Sew Vintage by Jennie Archer Atwood overflows with creative ways to mix old and new textiles, such as vintage hankies, linens and trims, to create contemporary garments and accessories for women, children and the home. The techniques and projects explained in this book are aimed at getting you going in the direction of trying something new with something old and the hope that the fear of creating with your hands will disappear.
Jennie Atwood invites sewers to take out of storage the vintage hankies, linens, and trims they can't help but collect. Full of advice for solving the problems that fragile, stained and otherwise tired vintage fabrics present, Sew Vintage overflows with creative ways to mix old and new textiles to create contemporary garments and accessories for women, children and the home.
Jennie Atwood has written for Threads Magazine. She lives in Topeka, Kansas, surrounded by a collection of beautiful old fabrics. This is her first book.