Modes et Travaux, June 1953

As promised, the other one of these recent buys. This edition comes from June 1953, and is packed with beautiful beach wear, sun dresses and children's play clothes. Is there still time to sew up a couple of copycat items while the weather lasts?

Changing an outfit with a bolero or overskirt:

Oh how I love the turquoise striped dress. Yes, I'm still drooling over that colour, particularly when striped with white!

These embroidery designs are something I will definitely use at some point, as they are included on the transfer sheet. I love the bows and the little kites.

 

Modes et Travaux, August 1952

Last week I was lucky enough to get my hands on two issues on Modes Et Travaux (out of the 6 that I bid on), both complete with their embroidery template sheets. First up today are pages from August 1952.

 

I love these lace blouses- it's hard to choose a favourite between them!

 

 

A set of very sweet embroidered detachable collars (transfer is on the sheet included).

Diagrams for embellishments with embroidery thread woven through a simple row of machine stitches.

Free pattern: Greenocks cap sleeve jumper

This pattern was bought in a charity shop just this afternoon. It is for a simple lace-patterned cap sleeve sweater in sizes 34" to 38" bust, by Scottish company Greenock. It dates from the early 1960s, though the style is typically '50s.

The pattern calls for 3-ply yarn, though with a tension of 6 stitches per inch on fairly large needles it could be made up in a 4 ply or light double knit with smaller needles, giving a slightly denser knit.

Home Notes, September 1947- Free patterns

These are a few pages from a copy of Home Notes dated September 19th, 1947, including a couple of sewing and knitting pattern freebies.

I love the striped dress the girl on the cover is wearing- so bright and cheery!

Free drafting instructions for a basic short sleeved evening sweater, to be sewn in silk boucle. This pattern would make a great starting point for adaptation to so many forties styles.

The only coloured printing inside is reserved for these two adverts for mail-order patterns and fabric cut-out kits. The short sleeved blouse is certainly catching my eye!

And finally a free pattern for a "Two-way Cardigan Jumper", knit in a zig-zag ribbing with a high neckline and choice of sleeve lengths.

Stitchcraft Sept 1956: Summer bouclet blouse

Today's free pattern comes from my copy of Stitchcraft, Sept 1956, and is for a short sleeved blouse in a good range of sizes from 35" up to a 42" bust. It has a V neckline with narrow contrast stripes to the yoke and sleeve bands. 

The pattern calls for steel grey and white, but I plan on making this one up in a nice bright jade green or light turquoise shade with white for summer. What colours would you choose?

Butterick Fashion News, December 1940 and February 1941

These are the last two from this batch of Fashion News booklets, dated December 1940 and February 1941.

 

Butterick Fashion News, August and September 1940

As promised, two more Fashion News leaflets from Butterick. These two are from August and September of 1940.

August 1940

September 1940

 

Butterick Fashion News, March 1940

I received a lot of six Butterick Fashion News booklets in the post this morning, all from 1940/41. I'll split them up over two or three posts, but today I have spring fashions from March 1940.

More to come in a day or two! (Hopefully those will all load the right way up- literally no idea why some of these have rotated themselves!)