 Many people suffer from freezing cold hands and feet at night in bed. This can be due to genetics or the side effects of certain medications. Heart patients, in particular, often struggle with extremely cold hands and feet in bed. The “foot problem” is easy to solve—just wear thick wool socks to bed. But cold hands? That’s trickier. You don’t know where to put them, and almost nothing helps. That’s why I made these bed mittens.
Click here for the photo-tutorial:  If you love sewing, vintage fabrics, and objects with a story, you know the feeling: sometimes you stumble upon a shop that feels less like a store and more like a tiny museum of textile dreams. That is exactly the charm of Historique Couture on Etsy.
Historique Couture is not one of those mass-produced, everything-looks-the-same kind of shops. Instead, it feels personal, carefully curated, and delightfully unpredictable. One moment you are admiring a hand-stitched quilt, the next you are scrolling past vintage treasures, art drawings, or a unique handmade garment that looks like it stepped straight out of a different era. For the first time in the past and recent history of this website, something strange has occurred. An English-language blog has unexpectedly ended up on the Dutch-language blog page. Very odd. We've left it as is because a redirect requires less effort than deleting and rewriting the blog. And perhaps it might be fun for all English-speaking readers to take a peek at the Dutch blog.  But now quickly to the blog because Vogue V1563 is an exceptional sewing pattern. It's the 'New Recycle Chic,' and it's incredible what you can create from fabric remnants. This concept fits perfectly into these times. Moreover, the sewing pattern is ingeniously designed with numerous couture details. Hurry and take a look:
 Over the past few years, Slow Sewing or Mindful Stitching has grown increasingly popular. Some even speak of a Slow Sewing Movement. Yet, it’s occasionally joked about as "something for dreamy people with too much time on their hands." Nothing could be further from the truth! Mindful sewing is a valuable moment of calm in a busy day—or even a chaotic life. Stitch by stitch, sewing not only brings peace but also makes people happy.
 Do you have an old bolster pillow lying around that has seen better days? Or perhaps you found one at a thrift store, but the fabric just doesn’t suit your taste? No problem: with a little sewing skill and the right tools, you can easily transform a worn-out bolster into a fresh, stylish piece. Perfect for the bedroom, caravan, patio chairs, or as a charming accent in your living room.
 When you make Chanel-style jackets, you often have leftover fabric. In my blogs, I often repeat: buy more than the sewing pattern specifies. This is to avoid running out of fabric, for example, after a mistake, or because you'd like to avoid fraying, which often means an extra half meter of fabric. But what do you do with the leftover fabric? You can make so many things with it, including this artistic pillow, for example.
 When the World Feels Uncertain, the Old Pedal Still Turns
In my studio stand several elderly giants: cast-iron sewing machines from another era, including a sturdy leather-sewing model operated entirely by hand or foot. No plug, no humming motor — just pure mechanical precision. |
Since 2018
Sewing Chanel-Style is all about sharing information, sewing pattern-reviews, book-reviews and lots of sewing guides for sewing-beginners and advanced seamstress.
Marga van der Vet
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