As many of you know, my usual Sew Expensive posts nearly always feature sewing patterns but today, I just couldn't resist sharing a s...

My dears, I have another catalog from my collection to share with you today. This time it is the April, 1930 McCall Counter Catalog and bo...

Once a vintage sewing pattern has made its way to your hands, it's a very good habit to inventory the pattern pieces straight away. M...

Pattern repair and preservation are topics that don't come up very often unless you're a die-hard pattern collector or an experie...

Hello my dears, The other day I was flipping through a tall, dusty stack of McCall Needlework magazines and I was reminded just how amazing...

In a recent post I mentioned that I had a few boxes about, filled with bits, scraps, and bags of things from my late mother's house....