Vintage patterns and making

Vintage Crochet Edgings Patterns

Here at Vintage Visage we are great fans of edgings. A lot of the patterns we have are over a hundred years old and were originally meant to edge fine household linens. of course, you can still use the original very fine white or cream cotton yarns and make them for that today, but we feel that we can find other contemprary uses for these lovely patterns. Take this rose edging for example

This yes, would look lovely as a towel edging but lets think a bit more 'outside of the box' (we love that phrase- you might see us use it quite often!)

If we used a different thickness of yarn, say a 4ply or a DK, then it would make up quite chunky and big and could be used for edging jumpers, cardigans, handbags, coats etc. Also , if made up in DK or 4 ply, the roses would be quite a good size for making corsages or pins or brooches- imagine them made up in lots of pretty pinks, reds and creams......a great way to use up your stash and also to make to sell or to give as gifts. Pop them onto a card and you have got a very wantable item..... They could also be used for those of you who wrap presents beautifully as wrapping decorations on top of the parcel or to hold the tag.....

This pretty star edging could be used similarly....

This grape and vine crochet edging could be used as a trimming for hats if the grapes and leaves were made individually....

And this pretty butterfly could be made in thicker yarns - make 2 of these, sew them together add handles (crochet strips or rigid) and then you have a pretty little evening handbag...

The peacock filet square is lovely, and could be used as the basis of a garment or a handbag too....

See these edgings and more at our website and pop back to us tomorrow for more making ideas....

Vintage Crochet Edgings Patterns

 

Vintage knitting patterns for mens swimming trunks and bathing suits

We love the range of old vintage mens swimming trunks knitting patterns. We have lots of different versions from the one pieces of the 1920s and 30s (I guess nowadays they would be called a 'onesie')

to the more dashing trunks of the later 1930s, 1940s and 1950s

What we especially like are the photos which show dashing and well honed chaps in an array of knitted swimming trunks which, as we have stated in the former blog about womens and children's knitted swimming costumes, look  great for posing on the beach but may not stand up to inspection after they have actually been in the water...... Vintage knitted swimming trunks and beach shorts really need to have the tension pretty tight on the stitching as otherwise they can stretch as the wool can absorb the water and become heavy. But they can look fab- as can be seen by these pics 

All of these and more can be found on our website- heres the link

Vintage mens swimming trunk patterns

- have fun browsing!

Vintage knitting and crochet swimsuit patterns

As the summer has at long last arrived in the UK where we are based we have seen an increase inthe sales of our wonderful knitting and crochet patterns for lovely bathing and swimsuits, or swimming costumes as they can be known. The picture above is for a starlet swimsuit multicolour knitting pattern from the 1940s

We have a great selection of  womens vintage patterns for bikinis too....this one dates from the 1930s.they do look fab and very retro! Buyers are buying them both to recreate period looks for theatre and TV, films etc, but also very much for a little bit of fun and elegance on the beach! Some of us here are just old enough to remember our mothers making knitted swimming costumes...a word of warning- we also remember that when they get wet they can get a little saggy if the tension wasn't lovely and tight! The feel of a swimming costume gusset around your knees is not great, and not a pretty sight...so we recommend they are mostly for posing on the beach unless you are sure of your tension...

Vintage 1950s childs swimsuit Knitting pattern

This is an unusual one- very elegant and made from crochet from the 1930s

Vintage 1930s Crochet swimsuit pattern

http://w.vintagevisage.co.uk/tech_0_All_1027_Vintage-swimwear_0_alpha_0_0 

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Swimming costume downloads

More about vintage knitting patterns for very fetching mens swimming trunks later on today.....

Vintage Visage

This website is designed as a haven for designers, makers, re-enacters and crafters who take love to take inspiration from vintage and retro sources. We have instantly downloadable vintage patterns from all eras for knitting, embroidery, sewing and crochet, and in our Vintage Shop Publications area we have a range of vintage design resources such as vintage wallpapers, lace, textile designs, kimono textiles and much more in ebook form ready to be emailed to you asap. The Vintage Shop also includes Victorian and Edwardian needlecraft ebooks and original vintage sewing and knitting patterns and magazines- not to mention our own range of luxury soft to touch cashmere and silk yarns... Enjoy looking around the site and rest assured that Vintage Visage offer an email help and assistance for all our patterns after purchase. We love to know how you are doing and what you are making... Have fun browsing!

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We republish knitting, sewing, crochet and other needlecraft patterns which we feel will make beautiful items for wearing with modern clothes or for vintage costumes. We have shops on Ebay, Etsy and Craftsy which each have a selection of our items, but our Vintage Visage website has all the goodies and we have them there at discount prices and also that is where you will find our special offers for yarns and patterns etc.
Keep an eye here for our offers and special discount codes which will be exclusive to this blog.

Welcome to Vintage Visage
This blog, like our Vintage Visage website, is designed as a haven for designers, makers, re-enacters and crafters who take love to take inspiration from vintage and retro sources. We have instantly downloadable vintage patterns from all eras for knitting, embroidery, sewing and crochet, and in our Vintage Shop Publications area we have a range of vintage design resources such as vintage wallpapers, lace, textile designs, kimono textiles and much more in ebook form ready to be emailed to you asap.

The Vintage Shop also includes Victorian and Edwardian needlecraft ebooks and original vintage sewing and knitting patterns and magazines- not to mention our own range of luxury soft to touch cashmere and silk yarns... Enjoy reading our blog and looking around the site and rest assured that Vintage Visage offer an email help and assistance for all our patterns after purchase. We love to know how you are doing and what you are making... Have fun browsing!