Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

1960's Sewing - Prims Jumpsuit Pattern


Prims Jumpsuit Pattern

Kindly Reproduced by Mary who runs Cynical Girl (gorgeous patterns) over on Etsy

1960's Sewing - A-Plus A Line Skirt

A-Plus A Line
(0,6,8,10,12,16)

Short this is a cute little 1960's skirt 
but made knee length it could easily pass as 1940's

Created by BurdaStyle member Twinkle by Wenlan

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Saturday, 5 October 2013

1940's Knitting - Patons 188 knitting Pattern Booklet


 



Patons 188 knitting Pattern Booklet
(Fuller Figure / 36-40" Bust!)

Reproduced by Mattspong on Scribed
Thank you to again to Sophia for alerting me to these fabulous patterns!!

1940's Knitting - Patons 251 Knitting Pattern Booklet

Free 1940's Knitting - Patons 251 Knitting Pattern Booklet
 Free 1940's Knitting - Patons 251 Knitting Pattern Booklet
 
 Free 1940's Knitting - Patons 251 Knitting Pattern Booklet
 Free 1940's Knitting - Patons 251 Knitting Pattern Booklet
 Free 1940's Knitting - Patons 251 Knitting Pattern Booklet
 Free 1940's Knitting - Patons 251 Knitting Pattern Booklet
Patons 251 Knitting Pattern Booklet
(32-34" Bust)

Reproduced by Mattspong on Scribed

Thank you to again to Sophia for alerting me to these fabulous patterns!!

Friday, 4 October 2013

1960's Knitting - Villawool 87 Knitting Pattern Booklet


1960's Knitting - Villawool 87 Knitting Pattern Booklet
 1960's Knitting - Villawool 87 Knitting Pattern Booklet
1960's Knitting - Villawool 87 Knitting Pattern Booklet
Villawool 87 Knitting Pattern Booklet
Reproduced by Mattspong on Scribed
Thank you to again to Sophia for alerting me to these fabulous patterns!!

Thursday, 3 October 2013

1950's Knitting - Cropped Jacket & Angora Collar

Cropped Jacket
Housewife magazine November 1954
34-36" Bust



Soft & Warm Angora Collar
Housewife Magazine November 1954


Kindly reproduced by Miss Rayne who blogs over at Vintage Chic

Thursday, 26 September 2013

1950's Sewing - Fundamentals of Pattern making for Women’s Apparel Book I and 2

Kindly reproduced by The Perfect Nose

Fundamentals of Pattern making for Women’s Apparel Book I:
 Foundation Patterns
Esther Kaplan Pivnick Revised 1955

Fundamentals of Pattern making for Women’s Apparel Book II:
 Style Patterns
Esther Kaplan Pivnick Revised 1958


1940's Sewing - Dress Design Draping and Flat Pattern Making


Free PDF 1940's Sewing - Dress Design Draping and Flat Pattern Making 1948

Dress Design Draping and Flat Pattern Making
Marion S. Hillhouse and Evelyn A. Mansfield 1948

Kindly reproduced By The Pefect Nose

Wednesday, 25 September 2013

1930's Sewing - Draping and Dress Design Booklets

Draping and Dress Design 1935 free pdf
Draping and Dress Design 1935
free pdf Designing By Draping 1936
Designing By Draping 1936
Both of these booklets are really fascinating and give us a fabulous insight in to the way designers created those liquid sweeping gowns of the 30's!

Kindly reproduced by Evie from La Couturiere Dimanche