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During the 1960s, the big pattern companies enlisted the help of the hottest young designers to bring the latest fashions to their catalogues. This is Butterick 5912, designed by Mary Quant, whose patterns were licensed by Butterick well into the 1970s. I have a sneaking suspicion that this design is about as old as me. [...]

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I’ve got a hole in me pocket…

This is another tunic for Diane – a short hip-length one this time. Diane’s online name is “Bloomeenee”, so you can imagine that she was very keen to have something made from this fabulous Beatles Yellow Submarine fabric! Here’s a YouTube clip of the “Sea of Holes” part of the film. While I was sending [...]

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