made from. I’m quite sure I’ve seen this pattern, too, however it’s not like I […]
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Salt: No, you have to preserve an air of mystery, like this. turn your head, just up until you can see your best take on blade, or your neck cramps, whichever comes first. Pepper: I choose to hypnotize with my direct stare. Also, my brooch spins as well as strobes. Salt: Well, when they’re hypnotized, […]
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[DATELINE: MINNEAPOLIS] In response to the surprising rise in juvenile delinquency among young girls, first offenders in one small, unnamed suburb of Minneapolis are being held for 4 hours every day, after school, in the empty monkey house of the local zoo. The girls are given appropriate items to help them practice for their future […]
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This is a contemporary pattern, simplicity 2180. (You may keep in mind my rant about the difficulty I had trying to buy it as a downloadable pattern.) I did ultimately buy the pattern (in a routine store) as well as make it, like so: It’s material I bought about ten lawns of (at $1/yard) down […]
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I know crochet goes ‘faster’ than knitting, but the title of this booklet strikes me as exceptionally optimistic. There’s no way that I could get that on my table tomorrow. (It normally takes a good 24 hours to clear off all the stuff that’s there already, anyway.) And, of course, when I think “FUTURE” what […]
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