The 1912 project is being sponsored by the Vintage Pattern Lending Library. They plan to reproduce approximately 150 patterns from the 1912 issues of the French fashion journal La Mode Illustrée in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The patterns will be a combination of Women's, Men's and Children's fashion (though I have requested to only recieve Women's fashions) and will culminate at the end of 2012. The sewists involved in the project will be testing the patterns (and to be honest, friends, it will certainly be a test for me. Minimal instruction about the construction, which will mean some trial and error..you may hear me shouting things like "Holy Bananas!" or "Son of a Gun!" in an effort to curb my cussing..) and posting their progress on their blogs, or on the VPLL blog site.
I will be incorporating these posts as part of the Home Ec series so you can all follow along. I plan to use images from vintage photographs (and Downton Abby, of course!) to inspire my fabric and color selections. Here are some that I am in loooove with right now:
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If you would like to be involved, you can visit The 1912 Project or email the VPLL at vpll.librarian@gmail.com
I'll post the second I recieve my first pattern and let you know what's in store!
Hugs and Smooches,
D
