• Women wearing dress with belt and collars
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      Dawn & Gill
        Sewing Instructions are in English

        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: Paper Pattern. This pattern is also available as a PDF download.

        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

        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

        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

        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

        Intermediate

        What You Will Receive

        You will receive a true to scale reproduction sewing pattern printed on A0 premium paper, along with instructions, and a full-colour front cover. Your pattern will arrive, in a clear resealable envelope for easy storage.