Vintage Tuesday: Oh yes… it’s Tulle!
August 3, 2010
Ahhh the 70s… thoughts? Anyone?
Looking at these, and laughing uncontrollably, I do have to wonder what it will be that we look back on from the noughties and cringe about. I look back at the myriad of fabric covered photo frames and tissues boxes that I created in the 80s in horror. Will it be Softies? Japanese cute prints? What’s cringe worthy about what we create now?
Hello. My name is Claire. I have a sock toy addiction. It began two years ago when I was pregnant and nesting. At first I dismissed it. I hadn't sewn in years. "Craft Schmaft" I said. Well it seems this crafty thing is here to stay. This blog brings you the delights of making sock softies, fabric finds and crafty inspiration from round the interweb.
August 3, 2010 at 9:27 PM
They are truly awesome in their kitch-iness!! Amazing finds!
I’ve no idea what’ll be seen as naff in 10 years from now as we are constantly evolving our crafts… what concerns me more is those who haven’t moved on from the 1980s and 1990s and cannot possibly classed as cool enough to be retro.. the fussy little prints that should have been left in those decades .. mind you I thought that about 70′s prints and now look at them… however there is something about the re-invention of the look of a previous decade in modern terms that stops it looking dated.. I’ve yet to put my finger on exactly what it is, colour, texture, fabric, material?
Great post!
August 3, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Thanks for the giggle – that toilet seat cover is just DIVINE!!
August 3, 2010 at 11:46 PM
Awesome. And…SCARY. Horror movie SCARY. Do you suppose the aim is to loofah with the rabbit as well?
August 4, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Ha ha, love it. I wondered whether the scary plastic rabbit faces (which the pattern instructs you to buy) were readily available in the 70s.
August 4, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Scrapbooking! I apologise to any scrapbookers reading this but it really is the corniest hobby of the noughties/now.
August 4, 2010 at 4:51 PM
OMG.
It is hard to imagine ever looking at that and thinking that you’d just given your bathroom a modern update.
August 5, 2010 at 6:18 PM
Oh you’re so right Amelia.
August 4, 2010 at 9:17 PM
Aaaah just looking at that makes you want to say hello to the porelain bowl……Love that elephant
August 5, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Oooh yeah, thank god I’m past the morning sickness stage!