BIT O' DESCRIPTION:

This beautiful vintage pattern is ready for you to pick up and create the perfect dresses for your perfect day! The envelope is torn in a few places and obviously worn. All instruction sheets are included, as well as every pattern piece (some of which are cut out). Every pattern we sell is checked for completeness to the best of our ability. The extra pictures show half-unfolded pattern pieces and selections from the instructions sheets, as well as the envelope and all of the condition detailed discussed above plus more!

This is the paragraph description of the clothing taken from the back of the envelope. Dress with empire waistline has lowered round neckline. V.'s 1, 2, & 3 are ankle-length. V.4 is regular-length. V.'s 1, 2, & 4 have set-in sleeves. V.3 is sleeveless. V.'s 1 & 2 have back button and loop closings. V.'s 1 & 3 have self-fabric bias trim. V.'s 2 & 4 with short sleeves have lace trim. V.'s 3 & 4 have back zipper. V.1 with self-fabric detachable train has long sleeves.

Don't pass up this beautiful pattern because it is the wrong size!

You can grade patterns by following these simple instructions from Craftsy Blog:
http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2015/02/easy-guide-pattern-grading/

Size 9 Junior measurements as listed on the back of the pattern envelope - Bust: 30.5 - Waist: 23.5 - Hip: 32.5 - Back Length: 15
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BIT O' HISTORY:

You just never know what you are going to learn when you start researching the history of everyday items! It turns out that paper patterns were first manufactured in the middle of the 19th century. The first paper patterns were designed by Ellen Curtis Demorest. Starting in 1860, these patterns were sold through a magazine, Mme. Demorest’s Mirror of Fashion.

The American tailor Ebeneezer Butterick was the first to create a graded sewing pattern in 1863. It was his idea to use tissue paper for the mass production and sale of sewing patterns, just like the one you are considering today. The Butterick Publishing Co. was also the first company to introduce an enlarged and detailed instruction sheet, which they called a “Deltor," again, just like the instruction sheets included with this beautiful pattern.

From the time of the introduction of the tissue pattern through World War II, most commercial tissue patterns were pre-cut, with notches and drill holes for tailor’s markings. Most patterns, in fact, were blank tissue with the notches and holes, but in the late 1940s almost all companies switched over to printed patterns. Multi-sized patterns (with more than one size graded and appearing on a single tissue pattern) debuted in the 1970s. This short, but impacting, little slice of history put the ability to manufacture clothing into the hands of relative amateurs and gave women (and even a few men) the ability to make their own (and their families') clothing that was often more precise and more professional than the home designed garments of the mid-1800s. Add this little slice of homemade history to your collection today!

We invite you to browse our growing inventory at https://www.etsy.com/shop/PickerzNGrinnerz?ref=profile_shopname - new items added almost every day!
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BIT O' RED TAPE:

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