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Categories / Art and Photography

Merchant and Mills Notions artwork print

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A bit of a back story to explain this Notions artwork print: Merchant and Mills is a Drapers shop based in Hay on Wye. They sell all the dressmaking products you'd expect – from pins and scissors to thimbles and tape measures. They aim to source these from within the UK and are all sold and labelled with beautiful retro packaging. The packaging of these products, or 'notions', are what inspired this print. 

Look closely at the print and you'll see the charm of the packaging: beautifully detailed illustrations of the objects coupled with great traditional typography, that make the objects themselves instantly covetable. 

Surely the perfect print for anyone gifted with a needle, it costs £35.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Stitch ‘n’ Snip Necklace by In All Her Finery

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We've long admired jewellery boutique In All Her Finery's eye for vintage inspired chic here at Retro To Go. Alongside quirky brand choices, their own brand creations provide a unique and high quality choice of retro costume jewels, like this Stitch 'n' Snip Necklace.

Using a Victorian style sewing machine and scissors as a pendant, the miniatures are as delicate and stylish as the real thing. Mounted on a long silver chain, this necklace is a piece that can brighten up any retro wardrobe.

It's available online from the In All Her Finery shop for £14.50.

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Categories / Homeware

John Lewis Connections-patterned craft accessories

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John Lewis has got some great retro prints at the moment, not least the 1950s-influenced Connections pattern. Keen crafters will be pleased to know that they've used the print across a range of craft accessories. 

The bold pattern makes a nice change from the chintzy designs that are often used such traditional items such as the sewing basket pictured. The range also includes a sewing case, pin cushion, craft bag and knitting needle roll. In fact, all that's needed to inspire a spot of making over the winter months. 

Prices range from £6 up to £35, with the basket pictured costing £20. 

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Categories / Kids

Jane Foster Tilda doll kit

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Jane Foster Tilda

Jane Foster's designs are no strangers on this site. So it's no surprise that when she designs something as simple as this Tilda doll kit, she injects a bit of retro style into that too. 

Like the Clothkitty doll of old, it's a flat design printed onto linen cotton you then sew together and stuff yourself. Less stuffy than your average doll though – this design with her long hair and stripy Breton dress is a bit Jane Birkin-esque or, at the very least, the doll looks like she dresses with some 60s style.

The doll kit costs £20. 

Buy them from the Jane Foster website

Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1950s midcentury-style oak sewing box

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With craft and 'make do and mend' all the rage right now, this midcentury-style oak sewing box could well be a sought-after item. Especially at this price.

Love the design, those curves and the angled legs, formed in oak and opening out into a number of compartments. See over the page for that, it's quite impressive.

According to the seller, the box is in 'good condition', with some age-related scratches and marks, but it is structurally sound. Price? As I right, it's at 99 pence. One to keep an eye on.

Find out more at the eBay website

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Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Andrew Tanner’s Sayings in Stitch mugs

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Andrew Tanner has given the old-fashioned art of the sampler an update for twenty-first century with his Sayings in Stitch mugs.

These designs bring together some of the finest British traditions: a fine craft heritage and a quintessentially British saying, combined with the enjoyment of a good mug of tea! Each mug features a different saying, presented as if it has been embroidered onto the mug. As well as the pictured opportunity to discuss the finer points of the North versus South debate, other designs feature phrases like 'Ay up me duck' and 'lovely jubbly'.

The mugs cost £14 each. 

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