Making Vintage Accessories

Making Vintage Accessories

Add a touch of flapper sass, Hollywood glam, cocktail-era elegance and Age of Aquarius fun to your wardrobe with 25 sewing projects inspired by fashion throughout the ages, from the roaring twenties all the way through to the sixties. It’s Emma Brennan’s fantastic designs, careful attention to detail and generous how-to photos that are sure to please old fans of Club favorites Making Vintage Bags and Making Vintage Jewelry, as well as everyone else in search of new twists on some of the most stylish accessories in history.
Whether Art Deco or Mod Squad is more your style, there’s something for everyone in Making Vintage Accessories, including Emma’s beautiful takes on a satiny tuck-through evening scarf, a faux fur collar, a smart asymmetrical clutch with lace trim and a svelte bow shaped belt. Super-detailed, step-by-step instructions and photos take you through the creation of these purses, hats, scarves and more, plus rickrack roses, covered button badges and other unique trims that give these accessories their unique charm. What’s more, Emma shares lots of useful sewing tips (such as how to size hats for a customized fit) and templates are included where needed, to be enlarged by 200%.

Softcover: pages

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. ( October 01, 2009 )

Item #: 64-2193

ISBN: 9781861086372

Product Dimensions: 8.25 x 0.0 x 11.0 inches

Product Weight: 24.0 ounces