Haven’t been having much luck at sales lately… guess I lost my vintage pattern mojo for a bit. But before we went on our London vacation, I had a run of good luck, finding some pretty rare vintage patterns. I found a 1940’s Lucille Ball by Hollywood patterns, and a handful of other Hollywood patterns featuring famous actresses. A few Spadea patterns made my hands shake, like a killer Jo Copeland from the 50s. AND I found 15 Modes Royale patterns from the late 50s to early 60s. Swoon! (I’m such a sewing geek.)
All of those patterns are pretty rare, and some are really valuable. My haul has a few nice wiggle dresses, like the one pictured above. It’s Modes Royale #1689 in size 12, for a 32″ bust. All the Modes patterns are factory folded, still in their funky-colored plastic covers.
Since all are a small size (and I’m too lazy/busy to resize them) I’m not going to keep them. I’m not selling my rare vintage patterns “wholesale/cheap” anymore. I’ll keep the everyday patterns at what I think are reasonable prices, because I want to encourage sewers to choose vintage. Any suggestions or comments, feel free to contact me… I’d love to hear from you!
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