Vintage patterns and making

1940s wartime lace stitch camiknickers vintage knitting pattern

In the wartime 1940s when everything was in short supply, women were encouraged to make lots of items at home, including their own underwear! This is a very sweet lace stitch knitting pattern for delicate winter warmer camiknickers

This is a great pattern for re-enacters or even burlesque entertainers- and they could even look good as modern beach or sun wear- or even clubbing wear for the brave!

They are knitted on 2 needles and you will also need to know basic crochet as there is a picot crochet edging to trim. As always this pattern is available at our Vintage Visage website, which you can get to by clicking here. We have other underwear patterns such as stocking and garters too so do have abrowse around whilst you are there.

Vintage bridal garter patterns

We have a lovely range of really easy to make vintage bridal garter patterns. Some are sewn, some are crocheted and all can be enhanced even further with beads , crystals or sequins added. 

This one even has a tiny pocket for secret hidden goodies- 

With its lace trim its soo pretty- it was originally for a tiny compact so that the bride could retouch her make up but today it could hold all sorts of sweet (or saucy...) secrets.

Here at Vintage Visage we like to give you ideas for items to make for gifts of to sell- garters are a great item for both as you can use odds and ends of silks and laces from your workbox and so they do not have to cost a lot to make. Bridal garters are a huge market nowadays and you could sell them at gift fairs yourself or even get wedding planners and bridal wedding shops to stock your pretty garters. If they are pretty and you charge a reasonable price then they should sell.

These ones have tiny little flowers added- the instructions are given in the pattern-but you could also sew on ready made tiny flowers or butterflies too.

This one is crocheted with ribbon threaded through it- it could be made in whites and creams as a bridal garter, but also you could make it in bright sultry colours for the growing burlesque market too. If you enjoy burlesque, then you might like to crochet our bra brassiere and suspenders  pattern too!

You can find these patterns and more underwear items to make as instant downloads here