Dress Of The Day with Angela

Choosing Needle Size First choose your needle. I try to pick a needle with a large eye. But not so large that it leaves a big hole in the fabric. Nor a hole which lets the thread slip through.  Storing needles and threads I just re-organized one of my many sewing boxes, a small one, with only four compartments. I put the needle threader in the same compartment as the needles.  The threads went in the large compartment.  Wire Needle Threader I like the little wife needle threaders with a flexible diamond shape end and a round piece for holding it. You thread the wire through the needle. If you can't see the eye, hold the needle against a light or white piece of paper. If you cannot hold the needle steady, instead of holding the needle in midair horizontally and rotating the eye, press the point downwards into a piece of white paper, so the eye is visible and still. Choosing Thread Thickness & Colour The thread colour looks neater if it matches the colour of the fabric....

 

  Starburst pattern. I love it. The item was six pounds in Primark, or was it three. It was reduced, half price. Not my colour. Brown is not my favourite colour.  (Americans say color, Grammarly a;; or Spell chccker keeps reminding me.) Reflection On What Colours To Wear When I was a brunette I wore brown and purple. And black. Not royal blue because my mother put me in that colour all my childhood because it suited me.  As a blonde I wear vivid, warm colours, red, orange, pink, occasionally green and blue. Nowadays I have tried yellow.  Silver and gold were once reserved for evenings. But with changing fashions, influencers who want to be noticed, wear bright and shiny colours, and their styles get copied. Asians living in all summer countries bring their colours to cool countries and cold seasons. Irresistible Bargain Not my fist choice colour. But a bargain? Who can resist a bargain? I can't. Primark's policy is to sell affordable clothes. But they also have sale ...

  I asked Ask Gemini and got a detailed response. where do all the vintage and 1980s and 1990s clothes come from when I see them on ebay or etsy. Are they from people who have died, house clearance, private sellers, shops, online businesses The vintage and 1980s/1990s clothing you see on platforms like eBay and Etsy comes from a multi-tiered supply chain. While individual private sellers do list items directly from their own closets, the vast majority of commercial vintage inventory moves through a specific pipeline before reaching online storefronts. 1. Estate Sales & House Clearances (Including Deceased Estates) Deceased Estates & Downsizing: A significant portion of true vintage items enters the market when elderly individuals pass away or downsize into care facilities. Family members or professional house clearance companies clear out decades of accumulated wardrobes. Estate Sale Liquidators: Professional liquidators run estate sales on-site, where local vintage d...

  Angela Lansbury wearing Tru blouse. Photo by |Trevor Sharot. White Blouse Label TRU. Made in West Germany. It must be from the 1970s or 1980s. The insides of the shoulder pads disintegrated long ago. Buttons Five gold half dome buttons down the front. I had wanted to wear a different blouse in a shiny synthetic fabric which I could have washed and dried quickly. However, my other favourite smart blouse had multiple buttons and I was in a hurry. This blouse had just five buttons down the front.  Collar It also has a dramatic collar. I wanted to wear something special for the HOD speakers 25th anniversary party.  The collar has long points which are sewn down mid-way and raised for dramatic effect. The Jacket Label High Point New York. Made in the USA. Vintage. 1990s. Collar Notched collar.  Padded Shoulders The shoulder pads are secured and hidden under the lining. I have never seen this before. It keeps the padding in place. It does not slip about or become detache...

  Last summer's dress and jacket set. . Last summer I wore sunny, happy reds and pinks and orange outfits. I bought several sets from Shein and Temu. Green Dress & Jacket Outfit This green one looked a bit dull.  Now it is cold, 20 degrees c in my kitchen, I thought I would put it away.  But it has never been worn. What a waste. At least wear it once to get my money's worth. Besides, sometimes I get to like an outfit I had previously rejected. It made a change. Besides, dark green is an autumn colour.  Matching Necklace I bought the necklace in st Luke's shop in Hatch End in north London. The St Luke's shops are in high streets in north west London.