deadpandiva said:
jtcarrey said:aww no one saw my patterns?
please check them out and help me date them!! I'll be adding 7 more soon when they come in the mail.
jtcarrey said:aww no one saw my patterns? they're right here:
My Vintage Patterns
please check them out and help me date them!! I'll be adding 7 more soon when they come in the mail.
Everyone has beautiful patterns, the big problem is, I'm sure we all wish that everything was already made!! ahh trying to find the time to sew is the big problem on my end, I want a full wardrobe of nothing but vintage clothing but it sure is taking a while!
Lady Day said:Unexpected early birthday money won me these. I did need groceries, but whatever...
The skirt pattern and the jacket and culotte pattern are the ones I wanted the most. I LOVE that skirt.
LD
Vanessa said:I was watching those too - but they ended up too rich for my blood. Glad they went to a fellow Lounger.
Hehe, let's compare methods! Mine's almost the same. Late 30s patterns have a shoulders/sleeve line that goes out and not up (often the fullness is controlled with darts instead of gathers); early 40s patterns have wide shoulders with sleeves just beginning to go up. The change really comes about 1940. So I'd plunk for 1940 or 41, immediately before set-in sleeves became the rule.Amy Jeanne said:
I'm no pattern expert, but I would say this is 1940s. I'd say very early 40s judging by the hairdos on the drawings. Also the puffy sleeves make me think it's from that era. Maybe even '39. Again, I'm no expert -- this is my "method" when it comes to dating patterns!!!
Lady Day said:Thanks
AmyJ, super cute jimjams. The bottoms pattern could also be a great base for a slacks pattern, make em work double time
LD
Lady Day said:Alas, they dont make up for the sleeve pattern I lost (Im so heartbroken over that one) ...
Vanessa said:Yep - lost patterns haunt you for the longest time. I still remember how peeved I was to lose a particular sailor outfit years ago. But I did eventually find another copy (and in my size to boot).
Miss Neecerie said:This month's buy