November 18, 2011
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Vintage Blouses
How many times have you heard someone say
"They just don't make 'em like they used to" ?
A friend of mine cleaned out her mother's home
and brought me a load of fabric, lace, and thread that was her mothers.
I was going through the boxes with my mom
and we found some old blouses she had saved, probably to make doll clothing.
I looked at the fine details on the blouses, they were so lovely.One was an old peasant blouse without the top drawstring
And one was a fitted cotton blouse with shell buttons and embroidered flowers.
Beautiful details, I love to look at vintage clothing.
Most of the clothing made in this day and age would not wash and wear that well,
unless it is made of better fabric.
Most trendy fashions are made with cheap fabric
because trendy clothes are not meant to be worn for long,
classic fashions from better stores use finer fabric that washes well and is made to last.
My mom was always really fussy about what fabric clothes were made of,
that is one reason that even tough she had five kids and not much money
we always looked especially nice
even though we never had new clothing or the latest fashions.
She bought us classic, well made clothing from second hand stores and
we were better dressed than most of the kids at school
who bought new clothing at the discount stores.One thing I have noticed is that our clothing lasts a lot longer
since we do not have a clothes dryer. The fibers in the fabric
are not being broken down as fast and becoming "lint" .
My husband is hard on jeans in the greenhouse but he has some jeans now
that are still good that he's been wearing for over 17 yrs.
Every once in a while I patch a knee or mend a seam.Some interesting sites about lint:
Closeup pics of Dryer Lint HERE
Ways to recycle dryer lint HERE
How to Make Felt From Dryer Lint
Comments (20)
these are beautiful. what a great find.
Oooh interesting to know
oh wow, how beautiful and elegant those blouses with their embroidery are. I used to collect vintage handkerchiefs and some of them had very beautiful embroidery on them.
Vintage clothes are a lot of fun. I should go thrift-store shopping soon to find some cheap items.
Those are nice details. I inherited a bunch of brand-name shirts from my ex's ex-boyfriend's late brother, and the shirts are noticeably better than the cheap ones I've bought from Walmart.
The other night I watched a few minutes of a show about a store that deals in weird stuff. A lady came in to sell little figures made of belly button lint.
Very pretty. Those blouses will "recycle" beautifully into something else. Love the embroidery work!!
Those are so beautiful
I love the details and the excellent workmanship of most vintage clothes. These blouses you have are lovely.
Those blouses are lovely. Hope you put them to use in remaking them into something new to be enjoyed. I love some of the beautiful work in vintage items!
So pretty!
Your recycling ideas are always welcome here. In my little gated community, clotheslines are taboo, so if there is a load of wash that I want to air dry, it takes over the house. LOL.
@RighteousBruin - You need an Amish clothesrack http://www.amishhomeplace.com/dryingracks.html
I made a type of clay, almost like paper mache out of dryer lint. It was a lot of fun.
@RighteousBruin - yea we're not allowed to have clotheslines either... all these crappy rules... but I have a 2 clothes rack like seedsower posted and they work lovely.
@FallingSafely - I am definitely going to get one next week, or at least order it then.
@RighteousBruin - They do have them cheaper on amazon, but I am 100% sure that the ones seedsower posted are much better quality. My mom got me mine, we always had them growing up, so heck knows where it came from.
http://www.amazon.com/Honey-Can-Do-Wooden-Clothes-Drying-Rack/dp/B001F51A76
Beautiful detail on that second blouse! I have a pile of mending that I'm going to have to get to this next week!
Oh, my they are lovely! I just love vintage clothing!
I love those blouses. Love to go to thrift shops and look for vintage things. Thanks for the links on drier lint:)
lovely blouses. clothing is definitely not made as well, these days.
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