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Girl's Drum Majorette and Skating Outfit. Dress has fitted bodice, short circular skirt. Majorette dress. View 1, 2, has band collar. Panties included. View 1 is sleeveless. Epaulettes with fringe are featured. View 2 has long sleeves an detachable cape. View 3: Long sleeved skating dress has peter pan collar.
This sewing pattern illustrates all that was and is beautiful about home sewing. It is Simplicity pattern company's version of the iconic Yves Saint Laurent Mondrian color block dress, which enabled anyone who owned a sewing machine to make their own designer imitation dress.
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From the collection of Jessica H. Jaeger.
Date: 1941
Misses' and Women's Dress.
The becomingly fashioned bodice is gathered at the shoulder seams and lower edges. The skirt joins the bodice front in pointed sections and is seamed in back at the natural waistline. Dress may be made with short sleeves or with long sleeves, graceful y gathered to a buttoned wristband.
For size 16, (34B, 28W, 37H), finished back length from base of neck to hem of dress is 43 inches. Width around lower edge of dress about 1.75 yards.
Notions --
Style I--II:
slide fastener or snap fasteners, hooks and eyes; 4 buttons (25 lines -- 5/8" diam..); seam binding (optional); shoulder pads; matching thread (200 yds.); shields.
Style 1--2: buttons (25 lines--5/8" diam.); prong-type buckle.
Suggested Fabrics--
Style I or II: Printed or plain rayon or silk crepe, triple sheer, wool crepe, wool jersey, rayon jersey.
Style II: Cottons.
Young junior / teens' dress or top. The tucked top or dress with front band button or toggle closing has V shaped neckline, collar and set in sleeves gathered to armholes. Top V1 or dress V2 with self fabric collar ruffle and tie belt have long sleeves gathered with elastic forming self euffles. Top V3 with short sleeves gathered with elastic forming self ruffles features ruffles of lace edging.
From the envelope - Note: The shoulder length of this pattern is shorter and the head of the sleeve is higher. Young Junior/teens' dress or top.
it's way impractical, but I am ALL OVER the idea of a semi-sheer redingote with a gigantic bow closure at the neck.
Retyped and formatted in InDesign. Lineart redrawn in Illustrator. Floral pattern (heavily) modified from www.freepik.com/free-vector/vector-retro-floral-pattern-w... . For web display and private use only. Not for print. May be used for resell display (eBay, Etsy, Amazon, etc.) Where possible, please do not remove URL watermark. Exceptions for resell websites that don't allow the display of URLs.
I had a second go at Simplicity 3887, using this thrifted vintage knit fabric. The weight of the knit really got rid of the "tent" effect that my first version had. I also took the sleeves in even more b/c they were too enormous. I made the shorts out of some thrifted jeans that were too long and tapered. They've become part of my daily wardrobe.
Date: 1941
Misses and Women's Ensemble,
consisting of blouse, skirt and jacket. The square necked blouse buttons at the left side or front and may be made with long or short sleeves. The skirt, pleated front and back, closes at the left side and is finished with a belt. A purchased belt is slipped through belt carriers. The jacket, dart-fitted at the front waistline, is finished with patch pockets, fronts are faced and rolled with the collar to form revers. The long sleeves are dart-fitted.
For Size 16 (34B, 28W, 37H) --
Width around lower edge of skirt about 2 1/4 yards.
Finished back length from base of neck to hem of jacket 26"; to hem of blouse 19 1/2".
Finished length from waist to hem of skirt 27".
Notions --
Blouse: 6 buttons (30 lines--3/4" diam.); buttonhole twist; triangular shoulder pads; matching thread (50 yds.); shields; snap fasteners.
Skirt: slide fastener OR snap fasteners, hooks and eyes; belt; seam binding; matching thread (50 yds.)
Jacket: 3 buttons (35 lines--7/8" diam.); buttonhole twist; triangular shoulder pads; matching thread (100 yds.)
Suggested Fabrics --
Blouse with long or short sleeves: Silk, necktie silk.
Blouse with short sleeves: Plain or printed cotton, linen, pique.
Skirt or Jacket: Linen, lightweight wool or tweed, flannel.
Skirt: Silk.
From the collection of Jessica H. Jaeger.
Fabric was just some remnant found in an Opportunity (thrift) shop. Buttons were recycled from an old dress, and new bias-binding and interfacing was used. Whole thing probably cost under $4.00 AU. Bargain!!!
Zippers are my kryptonite. Grrr. This was my first time sewing in sleeves--the first one had to be ripped out and resewn and gave me a migraine. The second one went much better, though.
Simplicity 2226 skirt View A.
blogged here: www.designsbybellabug.com/2012/08/simplicity-skirt-2226.html
Date: 1945
Misses' and Women's Blouse.
Notions --
Style I: 2 spools of thread; triangular shoulder pads (optional); 5 buttons (1/2" diam.); snap fasteners.
Style II: 1 spool of thread; triangular shoulder pads (optional); 3 buttons (1/2" diam.); snap fasteners.
Style III: 1 spool of thread; triangular shoulder pads (optional); 3 buttons (5/8" diam.); snap fasteners.
Style IV: 2 spools of thread; triangular shoulder pads (optional); 3 buttons (5/8" diam.); snap fasteners.
From the collection of Jessica H. Jaeger.
Redrawn in Illustrator. Floral pattern (heavily) modified from www.freepik.com/free-vector/vector-retro-floral-pattern-w... . For web display and private use only. Not for print. May be used for resell display (eBay, Etsy, Amazon, etc.) Where possible, please do not remove URL watermark. Exceptions for resell websites that don't allow the display of URLs.
*Love* this skirt. This and the vest were pieced out of several remnant lengths of a lightweight chocolate wool tweed from the Mill End Store here in P-town. Slightly different seaming on the front than the orange corduroy. This is the second version; the front is interfaced with fusible interfacing and it's lined. Unfortunately OOP!
Seen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I liked the simplicity, lines and colors. Not quite sure what it all means...
Hope you had a great weekend!
Straight out of the camera.