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The One Hour Dress & Simplicity Two-Piece - 1920's Flapper Dressmaking Instructions - Reproduction
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The One Hour Dress: 17 New Designs with Complete Instructions for Making by Mary Brooks Picken - 1924
and
Simplicity Two-Piece Dress by Fashion Service Magazine, 1924-25
Sewing without a pattern. You will be able to make eighteen vintage designs without drafting or printing pattern pieces, wonderful dresses for a Downton Abbey styles tea party, a Gatsby gala or event or your choosing.
The instructions are for lovely dropped waist dresses. Experience in sewing vintage styles of the era is helpful but the instructions are simple enough for someone with basic sewing skills to make. There are also many resources online which offer definitions and explanations of vintage techniques.
These are illustrated instructions, no a kit, printed pattern or finished item.
CONTENTS - THE ONE HOUR DRESS
Making a Dress in a Hour by Mary Brooks Picken
Step One - Take Your Measurements
Step Two - Divide the Material
Step Three - Cut Out the Belt and Skirt
Step Four - Cut Out the Blouse
Step Five - Bind Neck and Sleeves
Step Six - Join the Blouse and Skirt
Step Seven - Complete the Skirt
Step Eight - Complete the Blouse
Step Nine - Make the Belt
Step Ten - Finish the Dress
Variations of the One Hour Dress
These are digital copies of original works in .pdf format. They are best viewed at 90% - 125% and printed at 100%. Sent to you via email, this document can be downloaded to your computer, read and printed using the free application, Adobe® Acrobat Reader.
Copyright: These items have been reproduced from my personal collection of vintage books. magazines and patterns. While the original documents are in the Public Domain, these digital images and documents were produced by me and are under the protection of US Copyright Law, with all rights reserved. You may use the information in this book for research and to make handcrafted items for personal use or resale. You may not reproduce these documents for distribution or resale.
and
Simplicity Two-Piece Dress by Fashion Service Magazine, 1924-25
Sewing without a pattern. You will be able to make eighteen vintage designs without drafting or printing pattern pieces, wonderful dresses for a Downton Abbey styles tea party, a Gatsby gala or event or your choosing.
The instructions are for lovely dropped waist dresses. Experience in sewing vintage styles of the era is helpful but the instructions are simple enough for someone with basic sewing skills to make. There are also many resources online which offer definitions and explanations of vintage techniques.
These are illustrated instructions, no a kit, printed pattern or finished item.
CONTENTS - THE ONE HOUR DRESS
Making a Dress in a Hour by Mary Brooks Picken
Step One - Take Your Measurements
Step Two - Divide the Material
Step Three - Cut Out the Belt and Skirt
Step Four - Cut Out the Blouse
Step Five - Bind Neck and Sleeves
Step Six - Join the Blouse and Skirt
Step Seven - Complete the Skirt
Step Eight - Complete the Blouse
Step Nine - Make the Belt
Step Ten - Finish the Dress
Variations of the One Hour Dress
These are digital copies of original works in .pdf format. They are best viewed at 90% - 125% and printed at 100%. Sent to you via email, this document can be downloaded to your computer, read and printed using the free application, Adobe® Acrobat Reader.
Copyright: These items have been reproduced from my personal collection of vintage books. magazines and patterns. While the original documents are in the Public Domain, these digital images and documents were produced by me and are under the protection of US Copyright Law, with all rights reserved. You may use the information in this book for research and to make handcrafted items for personal use or resale. You may not reproduce these documents for distribution or resale.
