Black heroes of the Wild West

Hello guys. I’m guest blogging over at AtomicRedhead for Black History Month. The theme, Black heroes of the Wild West! Go give it a look see!

How to trace vintage patterns

A couple months ago, I made a video on how to trace your vintage patterns, I figured I'd share it here.You'll need:Your patternTracing paperPencilWeightsScissorsA Manila folder to put the pieces in after

2019 making plans

Hello and happy 2019!I'm here to bring you some sewing plans I am hoping to keep up with for once. I'm looking at some of the gaps in my wardrobe, and figuring how to fill them. I figure this would be much more simple than throwing out an arbitrary number of items or patterns, and…

Magazine Monday- Milkshakes from Calling All Girls

A few years back I bought a magazine called Calling All Girls, which was an early teenager magazine for young women from the 1940's. As I flipped through it I saw some recipes for malted milkshakes to make at home, and I was intrigued. I've only had one malted milkshake, my grandma wasn't a huge…

TinyAngryCrafts is now on Patreon!

Yes folks, I'm bringing my youtube page back into view with help of darling people on Patreon.My first video, which was shown to my lovely patrons first, is a video on how to trace vintage patterns.Now I'm sure some of you are wondering what Patreon is. Its a site where you can donate to creatives…

Sewing book collection

When I first began my sewing adventure, my mom gifted me something important, her 1970's version of The Bishop Method sewing book. I was fourteen, and fell in love with the amazing, new-to-me methods. Catch Stitch, Arrowhead tacks, the proper way to place buttons on a shirt. Oh, and don't get me started on the…

Sewing plans for 2018

Hello all, I'm back with another self-imposed sewing challenge.As I've been falling in love with the 30s more and more, I've decided to fill my closet with cute and practical things to wear from that era. I've come up with 12 items (originally planned to be made one a month...yet here we are in May)…

The Changing Silhouette of Summer 1935

I have a lovely copy of July 1935's Delinator magazine I purchased from a friend. I looked through it wondering if there was any commentary on the changing fashion, and naturally there is."Twelve inches from the floor is the daytime length now"In '35, a majority of the dresses are becoming collarless, sleeves are becomin larger,…

The Vintage Fashion Challenge

Hello all,  just a quick post to let those of you who somehow don't follow me on Instagram; Jenny, Sara, and myself have started up a monthly photo challenge for vintage lovers.For those of you who don't know, a monthly photo challenge is just that, a set of prompts for the month to get you…

1930s outfit planning

Recently I went a little pattern buying crazy, and bought some patterns from Wearing History which have had my eye for quite some time.1930's fashions were something I thought wouldn't really work for me, as the ideal image of the era was a svelte individual; whereas, I'm about 90% hips and derriere. But I decided to bite…