Showing posts with label Simplicity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simplicity. Show all posts

Thursday, March 29, 2012

vintage embroidery pattern ID - Simplicity and Superior

Simplicity
Yup, the embroidery pattern envelopes look like their sewing pattern envelopes. Again, I don't think they still produce embroidery transfer patterns. 
I have 2 different transfer sets.

1945 pattern set - light blue solid lines on brown tissue paper
Envelope:

Text on transfer sheet:
Whoever cut and used the designs in this envelope cut the words off the sheet, but bothered to keep them in the envelope.

1960s (?) pattern set - dark blue solid line on brown tissue paper
Envelope:

Text on transfer sheet:

and instructions on transfer sheet:

Superior
No longer in business.

1930s or '40s (?) - blue/green solid lines on brown craft paper. (the paper in mine is quite brittle)
Envelope:

Text on transfer sheet:

Next time: the queen of vintage embroidery patterns, Vogart!

Friday, August 6, 2010

Swap meet goodness!

* Oh boy I love the swap meet! (except for the getting-up-early part, and the walking-in-the-sun part). It's random - sometimes there's nothing, but sometimes we find something great!About a month ago, found this gem. (not exactly this one cause I haven't taken a photo of mine yet, but just like this except the top says "A classic game for two" and the bottom right corner says "Le Bourreau" because we're in Canada). Vincent Price! Hangman! Once I get some plate holders to hold the box upright, he'll go on top of the bookshelf with Cthulhu, the gargoyles and the jar 'o skulls.

Last week I got a handful of vintage patterns. I had been sticking with the 50s, but these ladies are just so cute! The one on the far right is having a VERY GOOD time, and I covet the shoes of the one in the middle.

He lives! He strikes! No grave can hold him! For $1 I got Tales of the Zombie #1 AND Vampire Tales #1! Glen also got a fantabulous photo album of Elks from the 50s through the 70s. Stuck between a couple of pages was this:

Nifty real human hair net invisible! With hair net enclosed!

Last but not least, the cutest vintage embroidery transfer pattern! One day I will make these for somebody I know. I don't exactly know WHO yet, but somebody deserves to bee relaxed!

Thanks for sticking around! Coming soon, an epic tale of vinyl.