Instructables: exploring - living - 1950s - featured http://www.instructables.com Tue, 21 May 2013 15:24:13 PDT BLOX v1.01 Black and White: Everything Old is New Again http://www.instructables.com/id/Black-and-White-Everything-Old-is-New-Again/
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By: Laura Mae

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New Look Dress in Wool Crepe http://www.instructables.com/id/New-Look-Dress-in-Wool-Crepe/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFK/KBPQ/GLHRY6UT/FFKKBPQGLHRY6UT.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFK/KBPQ/GLHRY6UT/FFKKBPQGLHRY6UT.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FFK/KBPQ/GLHRY6UT/FFKKBPQGLHRY6UT.SMALL.jpg gtrachel Winter-weight wool crepe dress lined in cotton, shawl collar, vintage Bakelite buckle on the belt.  This dress is my first project sewing on this scale - those skirt pieces take up a lot of space.  It's quite heavy and has great movement; I'd call the pattern a success and this summer, a linen model...
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