1970s Dress Pattern Review | 70's Sewing Pattern | Vintage Sewing

[@christinebeaudoin8703]

Love your videos. I was a teenager in the 70’s so rock on! I enjoyed this video and you look marvelous. I like your reviews of current patterns but I also enjoyed this vintage as well.

[@tammymasson2343]

LOVE watching you sew vintage patterns! Please put pattern numbers in description box in future. Just love how you each interpreted and styled your dresses!!

[@michellethreefold]

Yes, please sew your way through the decades!! I can't wait for 80s dresses :P

[@OxfordComma47]

Great video! I say, do what you have the most fun doing! Seeing your ideas take shape is inspiring.

[@StitchSisters]

Thanks Francie

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Wonderful idea ladies! Thanks. It is fun to see you young ladies recycling the fashions we wore as young ladies. This is the most FUN video I've seen. You are on your way to the great fashion houses or, as I hope, you will start your own. 🇺🇸🙋

[@StitchSisters]

Aww that’s so lovely of you to say

[@opiatepix]

Love the vintage - no one else is doing it and this is so inspirational!

[@StitchSisters]

Thank you 🥰

[@rebawasswass3716]

Love the dresses ladies! Love the retro! Yes, please do more like this!

[@elainebates6967]

I enjoyed this blog. The fun of modernising vintage patterns you both had so much fun. I smiled a lot while watching. Love your style of videos.

[@flower-uw1hm]

I love vintage patterns sew alongs and show & tells.

[@myredajohnson8592]

The Seventies! I lived it. I sewed it. I loved it!

[@StitchSisters]

Yeah ! 🎉💃🏻🌈

[@GagaKnits]

Your dresses look great. I like to hear all your tips and how you overcame problems. I enjoy history and it's interesting to find out how vintage patterns used to be produced and to see how they come together. I would definitely enjoy more videos like this and you both seem very keen too. X

[@StitchSisters]

Thank you 🥰

[@user-ff2sj5zv8v]

Slightly terrifying that the patterns I learned to sew with in the 60's and 70's are now described as "vintage" how the heck did that happen 😲🤪🤣🤣.

[@heatherr9201]

Both are great... inspiration is awesome! Thanks

[@sarahosmari7870]

You ladies are amazing I love both the makes just love that fact that you ladies went for the 70s and what a joy to see you ladies wearing what you have made. Beautiful fantastico. Love to see more. You are so right Vintage patterns are slightly smaller but I believe they can be graded to fit you. I love it I will wear it and I will be honest with you much better than the shop bought outfits and you ladies paid a great detail on how to get it right. I do have a few vintage patterns from my mum. You stitch sisters have inspired me to get them out and start sewing one or too. Brava bella's see you again on your youtube channel love watching you with a BIG smile 😊😊on my face 👍👍❤❤💕💕💟💟

[@StitchSisters]

Get those patterns out Sarah ! Can’t wait to see what you make

[@Zenithyt-n3k]

Yes!! More vintage please!!

[@aloadofbobbins]

Such (70's) Fun!! 😁

[@rebekahp6618]

I loved seeing the vintage patterns. When you showed them in the video of what you’re into this week, I was on my phone and ordered Nikki’s choice pattern before you finished talking about it. I’d love to see some vintage or vintage vibes patterns from you both. 👗

[@bellepoupee61]

Love loooove your videos! I love some vintage vlogs for sure!

[@sewagnes6706]

Just love these dresses. As always both so similar but yet unique to you both. It’s great to get the detail of your experience from each pattern. I’m not sure I’d make a vintage pattern, although I do love the pictures on the packages, so you never know. I just love seeing your different pattern reviews, so the more the merrier and sewing through the decades sounds good. Thanks as always for sharing😻

[@StitchSisters]

Maybe one day one will speak to you and you won't be able to resist !

[@juliamoore9693]

Yes! love the vintage patterns!

[@StitchSisters]

Thank you

[@mauimedows]

I sew mostly vintage from 1930s to 1970s. Love them all

[@juliadroy1179]

I love seeing your makes, I don't vintage or modern day I love them all.

[@loriannpayne4483]

You both look adorable and stylish in any era clothing. I feel more inspired personally to make something if it's a pattern that I can purchase and create something similar to what you're wearing. On the other hand, I have enough inspiration to last several months and your vintage era pattern makes are a wonderful diversion! It's a delight to see the old patterns again a few of which I or my mom/aunt probably created ourselves in that era. Create whatever your little hearts desire and we'll just keep watching!

[@macquadj]

Absolutely patterns from the 80’s with huge shoulder pads and BIG hair! Also, looking forward to your deciphering patterns video. Could you include the meaning of the terminology used in patterns? I often get stuck when I don’t understand their meaning. Love you vlog and look forward to them each week!

[@TYSUSHOP]

i like it, thank you so much

[@becauseimcrafty]

I have the pattern Nikki used, I almost chose it to make the other day. Now I really want to go and make it, looks great!! Love Rachel’s too!

[@StitchSisters]

Thank you, make sure you tag us when you make yours...we would love to see

[@lindyhudson2856]

I love vintage patterns especially the 60’s. Great video.👍

[@addiekl]

You are both looking very groovy! I have a few vintage patterns, at least one each from the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's. So far the only ones I have sewn are 70's nightgowns, with contemporary fabrics, but vintage rick rack or lace for embellishment, as a nod to the era. My favorite eras are the 20's and 30's. I would like to see you make more vintage patterns. I don't want to grade either so I will only make true vintage patterns if I can find them in my size which is not super easy. I would use modern reissues but I rarely see styles I love. Thanks for sharing.

[@jackienixon4477]

I will be very happy to see more vintage pattern reviews, also, because you did one each we get to see two!

[@StitchSisters]

Thanks Jackie

[@lenejensen9297]

Yes love to see you make vintage patterns

[@sewonsister]

I like both vintage and modern pattern reviews. These turned out so cute!

[@aangela7328]

Locely video ladies! I love some of the 50's and 60's dresses, but I only did new patterns in the style of that time.

[@dorothymarquis5738]

This is "slow" sewing. It is something you have to think about, make choices and apply skills. So the making of era patterns will open up your, and our, skills. I love the pattern matching. I was a teenager, early twenties in the 70's - would never have been as brave with wearing such a wide dress.

[@lyndaschuch8102]

Both your dresses are beautiful. Love both fabric choices. I sewed a blouse in that exact navy and red stripe in the 80's. Lol. I still have in my stash the stripped fabric in shades of pink and white. Not sure what to sew, perhaps a jacket!

[@EileenR11]

Love the makes. It adds even more to my enjoyment of the Bee I can't wait for the new class I have a 70s pattern of my own to tackle

[@shelleycassky1125]

Half sizes of that era are what's known as "miss petite" today and are specially sized for misses and women from 5'2" to 5'3". I have a pattern shop on Etsy and have listed many half size patterns. So glad you made up a couple 70's patterns - I loved seeing them...those are the good old days for me! (I love your earrings Nikki!)

[@kerstinshadbolt1003]

Gorgeous! A wonderful surprise. Now I shall search for my 70s Vogue trapeze dress pattern. I absolutely love your videos!

[@gfayecox]

Rachel! I made that very dress when I was pregnant with my daughter. Loved it!

[@Bluemagilla]

Love it! I've got many vintage patterns, some in my size, and find they have a lot of ease to play with. So it's great to see you making up your patterns and the suggestions you make are really valuable. I don't use my 'special' fabric on the first go but I do like my first attempt to be wearable if possible. I make the tweaks and decide if it's worth making again. Yours are definite winners! The 70s were a great period for fashion and your fabric choices were fab! Cheers!

[@sewvintagebysunraedoll]

I am "Sew Proud" 🤣 that you girls finally sewn a vintage garment on your channel! 👏 I am not sure why people have fitting issues with Big 4 pattern company's 🤷 that is all I see with. Simplicity is my favorite & Vintage Reproduction Is really popular right now in the United States. Stylist's and Designers always squeeze a little retro detail in from other decades. That is one reason I would like to Challenge you two Sew a Garment from every decade!! Start with the 20's & work your way up to the 90's! How Fun would that be??? Cannot wait to see your makes 👩‍🎤

[@StitchSisters]

Thank you, I think we might just do that !

[@wandamccraw-hemmings9137]

I loved this. Very inspiring and you always brighten up my day. Looking forward to the pattern size reading video which sounds really helpful. Made me think of ABBA, Anni-Frid and Agnetha move over.

[@ddinitialssarahcouture2768]

I love vintage patterns ! They have always beautiful details ..I can t find it modern pattern ..so pleeeaaaase more vintage patterns ! Your dresses are just beautiful!

[@lillyicity]

Love the review and interesting to hear how those patterns are constructed. Ok, so I might not want to wear it myself, but it’s fun and instructive. A breath of fresh air and Babycham!

[@kellybodie6022]

I love to see the vintage patterns! Beautiful dresses and I love the pictures, martini angels 😁

[@janicecoulson5388]

I used to have a stripy dress like that, so comfy and swishy love it

[@katjanhad]

Nikki, I’ve had scuba fabric in my stash for ages but I feel so intimidated by it. You’ve inspired me to give it a go. Rachel, that dress! It’s iconic. ♥️ The stripes and the style is incredible. Amazing make. I want one. Maybe you can re create it in one of your online classes...? Yes, please.♥️ Xx

[@StitchSisters]

thanks Katie. Scuba is really good to sew with and we cant wait to see what you make with it

[@marciahighsmith4820]

I usually like stuff I can get, but I enjoy your occasional voyage into the Vintage World. Keep up the good work!

[@janicek6399]

Loved this vlog and your dresses. You’ve done a nice job of mixing subject matter to keep me informed and entertained so I’ll just enjoy what you choose to do. I do like the thought of flapper dresses though LOL

[@beverlyborgman6371]

Loved your dresses

[@clothandthemachine9734]

These are so darn gorgeous 😍. Nikki, I have made 2 (maybe 3) of that Butterick pattern. They are on my insta. Thought I would mention that I used wovens: a rayon and a linen blend. I should note that the rayon dress is one of my favourites, but I will be making a Nikki inspired scuba version this coming winter (cuffs included). Thanks sisters.👏👏👌👍 This was a fantastic video. ❤

[@lynettecockburn332]

Both of you look so glorious in your dresses! Rachel you would have fitted right in at my 1977 Silver Jubilee party! I was less glorious in red cords and white jumper and a cardboard giant 50 pence piece...... I really enjoyed this vlog. More vintage ones please. But equally I love modern patterns too. Great fun x

[@Chelbyuk]

Yes, stome vintage reviews would be nice. I especially love 60's personally, but it's lovely to see vintage patterns sewn in modern fabrics and/or with a modern twist. Hopefully it will also encourage others to try vintage patterns out 😊 Thanks ladies, great vlog as always x

[@kerstinshadbolt1003]

Found it! It's a Vogue Pafis Original Chloé 1263 Size 12 - it was a long time ago. I'm hoping to use Nancy Zieman's 'pivot and slide' method to enlarge the pattern to a 16. Some more checking to do, but I getting quite e,cited at the prospect.

[@maryellenweber3545]

I love seeing your creative spin on any style pattern. Love you both, wish I lived in UK

[@rachelwible6070]

Love the vintage but rather see patterns I can get my hands on:)

[@StitchSisters]

if we can use reproduction patterns which are currently available then we will

[@denbeesewswhat9841]

Yes all genres would be great, vintage or vintage inspired is fine with me👍😘

[@StitchSisters]

That’s great ! 😊

[@olivers333]

Please keep doing vintage reviews.. love it! Oooh yes please, do 20’s and 80’s 😆

[@StitchSisters]

We hope to do more that’s for sure

[@littlevicky9861]

i love the vintage patterns where the darts are actually cut out.. so when you cut your fabric there is the cut out... lots quicker no marking no pinning.. and great if the pattern fits you.. I now cut all my darts out on modern patterns... great dresses!

[@thepeachbutton7410]

I love the vintage patterns, I have a few (also in all kinds of sizes) it would be great to see how to use the many 80s patterns that are out there and make them wearable today. I am a vintage gal so I’m always trying to find the 80s does 40s patterns. Great dresses! Xxx

[@StitchSisters]

Thank you !!

[@jaclynmoylan1905]

Would love to see all the genres. Doesn’t matter to me if it’s something we can find I just enjoy seeing your makes

[@erinpaige79]

I loved this video! Even if I’m not drawn to the vintage patterns you choose, I appreciate learning all there is to know about them. And I love seeing a vintage pattern interpreted into a modern look. It would be so fun to watch you sew through the decades. You should do an Instagram community challenge. ❤️

[@frockmolsews7672]

Great info. I feel inspired... can't wait to make my first vintage pattern now!! Oh and that collar Rachael😍 x

[@fshedden6040]

Lovely dresses . I like both your new and vintage reviews tips on grading maybe?

[@VoiceofaCreative]

Lovely finish on both dresses. I would love to see vintage patterns but in modern fabrics as inspiration. Happy sewing 😊

[@deltaflute03]

You can find retro patterns especially for earlier eras that we can follow along.

[@clarat984]

That was lovely girls! Really enjoyed it and the dresses look far out 🤘🏻you both look amazing. I’m currently making a 1973 sundress pattern in a mustard stripe cotton ( duvet cover ) like yours it’s a single size & I’m surprised how easy to follow it is as I struggle with big pattern company instructions. Loved the tips too 😘

[@martaaberg3330]

Absolutely! Sew all the decades! I'm pretty sure I made Rachel's pattern back in the day.

[@louiselill1528]

Love vintage in fact I have only seem to make vintage at the moment . My favourite vintage is edwardian and victorian but sadly they never come back in fashion I would look rather silly going shopping for groceries in either dresses lol .

[@StayStitching]

Great job, girls! I grew up in the seventies, I'm pretty sure I won't be revisiting that decade, but never say never! Nikki's dress could have been designed in 2019, and truthfully, with a small collar change, so could Rachel's. Rachel, I think that dress will keep you toasty all winter, and would look cute over jeans, too, don't you think?

[@susanmazzanti5643]

When I sewed patterns like those, I bought them new and it was what was available. I started making clothing in about 1950. The patterns came in large sheets and you cut the pieces you needed out to lay it out for cutting. At some point they changed the sizing and that makes it harder to buy them. Half sizes used a slightly different size range than full sizes.

[@threadtherapy251]

Reminds me of Margot from ‘the good life’! Fun! Not sure I’d wear them tho.

[@lilayogaom]

Please do flapper dresses! Would love to see vintage patterns from all the decades! That would be so fun 💕💃🏻

[@janicek6399]

In my memory , the half sizes were not between 14 and 16 sizes, they were shorter waisted but the same circumference. I think it didn’t last long because a seamstress could easily shorten with a diagonal line from center front or back to side seam. I don’t remember when those lines became standardized.

[@constancergarcia7258]

Gorgeous dresses girls, just gorgeous! ❤

[@shelleymonson8750]

I’d love to see more vintage patterns, but vintage for me is forties and before! Would love to see you do twenties, as I just made a dress from that era.

[@StitchSisters]

We are hoping to add some more vintage into our sewing

[@dgh5223]

I have thousands of uncut 70’s patterns I bought from a elderly lady who bought out a craft store in the 70’s and I sell them on etsy. I have about 100 up so far.

[@JudithBrummett]

Rachel! I LOVE your hair brushed off your face. The bangs away from your eye are so much younger and prettier on you. PS... I am a cosmetologist so that is a pro opinion.

[@StitchSisters]

❤️❤️❤️

[@libbybowles]

Half sizes were a precursor to plus sizing. The girth measurements were a little more generous than the standard, full-number sizes were in proportion to the length measurements.

[@julieedwards6937]

Nikki your skin looks beautiful :-)

[@StitchSisters]

Thank you so much Julie 😘🥰☺️

[@rhondaziman562]

beautiful!!

[@StitchSisters]

aww thank you lovely Rhonda

[@rhondachamberlain1535]

Half size patterns were designed for the about 5'3" figure, shorter waisted and a lower bustline than the misses patterns....more a petite?

[@lilybogaards5089]

That was fun and interesting. Applaud you both for pulling it of. Bit too 70s (in dress-up way; sorry) for me. Apparently comfortable but not flattering if you ask me. But hey, liked how much you both enjoy it. Like a bit of vintage every now and than. But hope there will be enough modern sewing to balance it out. Really like the battles and (current) pattern reviews (like the mens sewing series). Loved the autumn version of your plans where you looked at the trends and choose patterns and fabrics to sew. Still hope for a video (evaluation & lookbook) with the results. Understand if the start-up of the online classes got in the way. Will you be doing a new plans series for SS? Would love it. But again understand if priorities lay elsewhere.

[@lilybogaards5089]

Oh, also loved the fabrics series. Very informative. Saved them in a watchlist to refer to whenever I need to. Same with the zipper insertions. Thank you! By the way, would mind paying for access to a library of these kind of technical videos. There is a lot avaible on YT but often hard to find and not all of the search finds are the clear helpful ones (like yours! Really). Especially now that I am venturing into self-drafting my patterns, I would like a data base with technical construction info. Have some books, but like seeing how it’s actually done in a video. Could just be cut-outs of the classes you are already producing. Know from experience how much work creating (and sustaining,) a good searchable data base is, but wouldn’t it be a great resource?

[@judychandler5822]

I like both

[@MsHipmonkey]

Ladies definitely an ABBA vibe going on 😍

[@janetrodgers8473]

I wore a trapeze dress, and a Laura Ashley maxi among other floaty nos around at the time. They were really useful when I became pregnant again, I'd worn them before, no one realised, which was fine as I'd problems after my 1st one, so was pretty far on when those other than family realised, I was pretty neat. He was 6 weeks early, 6lbs 13ozs, at 4'10" my sister thought it was an easier birth, no, he had same size head as my 1st at 8lbs 4ozs. Those dresses had their uses as they hid a multitude of sins after 😁. You did have to watch them when it was windy though, you could easily be left with the skirt blowing up round you, definitely not dresses to wear with panties that were ready for the bin 😮😲🙄 Would love to see 50/60/70s I had 60/70/80s clothes until I think 1990, had to let them go to move into a caravan to build. Still have most my shoes though some were sneakily removed, including my Mary Quant Yellow/Orangey Red ones, pristine condition too. There was almost a divorce.... 😁

[@Kristina-gz2wu]

I like both, or all. = )

[@clothandthemachine9734]

P.s. yes, love vintage pattern reviews. It inspires hours of trawling on ebay and etsy 😂😂. Do you watch Vivmom Sews? You would l o v e her. Gabrielle xx

[@dianeshelton9592]

Isn’t it all a bit Abigails Party 😀

[@sueb4919]

No I prefer patterns of today - particularly indie designers but also big 4 if they have something new and interesting design or technique-wise. I would never bother sewing vintage patterns as there are so many wonderful new patterns being released.

[@vintagegirl68]

Half sizes were for short waisted ladies.

[@Ohio-ym7tc]

Love your dresses. I was in my early 20s in early 70s in Columbus, Ohio w no snow and wore tiny mini dresses to the office. One day a girlfriend and I showed up in purple print dresses we made from the same pattern. Lol no one noticed. Couple years later moved to Cleveland just before a famous blizzard winter. I went from polyester pant suits to long wool suits in executive offices and quit sewing dresses till my 1st born in 1984. A Barbie Doll gown took as long as aa adult mini dress. Tho I now weigh same as at 24 nowhere are the measurements similar. Only buy special occasion dresses now but your tips help me in more casual sewing😀

[@jackieblakemore56]

Oh god,, the 70’s were awful for fashion. This was my era but I hated it! Well done on your makes though xxx

[@grandmalovesmebest]

Jackie Blakemore Oh goodness, you didn't like flowing maxi dresses? Or the glamorous caftans? Hmmm. Well I hated the polyester--still do! But, thats about all I rem at the moment . . ,senior moment . . .🇺🇸🙋

[@user-ff2sj5zv8v]

I'm definitely NOT into vintage - sorry - been there, done that at the time. So to me the 70's, in particular, just look naff 😂😂😂😂 sorry ladies 😘😘