I remember my Mom using these types of patterns for my school summer dresses. We had a really nice uniform for the winter but in summer we got to vote on one of three fabrics and could then choose from about three styles of dress (all completely unflattering of course) We were actually encouraged to make these ourselves (as at my private school girls did sewing and cookery and boys did woodwork and other far more enjoyable subjects!)I however was utterly c**p at sewing and so my mother had to make them. But at least some of her arty/crafty genes have rubbed off on me as I now knit and spin too. I arrived her from the Ravelry Shalom cardigan page btw!
Hi Meghan, it's Aurelia here. Perhaps this isn't the right place where to post, excuse me, but I didn't know where to do it. I'm an Italian knitter. I wrote to you on Ravelry about my Shalom's translation into Italian, but I hadn't answer. So I ask you here if you want it. I only need an e-mail address where to post the file. Thank you for your attention. Excuse my English Aurelia/monelia on Ravelry
So nice to see these patterns! I thought I was the only one holding the Vogue-Butterwick- Simplicity-and newspaper patterns of the 50's & 60's! Thank you. (Love the Shalom sweater- will have to work at enlarging it-btw, what is 'make one'? Is that a 'yarn over'? from front or back?)
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Love the vintage...but the only one I think I could pull off would be the play suit! The bouffant-hair-and-gloves look eludes me.
Oh wow, I love 3232. The bottom style in that pic has come back into style--I just made a current-day Simplicity dress pattern with a similar top.
Thanks for the pretty pictures! Such inspiration...
I remember my Mom using these types of patterns for my school summer dresses. We had a really nice uniform for the winter but in summer we got to vote on one of three fabrics and could then choose from about three styles of dress (all completely unflattering of course)
We were actually encouraged to make these ourselves (as at my private school girls did sewing and cookery and boys did woodwork and other far more enjoyable subjects!)I however was utterly c**p at sewing and so my mother had to make them.
But at least some of her arty/crafty genes have rubbed off on me as I now knit and spin too.
I arrived her from the Ravelry Shalom cardigan page btw!
They are lovely.
Oh I just love these. The second one down (the top) is fabulous! And it looks so current.
Hi Meghan, it's Aurelia here.
Perhaps this isn't the right place where to post, excuse me, but I didn't know where to do it.
I'm an Italian knitter. I wrote to you on Ravelry about my Shalom's translation into Italian, but I hadn't answer. So I ask you here if you want it. I only need an e-mail address where to post the file.
Thank you for your attention.
Excuse my English
Aurelia/monelia on Ravelry
So nice to see these patterns! I thought I was the only one holding the Vogue-Butterwick- Simplicity-and newspaper patterns of the 50's & 60's! Thank you. (Love the Shalom sweater- will have to work at enlarging it-btw, what is 'make one'? Is that a 'yarn over'? from front or back?)
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