Vintage Style.
Made to Be Worn.
Discover hundreds of vintage knitting & sewing patterns, free patterns, tutorials and inspiration for making and wearing the past.
Vintage Style.
Vintage Patterns for Every Body
Vintage pattern store
Curated vintage sewing and knitting patterns for immediate download.
Search by size, decade and garment type – or start with one of my custom collections.
Hundreds of vintage patterns. Completely free.
Browse the Subversive Femme free pattern archive – hundreds of vintage knitting and sewing patterns ready for your next project.
Making vintage patterns easier to use
Vintage patterns can be different for modern makers. My tutorials can help you understand the terminology, resize patterns, substitute yarns and get better results.
SOON – Choosing Modern Yarn Substitutes
SOON – Working With Vintage Sewing Patterns
Vintage patterns brought to life
Vintage patterns are wearable today! I make and wear them, come see what I’ve learned along the way.
50s Hawaiian Pake Muu
Recreating a tropical style popular in the 1950s
1950s Chartreuse Fair Isle
The famous fair-isle jumper from Marriners 162
1940s ‘Aloha’ yoked jumper
Knitting on the ration, from 1940s Australia
1950s Bow Neck Blouse
Sewing up this very wearable design from Butterick 6965
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