The Sewing Place
Resources => Publications => Topic started by: WildAtlanticWay on August 20, 2019, 19:53:13 PM
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I bought a sewing book today for €3 in the charity shop. I picked it up to look at the vintage illustrations.
I can’t seem to post a photo of it but it’s the same edition as this one and in good condition.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Mary%20Brooks%20Picken&bi=h&bx=off&cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&dj=on&ds=30&pn=Mayflower%20books&recentlyadded=all&sortby=1&sts=t&tn=Singer%20Sewing%20book&yrl=1961
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Very nice :) and a bargain well found!
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Those vintage books have really good basic instructions and good diagrams for traditional sewing with wovens.
I too have a 'Singer Sewing Book' - no date, different cover and different authors but probably much the same era, possibly slightly later; it doesn't assume the use of a zig-zag machine but it does have a whole chapter about how veratile the swing needle is and it has a section about using the accessories, such as the ruffler and binders, which often come with :vintage: :vintage:. I also have a McCalls Sewing in Colour which is of the same ilk.
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Nice find
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Cool! I love a bit of vintage, especially when it turns out to be a hidden gem! :)
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What a great find. :loveit: I bought an old Singer Serger book recently and it's great.
@BrendaP my 28k came complete with ruffler and binder attachments. I take them out, look at them and carefully put them back untroubled! :S :(
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Well done @WildAtlanticWay ! Great find! The old books are so full of little sewing gems - and nostalgia!
My very best find was my Singer 611g, for £20, followed by my Readers Digest Sewing Book. I use both all the time.
Jessie
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(https://i.imgur.com/sMmSr2S.jpg)
In one of the local charity shops for a fiver. This is a true "coat dress" in that the cuffs are buttoned but there is a trench coat style back flap. It is also fully lined.
It's labelled as a size 10, so no chance and the brand label is sew onto the collar stand. I did an image search, but found nothing.