I took this right off their page and this sounds like something Lisa and I have been batting around for a while as we discussed Edwardian Tea Dresses and traded pics of them. Can't wait to see what additional patterns they put out. Maybe we can find a little time in between the Elizabethan projects to make some Edwardian as this is a special year for it.
"Historical costumers and those who just love sewing vintage and antique patterns may be interested to learn about the Vintage Pattern Lending Library’s (VPLL) The 1912 Project.
The 1912 Project will reproduce approximately 150 patterns from the 1912 issues of the French fashion journal La Mode Illustrée
by the end of 2012. The patterns that will be transcribed include not
only women’s fashion, corsets, and lingerie, but also garments for men,
children, and babies. And the VPLL needs sewers to help test the
transcribed patterns and share their experiences working with and sewing
them. Test sewers will receive the patterns at no cost as they are
transcribed from the magazines.
The project is just one of many programs and events organized among
costuming and vintage sewing groups to commemorate the 100-year
anniversary of the sinking of Titanic on April 14-15, 1912.
Participants in The 1912 Project will track their own progress in
sewing the patterns they receive by posting monthly updates and photos
on their own blogs or by sending the VPLL photos and comments on their
progress, which will be posted to the VPLL’s blog, Vintage Fashionista. The patterns will also be available for purchase on the VPLL’s website. To get involved, visit The 1912 Project or email the VPLL at vpll.librarian@gmail.com."
http://vpll.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/the-1912-project/#comment-93
No comments:
Post a Comment