Returns Policy, Shipping & Customer Service
Returns Policy, Shipping & Customer Service
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40s Tea Dress & Accessories
1940's fabulous dress & accessory set dating back to 1949: dress and accessory set. The fitted bodice is joined to a smoothly flared, 8 gore skirt. The heart-shaped neckline may be plain, trimmed with clips or flatteringly edged with frills and a bow. Add a vestee of contrasting material trimmed with a ribbon bow for less formal occasions. Extra belts focus attention on tiny waistlines. A sash, held in shape with feather boning or a wide corset girdle, is snugly laced in front.
Offered here as: Digital Download (how to print and assemble). This pattern is also available as a Paper Pattern.
Size Guide
Size Guide
Bust: 30” (76.2cm)
Waist: 26” (66cm)
Hips: 33” (83.9cm)
Finished Back Length from Base of Neck to Hem of,
Dress: 44 ½” (113.1cm)
WIDTH AROUND LOWER EDGE OF DRESS ABOUT 3 ½ yds. for size 16
1 ½” (FINISHED) HEM ALLOWED
Sewing Notions
Sewing Notions
NOTIONS Slide fastener; seam binding: 1 ¼” width (No. 7) ribbon (optional); 1 ½” width (No. 2) rib bon; 1 " width frilling (option al), OR, 2 ornamental clips optional); feather boning for sash; 2 spools matching thread (100 yds., each); 1 spool contrast 50 yds.); snap fasteners; hooks and eyes; shields.
Fabric Amount Guide
Fabric Amount Guide
MATERIAL ALLOWED
WITHOUT NAP OR UP OR DOWN DESIGN, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
NOTE: - Additional material is required when: - material is not pre-shrunk - for matching stripes – for extra seam allowance when material ravels.
DRESS WITH LONG SLEEVES
39” material, 4 1/8 yds.
54” material, 2 ¾ yds.
CONTRASTING GIRDLE – 3/8 yd. of 35” velveteen 35” or 39” material.
GIRDLE INTERFACING – 1 yd. of 24” canvas or ¼ yd. of 35” muslin.
LACING FOR GIRDLE – 1 yd. of ½” width ribbon (No. 2).
DRESS WITH SHORT SLEEVES
35” material, 4 ¼ yds.
39” material, 3 ¾ yds.
CONTRASTING COLLAR AND VESTEE – 5/8 yd. of 35” material or ½ yd. of 39” material.
RIBBON BOW FOR VESTEE – ½ yd. of ½” width ribbon (No. 2).
FABRIC SASH – 5/8 yd. of 39” material
RIBBON SASH
6” width, 2 3/8 yds.
FEATHER BONING FOR SASH – 3/8 yd.
BOW FOR NECK EDGE WITH FRILLING – ¾ yd. of 1 ¼” width ribbon (No. 7).
PURCHASED FRILLING
1 ½” width, 5/8 yd.
DRESS WITH LONG OR SHORT SLEEVES
SLEEVE STIFFENING
39” taffeta or 44” organdy, ¼ yd.
9” SLIDE FASTENER IS USED FOR SIDE OPENING.
¾” ALLOWED FOR UNDERARM SEAMS
½” ALLOWED FOR ALL OTHER EDGES
Imperial to Metric Conversion Guide
Imperial to Metric Conversion Guide
Yards to Centimeter
Imperial | Metric |
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⅛ yard | 11.4cm |
¼ yard | 22.9cm |
⅓ yard | 30.5cm |
⅜ yard | 34.3cm |
½ yard | 45.7cm |
⅝ yard | 57.2cm |
⅔ yard | 61cm |
¾ yard | 68.6cm |
1 yard | 91.4cm |
1¼ yard | 114.3cm |
1½ yard | 137.2cm |
1¾ yard | 160cm |
2 yards | 182.9cm |
2¼ yards | 205.7cm |
2½ yards | 228.6cm |
2¾ yards | 251.5cm |
3 yards | 274.3cm |
3½ yards | 320cm |
4 yards | 365.8cm |
Inches to Millimeters/Centimeter
Imperial | Metric |
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⅛" | 3mm |
¼" | 6mm |
⅓" | 8mm |
⅜" | 10mm |
½" | 12mm |
⅝" | 16mm |
⅔" | 17mm |
¾" | 19mm |
1" | 2.5cm |
1¼" | 3.2cm |
1½" | 3.8cm |
1¾" | 4.4cm |
2" | 5.1cm |
2¼" | 5.7cm |
2½" | 6.4cm |
2¾" | 7.0cm |
3" | 7.6cm |
3¼" | 8.25cm |
3½" | 8.9cm |
4" | 10.2cm |
4½" | 11.4cm |
5" | 12.7cm |
5½" | 14cm |
6" | 15.2cm |
7" | 17.8cm |
8" | 20.3cm |
9" | 22.9cm |
10" | 25.4cm |
11" | 28cm |
12" | 30.5cm |
Roll Width (Inches to Centimeters)
Imperial | Centimeters |
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35" | 88.9cm |
36" | 91.44cm |
38" | 96.52cm |
39" | 99.06cm |
42" | 106.68cm |
48" | 121.92cm |
54" | 137.16cm |
Seam Allowances
Imperial | Metric |
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¼" | 6mm |
⅜" | 10mm |
½" | 12mm |
⅝" | 16mm |
¾" | 19mm |
Recommended Fabrics
Recommended Fabrics
SUGGESTED FABRICS DRESS WITH LONG SLEEVES - Plain or Printed: Flat crepe, novelty silks, moss crepe, cotton crepe, spun rayons, sheer wool, wool jersey. GIRDLE: Velveteen, linen, pique, bengaline.
DRESS WITH SHORT SLEEVES - Plain or Printed: Cottons, spun rayons, flat crepe, novelty silks, moss crepe, canton crepe. COLLAR AND VESTEE: Pique, line, silk crepe, bengaline, SASH: Taffeta, silk crepe.
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Skill Level
Skill Level
Intermediate
What You Will Receive
What You Will Receive
After purchase, you will receive an email with a link to simply download at home, formatted for A0 (print-shop copy), 8.5"x11" and A4 printing. This digital download will print actual size full-scale pattern pieces.