So, I thought I'd follow up the previous post, about a lovely 1920s beaded purse , with some more vintage clothing repair highlights. ...

-------> My daughter Katrina came to me last spring, asking me to be an advisor for a wedding dress one of her best friends had asked...

       This christening gown is a family heirloom with a full pedigree.  The left photo is the front, right photo is the back, third ...

Here's a lovely little chiffon blouse from the Basya Berkman Vintage collection.  The only mending help it needed from me was re-attach...

I popped in to an estate sale at this historic register house near my neighborhood as much to visit the house as to shop.  The house was ...

This is a lovely Edwardian dress with loads of lovely lace.  The lace was broken in a few places.  Here's how I repaired it. Break ...

One of the best things about repairing vintage clothing is getting to examine the items so closely and learn from them.  In this case, ...

Gleanings from this weekend's estate sale shopping: more buttons