Patterns from the Past
Musing on the topic of sewing patterns and historical clothing research.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Well suited?
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Do women wear suits anymore? I have been working on my own for so long, I have no idea what women wear to work. I see school teachers, Girl...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
The Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress
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In 1973 Diane Von Furstenberg introduced her wrap dress. She created some patterns of her designs for the Vogue pattern company around the ...
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Apron dresses - a dress, a jumper, an apron?
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What is an apron dress? Simplicity and McCall's have taken a stab at this. Here is Simplicity's take on this dress. This is Simpli...
Monday, March 12, 2007
Jumpsuits and Rompers
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I have been getting a bunch of requests for jumpsuit patterns. I talked to some of my customers to find out why they wanted these patterns....
Friday, January 19, 2007
What is Three Armhole Dress?
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I have found several of these pattern from the 1960s. They are jiffy dresses all dating from 1966-69. They look like they could be good beac...
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Sunday, December 31, 2006
How to find out of print or discontinued sewing patterns
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The sewing pattern companies reuse their pattern numbers. So, when you are searching for an older pattern you need to know not only the patt...
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