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Antiquing, a huge pig, a garden party dress & Indie Untangled launch

April 14, 2014 by Tasha 22 Comments

First and foremost, I wanted to say a huge thank you for all of the wonderful birthday wishes I received last week here and across social media! ♥ ♥ I really did have a great birthday, and thank you all for helping with that. 🙂


To cap off my birthday week, we headed up to Wisconsin on Saturday. One of the things we did was go to an antique mall. It’s not necessarily the most amazing one (which we knew as we’d been there before), but it was a nice thing to do on an unusually warm day, and we always enjoy driving off into the countryside and getting out of the city.

I said hello to a couple of friends there! Friends in the, uh, huge fiberglass animal department.

Antiquing in Wisconsin

By the way, before any asks: since I’m already wearing it here I won’t bother doing a post about my dress, but I just finished this one up. The fabric is another from Hawthorne Threads, and aptly named Garden Party. Basically the same as my Easter Parade dress but with no inset waistband. Though I’ve finally decided I much prefer dresses with waistbands. Also: you may have guessed that I’m growing out my bob with bangs, because I just could never get behind it on my own head. Fortunately my hair turned a corner last week and I’m now able to style it again in a way I’m really happy with, as seen in these photos. I’m even enjoying the current length. Hip hip! Just need my bangs to grow out a little more for a proper roll.

Anyway, isn’t the gigantic pig a hoot? He had a slightly more diminutive friend, too.

Antiquing in Wisconsin

outfit details

dress – made by me
satchel – Leather Satchel Co. (birthday gift from Mel! smaller sibling to my green one)
shoes – Sven Clogs
Bakelite earrings, bangles – misc.
watch – Fossil Cecile

We didn’t pick up much, but had a few good finds!

antiquing finds

Mel found an old tin type photo, and I found a Bakelite bangle, several really neat sets of vintage buttons, and a pattern from 1940. It’s not actually dated, but ironically I had done the research on a previous Hollywood pattern to determine the age, and had used this one as a reference point. Betty Grable joined 20th Century Fox in 1940, and by November 1940 the pattern numbers were in the 500s already. So I bet 402 was a Spring 1940 pattern. It features a “tuck-in or outside shirt with two or four patch pockets” and “slacks with front pleats and cuff bottom”. Oh, and don’t forget that “casual collar”.

Betty Grable - Hollywood Patterns #4102

Here’s a closeup of the Bakelite bangle, isn’t the swirling gorgeous? This one was half the price of the few others I saw at the mall, so I was pretty pleased I spotted it tucked away in a case. I’ve been obsessed with translucent Bakelite lately.

Bakelite

All-in-all good finds, and a lovely day spent in Wisconsin. And now that you’ve figured out three of the four items mentioned in the title of today’s post, here’s the fourth!Indie Untangled - portal for discovering artisan yarns, fiber, notions and accessoriesIf you’re a knitter (or a spinner), have you heard of Indie Untangled yet? If you love hand-dyed yarn and fiber, then you definitely should check it out. It’s a brand new portal for discovering artisan yarns, fiber, notions and accessories. Creator Lisa says it herself best:

Indie Untangled will connect buyers and sellers of hand-dyed yarn and fiber, handspun yarn, knitting-related notions and accessories, so you can discover an artisan who creates incredible colors and finally score that skein or sweater quantity from the dyer you’ve always wanted to try.

So what’s that mean? You can sign up for one mailing list and get connected to lots of small yarn-and-fiber vendors. You’ll get one weekly email with all of the upcoming updates from those vendors. (Less is more!) You can also check out the Marketplace page, which describes the vendors and connects you to their shops. The list already looks great and the site has only just launched, so imagine how nice this will be in a few short months, as word spreads? It’ll just get better and better!

To celebrate, Indie Untangled is doing a launch giveaway! Two, in fact! That Clever Clementine (my own clever mom) created two special bags with the cute Indie Untangled yarn ball logo, and you can enter two separate giveaways to win one of the bags.

  • This week, by joining the Indie Untangled newsletter by Friday, April 18th you’ll be entered to win a large Pandora Poke project bag. (And if you’re already on the mailing list, you’re already entered!)
  • Next week, join the Indie Untangled group on Ravelry and follow the instructions Lisa will post on the 21st on how to enter the second giveaway, to win a Snapdragon notions pouch.

Read more about the giveaway on the Indie Untangled blog, and while you’re there, be sure to sign up for their mailing list to enter their first giveaway!

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Filed Under: Knitting, Sewing, Travel and Adventures, Vintage Wardrobe Tagged With: antiquing, clogs, finished projects, indie untangled, sven clogs, wisconsin

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  1. Helen says

    April 14, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    My oh my that is a big pig! Love the dress, and in particularly those shoes! 😀

    Reply
    • Tasha says

      April 15, 2014 at 10:09 am

      Thanks, Helen! I adore clogs, those are a pair from Sven Clogs that I’ve had several years and wear a lot, and the leather is as good as new! 😀

      Reply
  2. Bellis Winter says

    April 14, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    as usual you look great in this perfect dress… and a lot of magical things !!!! and thank you for the “adress” for knitters !!!

    Reply
    • Tasha says

      April 15, 2014 at 10:09 am

      Thanks so much! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Benjamin says

    April 14, 2014 at 3:49 pm

    Some fibreglass animals (which are equal parts awesome and equal parts terrifying), vintage buttons AND a new place to look at wool…this post is an über treat of giant-normous proportions!

    Reply
    • Tasha says

      April 15, 2014 at 10:09 am

      Yes, I think you hit the nail on the head on the fiberglass animals– definitely equal parts creepy and awesome! 😉

      Reply
  4. Elisha says

    April 14, 2014 at 4:07 pm

    Which size leather satchel is your tan one? 🙂

    Reply
    • Tasha says

      April 15, 2014 at 10:10 am

      I’m not 100% since it was a gift but I just measured it, and it’s 12″ wide. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Rochelle New says

    April 14, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    Dude. You better make those 1940s pants so I can stare at them all day long!! …no wait. That’s weird of me. …oh wait. I don’t care 😉

    I loved your mom’s interview on Indie Untangled and think it’s an excellent idea for a site. I’m going to sign up for the mailing list.

    Love your dress. Love your giant pig. Love your hair. The end.

    Reply
    • Tasha says

      April 15, 2014 at 10:11 am

      Or I could send the pattern to you and YOU could stare at you all day long in them…? 😉

      Yes, the concept around Indie Untangled is great! I love seeing all that info in one place, and getting ONE email a week about updates is awesome.

      Reply
  6. Jessica Cangiano says

    April 15, 2014 at 9:33 am

    Great finds! Swirls in Bakelite like that always bring to mind thoughts of scrumptious marble cake, only these one last a whole lot longer than any dessert and are every bit, in not more, sweet! 🙂

    ♥ Jessica

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    • Tasha says

      April 15, 2014 at 10:11 am

      Ha ha, so true! Mmm, a Bakelite-festooned cake is now floating around in my head… 🙂

      Reply
  7. Carol Urban says

    April 15, 2014 at 9:49 am

    I looked at your mom’s Etsy shop and saw that she lives in the Hyattsville area. I grew up just down the road off Route 202!

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    • Tasha says

      April 15, 2014 at 10:12 am

      Small world! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Moe says

    April 15, 2014 at 11:10 am

    The new dress turned out FABULOUSLY! And it doesn’t look 60s at all. And it goes so well with a fiberglass pig! 🙂

    Reply
  9. Janey says

    April 15, 2014 at 12:23 pm

    Such an adorable dress and wonderful finds!

    xoxo
    -Janey

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  10. Kate-Em says

    April 15, 2014 at 4:03 pm

    Another gorgeous dress! I really like your vintage button finds, especially the blue triangles.

    Reply
  11. Lolita Haze says

    April 15, 2014 at 11:40 pm

    I knew it!! I knew you were in Wisconsin! I have been to that antique store! It’s not terribly far from me. I tried to get my ex to take pictures with the animals but no such luck. 🙁 Grumble!

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  12. Michelle says

    April 16, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    I LOVE the fabric you used to sew this dress. It’s very springtime. Hopefully you enjoyed the weekend and the weather. It might be a little while before we see it again.

    Reply
  13. Eileen says

    April 16, 2014 at 5:53 pm

    The dress is great and I love the pics with the funny animals! I have that same pattern; we should totally do a Betty Grable trouser sew along! I plan on making mine with navy linen for Summer. I want to make the blouse in white silk crepe or twill.

    Reply
  14. Philippa says

    April 18, 2014 at 2:58 am

    Lovely dress and great finds. I love vintage buttons! We’ve just been thrifting and I found my daughter a hand knit cardigan with little glazed buttons shaped like strawberries – how cute and perfect for summer!

    Reply

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