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PDF - 1940S Pattern – Easy to Make Midriff Tie Tops - Bust 36” (91.4cm)

PDF - 1940S Pattern – Easy to Make Midriff Tie Tops - Bust 36” (91.4cm)

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Dawn & Team

40s Midriff Tie Top

(Pattern includes two styles) View A – Cap sleeves cut in one with bias cut topper. High, shaped, collarless, neck-line. Straight buttoned band closing at back. View B – Knotted tie below collarless V neck-line adjusts fullness. Shaped cap sleeves cut in one with topper.

Offered here as a Digital Download (how to print and assemble). This pattern is also available as a Paper Pattern.

Sizes

Vintage Size: 18
Bust: 36” (91.4cm)

International Pattern Size Chart

 

Vintage Pattern Size Bust (inches) Bust (cm) UK Size France Size Germany Size Italy Size Spain Size US / Canada Size
12 30 76.2 4 – 6 34 32 38 34 0 – 2
14 32 81.3 6 – 8 36 34 40 36 2 – 4
16 34 86.4 8 – 10 38 36 42 38 4 – 6
18 36 91.4 10 – 12 40 38 44 40 6 – 8
20 38 96.5 12 – 14 42 40 46 42 8 – 10
40 40 101.6 14 – 16 44 42 48 44 10 – 12
42 42 106.7 16 – 18 46 44 50 46 12 – 14
44 44 111.8 18 – 20 48 46 52 48 14 – 16
46 46 116.8 20 – 22 50 48 54 50 16 – 18
48 48 121.9 22 – 24 52 50 56 52 18 – 20
50 50 127 24 – 26 54 52 58 54 20 – 22
52 52 132.1 26 – 28 56 54 60 56 22 – 24
54 54 137.2 28 – 30 58 56 62 58 24 – 26

Use the size chart above to find your closest modern-day size equivalent in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the USA or Canada, using your bust measurement in inches or centimetres.

How to Measure Your Bust

  1. Wear a well-fitting bra.
  2. Wrap a measuring tape around the fullest part of your bust.
  3. Keep the tape level across your back and comfortably snug, without pulling it tight.
  4. Record your measurement in inches or centimetres and compare it with our size chart.

For the best fit, always choose your pattern size based on your body measurements, not your usual shop size. Always check your bust measurement before ordering!

For more information about how pattern sizes can slightly vary between brands and decade, how to measure yourself, what is ease etc,  please visit our Vintage Sizing Explained.

Sewing Notions

Matching thread

Fabric Amounts

Vintage Size: 18
Bust: 36” (91.4cm)
VIEW A (See note)
35”, 1 3/8 yds.
39”, 1 ¼ yds.
NOTE: Front A and Back A are cut bias.
VIEW B – One Tone
35”, 1 yd.
39”, 1 yd.
VIEW B – Right Front and Left Back
35” or 39”, ¾ yd.
VIEW B – Left Front and Right Back
35” or 39”, ¾ yd.
Length of View A at centre-back from natural neck-line, 15 ½”
Length of View B at centre-back from natural neck-line, 14 ½”

| Without nap or pile, or with design in both directions.
Above requirements do not allow for shrinkage.
Yardage does not allow for matching squares when a plaid fabric is used.

13 pieces pattern

Imperial to Metric Conversion Guide

Yards to Centimeter

Imperial Metric
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
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
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
¼" 6mm
⅜" 10mm
 ½" 12mm
 ⅝" 16mm
 ¾" 19mm

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Skill Level

Intermediate

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

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Betina Kuhn

Tolles Schnittmuster und einfache Erklärung bzw Größenanpassung

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Bettina Lopez

Great sewing pattern. Thanks 😊

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Catriona Karch

Brilliant will be buying more patterns in the future

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Etsy customer

Made this in a couple days' free time. Fit well without alterations. I'm 37 bust, 31 waist, rectangle shape.

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Leonor Sancho

PDF - Vintage 1940S Pattern – Easy to Make Midriff Tie Tops - Bust 36” (91.4cm) - Download

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Etsy customer

The pattern is straightforward and easy to assemble. I’ve made View A twice, once in a rayon once in cotton poplin, both altered with a zipper rather than buttons in the back. The shoulder head seems extra roomy, almost as if it needs a shoulder pad. It’s a classy top and unusual vintage design that I hadn’t seen in my years of casual vintage pattern collecting. I love it!

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Carolyn Carter

Adorable, just what I needed.
Arrived quickly, no issues.

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B
Betina Kuhn

Tolles Schnittmuster und einfache Erklärung bzw Größenanpassung

B
Bettina Lopez

Great sewing pattern. Thanks 😊

C
Catriona Karch

Brilliant will be buying more patterns in the future

E
Etsy customer

Made this in a couple days' free time. Fit well without alterations. I'm 37 bust, 31 waist, rectangle shape.

L
Leonor Sancho

PDF - Vintage 1940S Pattern – Easy to Make Midriff Tie Tops - Bust 36” (91.4cm) - Download

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Etsy customer

The pattern is straightforward and easy to assemble. I’ve made View A twice, once in a rayon once in cotton poplin, both altered with a zipper rather than buttons in the back. The shoulder head seems extra roomy, almost as if it needs a shoulder pad. It’s a classy top and unusual vintage design that I hadn’t seen in my years of casual vintage pattern collecting. I love it!

C
Carolyn Carter

Adorable, just what I needed.
Arrived quickly, no issues.