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Retro geometric Benedict fabric and homewares range by Hokolo

Posted on 19th May 2015 | Leave a comment

Holoko benedict

Love the retro flavoured patterns of the Benedict fabric and homewares range by Hokolo. 

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Tags / benedict, cushion, fabric, geometric, hokolo, lampshade, retro, textile, wool
Categories / Crafting and Textiles, Design and Interiors

The West Riding Collection by Sheila Bownas

Posted on 27th April 2015 | Leave a comment


West Riding stool seat

Cast your mind back and you might remember the Sheila Bownas archive – a collection of over 200 designs dated from the 1940s through to the 1980s, gradually and imaginatively being reissued. The new West Riding collection is proof of that. 

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Categories / Art and Photography, Crafting and Textiles, Homeware

Mid-Century Illustration: Olle Eksell Önskedrom collection at Ikea

Posted on 21st April 2015 | Leave a comment

Olle poster

Could do with some colourful cheer in your life? Ikea's new Önskedrom collection – featuring the designs of illustrator Olle Eksell – will provide an abundance of that. 

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Tags / cushion, design, homewares, Ikea, illustration, mid-century, Olle Eksell, Önskedrom, poster, retro
Categories / Books, Crafting and Textiles

Coming soon: Sew Over It Vintage by Lisa Comfort

Posted on 3rd March 2015 | Leave a comment

Sew
Some time back we flagged up the Mad Men dress course run by Lisa Comfort. Since then, she has produced a first book of crafting ideas, with Sew Over It Vintage also on the racks soon.

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Tags / book, classic, crafting, design, ebury press, fashion, home, Lisa Comfort, making, retro, Sew Over It Vintage, sewing, style, vintage
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McCall’s vintage sewing patterns notecards and notebooks

Posted on 2nd February 2015 | Leave a comment

Mccalls patterns notebooks

Keen sewers will have no doubt searched through a few vintage McCall's patterns in their time. The wealth of the McCall's archive has been utilised for these postcards and notebooks. 

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Tags / 1960s, 1970s, craft, mccall's, notebook, pattern, postcards, retro, sewing, stationery, vintage
Categories / Crafting and Textiles, Kids

Jane Foster-designed Love Birds girls shift dress sewing pattern from Clothkits

Posted on 18th November 2014 | Leave a comment

Shift dress Love Birds

We love the designs of Jane Foster, so we were delighted to see her work on this extra cute Love Birds girls shift sewing pattern from Clothkits. 

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Tags / clothes, clothkits, craft, dress, Jane Foster, kids, love birds, retro, sewing

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