Measuring for 1921 Butterick Patterns
Here we have more from "The New Dressmaker" put out by Butterick in 1921. These are the measurement guidelines you need, even for your doll. "It is absolutely essential that you buy your pattern by the right size. In no other way can you be sure of securing the perfect lines of the original design. …
Altering Waist Patterns - 1921
"Altering Waist Patterns For Figures That Vary From The Average""For a Figure Broader at the Back than at the Front, for Square Shoulders, for Sloping Shoulders, for a Full Bust, for a Small Bust, for Round Shoulders, for an Over Erect Figure."This helpful advice is from The New Dressmaker, The Butt…
Something Blue - A Story from 1956
Here is a charming story "Something Blue" from The New We Work And Play, New Basic Readers, 1956 Edition. …
Two Beautiful Bird Cushions - Gorcy Catalog, 1928
Hot-iron transfer patterns from the 1928 Gorcy Catalog. Because this was a Canadian company several of the ads are in English and French. You could also get this image hand painted on ecru or black satin. Yes please! …
New and Attractive - The Japanese Design
This is one offering from the August 1928 Gorcy catalog. Gorcy was based in Montreal and many of the ads are in French and English. This one caught my eye because I haven't seen a Sewing Machine Scarf or one for a Phonograph. These were stamped patterns that came on different fabrics (at different p…
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