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  1. Katinka von K.

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    What a beauty! Looks like it is in very good condition and at such a price.
  2. Katinka von K.

    Show us what you've made!

    Looks fantastic! I love your colour choice. Screams summer by the sea to me :)
  3. Katinka von K.

    Show us your hair do's....

    Thank you :) I got it at H&M last autumn.
  4. Katinka von K.

    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Hey ladies, I need a little fabric advise. I´ve seen the most fabulous retro fabric today but it has 5 % spandex. I use an old sewing machine that doesn´t seem to offer any elastic stitches. Will there be problems with the seams if I use the plain boring stitch on 5 % spandex fabric?
  5. Katinka von K.

    sheer blouses

    I don´t know about blouses made of fabric but I have knitting magazines dating to the early 50s that contain knitted blouses with the bra showing through. Maybe it wasn´t as untypical as we might think today?
  7. Katinka von K.

    As if we didn't chat about pin curls enough. . .

    Much less I´m afraid :D
  8. Katinka von K.

    As if we didn't chat about pin curls enough. . .

    What shocks me even more than ruined teeth (I open my bobby pins with my fingers :P) is the average number of pins used for one set. I might be doing something wrong...
  9. Katinka von K.

    picture request: Far From Heaven

    Sadly I can´t help you but I have to thank you for sharing the name of the movie. I watched it on tv some time ago, really liked it and then forgot the name as I always do. Not only is the story a very nice (well, as "nice"as a story about a mid-century racist neighbourhood can be) one but the...
  10. Katinka von K.

    Show us your hair do's....

    Ha, thank you! Actually I just put it where my hair looked messy ;) @Nosferaturoams Veeeeeery nice hair, the color is beautiful.
  11. Katinka von K.

    Oh, the Stigma of an Astigmatism. . .

    I love your new glasses, they suit you perfectly! I might need a new pair of glasses next year and have been thinking about a round shape for some time (mostly because the rectangular shape collides with my hats...) and looking at you I might give them a try :)
  13. Katinka von K.

    Show us your hair do's....

    Yesterday I finally managed to get 3 proper victory rolls. I was a bit proud of myself ;) I got the hair flower at H&M some years ago.
  14. Katinka von K.

    Everyday Women of the Golden Era

    The hair!! It´s so perfect. Here are a few of the people I found in thrift shops: There´s a lot more here.
  15. Katinka von K.

    Show us your hair do's....

    I support the idea of a "like"-button!
  16. Katinka von K.

    Show us your hair do's....

    Welcome to the lounge, PoppyHeart! Your first set looks pretty perfect to me :). All in all your look is very classy, like you popped out of a hollywood movie.
  17. Katinka von K.

    Show us what you've made!

    Thank you :) It comes from a german pattern magazine from the early 40s:
  19. Katinka von K.

    Show us what you've made!

    Finished this one recently after having it on my pile of unfinished projects for 6 months. It´s actually black (to hide all the flaws ;)).
  20. Katinka von K.

    Show us your hair do's....

    How cool is that? You look great, and very happy too :)
  21. Katinka von K.

    Excuse me Miss, do you Blog?

    @Black Dahlia Good to see you back, I´ve been missing you already :) I enjoyed your blog post, dress clips are such a great invention and you have quite a nice collection!
  22. Katinka von K.

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Twoo out of four purchases of today. The hat cost me 10€, the Frohne pantograph and the patterns cost me 8€ all together. It goes for far more on the web so I made a little bargain :)
  23. Katinka von K.

    Show Us Your Purchases!

    Please excuse me while I´m drooling.

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