Sew Over It Vintage

Overview

Vintage-inspired projects for the modern home and wardrobe—includes simple and accessible instructions for how to cut your own patterns

These brand new stylish projects each have a vintage twist but retain the modern style, allowing these pieces to work with the rest of your wardrobe and home. Featuring 25 projects including Adding Fur Cuffs & Collar to a Coat; 1920s Kimono Dressing Gown; 1940s Fascinator; 1950s Button-up Skirt; Veil with Vintage Buttons or Brooches; Vintage Fabric Lampshade and more; there are ideas for those who want to quickly create an accessory as well as suggestions for those that want to invest their time in a large and impressive project. Every project has a clearly labeled skill level as well as step-by-step photography, ensuring the directions couldn't be any easier to follow. With instructions on how to draft your own bodice block, all the clothing can be made to fit your body shape perfectly.

Author Biography

Lisa Comfort runs Sew Over It, a sewing paradise and café. Lisa gained formal training at the London College of Fashion before working with Bruce Oldfield and Philippa Lepley. She is the author of Sew Over It.