This morning I was gently riffling through my Woman's Institute book collection and inside a copy of Dress  Construction and Finishing I...

To continue the train of thought a bit from our last post, we have another expensive luxury pattern selling for a good deal of money. No...

My dears, this lovely pattern was expensive, naturally. Just a few days ago, Vogue 232 sold for a shocking $360. As we'v...

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...