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10/27/2026

And the winner of the 5008 Cape pattern is... 🥁

🎉 Congratulations Gina Pala/ The Copy Cat 🎉

Check your DMs to claim your pattern. You can pick the PDF or a printed copy.

Thank you SO much to everyone who entered, joined the newsletter and tagged a sewing friend. We loved seeing all of you! 💛

Didn’t win? You can still grab the 1941 cape at a discount. The launch-week codes end Wednesday, Oct 28:

✂️ CAPEPDF: $1 off the PDF
✂️ CAPEPRINT: $2 off the printed pattern

Link in bio to shop. Stay on the newsletter so you hear about the next release (and the next giveaway 👀) first.

10/22/2026

NEW PATTERN + GIVEAWAY: the 5008 Cape in Two Lengths (1941) 🍂

Cape season is officially here. Our newest release is a true 1940s cape: swingy, dramatic, and made to go over everything you own. Make it hip length or longer. It comes with a shoulder pad pattern for that sharp ‘40s silhouette.

✂️ Sizes 32”–54” bust
✂️ PDF includes US Letter, A4 and A0 copy-shop files
✂️ Printed patterns ship too
🎁 GIVEAWAY: Win the 5008 Cape pattern, either the PDF or a printed copy (your choice!). To enter:
1️⃣ Follow Resource For Historic Fashion
2️⃣ Sign up for our newsletter (link in bio) to get new releases, sales and vintage sewing inspiration first
3️⃣ Tag a sewing friend who needs a cape in their life

Entries close Monday, Oct 26 at 11:59pm PT. Winner announced Tuesday, Oct 27.

🎉 Can’t wait? Launch-week savings run through Oct 28:
CAPEPDF: $1 off the PDF
CAPEPRINT: $2 off the printed pattern

Shop the pattern and join the newsletter through the link in bio 💛

10/15/2026

Hello, Revivalists! 🧵✨

A little vintage sewing news from the studio…

🧥 Pattern #5008 — a 1941 Cape in Two Lengths — arrives Monday, October 19!

This lovely vintage pattern sews up quickly and is just in time for fall weather. Is there anything better than a little vintage style for the cooler months?

🍂 A little more from the studio…

We are starting a monthly Revival Designed newsletter so you can keep up with new pattern releases, studio news, and what we’re working on behind the scenes — without relying on social media algorithms to bring the updates to you.

And each month, subscribers will receive a FREE vintage sewing download!

This month’s freebie is especially fun: a 1916 Pictorial Review pattern catalog, featuring the fashions and sewing patterns people were enjoying more than a century ago. A little window into another era of sewing history! 📜

💌 Want to join us? Sign up through the link in our bio!

I’d also love to know: What era or garment would you like to see restored next? Tell me in the comments — your suggestions help shape what comes out of the archive!

08/27/2026

If you’re new to vintage sewing, there’s a LOT that isn’t immediately obvious.

Vintage patterns aren’t just modern patterns printed on old paper. The sizing, ease, fabrics, construction methods, and expectations of the sewist can all be different.

Here are five things we wish someone had told us before we started working with vintage patterns. 🧵

Save this for your next vintage sewing project!

And experienced vintage sewists: what would you add to the list?

08/06/2026

Summer fashion has changed a lot over the last 100 years—but some designs feel just as wearable today as they did decades ago.

From practical 1920s overalls to elegant late-1940s summer dresses, these patterns remind us that good design doesn’t go out of style.

One thing you’ll notice throughout these eras is the emphasis on breathable fabrics like linen, cotton, and rayon, along with silhouettes that allowed freedom of movement while keeping cool.

Which of these vintage styles would you happily add to your wardrobe today? ☀️

06/28/2026

☀️ Summer sportswear, 1925.

This page from a 1925 German fashion magazine is titled “Sport- und Wanderkleidung” (“Sports and Hiking Clothing”) and showcases fashionable attire for an active summer.

You’ll find outfits designed for:
🚣 Boating
🥾 Hiking
🎾 Tennis
⛳ Golf and outdoor recreation

One detail we love is the gentleman’s linen jacket pictured in the center. The description calls it a Leinenjacke and notes it was suitable for summer excursions and mountain hikes. It’s easy to imagine it being made in crisp white or another light-colored linen to keep cool during warm weather.

What stands out most is how practical these garments were while still embracing the sleek silhouettes of the 1920s. Even sportswear was designed with style in mind.

If you had to choose one outfit to wear today, which would it be?

06/08/2026

Part 2 of our look inside Modenhaus ✨

There are so many fascinating details packed into these pages that one reel simply wasn’t enough.

From fashion illustrations and garment designs to sewing references and advertisements, magazines like this offer a glimpse into how people discovered trends and created clothing long before the internet and modern pattern catalogs.

One of my favorite things about vintage publications is seeing which styles are unmistakably products of their era.

What detail caught your eye in this issue? 👀

04/14/2026

A look inside a vintage German fashion magazine ✨

These pages are filled with garment designs, sewing patterns, and detailed references — far more than we could fit into one video. There’s even advertising and home skills.

Publications like this were once a primary source of style and instruction, helping women create entire wardrobes at home.

This is just a small glimpse — more to come 👀

04/10/2026

And the winner is… 👀✨

with a guess of 225 — the closest to the actual number! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who joined in and took a guess — we loved seeing all your answers (some of you were very close 👀).

send us a message so we can get your $25 shop credit set up for you! 🤍

We’ll definitely have to do something like this again soon…

04/08/2026

Unboxing a small collection of German fashion and home magazines ✨

These include publications like Das Blatt der Hausfrau, Glücksbote, and Illustrierte Wäsche- und Handarbeits-Zeitung — all of which offered sewing patterns, fashion inspiration, and guidance for creating garments at home.

Before modern pattern companies and online tutorials, magazines like these were a major way trends were shared. Women could recreate current styles using the patterns and instructions included inside.

It’s always incredible to see the level of detail and craftsmanship in these — and how much of fashion history was shaped through publications like this.

Would you try sewing from something like this?

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