The Knowledge

• Cargo cult craft — London, UK

  Hi, I'm Susannah. I make clothes from vintage and modern patterns. Current interests: British fashion from the Make Do & Mend era... and revamping my own wardrobe on a ration.

  Love vintage patterns? Visit my garage sale!

• Recent posts

  • It’s over!
  • Style inspiration: bright colors for dull days
  • Fashion on the ration: looking back, part 2
  • Fashion on the ration: looking back, part 1
  • The lost weekend

• tags

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• Pages

  • About CCC
  • Fashion on the Ration!
  • The Knowledge
    • The Lonely Crafter’s Guide to London
    • Wartime austerity restrictions on British clothing

• London crafters

  • Did You Make That?
  • Fehr Trade
  • Little Red Squirrel
  • naughty little epoch
  • Restless Robot
  • Tilly and the Buttons

• Stuff I Read

  • "So, Zo…"
  • 3 Hours Past the Edge of the World
  • Ancien-Nouveau
  • Casey's Elegant Musings
  • Colette Patterns
  • Color Kitten
  • Doe & Mouse
  • Fashion Incubator
  • Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing
  • Glamour Daze
  • Indigorchid
  • Made by Monet
  • My Happy Sewing Place
  • New Vintage Lady
  • Peculiar Beauty
  • Piroska & the Wolf
  • Polka Dot Overload
  • Saidos da Concha
  • The Dart & the Hem
  • The Sew Weekly
  • Unsung Sewing Patterns
  • Whipstitch Sewing
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