Vintage Sewing Touches to Your Creative Designs

This is a wonderful way to add vintage touches to your sewing garments. These techniques are from a 1950s sewing guide for White sewing machines attachments. The newer machines also come with attachments so it shouldn't be a problem adapting these techniques with your machine. Get creative and sew away! 

Wouldn't this technique be lovely on a blouse, I have two vintage patterns currently that would adapt well to this technique. The first is a 1950s Advance  pattern where the tucking is used in the yoke area. Add some delicate lace and perhaps a lacy collar for a bit of a Victorian look.

This pattern says 'sew-easy', but it is an unprinted pattern and is not for the faint of heart.

This second pattern is from the late 70s, and in a larger size, bust 38" a very classic blouse pattern with these lovely tucks that would also look beautiful with delicate lace edging.

Have you done the tucking technique to any of your creations? Would love to see what you have done.

Coming up lace insets, until then...cheers!

From Beautiful Vintage Dresses to Beautiful Stained Glass

These are the five most popular post from my Oso Victoria 

Facebook page, if you like these be sure to like my page for 

everyday updates on vintage fashion and home decor. And 

as far as fashion goes I don't stop with vintage, I also post 

some the most lovely and unique fashions on the runway, 

so don't miss out at Oso Victoria.


Lace vintage, very sexy and very pretty, I believe this dress is in an Australian shop, it 

may have sold already. I received many comment on this dress and I can see why, just 

beautiful!

1950's lovely creme de mint from Timeless Vixen Vintage, looks like this one sold also ;)

Vintage Ivory & Black Flocked Chiffon Cocktail Dress from vintageous this one has also sold.

Mainbocher gown worn by the Duchess of Windsor from Hotel Haute Societe where see a 

photo of Wallis Simpson wearing this dress.

And, last but not least is this beautiful stained glass. Interiors by Studiom has photo of 

many more beautiful stained glass works. 

Looks like there is lots of love for those dresses from the 50s, I also get lots of comments 

about the size of those waists, but it seems that they are a favorite. The 1920s and 

Edwardian era vintage also seems to be a favorite, as well as the home decor, folks 

love those vintage kitchens and camp trailer, I know I do :) 


Hope your enjoyed these lovelies and be sure to check out my page for daily postings 

of vintage, home decor and runway fashions at Oso Victoria.

Free Vintage Crochet Hat Pattern

Love these free vintage crochet patterns

The instructions are for this sparkly fishnet hat done in Spanish Red with gold beads at the end of each dangle-ball. 

Ladies sparkling fishnet hat

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Coats and Clark's O.N.T "Speed-Cro-Sheen" Mercerized Cotton, ARt. C.44: 2 balls of No. 126 Spanish Red

J and P Coats "Knit-Cro-Sheen" Metallic, Art. A.64: 2 balls of No. M.126 Spanish Red

Milwards Steel Crochet Hooks No. 6 and No. 2/0 (double zero)
3 packages of Walco gold drop beads, Style No. 7368
1 package of small gold beads, Style No. 7303

NOTE(S)

Use one strand each of "Speed-Cro-Sheen" and "Knit-Cro-Sheen" Metallic together throughout.

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Starting at the center of crown with No. 2/0 hook, ch 2.

1st Rnd - 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.

2nd Rnd - Sc in fist sc, * ch 6, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, dc in first sc.

3rd Rnd - Sc in loop just formed, * ch 6, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, dc in first sc.

4th Rnd - In loop just formed make (sc, ch6) twice (1 loop increased): in each loop around make (sc, ch 6) twice, ending with ch 3, dc in first sc (12 loops).

5th Rnd - Repeat 3rd rnd.

6th Rnd - Work as for 4th Rnd, increasing 6 loops evenly around. Join (18 loops).

7th and 8th Rnds - Repeat 5th and 6th rnds once more (24 loops on 8th rnd).

9th, 10th, and 11th Rnds - Repeat 3rd rnd.

12th and 13th Rnds - Work as for last rnd, making ch-5 loops instead of ch-6 and ending with ch 2, dc in first sc on 12th rnd and ch 5, sl st in first sc on 13th rnd.

The Band

1st Rnd - 4 sc in each loop around.

2nd to 7th Rnds - Sc in eah sc around. At end of 7th rnd, sl st in next sc. Break off.

The Slide Drape

Using a single strand of "Knit-Cro-Sheen" Metallic and No. 6 hook, ch 5. Join with sl st to form ring.

1st Row - Sc in ring, (ch 7, sc in ring) 9 times. Ch 7, turn.

2nd Row - Sc in first loop, * ch 7, sc in next loop. Repeat from * across. Ch 7, turn.

Repeat 2nd row until piece measures 12 inches. Break off.

The Ball (Make 45)

Using a strand each of "Speed-Cro-Sheen" and "Knit-Cro-Sheen" Metallic, ch 4.

1st Rnd - 7 dc in 4th ch from hook.

2nd Rnd - Sc in each dc around, decreasing 4 sc - to dec 1 sc, work off 2 sc as 1 sc.

3rd Rnd - Dec 2 sc, ch 6. Break off.

Sew a gold drop bead and a small bead to end of each ball. Sew end of chain to slide drape. Sew side drape in place.

This free sparkling fishnet hat pattern was originally published by Coats and Clark's in 1955 in Hats and Bags, Book No. 310

This would make a perfect little Christmas hat. Please feel free to copy and save, repost or share these instructions.

Oregon Coast from Florence to Lincoln City

We had a great three days on the Oregon Coast. If you have never been be sure to make it a destination, there is so much to explore and see, from the dunes, to the tide pools and hikes through the forest everywhere is beauty. These photos are just a few and don't even begin to capture the wonders of the Oregon coast.

I love this bridge over Cape Creek at Heceta Head Lighthouse on Highway 101

This was the assistant's light house keepers home and is now a bed and breakfast at Heceta Head Heceta Head State Park

The sand dunes to the south stretch for 40 miles Oregon Sand Dunes

Devils Churn at Cape Perpetua south of Yachats

Beach looking north

Beach looking south

More coast line

Surfers

A canoe at Devils Lake State Park in Lincoln City we camped in a yurt here at the park. Yurts

The Salmon River flowing into the Pacific just north of Lincoln City Cascade Head Scenic Research Area we did a six mile round trip hike, this is the first viewpoint, only 2 miles up, we hiked another mile up the hill to the second viewpoint but it was to foggy to see anything.

I hope you get a chance to visit the Oregon Coast, these are just a few photos from the middle section of the Oregon Coast.

Have you been there, let me know what you think and how was your trip, any special places we need to check out?