Sewing with Vintage Fabrics... great idea for your craft business!
Using Vintage fabrics is a great way to recycle older unique patterns into something new and useful!
I have found these great books thru Walmart.. online, and you should take a look at them, they will give you many ideas of what to do with that great fabric you have been finding at flea markets, garage sales, antique shops and more.. take a look!
 
Sewing with Fabulous Vintage Fabrics
 
Vintage Fabric Style: Inspirational Ideas for Using Antique and Retro Fabrics in Your Home by Sylvie Simmons, ISBN 1841724165
 
Vintage Fabrics: Identification & Value Guide
 
Decorating Vintage Style: Using Romantic Fabrics and Fleamarket Finds by Christina Strutt, ISBN 1588162400
Using older fabrics is very "chabby chic" right now, and very retro.. or it can look victorian, depending on your tastes.. Antique shops and flea markets are a great place to find fabrics, or take apart older vintage clothes that have seen their day and either use the fabric, or add to the garment to make it into something different.. there is an idea in its self.. There is a store a young girl opened in a town near me, where she took older second hand clothes and altered sleeves, added fabric, and made each piece into a work of art and an original piece.. as there would be no others like it.. and she does very well!...
Recycling sells right now, and its good for everyone.. so take a look at some retro or vintage fabric and see what you can do with it.. check out these books, shipping is cheap, and start creating!
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