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For more modern resources I'd recommend David Coffin's books on shirt-making and trousers which break down construction step by step. He does go into great detail on older styles of button flies, for example. The Art of the Tailor by Robert Doyle is great if you want to do pattern drafting, but...

My cousin had her tongue pierced for a while and it wasn't terribly noticeable most of the time. She did find it hard to talk for long periods with it in, such as speeches. She would always take it out when talking on the phone and had one conversation that went quite a while causing the hole to...

I finished my second "modern" suit this January (I usually work on 18th century styles). It's a 1920s style tailcoat suit for my husband. He's hard to fit with broad shoulders. There's a lot I want to finesse in terms of fitting on my next attempt, mainly to keep working on the shoulders and...

My hair is just below chin length. With a blunt bob pin-curled it looked like this: You probably want a little bit of layering, but I wouldn't do too much.

I got my (dark auburn) hair dyed blonde last month and have been having all sorts of fun with styling! It's like a whole different species of hair.

I've got a large number of vintage style garments I've made up for sale on Etsy. Most are around size small or x-small. All have been worn only a few times at most- they just don't fit me well anymore! I'm a professional tailor, so everything is well made. The prices are negotiable since I know...

Check out Dharmatrading.com for dyes and instructions. They have some dyes specific to man-made fibers.

I had tried to contact them a couple of months ago with no response to email or a number of phone calls. I gave up and bought elsewhere.

The Vista from Beehive? It was incredibly easy- once you learn the basic repeat for making the stripe you don't have to think much!

It didn't feel any different in terms of stretchiness (just softer). I made up the correct size for me and it came out perfectly. No measurements to compare to, but it fits correctly. We'll see how the cardigan comes out, I suppose!

Thank you! It was very easy. I haven't knitted much in years and I had no problem picking it back up and staying even.

A sweater from 1930s instructions in bamboo/wool. So very soft (I'm almost done with a cardigan from the same type).

I recently went on a cruise and made a pajama set (amongst other things) for it: The trousers were from Eva Dresses 1934 Lounging Ensemble pattern, while the top is basically two triangles cut on the bias.

My favorite so far is Allyn Scura, though they can be a little pricey. My best pair of 1930s sunglasses were a random find on ebay, so just keep looking!

Both of my Grandmothers (born 1918 and 1926) remember wearing snug shoes as long as possible when growing up because they couldn't afford new ones. They always wore snug shoes, and their feet never had a chance to expand. They both had extremely narrow feet (something I've inherited), but were...