Tag: Simplicity
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Vintage Nurse’s Uniforms
As a salute to our health care workers, this post is dedicated to vintage patterns for nurse’s uniforms. 1910s During the First World War, McCall’s sold commercial patterns for war work, including nurse’s uniforms, as well as official Red Cross patterns. Few of these antique patterns seem to have survived, but the Commercial Pattern Archive…
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Disney Hercules Patterns
The Saturnalia begins today. To mark the ancient Roman festival, here’s a look at patterns inspired by Saturn’s grandson, Hercules. Rumours are swirling about a live-action Disney Hercules. The studio’s animated Hercules came out over two decades ago in summer, 1997. By the fall, the pattern companies were ready with Hercules-inspired costumes for children and…
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