I Made a 1940s Summer Dress using Simplicity 9464
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2022
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It's almost summer! That means it's time to make a new summer dress, and I've been wanting to try out Simplicity 9464 since it first went on sale earlier this year. It feels only fitting that I'm making this 1940s style dress using a fabric printed with a 1940s character!
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Every time I watch you do a dress: "gee, I should make more dresses." Each time you get to the sleeve portion: "nevermind, let's stick to skirts!"
That's what makes pinafore dresses so perfect! 😉
Me, the linebacker who finds simplicity patterns fit perfect 🙈
Line backer here With wide square shoulders. I think 1940's is perfect for me
Rebecca, I love your channel. I've just started, again, sewing for myself. I used to, a long time ago, but now I'm a short, round, (my husband says in all the right places) middle aged woman. You give me great ideas for how to alter patterns. Because I never fit the sizes they state.
Yay! Welcome back to sewing for you!
My wife had the same problem, but years ago, we went to a seamstress, who drafted a custom pattern block that we now us to modify the patterns to fit my wife. Money well spent.
I love the Dumbo fabric and the dress is super cute.
The Closet Historian recently did a video about "tulip sleeves" and the Dumbo dress would look extra with tulip sleeves. (& I think the tulip sleeves is a 1040's thing , too!)
I thought of the same thing!
On Simplicity patterns having ridic wide shoulders - all Simplicity patterns are made for a B-cup. So a person w a size 24 who wears a b-cup might have shoulders like a quarterback. A lot of folks try to instead find a pattern based on their upper-bust measurement (instead of full-bust) and then do a FBA, but unfortunately I don't see a lot of Big 4 patterns with that measurement listed :-/.
Otoh, I haven't picked up a new commercial pattern in a long time, cuz I started drafting my own patterns for my plus-sized bod. Which I'm not sure I'd recommend - it took a ridic long time bc I had to flat-pattern instead of drape, and a lot of flat pattern calculations don't work for plus-sized figures, so it was a SLOG to get all that figured out.
I am in the process of trying to learn pattern making/design and how to alter things for this exact reason. GG bust, short torso. I just want clothes to fit right!
I am a DDD cup and have the shoulders of a 5 year old. Seriously, I can't even keep a purse strap up on my shoulders. So fun to alter for that.
This is why I started drafting my own patterns a long time ago. I wasn't B cup after the age of 14. I was skinny with big boobs and everything that fitted over the bust hung like an oversized sack every where else . I have a couple of 60s pattern drafting books which worked well. Once you have a basic body pattern with no ease you can use that to alter commercial patterns which saves you a lot of work.
So me that are small over shoulders and back, a G cup and size 14 - 16 och short torso should then just make my own patterns from scratch looking on their pictures I guess
Have a look at the closet historian. She has lots of very helpful videos
I love, love, love that pattern. Actually, I love it after you adjusted and recut and modified, and all that - so I guess what I love is your work. :)
Looks so cute! Love how you let us in on problems and how you fixed them. It helps to see how you think and teaches how to work around fit issues.
In my quest to organize my life I’ve started thinking about it a lot. So might I suggest that you label the sleeves and write yourself a note what you did and why for future reference.
Good problem solving with the sleeve/armsy
Omigod, I own this pattern and I've made 4 dresses with it. I also just cut the button plackets off the pattern on the back and also went with a center back seam. For the closure, I moved the button plackets to the front on the non-stretch-fabric dresses and made two of them out of stretchy fabric (Pro Tip: if you have big boobs, cutting the darts anyway helps so the design on the fabric doesn't look distorted) and they're incredibly comfy and nice. I'm working on one right now with mermaids on it and shell buttons down the bodice center front. It actually fits me pretty nicely in the shoulders, but I have broad shoulders, lol.
I like hearing someone that does the mental gymnastics in altering patterns since I do the same.
I have never followed a pattern but I would laugh if shoulder fit me! I'm not small across the shoulder!
I totally agree, those sleeves are great. Worth getting the pattern just to have them.
Please try a full bust adjustment again, it will make your fitting life sooo much easier.
I remember when @ladyrebeccafashions tried an FBA; poor dear heart, I think the instructions were off
It looks like that bodice could be made into princess seams now! Thank you for sharing your process. Adorable dress.
The dress turned out so cute and comfortable looking!
This is a little off topic, but that shirt you wear at the beginning of the video is so pretty! I always notice how nice that super saturated royal blue color looks on you every time it pops up :)
Such a cute dress. Makes me want to pull out my vintage patterns and make something.
Very pretty dress especially the sleeves. Looks like they strike a good balance between poof...and being able to fit a cardi or raincoat over top (an essential requirement here in Scotland)
The snap closure is probably a legacy from the original 40's pattern as metal for zips wasn't available during the war and they were in very short supply. The 'extra' button closure was possibly to enable the neckline to open enough to pull the dress over the head without ruining elaborately set hair. Materials weren't really being used for decorative stuff. Although this pattern has a ruffle! ... a fabric eating extravagance! 😂
As someone who is on the bigger side, I really appreciate the extra ease. Sometimes it means I don’t have to do much more than add seam allowance to make it fit me right, whereas if it didn’t have the crazy amount of ease I would have to do a lot more in regard to sizing it up. This pattern specifically is a good example of that; I barely had to add anything for it to fit me (I used the bodice from view A and the skirt from view B!).
The weight of the skirt make the waist go lower down then on mock up. That's my guess
For the sleeve tightness, maybe some of the ease that you contoured out of the bodice to the dart was for that kind of sleeve ease? Although you solved nicely for it in the sleeve adjustment. I haven't really seen anyone deep dive into those kinds of ease from a historical standpoint. But the types of ease or shapes can look unfamiliar in shoulders and sleeves depending on the era, as you noted for the shoulder pad considerations. It'd be really cool to see more about the retro trends to that kind of thing. And which parts are trends vs. preference.
This came out really cute. That was a really good fix for the sleevil. Nice save, there.
You look so cute in your lovely Dumbo dress.
My daughter loves this dress! I think the side waist being low could be the skirt fabric pulling it . I find that for commercial patterns I'm often taking an inch out of the bodice between the shoulder and the bust so whoever they're making them for it ain't me either!
This turned out super cute! I wish we could have seen what it would have looked like without the shoulder width removed and also with the sweetheart neckline still having the scallop shape. But it definitely turned out great and looks wonderful on you!
I used to think I was the only one that made mock-ups … until I started watching you! I love how you ‘think aloud’ about things. It is really helpful to hear your thought process, or it does for me. LOL. I love this Dumbo dress! And it fits you so well and looks so great on you! It would definitely be worth making 1-2 more of these dresses in assort4ed fabrics for you to wear daily. Keep up all the wonderful work you do!
This turned out so cute!! I think the waist is very close and looks very accurate to the 1940's but if you would be more comfortable with it closer to your natural waist, I would totally watch that mend and chat video!
I love love love the Dumbo fabric!!!!!
For the print fabrics you have 3yds of maybe you could do a complementary ruffle and sleeves and have enough with what you got for the main dress
True. I think they might be best as skirts though.
This video has been a lifesaver for me as I’m making this dress myself! I’m not very experienced sewing for myself because of how daunting fitting is- and the fact that you explain everything about the fit process has been amazing for me! Thank you so much please keep making these wonderful videos I’m learning so much! ❤
So fun
I’m trying to get my dress done for Easter Sunday. Thank you so much for posting this!
I love it!!
I'm about the same size & shape as you, & this dress is just what I'd wear myself. The material is super cute as well, & the sleeves are perfect. I often find sleeves a bit too tight, but these ones are wonderful.
Very cute, so flattering on you!
So cute, loving the dumbo fabric, it's sweet.
I knew I was going to love this video! I love this dress! The sleeves are so cute and so is the neck line. XxX
Thank you! ❤️
Love your dart solution! I make a visor or a cell phone cross body with small left over amounts. A fuller ruffle is always a good option.
I always get a weird bubble by my armscye and have to make weird darts all over! So glad to see someone else tackle it 😝
This came out sooooo cute! I love it and it looks great on you. I agree with you on the sleeves. They are very pretty so keep that pattern mock up!!!! I am going to try them on me too. I also liked it without sleeves and I would wear it with a light jacket or sweater to cover my arms. Thanks so much!
Me. Built like a brick outhouse, shoulders like a linebacker..was one on my 7th grade team.
You should try the full bust adjustment method in the book "ahead of the curve", it has great explanations as to how to get rid of extra darts 😍
I love the sleeve shape with the little box pleat! I love how much the 40s loved pleats and dart manipulations everywhere.
The dress is so flattering! Well done. You look lovely
I made this for my daughter and also had to add the 3rd front darts.
I thought I was crazy, I'm glad it's not me! bought all my Simplicity patterns by measurements, and was the smallest of the larger patterns. After sewing a couple, I had to re buy all the patterns in the smaller sizes because of the ease. So, so silly.
I sew plus sized dresses for my wife, and have also found that I can do away with the closers on most of her dresses. Its one advantage of being plus sized :). The ease at her waist allows the dress to fit over her bust without needing to be opened. I use to added belt loops so she can sinch in the waist if she wants too, but she hates tight clothes, so never did. As I hate doing zippers, it makes sewing her dresses a lot easier and quicker.
Totally agree that the ease in Simplicity patterns is extreme. My wife is a size 26, and the size 24 pattern still needs to be taken in slightly for a good fit.
Im SO glad you did this video - and yes - I dont understand whats with pattern making companies making larger sizes with insane long shoulder seams and arm scye curves totally off. But iu think the underarm is that one inch too low because you increased the bodice length by that one inch - you needed to then raise the arm scye as well. But yes - they always forget - just because we have a plus sized body - and generous boobs, does not = giant wide shoulders!!
And with the side poppers/buttons...i have 3 1940's dresses and they ALL have a side zip or opening - not a CB one. Most of my sewing is retro - and side openings are normal for them. But it doesnt work on our plus sized body as it cant take the tension that comes with extra body fullness and movement. If youre really thin - AKA - wartime rationing thin...it works - but not on us plus sized gals very well. Great video - loved it. Nice ot see some vintage sewing!
Side zips are fine for me, but side snaps don't make any sense!
Love the dart solution. Love the sleeve solution.
I am So Happy you made this dress. I picked up the pattern and had questions
. Looking at you make this is so helpful. Thanks for sharing.
The Dress came out Great! Beautiful!
It looks great!❤
The dress is so pretty; the sleeves are too cute and would also make great long sleeves. So many beautiful dresses from the 40s and 30s are waiting for you to make them. American Dutches has new shoes that are to die for and would go perfectly with this dress.
Have a great week,
xoxo's Sandie
I love the dumbo fabric and now I want to make this dress for myself so time to find the pattern near me in store. I have a really pretty print fabric that I want to use to make a dress with and I think this pattern is perfect for it.
Adorable!
Currently working on the same pattern but the other version 😊
Good luck on your project! ☺️
@@LadyRebeccaFashions thankyou 😊. Yours turned out wonderful
Very cute!
i actually love simplicity ease!
What a cute dress! The style really suits you!
I really enjoyed the work you did in the sleeve to get it to work. I've had similar fights with sleeves before, especially because I always need an armscye dart!
I have this pattern and I have really been procrastinating, but you've given me motivation!
Omg this dress turned out so cute!
So cute!!
So pretty!
That's adorable 😊
This is super cute!!! I so want this pattern now!!!
Such a cute style for you! Definitely make another!,
Cute little dress! I love watching you problem solve all the little things that come up as you go, it really is very helpful for when I'm going through my own process, especially when you're after a particular fit 💜
Soooooo cute and pretty. 😍🥰😍
I really learn a lot watching your videos! Thank you.
Such a lovely dress! It's very flattering and fun, and so many colours in the print to match accessories to! Yellow mite be fun💛
I love,love the dress and the dumbo material.it looks so beautiful on you.i ❤️ your videos you have such a calming voice and you do a really great job on how to mock up a pattern to fit you.i learn a lot from watching your videos
Hi Rebecca, long time viewer, first time commenter 😀 Another great video with so much useful info, I was surprised when I saw the pattern as I have recently uploaded a video on my channel making a dress which is almost identical to this one 👍The dress looks great on you and I love the fabric
Very nice. I think you are the only one who sees the waist issue
Cute
Why dont u move the dart into the shoulder, as a decorative gather.
Snaps? Oh my. In high school I wore my mom's 1940's clothes all the time. Nope. Can't remember any dress with snaps. Definitely zippers, back or side. But hmmm... I don't think my mom would've worn Dumbo either...🤣🤣
I just look at the finished size to determine what size pattern to begin with
How do you make your adjustments? As a lone sewist, I find it hard sometimes to make adjustments on my mock-up. I just found your channel and I am loving it!
Thanks! I very often put on the garment inside out, and then pinch seams smaller until they fit.
Success. Bmore 2020s rather that 1940s but looks good 👌
How did your show go? Is it over? And did the dress work out?
We've had the first two weekends of performances, and we have two weekends left. It's going really well, and all my costumes are working out great!
It's a 40's style, the emphasis of silhouette was broad shoulders
Girl, go off on Simplicity! The amount of ease in modern simplicity is so ridiculous. They have a significant amount of ease in some of there vintage patterns but it is way way worse in reproduction/modern.
"In ThE uSuAl WaY" I hear dress historians crying in the distance 😂
Also question: Have you used vintage sewing patterns before (like not reproductions) and what kind of differences have you noticed? Like do they also include a ridiculous amount of east for example?
I've only used one (it was last year's Bambi dress), and it was one that I also had a repro of, so I was mostly comparing the two. The problem with vintage patterns for me is that they're so far off my size that I would basically have to redraft them anyway. If I remember correctly, though, the vintage one did not have as much ease as the repro.
If I were a wealthy young woman I would pay you whatever you wanted too make my wedding dress. It would be perfect, because that’s what you do ❤
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Some us are built like oxen. Those shoulders might be wide enough for me, but I doubt it.
Do you sew from the measurement of your high bust and then do FBA"s? This is why you always have extra fabric in the armpit I think. On the bodice, the points of the darts are pointing to the top of the breast and not the apex. I am only watching, the sound is off because The
boys are on TV. If you are talking about this I am sorry.
I don't do fba's, because I've tried them multiple times and they've never worked.
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Is it normal for there to be three ad breaks in the first half of a sponsored video, or is youtube deciding to squeeze more revenue out of content providers again?
That is UA-cam. I pay for prime in order to avoid that.
Oh yikes! I'll check and see what happened. I'm pretty sure there were only supposed to be three ad breaks in the entire video!
World War 2 i hope you use rayon fabric of choice .
I find that the added ease on commercial patterns sometimes makes it so the garments will actually fit me. It would be great if they just modified the sizing to match the dimensions. When you say things like "no body wants this" or "line backer pattern blocks" when the pattern just isn't made for your body type, that can alienate some viewers. I know you're probably being a little hyperbolic as well. Over all I really enjoy your videos but that type of language really rubs me the wrong way and I know I can't be the only one. I hope this just makes you consider your words next time but I don't want to make you feel bad.
You're totally right, and I will try to be better about that in the future. And I agree with you about the ease - they should just say that the patterns fit larger sizes! I'm sure we would all love that!
it would look cuter shorter.
Maybe, but I like mid-calf length dresses.