Vintage Details, Modern Sewing | Sew These 5 Details from the 1940s | 1940s Sewing Inspiration

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*Video Chapters*
00:00 - Why you should look to vintage patterns for inspiration
00:39 - What makes 1940s fashion special
01:50 - McCall 7260
03:18 - Advance 2433
04:55 - Vogue 9135
06:55 - Simplicity 4843
08:23 - Hollywood 1612
09:00 - How to make a puff sleeve with ties
11:06 - Sarai & Haley's favorite details
13:54 - Bloopers & a fun Hollywood patterns fact

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[sarajackson]

Yes! More on your vintage collection!!

[baidykle]

The sleeve that you show around minute 9 (the one that gathers with ties) is also really such a smart idea to make the sleeve adjustable for body size fluctuations. I have gone up a size recently and while the bodice of some of my tops is still ok to wear because it has some ease, the sleeves sometimes look strange. So this would have been so handy. In general I wish modern clothing had more of size adjustable details like that, which we see quite often in vintage and especially historical clothing as fabric was not as readily available and the whole fashion process was much more sustainable and the garments had more longevity.

[annlidslot]

Hi, So fun to see you playing with vintage 1940's. As a longtime admirer of The Closet Historian (since befor she got famous) I like fashion from the 20's to maybe mid 50´s, so I approve of this message😉😊.
Also being of a certain age, and even worse being a granddaughter to a woman who married up, I got to learn way to much etiquette than is healthy for my surroundings. You are right. An afternoon dress is basically the same dress as a tea dress. A fancier dress than a morning/day dress which you wore around the house in the morning when you were dealing with the trades, and took deliveries pertaining to your job as a home maker, like your fishmonger or butcher and some such.

Sidenote: From very early western history a woman marries "to locks and keys". That interestingly enough is often still in the case, even if we don't want to admit to it these days. Even these days a lot of household chores are allocated the same way. Things being done within the house, i.e. cooking and cleaning, is often taken care of by the woman of the house, and the maintaining the outside i.e. mowing the lawn, painting the fence or washing the car is done by the man.

Back to the dress: The afternoon dress or tea dress, you wore out to meat with your friends at a café or a tea room, visiting or go fancy shopping. Of course this was more common by the affluent ladies of society, but not exclusively. When you were done with your afternoon you would go home and dress for dinner. This kind of lifestyle is something my grandmother would request, so when we visited her for a few days per year, even we children were expected to dress for dinner. Yours, Ann

[lovejohandmade]

I’d love sewalongs to show how to achieve some of these, eg how to add a sash into a dart.

[pmclaughlin]

More more more examining vintage patterns for details please...One request: often on the back is a picture of the pattern pieces...Can you show that too. Sometimes seeing the pattern piece (like how one is bigger than the corresponding seam_ or the shoulder shape of that vogue pattern) helps a person visualize the detail better.
Please more.

[asurya]

Yeppp would love the patterns organization ❤

[itsanae]

I'd love to see your pattern cataloging process!

[bethtompkins]

Definitely doing the sleeve tie soon. I’d love a video on where to find vintage patterns!!

[tinygypsyladycreations]

Wow! Great ideas to look at patterns and pick out cool details to incorporate in a design. I love the concept of thinking outside the box. Thanks for sharing, ladies!😍🥰🤩

[JaqueBampi]

Great tips! I'd love to see how you organize your patterns!

[alenamoss]

Thank you for the video and YES please for the organizational pattern video.

[cherriesnhoney]

and yes pls on pattern storage... neverending struggle lol

[freimitemail]

Really great to see you two different Sewists/Peoples, each with a very decisive and personal Style!

[cheriesartsncrafts]

WOOOHOOO! THIS is awesome, and love ALL your patterns! Thank youse!

[PandoraSummer-dv]

After so much "incorporation", I feel I'm ready to vote!

[jameshoeffer]

I have many patterns and would love to learn how to organize them efficiently.

[Avotts]

I really like the yellow and green. On the last one. I would put a bit of elastic on the inside of the sleeve and stitch the pre-tied bow to the outside.

[SamanthaMadison]

I love the look of 1930s/40s dresses but can’t see wearing them every day (and it can be hard to track down a pattern I like in my size). Borrowing some of those details to add to a pattern I already have is a great idea.

[catjones]

More on pattern organising and vintage pattern hacks please!!! Love this rushed tie detail in the fish-eye waist dart. Is it a fish eye waist dart? Great video btw

[haleyjarret]

Such a fun video, and I can't wait to try making those sleeves. Thank you for showing how to do it 😊