Follow the progress of our business. We create custom clothing for girls and boys ages 1 to 5 using vintage materials and vintage-inspired patterns.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
New Items Added to Etsy
We have been so busy getting our fall/winter collection out to the stores that we had neglected our Etsy site. As of this afternoon we now have 11 items posted at http://www.etsy.com/shop/anniesclothesline. Some of these I have already shared with you on a previous blog post. The one we are still working on is the hat. It's way too cute when paired with the coats!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Annie's Clothesline Custom
We made 4 custom pieces over the past few weeks, 2 Princess coats (one purple in size 18-24 months and one pink in size 3T) and 2 Washboard Girls dresses. It's such a pleasure to make items for a specific little person. We can put a little extra heart into it.
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| Made for Grace A. |
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Fall/Winter 2010 Preview
Here are some of the things you will see in the stores for Annie's Clothesline. We still have more dresses, skirts, coats and hats we are working on but they should be complete in the next couple of weeks.
Rue Bee
Princess Coats
Fleece coats with Velcro closures.
These will come in navy, cranberry, and a few in fuchsia (for the Zionsville store) this season. We made them in pink, blue, yellow and purple for Spring 2010.
Patchwork Skirts
Made with reproduction vintage fabrics.
The fabrics will be familiar to most of you. They will be made of the Little Goldenbook art work.
The above two photos are examples of the design that you will see at O'Child Boutique in Bloomington, Indiana (when the skirts are ready for stores).
Kate and Izzy
A-line Scoop Neck Barkcloth Dresses
Made with barkcloth on the skirts and reproduction coordinating fabrics on the bodice. Barkcloth is a thick, textured fabric historically used in home decorating in the 1940s-1960s. The fabric used here once had a life in someones home as a set of curtains. Select sizes of these dresses can be purchased at any of the stores that carry Annie's Clothesline.
Vintage Suiting Apron Dress
These dresses are made with vintage fabrics that were once used to make women's suits. Both styles of these dresses are available at O'Child Boutique in sizes 12 months to 5 years.
Cornflower reproduction fabric with a tan suit fabric on the skirt.
Black and gold.
Washboard Girls
T-shirt dresses with reproduction vintage fabrics.
This style is available at Ballerina's and Bruisers in Zionsville, Indiana in sizes 12 months-5 years.
These feature turtlenecks. Sizes 12 months and 18-24 months have snap closures at the neck. O'Child Boutique currently has these in the store. They have black Scottie dogs on the skirt and white polka dots on the hem.
Girls and ducks in a soft blue are on the skirts for sizes 12 months to 3T. 4T and 5T dresses are reversed, with the girls and ducks on the hem and the red and blue diamonds on the skirt. All sizes are turtleneck tops. Featured at O'Child.
Lastly, we have a pink and brown floral skirt combined with a dark corduroy hem. The tops are crew necks. These dresses are at Ballerinas and Bruisers in sizes 12 months to 5 years.
Rue Bee
Princess Coats
Fleece coats with Velcro closures.
Made with reproduction vintage fabrics.
Kate and Izzy
A-line Scoop Neck Barkcloth Dresses
Made with barkcloth on the skirts and reproduction coordinating fabrics on the bodice. Barkcloth is a thick, textured fabric historically used in home decorating in the 1940s-1960s. The fabric used here once had a life in someones home as a set of curtains. Select sizes of these dresses can be purchased at any of the stores that carry Annie's Clothesline.
Vintage Suiting Apron Dress
These dresses are made with vintage fabrics that were once used to make women's suits. Both styles of these dresses are available at O'Child Boutique in sizes 12 months to 5 years.
Cornflower reproduction fabric with a tan suit fabric on the skirt.
Black and gold.
T-shirt dresses with reproduction vintage fabrics.
This style is available at Ballerina's and Bruisers in Zionsville, Indiana in sizes 12 months-5 years.
These feature turtlenecks. Sizes 12 months and 18-24 months have snap closures at the neck. O'Child Boutique currently has these in the store. They have black Scottie dogs on the skirt and white polka dots on the hem.
Girls and ducks in a soft blue are on the skirts for sizes 12 months to 3T. 4T and 5T dresses are reversed, with the girls and ducks on the hem and the red and blue diamonds on the skirt. All sizes are turtleneck tops. Featured at O'Child.
Lastly, we have a pink and brown floral skirt combined with a dark corduroy hem. The tops are crew necks. These dresses are at Ballerinas and Bruisers in sizes 12 months to 5 years.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Annie's Clothesline Collections
We are very anxious to share our Fall/Winter 2010 designs with you! Annie's Clothesline products can or will be soon available for purchase in Indiana at O'Child Boutique in Bloomington, Ballerinas and Bruisers in Zionsville, and Ragpickers in Jasper. Some offerings will be available on the internet at our Etsy store, www.anniesclothesline.etsy.com. Lastly, we will be attending the Plainfield Tri Kappa Gingerbread Christmas arts and craft fair on December 4th, 2010. Although, if you see something you like and you can't find it at one of the previously listed locations please contact us. We may be able to make it for you.
We have 4 collections at Annie's Clothesline. Our premier and first created collection is Kate & Izzy. The name of the collection was derived from the middle names of Annie's 2 daughters (Alexandra Isabelle and Harper Kathleen). The collection for girls is currently the only one that utilizes vintage materials like vintage tea towels, draperies, fabric suiting, and tablecloths from no earlier than the early 1960s.
Our second collection is Washboard Girls. The Washboard Girls collection is simpler in it's designs. We use t-shirts and reproduction vintage fabrics to make the cutest little play dresses. All feature a skirt and hem of different fabric styles for girls ages 12 months to 5 years.
Created in the spring of 2010 is the Rue Bee collection. Named in honor of Great Grandmother Ruby Jette Melick who did beautiful needle work, the Rue Bee collection is for girls ages 6 months to 6 years. The patterns are heavily inspired by designs of children's clothing from the 1920s to the 1960s and use new materials and reproduction fabric with modern characteristics.
Our most recent addition to Annie's Clothesline is R.J. Clark. This collection is our boy's collection. To date it is our least developed collection, however we offered bubble suits this past summer for little boys ages 6 months to 2 years. We anticipate adding more to this collection next year.
We have 4 collections at Annie's Clothesline. Our premier and first created collection is Kate & Izzy. The name of the collection was derived from the middle names of Annie's 2 daughters (Alexandra Isabelle and Harper Kathleen). The collection for girls is currently the only one that utilizes vintage materials like vintage tea towels, draperies, fabric suiting, and tablecloths from no earlier than the early 1960s.
Our second collection is Washboard Girls. The Washboard Girls collection is simpler in it's designs. We use t-shirts and reproduction vintage fabrics to make the cutest little play dresses. All feature a skirt and hem of different fabric styles for girls ages 12 months to 5 years.
Created in the spring of 2010 is the Rue Bee collection. Named in honor of Great Grandmother Ruby Jette Melick who did beautiful needle work, the Rue Bee collection is for girls ages 6 months to 6 years. The patterns are heavily inspired by designs of children's clothing from the 1920s to the 1960s and use new materials and reproduction fabric with modern characteristics.
Our most recent addition to Annie's Clothesline is R.J. Clark. This collection is our boy's collection. To date it is our least developed collection, however we offered bubble suits this past summer for little boys ages 6 months to 2 years. We anticipate adding more to this collection next year.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Introductions
We have started to blog so we can supplement information about our business. We're working on a web redesign, have a Facebook page and have a store through Etsy but felt a huge loss in communicating with customers in a more detailed way so now we're going to try blogging. We hope to give you updates on our progress and maybe tempt you with our products. We do special orders so if you see some thing you like let us know and we might be able to make it just for you.
Our Business
We create custom clothing for girls and boys ages 1 to 5 using vintage materials and vintage inspired patterns. We work at a pace we determine for ourselves and when I say "we" I mean Annie and Dede. A mother-daughter team, working unknowingly for years on our business idea. We were inspired in 2008 by 2 daughters/granddaughters, a love of fabric, and a mutual enjoyment to create unique clothing that reflects styles of the past. Offerings in local stores did not seem age appropriate nor did they offer a variety in color (too much pink and purple).
Our Business
We create custom clothing for girls and boys ages 1 to 5 using vintage materials and vintage inspired patterns. We work at a pace we determine for ourselves and when I say "we" I mean Annie and Dede. A mother-daughter team, working unknowingly for years on our business idea. We were inspired in 2008 by 2 daughters/granddaughters, a love of fabric, and a mutual enjoyment to create unique clothing that reflects styles of the past. Offerings in local stores did not seem age appropriate nor did they offer a variety in color (too much pink and purple).
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Annie's Clothesline Debut
Welcome! This is our first blog and we are excited to share our business philosophy and products with you. We love what we do and we hope you will too.
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