Back to 2023 when I still had waist length hair, I wanted to wear my hair in vintage styles without having to having to have it cut. Back in the 1920s and 30s when bobbed and short hair became fashionable, a number of women with long hair didn't want to chop off their locks, and there were several articles from the time showing women how to achieve a bob hair style without the need for scissors. Below is a step by step of how I did a vintage faux bob style on my long hair. Eq

Ever since I made a turban from a 1940s pattern ( Sewing a 1940s turban from a dress ) , I thought it would look great as a knitted version for colder weather. This sparked the idea to write a knitting pattern for one, which in turn set me off on a journey researching stitch patterns, relearning the importance of gauge, tracking down a tech editor and organising my first ever test knit group. The original sewing pattern had the 'tails' of the turban double sided, so no matter

This beautiful 1940s knitting pattern is from my own personal collection and is the second vintage pattern I've sized up. The original pattern asks for white boucle yarn and embroidery wool in three different shades of fuchsia pink. I didn't have any boucle yarn in my stash, but had a discontinued slub yarn called Wendy Satin Look. It's a beautiful pale blue yarn with a satin sheen to it. The yarn is made up of 34% cotton, 32% viscose, 30 % acrylic, and 4% nylon, and I thoug