tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post8396520162984753424..comments2024-03-27T03:14:02.778-04:00Comments on La Sewista!: Everything Old is New AgainBunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-10080653549895279842014-07-31T07:01:38.601-04:002014-07-31T07:01:38.601-04:00Over the years, four!
Over the years, four!<br />Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-65735618480138806332014-07-25T12:36:46.249-04:002014-07-25T12:36:46.249-04:00I will happily, and with no embarrassment, admit t...I will happily, and with no embarrassment, admit to owning first edition copies of Hassle-Free, and Son of Hassle-Free. AND I had to pull Hassle-Free out just last year, when my son wanted to dress as a Hendrix-era rocker for Halloween, and I, for the life of me, couldn't remember how we used to make straight-legged jeans into bellbottoms. I even had enough vintage floral ribbon with a velvet edge to run around the cuffs. Talk about DEEP stash! Love the non-review! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726698699163381220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-78241760888798424362014-07-19T06:20:42.622-04:002014-07-19T06:20:42.622-04:00I *ahem* might have owned that book. :::koffkoff...I *ahem* might have owned that book. :::koffkoff:::Jillybejoyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010866113928621691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-12995372028376697602014-07-19T03:02:08.261-04:002014-07-19T03:02:08.261-04:00The high class hippie-style outfit that I created ...The high class hippie-style outfit that I created in that era was a pant suit made from a length of silk sari fabric. It was turquoise with a wide embroidered gold border. Since I was self-taught in the sewing department I had no clue about finishing seams of silk. The first time I wore it, all the seams pulled apart at the stress points. Since it was too shredded to be repaired, I never really had the opportunity to wear it in all it's sartorial splendor to any substantial event. What a lesson. Fortunately my mother worked in the store that sold these so the fabric wasn't that expensive for that experiment. <br /><br />Of course today, for reasons other than style, I wouldn't dream of either creating or wearing a garment like that. That was my first big sewing disaster, never to be forgotten. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676207813594166518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-20006547733014124632014-07-19T02:50:10.407-04:002014-07-19T02:50:10.407-04:00"flew home in a Volkswagen" ! Didn'..."flew home in a Volkswagen" ! Didn't we all do that in those days? <br /><br />How many VW Beetles did you own?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676207813594166518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-82334192761358235942014-07-19T02:47:19.495-04:002014-07-19T02:47:19.495-04:00Well, Bunny, that has to be the funniest post I...Well, Bunny, that has to be the funniest post I've seen since I started following your blog. I laughed out loud. <br /> <br />And the progression of the slutty t-shirts. <br /><br />Last year I while re-organizing my sewing cabinet, I came across a chunk of denim with a piece of embroidery from my bell-bottom days. I'd saved it all these years as I'd put so much effort into the design and work. What to do? It seems my age group has adopted the "Tilley Hat" and they all look the same. So with some fiddling I managed to hand sew it on to the front crown, denim and all, so now I know for sure which one is mine when we are out on paddling trips. Great memories too.<br /><br />Great non-reviews of these books. Do tell if you come across any more of this ilk. My era too. Thanks for posting these memories. P.S. I'm 68, married in 1969.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676207813594166518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-29025893017228893822014-07-18T07:07:01.350-04:002014-07-18T07:07:01.350-04:00Good pun!
Good pun!<br />Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-54610092297704003142014-07-17T23:17:10.896-04:002014-07-17T23:17:10.896-04:00Too funny!
Is that 'hippie rehash," or&qu...Too funny!<br />Is that 'hippie rehash," or"hippie hash"?? ;)Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159709369633249856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-355543367419752572014-07-17T22:44:53.143-04:002014-07-17T22:44:53.143-04:00Hilarious. I never feel old until I see something ...Hilarious. I never feel old until I see something that reminds me of just how bizarre those times were: almost embarrassing! But very funny. When I think of the incredible Merivale & Mr John long dresses I used to wear in the city in daytime...Tupppihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859633994939002662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-54775219664877320562014-07-17T19:52:59.306-04:002014-07-17T19:52:59.306-04:00I passed on the hot pants, just too much booty. bu...I passed on the hot pants, just too much booty. but I did do a mean festival of over 300,000. Saw Sly and the Family Stone, lots more. I think we flew home in a Volkswagon. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-17302532397281939732014-07-17T19:51:23.464-04:002014-07-17T19:51:23.464-04:00I would never dis your Gunne Sax dress. I loved mi...I would never dis your Gunne Sax dress. I loved mine and schlepped a lot of burgers to pay for it. I'm pretty sure it was sixty dollars and that was back then a huge sum of money for a high school kid to come up with. Today it looks like something women wear on those compounds in Texas. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-67971340113695799932014-07-17T19:48:20.719-04:002014-07-17T19:48:20.719-04:00Lots of caftan info in the book. I think that'...Lots of caftan info in the book. I think that's the AC-DC stuff.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-77221976701101029452014-07-17T19:47:33.223-04:002014-07-17T19:47:33.223-04:00I think you got my point, Georgia! I think you got my point, Georgia! Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-64067188728265070982014-07-17T11:19:04.241-04:002014-07-17T11:19:04.241-04:00Wouldn't it be great to have the same models p...Wouldn't it be great to have the same models pose again in those clothes to see how things have changed? I married in 71, wore hot pants but never managed to attend a love-in or music festival and kept my bra on. I miss Mama Cass and Janis Joplin!mrsmolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329515914613595719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-58797570265119236652014-07-17T11:05:06.172-04:002014-07-17T11:05:06.172-04:00I, too, lived through the era (and may have owned ...I, too, lived through the era (and may have owned the book--just saying). You run from bell bottoms, for me it's "space dyed" yarn and that infernal "bubble knit"! Thanks for the memories.mary mahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-41067530680540603502014-07-17T09:59:37.905-04:002014-07-17T09:59:37.905-04:00Are you dissing my Gunne Sax wedding dress? That w...Are you dissing my Gunne Sax wedding dress? That went with the big floppy hat? :-) Purchased at Foxmoor. I'm pretty sure I wore it with my shoes purchased from Thom McAn. In other news, my daughter found a photo of me in a pair of hot pants I made circa 1972 and has requested a pair. carolghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469424755998457310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-41125294917652452202014-07-17T08:48:05.547-04:002014-07-17T08:48:05.547-04:00I truly am happy to know that the "new trend&...I truly am happy to know that the "new trend" of shapeless, no detail, no fit garment patterns etc. being flogged on the internet are likely to go the way of the fashions of the Sixties. The one that really got to me was the popular blogger/facebooker who was so proud of the knit maxi skirt she made. In the tutorial she said, "You can hem yours if you want, I don't hem."Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127821043084176954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-25137009756888127952014-07-17T08:19:34.786-04:002014-07-17T08:19:34.786-04:00Thanks, Bunny, this is a hoot! I too lived through...Thanks, Bunny, this is a hoot! I too lived through it. You've brought back some fun memories. And oh those pesky darts!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299401116107179331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-3813307734886689902014-07-17T07:24:28.452-04:002014-07-17T07:24:28.452-04:00That's just too funny!!! "Groovy to wear...That's just too funny!!! "Groovy to wear" - my favorite. LOL! I also love that the darts make the clothes look funny. Thanks for the laugh!Kathy dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890101339724137560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-50581366868535926272014-07-17T07:10:58.333-04:002014-07-17T07:10:58.333-04:00Just want to add I was ordering a game cam on Amaz...Just want to add I was ordering a game cam on Amazon a few minutes ago and popping up in those thumbnails were FOUR books, other than the one mentioned, for tieing teeshirts. They appear to all be contemporary. You can have the 108 ways, the 101, ways, etc. More to check out through the library!Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-17682269387514907202014-07-17T06:30:53.312-04:002014-07-17T06:30:53.312-04:00I did see that on Amazon. I did see that on Amazon. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-42491465041217580912014-07-17T06:30:21.326-04:002014-07-17T06:30:21.326-04:00They often serve as a great introduction to sewing...They often serve as a great introduction to sewing. Then, like everything else, we can stay at that level or move on, in this case, to the world of darts!Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-76476540976934993682014-07-17T05:01:42.038-04:002014-07-17T05:01:42.038-04:00I owned that book, back in the day, (though my sew...I owned that book, back in the day, (though my sewing skills were even then already beyond what they were suggesting, and with my figure I never found darts,or bras, to be unnecessary!)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994300004330705947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-20898025736186344922014-07-17T04:22:06.129-04:002014-07-17T04:22:06.129-04:00Not too long ago I found a copy of this book in my...Not too long ago I found a copy of this book in my favorite used bookstore. Bought it immediately since I remember it from back then. Did you know that there's also the follow-up book: Son of Hassle Free Sewing?paloverdebloomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01206341620060876131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-25986782989000308162014-07-17T00:07:18.727-04:002014-07-17T00:07:18.727-04:00LOL! I used to have that book...LOL! I used to have that book...SewTypicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476849223678980036noreply@blogger.com