A follow up to my hankie dress: a blouse! It’s a loose, pullover-style made with 8 different vintage hankies in the same aqua/pink colorway. I used Simplicity’s Built By Wendy pattern #3835 (out of print I believe). I simply pieced together hankies using the pattern pieces as a guide and cut off the extra bits. Vintage rayon seam binding for the tie at the neckline.
vintage cotton hankies, rayon ribbon
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Apr 18, 2012, 01.25 PMby madhu69
I like all your hankies creations !! When did you find those vintage hankies ?
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Apr 23, 2012, 07.19 AMby thefabledneedle
Thanks! I’ve been collecting them for years, from flea markets, family, eBay and so forth. They really aren’t hard to find!
Jan 27, 2012, 01.18 AMby servareginae
…Very creative way to use vintage hankies. …very cute blouse. Are you sure the pattern is out of print? I guess it would be easy to modify a similar pattern to get the same look.
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Jan 28, 2012, 05.34 AMby thefabledneedle
Thanks! Yes, I’m sure it is out of print but you may be able to find it on eBay. Also, it’s a very basic pattern: pullover-style blouse with elasticized neck and raglan sleeves. I’m sure there are comparable patterns out there.
Jan 26, 2012, 06.41 PMby barmaglot
So cool, love it!
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Jan 26, 2012, 07.12 PMby thefabledneedle
Thanks! :)
Jan 26, 2012, 10.41 AMby libra-s
Absolutely beautiful. Love it!!!
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Jan 26, 2012, 07.12 PMby thefabledneedle
Thank you!
Jan 26, 2012, 03.14 AMby skeeler
This is so pretty!
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Jan 26, 2012, 07.02 AMby thefabledneedle
Aw, thanks!