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do you sell these patterns?
We are having an anniversary party for our women’s organization which was founded in 1917. We hope to have some Chautauquan performers in period costume. Do you sell the patterns or have recommendations for us? Thank you. Jane
I’m not sure what you are looking for, but the Past Patterns company
makes patterns in modern sizes but based on real vintage garments. I
have used them, but not for 1917 era. Here’s a link to their 1900 to
1919 patterns:
http://www.pastpatterns.com/1900.html
The Folkwear pattern company is also very reliable. Their “Armistice
Blouse” #210 dates to 1918. http://www.folkwear.com/210.html
Check their site for other 1917 era patterns.
Whether you are looking for historically accurate patterns or
ready-made clothing, an invaluable resource is the website for The
Costume Technicians Handbook, by Ingham and Covey. The authors update
the Resources and Shopping Guide so that we can find hundreds of
suppliers — always worth checking out and following its links. The
home page is http://books.heinemann.com/ingham-covey/ and the
Resources and Shopping Guide are on the menu bar.
Another extraordinary site is The Great Pattern Review at the Bay Area
Costumers Guild — people who love to dress in historical period
costumes show pictures of clothing they have made from commercial
patterns (much more informative than a drawing or pattern envelope,
since they are real people, not models.) The people who used the
pattern also rate its difficulty, and describe what they do and don’t
like about it, or what they would do differently.
http://www.gbacg.org/great-pattern-review/
Inspiring!
Love to read your posts ! I’m a button collector with a question. Often with a jar of buttons, I find mother of pearl discs smaller than a dime with two holes to the top. I’ve heard them described as ‘flat shell sequins’. Do you have any pictures showing their use in clothing ? I’m thinking that they’re from the 30’s or 40’s ? Thank you, and blessings, Linda
I haven’t ever come across them, but perhaps a other reader has?
My name is Lindsey-Jane Doley. I’m from Adelaide in South Australia. I belong to an online writers’ group called The Human Writers, which is geared towards older Australians. I’m currently contributing a series of stories that I’ve called ‘Hands Up Who Remembers the Fifties.’ My next chapter is titled ‘Needles and Pins’ and I would love to be able to show some pictures of little girls’ dresses from the fifties ( 4-8 age group). Would I please be able to use some of the photos from witness2fashion? They’re perfect and are exactly what I’m looking for. If you give permission, would you be kind enough to point out to me which ones I can show in my story? I’m very happy to mention your website and give full credit to your having taken the photo. Yours faithfully
Lindsey-Jane Doley (email lairbus51@gmail.com