https://exhibitions.fitnyc.edu/roaring-20s-and-swinging-60s/pattern-project/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LFHtNMZxYg&t=8s
She makes a scale model of the pattern to show how it goes together. I do love a scale model
And of course, we can't not look at this
https://exhibitions.fitnyc.edu/roaring-20s-and-swinging-60s/hour-dress/
Who can actually sew the one hour dress in one hour?
Well, nobody, but certainly in an afternoon you could get most of it done. This video discusses the wisdom of that timetable, as well as a little history of the pattern, the woman who developed it and her story, and some general sewing pattern history. The One Hour really does want a few inches of ease to let that bodice drape (it's worked really well in rayon for me, and because it's almost all straight seams, you're less like to run into issues of stretching on the bias).
And the original pamphlet is available for free. Yes, I said FREE. So stop paying for this sweetie!
https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/H-SW007.htm
\https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/pub/PDF/H-SW007.pdf
Don't forget to visit the online exhibition!
https://exhibitions.fitnyc.edu/roaring-20s-and-swinging-60s/exhibition/
thank you for the share! any promised quick sew always entrances me, i think it goes back to the teen sewing - when I would make things in the morning in the hopes of wearing them that night.... the blouse in this pamphlet looks great, I always like the drape when the shoulder seam is eliminated!
ReplyDeleteI also want to thank you for sharing. My sewing motivation is currently low, Covid Quarantine etc. Making the Welmade dress will be a fun project. It has some interesting construction techniques.
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