Tips for Sewing with Vintage Sewing Patterns | Closet Core Patterns

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Justine and Cassie share their tips for sewing with vintage sewing patterns.
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[@cindyut2b]

very similar to the feed sack dresses,I remember my mother made me "pillowcase" dresses also... if/when sheets wore out or she found pillowcases (without sheets) with pretty patterns, she would turn them into dresses for me as a child. I remember several I completely wore to threads... the basics that I remember were that the seam was the shoulder and side seams of the dress. She would create a neckline with buttons or lace/decorations down the front panel and sometimes a belt (if it was a long pillowcase) becase she could just cut 2 belt pieces from the edge of the case to sew together into a belt. Thanks for the memories ladies!

[@knittingbouvier]

Women absolutely used feed bags and flour sacks in Canada for sewing, not just during the 2nd war but through the depression. My Grandmothers and Great-Grandmothers used them to make dresses, overalls, toys, quilt tops, etc. I remember in my 20’s, back in the 90’s, wearing a flowery patterned dress and my Grandmother remarking it looked like material from a flour sack…it wasn’t a compliment…there came a point when using feed and flour sack material suggested you hadn’t enough money to buy nice cloth. So it seems flour sack dresses were looked down upon eventually. In my Grandmother’s case, into her senior years, lol.

[@sherylastley9652]

I remember reading that the sack producers would add patterns to the sacks knowing that they were being used for clothing. Not sure if this was in the US or UK or even Canada.

[@c.mcmahon494]

Lovely video and great info. Thank you, ladies!

[@Rebelle8204]

I enjoyed this! I have noticed that vintage patterns assume prior knowledge! (Not as badly as Ottobre though!) A lot of indie patterns have lots of information, step-by-step images, and even glosseries! That is a difference!

[@sherylastley9652]

same, one of my moms... "Hey Ma! there's no instructions, what do I do?" 78yr old mom tries to remember process of 50 yr old pattern LOL

[@dale4032]

The standard for measuring sizes were done with the Stewardess women in the army and government workers they took the average size, and that became standard... no housewives or teachers' secretaries or regular people (loosely speaking ), so it is funky thanks, ladies. I want to pull out my vintage patterns and dream of the possibilities ❤

[@heathermyers2763]

Great and entertaining video! However, it stopped just as the resources discussion started at 25.10. Is that by intent? Or is there a place I can get or see that?Thanks.

[@janechadwick2635]

I don't get why people think vintage and big 4 are different from indie patterns. In the 50s/60s we only had big 4. The only differences are as you said only one side. It's also nothing to do with shape wear why the sizing ratio is different! I certainly never wore shape wear, it's just people ate healthily (no processed foods then) and people were more active, so people were much slimmer - it was pretty much the norm that there was 10 to 12" different between bust /waist/hip measurements. Processed food, driving everywhere and sitting with computer/phone all day have a lot to answer for in terms of the evolution of our shape, not the lack of corsets!

[@closetcorepatterns]

It's more that the user experience is quite different between them. If you're used to only indie patterns, you may find vintage patterns more challenging. If that's not your experience, that's great!

[@Rebelle8204]

She did mention that she did not mean corset, she specifies girdles, Long-Line bras, etc, which all fall under the umbrella of "shapewear". Bras from the past do provide a different silhouette than modern bras 😊

[@zoeclearwater]

So the video cuts off

[@barbaravickers2103]

Your voices are "out of sync" with your picture. You need more bandwidth.

[@heathermyers2763]

I didn't experience that "out of sync!?"