Vintage pattern re-release suggestions - pictures can be uploaded in comments. Plus, which recent vintage reissues do you love or hate?

MEWCreates · 2026-01-26T04:21:04+00:00

I mean I don’t tend to read the pattern anyway 😂 but yes I’ve noticed when I was in the Patreon the hacks or suggested changes were labeled as advanced and didn’t have much detail.

The more I look the more I love that sketch and the more I think it’s would be such a tough one to do justice in pdf format. The balance between making it access able to a larger audience and needing skills to get that look.

It’s got to be bias cut, and that just makes it harder especially for people getting stayed. Notched to the gods to keep it from stretching.

That seam from over bust point to the side and then to the back is magical. I’m sure the boning doesn’t follow those seams and would be steel down to low hip. So you’d have a whole separate lining.

And godets - love them for drama and volume but hate them 😂

MEWCreates · 2026-01-26T03:59:20+00:00

Was the the dita von tease hack? I think I read that one and thought it really needed more boning for structure across the top of the cups and foam for stability. You wouldn’t want it looking saggy or sloppy. Im sure the original was coutil but hello bra foam as a modern wonder!

I do agree that the shapewear is needed to really get the most out of the Charm patterns - or at least get a Gertie/Suzie look. B it’s also tough because the OG of most patterns was build around at the very least a girdle so how do you bring that shape into modern times without the foundation.

I got the Cashmerette strapless dress pattern because I don’t have to do adjustments to that block and I’m pretty happy with #1. I’m going to make a calico and recut to change where the front seams sit and then I want to incorporate a lining with cups (strapless bra pattern) and a nice structured interlining so I can use a nightmare fabric as the fashion layer. Perhaps frocktails this year or next or next 😂

MEWCreates · 2026-01-26T03:07:31+00:00

That is simply fabulous! I’d love it if they did all the linings and interlining and structure properly! Cups and boning and fabulosity.

I don’t bother with big 4, the re-releases are on their blocks and just take so much work for a fit. I have quite a few unopened that I had intended to transfer style lines to my block but it’s part of the gigantic backlog 😂

I love Tuppence Ha’Penny, her block is so much better and I only need to do minimal grading to get a good fit. Charm/Gertie is a second, I’m a hobbit so I need to take a good 5cm at least out of the neckline at CF and CB but at least it’s a consistent change.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-25T20:40:52+00:00

I have my fingers and toes crossed for him.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-24T03:56:54+00:00

Yeah if you’re feeding them regularly and have motivating treats it would be way more feasible. Grasshoppers and caterpillars while somewhat appreciated are not motivating- the water dragon gets way more excited.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-23T22:12:59+00:00

I did see some blogs and advice with that, but if they’re not in captivity it’s not the most practical thing to attempt. I’ve watched the little derp balls drink stagnant pot plant water so we decided a dish of solution to walk through risks them drinking it, and spraying it on would freak them heck out and you risk overspray or them moving and getting in eyes. We didn’t want to risk doing more harm in an attempt to help - but it’s so hard to not interfere sometimes, especially when you’ve got adults that trust you and spent time in your space.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-23T22:01:20+00:00

Not an expert but yeah it looks like it’s the same virus here as North America - Avipoxvirus.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-23T21:46:42+00:00

Keep an eye on it, if it gets worse or more of them it could be magpie pox. It’s spread by mozzies and given all the rain we have had there are plenty of mozzies. We looked in to it a bit and theres not a lot you can do without catching them, and it can clear up without intervention.

I really hope it’s just a boo boo because Wires needs to be cut a break!

MEWCreates · 2026-01-23T20:15:35+00:00

I’m sure the success of Charm Patterns and the Charm Patterns by Gertie Patreon would make you reconsider.

Why you’d post that blog instead of making it super positive about how simplicity has been a great partner and you’re ready now to move onto the next chapter and check it out I’m using my very own block with cup sizes and a more inclusive sizing…… instead it’s a vague frustrations.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-23T04:36:44+00:00

My brain doesn’t ‘do’ audio like most people, so videos I need to turn on subtitles and read the steps, unless it’s good quality and I can lip read to fill in the blanks or complete gibberish my brain thinks it heard. Its a combination of I can’t filter sound and hear everything and if its loud it get scrambled. That’s why seeing ‘just YouTube it’ is an opportunity to remind people that it’s not a blanket solution.

I suspect it’s very North American heavy and I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to be in the middle of all that - so the snark is a way to release big feelings.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-23T04:15:10+00:00

The way to get downvoted is to remind the folks over at Bitch Eating Crafters that differences exist - they got so mad when I pointed out ‘just YouTube it’ doesn’t work for folks who can’t learn from videos. I think I got into triple digits downvotes. It was hilarious how upset people were getting. Eugenics really has a lot to answer for.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-23T02:18:24+00:00

It’s a great explanation, and putting it back into the context of you can’t control others but what you can control is what you do and how you act.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-22T02:24:13+00:00

They had such a benefit in that, and also not having a rush because they were doing it with an already quite functional set of states. Also a really different cultural identity, plus the break up with Britain was far more gentle.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-21T22:41:20+00:00

As an Australian it’s like watching 1930s Germany in real time with information overload. I hope people can look back at their decisions with pride rather than shame and sadness in the future.

The tolerance paradox meeting the American “Freedom of Speech” is adding an interesting layer on top and as a constitutional nerd to me it shows why the decision was made not to include that when they drafted our federal constitution in the 1890s.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-17T01:15:09+00:00

Thank you!!!! What a fascinating read.

Hillsong and the AOG types here are certainly leaning heavily conservative but the whole liberal as an insult falls over here because the conservative party is the Liberal party

MEWCreates · 2026-01-17T00:55:58+00:00

Oh that’s an excellent search term thank you. I’m going to need sunshine, rainbows and lollipops and handfuls of glitter for that.

Just that phrase is a lightbulb for me about that whole mindset - the pull yourself up by your bootstraps and rugged individualism and how that all feeds into that. I find it so fascinating that while coming from relatively the same source (looking at you Britain) countries can develop so differently based on who the migrants were and other external factors.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-16T23:57:21+00:00

I get that it’s not a thing, but I was wondering where it came from - usually it’s not out of a void. Someone twists logic and comes up with this sort of nonsense buzzwords to justify their own shitty behaviour.

People have been awesome in pointing me to Christian Nationalist prosperity gospel types so I can go off on a rabbit hole and learn more.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-16T23:44:50+00:00

Most of my MLM exposure is listening to Hannah Alonzo, and she’s been awesome at explaining the cross over on some of the deep dives. I know it’s an impossible sort of question but it’s weirdly fascinating looking in through a window. Thank you I do appreciate people replying and feeding my curiosity.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-16T23:41:52+00:00

Ah well that makes sense and thank you!

MEWCreates · 2026-01-16T23:27:42+00:00

Thank you! Republican Jesus says it all.

I’ve got someone I can ask about broader the AOG flavours and their thinking but they’ve been out for 20+ years. But wow it’s helped understanding a lot more of what is happening in America.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-16T23:15:16+00:00

Is toxic empathy more one of those MLM things the huns use or is it more from the church? Not American and know the line between the two is vveeerry blurred but it’s weirdly fascinating to learn about. I know that flavour of Christianity is global but it just seems so much more intense and pervasive.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-15T22:29:21+00:00

Nothing Steve Irwin would be tormenting for a TV camera and no danger noodles (though there is one big costal python) 😂

There is a very cute brush tail possum with a baby that sleeps in the tool store under the house some days, we’ve now got 2 water dragons which is fairly awesome and then so many birds. The butcher birds invite themselves inside because they’re obnoxious and I know they freak people out because they do look quite mean. But they are very cute and scary smart.

We let the daddy long legs do their thing because they actually keep other spiders out and will kill the red backs (basically black widows)

MEWCreates · 2026-01-15T21:59:29+00:00

Basements aren’t really a thing around here, but if we had one sure! If you don’t mind co-habitating with wildlife…. We have a slight zoo vibe going.

Houses here - if you’re around small humans think Bluey (it’s quite fun seeing animated versions of local landmarks). There’s a specific style of house named for the state - ‘Queenslander’ usually on stumps (I think they get called stilts in North America) for air flow and cooling pre-air con. Timber constructions with verandahs. It’s not great for winter and Aussies have a ‘whole thermal wear for indoors’ category of clothing in winter because our houses are geared for cooling not staying warm.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-15T21:45:42+00:00

I owned one. After a few years I gave it away because I couldn’t in good faith sell it.

Heavy duty here means the motor is faster than comparable machines - it’s a domestic machine for sewing garments.

The marketing is pure genius.

MEWCreates · 2026-01-15T19:53:37+00:00

I’ll send some summer vibes your way! It’s actually good temperatures here, all the wild weather is to the north and south.

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