1940's Gray Wool
Apr. 8th, 2022 04:15 pmI'm in arrears again on posting finished projects. It's the story of my life.
I made this gray wool dress in February from a vintage 1940's pattern that I borrowed from one my coworkers. It was originally his mother's. It took about 2.5 yd of tropical weight wool, an quarter of a yard of cotton to line the waistband/midriff and bind the neck edge, a zipper, half a dozen buttons, and a pair of shoulder pads. It was really simple. Other than hemming, I had the dress finished about 24 hours after I cut it out. The pattern was one size small so I added 1/4" at center front, center back, and side seams. I shortened the waist by sewing the bodice to the midriff with a 5/8" seam instead of 1/2" and the same for the shoulder seams. I chose not to do bound buttonholes as the pattern called for because they were on the back, and I just didn't want to.
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marianme took pictures at History San Jose last weekend.
I made this gray wool dress in February from a vintage 1940's pattern that I borrowed from one my coworkers. It was originally his mother's. It took about 2.5 yd of tropical weight wool, an quarter of a yard of cotton to line the waistband/midriff and bind the neck edge, a zipper, half a dozen buttons, and a pair of shoulder pads. It was really simple. Other than hemming, I had the dress finished about 24 hours after I cut it out. The pattern was one size small so I added 1/4" at center front, center back, and side seams. I shortened the waist by sewing the bodice to the midriff with a 5/8" seam instead of 1/2" and the same for the shoulder seams. I chose not to do bound buttonholes as the pattern called for because they were on the back, and I just didn't want to.
marianme took pictures at History San Jose last weekend.
