The most popular party to attend or host in the summer months was an outdoor tea or garden party. Often these events included some lawn games like croquet, bocce or badminton. The attire was more formal than your day or streetwear, yet not quite as formal as going sleeveless in a beaded gown. The afternoon
The most popular party to attend or host in the summer months was an outdoor tea or garden party. Often these events included some lawn games like croquet, bocce or badminton. The attire was more formal than your day or streetwear, yet not quite as formal as going sleeveless in a beaded gown. The afternoon
Once I knew what the One Hour Dress was, I saw them everywhere. http://theclosethistorian.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-one-hour-1920s-...
View details for the pattern Louisa Drop-Waist Dress #6072 on BurdaStyle.
The most popular party to attend or host in the summer months was an outdoor tea or garden party. Often these events included some lawn games like croquet, bocce or badminton. The attire was more formal than your day or streetwear, yet not quite as formal as going sleeveless in a beaded gown. The afternoon
With Halloween quickly approaching, I wanted to share our costumes with you. We had so much fun with the family theme last year (remember the Nerds?) that we wanted to do it again. Settling on a family theme is never easy, especially with a teenager in the mix, but after much debate we agreed that […]
The 1920s brought amazing artistic, cultural, and technological advancements, but life back then looked pretty different than it does now.
It would be convenient if fashions changed only when a new decade began — boring, but convenient when assigning dates to fashion history. But that’s not how it worked. When invited to a…
This is a Sewing Pattern .-.-.The picture of the pattern may not correspond to the design, it is here to show how my paper pattern looks like-.-.- All my patterns are handmade to standard sizes or custom size and they contain English notes as well as notches that make it easy to join the pieces of the pattern together. A cutting diagram and information on the required yardage are included. To keep prices down, SEWING INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED. If you require Construction Steps for your pattern, please let me know before placing your order. - No hem or seam allowance. - No detailed instruction, only the notches and symbols, and named lines basic instructions. - No step-by-step illustrations to go with instructions. However, I can write some basic construction steps if you need or any specific steps in the process that you would like me to describe. ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. . . . . The 1920s were all about comfort, lightness, flexibility, and straight lines, but without losing sight of the small touches and details that make for interesting designs. Art Deco, Cubism, the Charleston, and oriental cuts came together and gave birth to a practical, geometric. . . . . . ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. . . . . This is a pattern dress design made exclusively for you, with your custom size or standard size. You will have your vintage design ready to cut and sew. This is not a multi-size pattern . . . . . ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. . . . . Prices for custom (made to measure) sizes are the price of the pattern plus €20 Choose the pattern and then add the following item to your cart : CUSTOM SIZE SEWING PATTERN. https://www.etsy.com/listing/102701185/custom-size-sewing-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_1 FOR CUSTOM SIZES convo me your measurements and specify your body type. To assure the best fit possible, please refer to my INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS by copying and pasting the following address into your browser: http://contrapunt.weebly.com/taking-measurements.html Once you’ve taken your measurements, please paste them into the “Note” box on the Order page. .~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ How to choose a STANDARD SIZE? I can make standard sizes S, M, L or, XL with small adjustments to better fit you. Sizes are a tricky issue, and there aren’t any hard and fast rules, but I’d say my list of sizes is more European than American. To assure the best fit possible, please refer to my INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS by copying and pasting the following address into your browser: http://contrapunt.weebly.com/taking-measurements.html The best way to know your size is to take some measurements of yourself and use them to gauge your size. I can also modify a pattern to better fit your measurements. For example: You choose size S (Europe 40-42). If your body is closer to the first number, 86 (Upper bust/Torax 86-88 cm), than the second, 88, please tell me. Otherwise, the pattern will be the standard size S of between 86-88 cm for the upper bust. ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~ All sizes, both standard and custom, can be modified to your liking (for example, waist higher or lower; skirt longer, shorter, wider, narrower, unpleated, etc.). A dress can be made as either one or two pieces—as a blouse and skirt, for instance. Please specify any of these alterations by email, or at the bottom of the form “Taking measurements”. 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Historical costuming
Vintage and antique clothes require special attention to cleaning and storing. The cleaning part, when not done properly, could damage a garment forever. Here are some tips to help you keep your vintage and antique clothes in good condition.
Fashion tends to repeat itself ... a lot. In fact sometimes it's seems that is all it does is 'borrow' from another decade, another era. But let's take a gander at some very interesting styles that today's designers haven't yet sent down the catwalk.... 1. Embroidered Knee Highs Knee highs were lik
The first 5 designs in 'No Patterns Needed' all spring from the humble rectangle. The 5 rectangle designs from 'No Pa...
