Designers, makers, curators, bloggers, and boutique owners have been abuzz with news of Pantone's 2021 "colors of the year." Even venues like Etsy issued their own "color of the year," too. Pantone went with two colors this year — "illuminating yellow" and "ultimate gray." Etsy settled on sky blue. Both style-making authorities cited optimism in choosing uplifting colors, though Pantone … [Read more...] about Why Brown Deserves a Place with The Colors of the Year for 2021
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Plan for Spring and Summer with Vintage Sewing Patterns
If you're hunkered down with the new wave of COVID restrictions and are looking for something productive to do inside, don't worry — we've got you covered. I've just added a bunch more vintage womens' sewing patterns to my shop giving you lots of options for projects to make to get ready for the spring and summer. Vintage Wedding and Parties Take your wedding into the Way Back Machine with … [Read more...] about Plan for Spring and Summer with Vintage Sewing Patterns
My Beautiful Ugly Packaging
"Beauty is as beauty does" — Chaucer in The Wife of Bath's Tale (c. 1387) (Originally "Handsome is as handsome does.") The other day an ad for "sustainable" branded packaging passed through my Instagram feed. The eye candy hooked me, and I clicked through. On their About page the company, Noissue, says they were founded ...to provide makers, brands and businesses of all sizes access to … [Read more...] about My Beautiful Ugly Packaging
My Birthday Buying Trip for Vintage Fabrics and Textiles
Like most of us, travel hasn't really been on the agenda this year due to Covid restrictions and Covid caution. I know for many folks it's been tough to not get out to see relatives afar, and tough to forgo travel jaunts of every kind. My own take on travel is to almost exclusively travel in my home state of Virginia, with a little travel further afield occasionally. Over 30 years ago I … [Read more...] about My Birthday Buying Trip for Vintage Fabrics and Textiles
Customer Story: Meg Busacca and Her Amazing Masks
Editor’s Note: The second in an occasional series focused on Lady Virginia Vintage customers and their projects using our fabrics. See the other profiles here. Earlier this year I was thrilled when one of my Etsy customers, Meg Busacca, left me such a nice review: This fabric is one of my absolute favorites! I am so happy with it, it really is special. I love this shop! Who doesn't love … [Read more...] about Customer Story: Meg Busacca and Her Amazing Masks
Beauty In the Coronavirus Era
Keeping us all at home under a mood of "lockdown," and with no end date in sight, the coronavirus threat threatens to do much more — that is, turn us into pajama-wearing couch zombies with a permanent ring of Cheetos around our lips. Not so for Lady Virginia. Even if I wasn't a somewhat dressy type person, perfectly happy to never wear leggings or flip flops and never use icky … [Read more...] about Beauty In the Coronavirus Era
