E-Pattern- Mid 1930's Childs Dress- Size 6

Wearing History #AC163- Mid 1930s Child's Dress- Size 6

E-PATTERN- download and print at home on US Letter or A4 size paper. Also includes the A0 format pattern to send away to a copy shop!

Period Description:
CHILD’S FROCK. A smart version of the simple yoke-front with
novel closing and flared skirt. Stitching makes a dainty and easy
trimming for the collar and the turn-back cuffs of the short sleeves.
Long sleeves are also provided.


ONLY ONE SIZE- Size 6- Breast 25"

At this time the pattern is only available in size 6. The sizing is unchanged from the period pattern source and may require some alterations for modern sizing.

Please note that very little (text only) sewing instruction is included, and the original period pattern did not include markings for button placement.



- Difficulty -

Advanced difficulty. Instructions are original to the time period and TEXT ONLY. Techniques used include lapped seams a bias facings. Suggested for advanced sewists, or those familiar with vintage construction methods.



- Yardage Requirements-
Please see images. Allow extra for matching patterns, fabrics with a nap, or directional prints.


-Additional Notes-

Because this was based on a period original, a mock up is HIGHLY SUGGESTED. Test construction and fit on your unique figure before cutting into your fashion fabric.
The pattern shapes are unchanged from the period source, in order to keep historical accuracy. Some alterations may be required, as the pattern has not been tested for fit, construction, or truing. Please make a mock up first and save your pretty fabric for the final garment!

- - WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH THIS PATTERN - -

-A clean, computer drawn pattern of the basic pattern shapes needed to create the garment illustrated.
-Very basic original text-only sewing instructions. Not step-by-step and no sewing illustrations.
-This includes facing piece, as one was not originally included.
-Links to blog posts with general vintage technique for lapped seams and bias facing (not specific to this pattern).


- - What Is NOT Included With This Pattern - -
As per the "About Archive Couture Patterns" paragraph below, what is not included is standard of patterns of this age.

-NO sewing illustrations. You must be familiar with how to put a garment together using pattern shapes and garment illustration.
-NO finishing techniques
-NO button and buttonhole placement.
-NO tutorials or custom sewing support. This has all the period sewing instruction that was originally included. Think of it as a time machine to a vintage sewing experience. You may want vintage sewing books handy.


- - About Archive Couture Patterns - -
Archive Couture patterns are of Advanced Difficulty and recommended for those who are familiar with putting patterns together with little to no instruction, and who are familiar with pattern alterations for fit. These patterns are have been taken from original historical source materials. These sources may include diagrams, overlapping patterns in magazine issues, early tissue paper patterns, or other period source material. The source material was used by experienced home sewists, dressmakers, or tailors of the period from which they are derived. These patterns were only available only in single sizes, with details such as grain lines or buttonholes most often unmarked. Wearing History has clarified markings (where given) and supplied tips for working with these historical patterns. You may choose to have a modern or period sewing book on hand to help with construction and fitting. Archive Couture patterns follow the period shapes of the original period source material, maintaining the historical accuracy and fit of the completed garment. Fitting a muslin mockup is strongly recommended, as all garments were meant to be worn over period foundation garments or corsetry. Fit and proportion of these patterns are different than modern costume patterns and may require alteration to fit your modern body, even when wearing period style foundations. Several mock ups may be required to achieve ideal fit. We believe these patterns should not be lost to time or languish in historical archives, but be made available for historical sewing enthusiasts of today.

--HOW TO PRINT AND USE THIS E-PATTERN--
This includes both a tiled, print at home pattern, and an A0 file to send away to a print shop like Pattern Printing Co.

YOU WILL NEED ADOBE READER, A FREE PDF READER PROGRAM, IN ORDER TO OPEN AND PRINT THIS PATTERN.


This pattern is formatted for USA Letter Size and A4 sized paper. You will need to print this pattern to 100% scale. Open the "READ-ME-FIRST" File for instructions on printing and piecing your pattern.

This pattern is tiled into letter sized paper. This pattern file is formatted to fit on both sizes of paper, and there will be varying thicknesses of white border, which will be cut off, according to pattern instructions.

You will print these documents on your home printer, cut, and tape them together, to form a larger pattern layout. Then you cut and use your pattern just as you would a normal home sewing pattern.

This pattern comes in a ZIP folder that must be decompressed to use, and uses a LOT of paper.