Tuesday 17 August 2010
Blouse Pattern Saga
I have been soliciting advice over on Sew Retro about a blouse pattern that I bought at Vintage at Goodwood. It is a size 18 and I am a size 10. And not skilled personally in the pattern rescaling dept. But hey, you don't refuse a 1950's sewing pattern that's less than £3 do you?
Any advice welcome, here is are images of the packet front and back so you can see the piece shapes.
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Hi there,
This pattern (size 18) is the equivalent to today's size 14 dimensions, so it needs to be graded down 2 sizes. There is approximately 3.5/4 inches difference to remove from the pattern. The best way to do this is to 'slash' the pattern vertically three times on the front and three on the back, trying to avoid the darts (I would trace the pattern and work on this). Mark the pattern pieces 1-8, so you don't get them muddled up. You then need to divide the excess, which needs to be removed from the pattern, by the number of vertical edges (15, as the front is cut on the fold)= 6mm. This is the amount you need to remove from each vertical edge. I would mark this on each edge and the pin the pattern pieces back together on these new lines. You may need to smooth off the shoulder and armhole lines. I will post photos on my blog for you to see what I mean!
I hope this is helpful- I know it's probably easier to see images.
Sarah
http://goldfinchandeagle.blogspot.com/2010/08/resizing-vintage-patterns.html
Hope this helps you!
Sarah
If all else fails, I can grade patterns properly, so let me know if you need help!
OK I will have a go! Love a challenge xx
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