This is an interesting 1940's pattern. The outfit is in two parts: the slip style underdress and the sheer overdress. The pattern doesn't have the slip dress in it, only the overlay. It claims to be "easy to make" and certainly looks it. There are the front pieces and the back pieces--that's all. No facings. For the edges around the neck and sleeves there is a choice of finishes, including simply turning a narrow hem or fringing them by doing a row of small stitches in from the edge and then pulling out the outer threads. I never made it nor is it in my teetering stack of patterns I intend to make, but I always pause when I come across it and consider its possibilities.
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I love anything with a sheer overlay and I'm always trying to figure out just what's going on: i.e., is the whole bodice overlaid, or is there just a sheer yoke?
That sheer overlay reminds me of so many of the dresses from the 1920s and 1930s. I like that pattern very much. Make this soon!
Hey, don't know if you got my comments on your zig zag post but I ran across your blog searching for an instruction manual for the zig zag attachment. I loved reading about your Singer 15-91 because I have the same machine, the same zig zag attachment, the same buttonholer (love it, BTW!) and even the pink Singer Sewing Skills booklet. Seeing your pics is seeing what I've got in my own sewing room. Very, very cool!
I also love knitting so we share another common interest.
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