I absolutely love the 30’s! I’m a nurse, and I made an authentic 1930’s nurse’s uniform for National Nurse’s day here in the US. It’s basically a shirt dress and the pattern was from the 1930’s. The directions for the collar with its interfacing was not like anything I’ve made, it was very confusing. I had to lay the pieces all out and have a long think but I did it! I also found a free nurse’s cap pattern and that turned out very well. I’m old enough to have graduated from nursing school when we did still wear caps but my original cap is unfortunately lost. I wore my uniform to work and had a wonderful day. I work in a nursing home and some of our residents were teary eyed when they saw my all white, crisp uniform. I reminded some of their mothers, aunts and grandmothers who had been nurses in the 30’s.
That is such a wonderful story - thank you for sharing it with me. I’m intrigued about 1930s’ nurses’ uniforms in the US now. The nurses must have looked so neat and pretty in their white starched uniforms. I do have a few nurses’ capes from the WW2 era. The uniforms for nurses were so smart and attractive in those days. I can imagine how poignant it was for the nursing home residents to see you in the uniform you sewed. Memories are everything at that stage of our lives. Oh I’ve struggled with 30s pattern instructions, they are often sketchy and confusing! Not only was the construction of garments quite different then but not very well explained either. Yet the results (after some perseverance!!) are worth all the effort! Thank you very much for watching and for telling me about your 1930s nurse’s uniform (which I’m now going to research!) 💐
The frocks and accessories during the 1930’s were beautiful. I couldn’t resist popping into your KoFi shop and buying a copy. Thank you Samantha for making it available. So much inspiration. Xx ❤️❤️🌺
Oh Lenore you are kind! 💗 You’re my very first customer so please let me know if you have any problems downloading. I love the 1930s dresses and accessories … I only wish they were more compatible with dog walking in the endless rain (and therefore mud!) we currently have in the UK. Thank you for your generous support xx 💗💗💐
@@Samanthalovestosew I have downloaded and printed ‘Roma’s Fashion’ with no issues. It was a lovely surprised to find a knitting pattern for a jumper and beret. I may never knit them but now have a pattern if I wish too. I adore the style of 1930 clothes and how they so simply adapted patterns to give a totally different look. I’m thrilled with my purchase and having the opportunity to support you in one small way. Xx ❤️🌺
@@SamanthalovestosewSamantha I think you mentioned a more in-depth video when purchasing the pdf magazine. I may have misunderstood and that is fine. If there is meant to be one I’m not sure how to access it. X❤️🌺
I found an old film clip of all the ladies in their tea dresses competing to see how high they could kick their legs! They made their own entertainment! (I could have made two videos with all the material I dug up!!) Thank you for your support xx💗💐💐
Thank you very much Linda! I know anything you create will be beautiful so very much looking forward to seeing your blouse with intriguing 30s collar! 💗xx
Samantha, thank you for offering the pdf for printing! I've printed mine already. I plan to bind it and it will grace my sewing room in a prominent place. That publication is so full of fabulous ideas. And to think that thrifting and recycling clothing was a 30's thing, who knew? Thanks again, bring more!
Oh I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the 1935 fashion magazine - it is full of ideas! I’m thrilled to think of it living in your sewing room. I know, the 30s and 40s mags are full of thrifting and recycling tips(though ironically because they had not enough whereas we have too much!). I have lots of vintage magazines full of all kinds of fashion and sewing ideas and am definitely now feeling encouraged to share more as videos and pdfs. Thank you so much for all your generous support 💐
I love those suggestions too! Today many people would just throw the clothes away so the tips from the magazines of the 30s and 40s are perfect for sustainable sewing. I could also do with renovating a few of my clothes! Thank you so much for watching 💐
I'm a new subscriber! I loved your video and when I saw Constance Bennett pop up, I was one happy lady! I have loved Constance since I was a very young girl, and she is most definitely my favorite actress of the 30's. I was recently reading a book written about her family, which they're well known for their early theater work on stages all over the world, but it said that Constance was known as "the human coat hanger" as she was such a gem to dress.Thank you for your lovely video and I will most definitely purchase the magazine and watch the longer version on the 30's. xx
Oh thank you so much for all your support! And I was expecting that people might not know who Constance Bennett was and yet here you are knowing much more about her than me. I love the bit about ‘the human coat hanger’! I’m so pleased you’re going to watch the longer version of the video. I had to edit out so much to make an appropriate length for UA-cam, including why women wore tea dresses in the first place and a wonderful old film clip with ladies in tea dresses competing as to how high they could kick their legs! It’s cheering to know another 30s film and fashion enthusiast will watch it! ❤️xx
You have made me want to sew a 1930s dress! I love how eloquent and knowledgeable you are and you describe all the outfits in such detail... This is a beautiful magazine and I especially liked the real life examples of the dresses that you included! ❤❤
Thank you very much Arietta! I can definitely see you wafting around your cottage in a 1930s tea dress. I grew up watching all those old movies (they’re responsible for a lot now I come to think about it 😆) The magazine is so full of sewing tips and imaginative ideas for home dressmakers. Nothing around today begins to come close 💗💐
Gorgeous dresses. I wish I had a reason or opportunity to wear one. ❤ Sadly, I'm such a homebody anymore. If an opportunity presents itself, I now know what I'll be making though!
I know what you mean Laura! The dogs practically faint with shock if I go out without them ie do anything other than walk them! Apparently women were homebodies in the 1930s too, the crucial difference being that they socialised with each other in their homes. Again the dogs would be surprised to see anyone except my mother crossing the threshold! Thank you for watching another episode - we can dream we are the kind of people who waft around in tea dresses every day! 💗💐
Hello Lisa! Thank you very much. I love the 30s … I’m planning some 30s meets 70s projects at the moment! Always love seeing your makes too and thank you so much for supporting me 💐
Many years ago, before anyone cared about vintage clothing, I was able to acquire a trunk full of some gal's clothing from the 30's, even silk stockings, a lot of unworn undergarments (knit combinations, bra, girdle, petticoats), nightgowns, several "frocks" and a silk coat. Without the correct unders, the dresses don't look right. The details in the dresses: shirring, embroidery, bias cut fabric, buttons, belts, pockets, are really special.
I’m so pleased that you saved such a treasure. I love the thought of a person’s belongings being kept together. I too remember when 30s garments weren’t valued and also bought a trunk, mine belonging to a 30s bride. I didn’t get anything like your wonderful haul but mine did contain several pairs of dyed silk shoes all in my size (clearly the trunk was meant for me!). The whole thing cost me £10! Not much even at that time. I’m always heartened to know that there are others out there who appreciate the beautiful details of 30s garments. I was at a vintage fair on Sunday marvelling at the tiny covered silk buttons, the shirring, little bows to hide poppers etc. So pleased you found my channel and thank you for encouraging me 💐
How wonderful! 1930s fashion is my favourite, no era matches it for imaginative construction and details. I suspect I’d be in heaven looking at your makes! Thank you so much for watching 💐
@@Samanthalovestosew What you have to say is so right and no lies. I don"t have any mediacontent so I can"t show you. But I can only work with old patrons not with a pdf. I spin also my own wool and silk so I knit and crocet also
Yes!! We think alike! The original dresses, the sewing patterns, the original fabrics and magazines like this - I want to them all to be appreciated (and worn) again. Thank you for encouraging me 💐
The dresses are so lovely. I really loved the lingerie section tbh. Reminds me I want to do a set at some point. Are you planning to make any of these dresses?
Hello Michelle! I also plan to sew some 30s lingerie soon 😃 I do have the free pattern that came with the magazine so I will be sewing that at some point and I want to add a cute detail or two from the magazine (so many projects so little time 😆) Thank you very much for watching! 💐
I suppose by watching the likes of Poirot on tv you get to see 30's fashions worn by real people and in colour. To me it was a period in time when things were designed in a practical sense more so during the 2nd World War. I think this video will really appeal to your hardcore supporters and dressmakers. I love you commentaries although some of the content is maybe not for me. You are in your element with these magazines and I am always hooked by your passion and maybe I should admit your loveliness too. I know how practical you are Samantha but you are also warm and beautiful. Don't write back to me questioning my opinion. It is what I see. 😂😂
That’s extremely kind of you Ian - both your comments and for having the stamina to watch a hardcore 30s dressmakers’ video. This is my most loved niche but it is the nichiest of niches so I’m delighted to find fellow enthusiasts. But I know you would gallantly sit through, say, me teaching the dogs how to knit. Indeed you might have preferred it! You are right, I love Poirot, especially the David Suchet series. Miss Lemon is always an inspiration! I also grew up watching these old movies - remember how they used to show them on Saturday afternoons on BBC2?! Thank you for your always generous support 🥰
I love those bias cut dresses by Madeleine Vionnet. I didn’t realise that women might have needed to leave their underwear off to do them justice though! I guess clinging fabric over bra straps etc would have spoiled the look! Thank you for sharing this interesting piece of information and for watching 💐
I hear you! 😆 I sew clothes for the life I truly live and the life of my dreams (guess which get worn the most!!) Thank you for watching and encouraging me 🥰
I couldn’t agree more! We’d never see all those imaginative details on today’s clothes either. Plain, relatively shapeless garments are easier to produce - fast fashion has a lot to answer for! I love that the 30s dresses were often made by home dressmakers. Thank you so much for watching! 💐
I absolutely love the 30’s! I’m a nurse, and I made an authentic 1930’s nurse’s uniform for National Nurse’s day here in the US. It’s basically a shirt dress and the pattern was from the 1930’s. The directions for the collar with its interfacing was not like anything I’ve made, it was very confusing. I had to lay the pieces all out and have a long think but I did it! I also found a free nurse’s cap pattern and that turned out very well. I’m old enough to have graduated from nursing school when we did still wear caps but my original cap is unfortunately lost. I wore my uniform to work and had a wonderful day. I work in a nursing home and some of our residents were teary eyed when they saw my all white, crisp uniform. I reminded some of their mothers, aunts and grandmothers who had been nurses in the 30’s.
That is such a wonderful story - thank you for sharing it with me. I’m intrigued about 1930s’ nurses’ uniforms in the US now. The nurses must have looked so neat and pretty in their white starched uniforms. I do have a few nurses’ capes from the WW2 era. The uniforms for nurses were so smart and attractive in those days. I can imagine how poignant it was for the nursing home residents to see you in the uniform you sewed. Memories are everything at that stage of our lives.
Oh I’ve struggled with 30s pattern instructions, they are often sketchy and confusing! Not only was the construction of garments quite different then but not very well explained either. Yet the results (after some perseverance!!) are worth all the effort! Thank you very much for watching and for telling me about your 1930s nurse’s uniform (which I’m now going to research!) 💐
Neat story; thanks for sharing that!
The frocks and accessories during the 1930’s were beautiful. I couldn’t resist popping into your KoFi shop and buying a copy. Thank you Samantha for making it available. So much inspiration. Xx ❤️❤️🌺
Oh Lenore you are kind! 💗 You’re my very first customer so please let me know if you have any problems downloading. I love the 1930s dresses and accessories … I only wish they were more compatible with dog walking in the endless rain (and therefore mud!) we currently have in the UK. Thank you for your generous support xx 💗💗💐
@@Samanthalovestosew I have downloaded and printed ‘Roma’s Fashion’ with no issues. It was a lovely surprised to find a knitting pattern for a jumper and beret. I may never knit them but now have a pattern if I wish too. I adore the style of 1930 clothes and how they so simply adapted patterns to give a totally different look. I’m thrilled with my purchase and having the opportunity to support you in one small way. Xx ❤️🌺
@@SamanthalovestosewSamantha I think you mentioned a more in-depth video when purchasing the pdf magazine. I may have misunderstood and that is fine. If there is meant to be one I’m not sure how to access it. X❤️🌺
So dreamy! So many gorgeous dresses! I want to make all of them! ❤❤❤
Yes in our dreams Lizzie we would be wafting around a Poirot film set in our tea dresses, clinking 🥂!! ❤️❤️❤️
@@Samanthalovestosew Yes we would! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thankyou for this it all looks such fun.xx🐝🐝🐝
I found an old film clip of all the ladies in their tea dresses competing to see how high they could kick their legs! They made their own entertainment! (I could have made two videos with all the material I dug up!!) Thank you for your support xx💗💐💐
Thanks so much for the lovely video! We love 1930s tea dresses!
They’re my absolute favourite 🥰 So pleased that you love them too! And thank you for watching and encouraging me 💗💐
I always enjoy your videos.
I’m so pleased and very grateful for your support 💗💐
Such a lovely insight Samantha. Such delightful details. I may use something from this video for collard on a blouse I'm making 😊xx
Thank you very much Linda! I know anything you create will be beautiful so very much looking forward to seeing your blouse with intriguing 30s collar! 💗xx
Samantha, thank you for offering the pdf for printing! I've printed mine already. I plan to bind it and it will grace my sewing room in a prominent place. That publication is so full of fabulous ideas. And to think that thrifting and recycling clothing was a 30's thing, who knew? Thanks again, bring more!
Oh I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the 1935 fashion magazine - it is full of ideas! I’m thrilled to think of it living in your sewing room. I know, the 30s and 40s mags are full of thrifting and recycling tips(though ironically because they had not enough whereas we have too much!). I have lots of vintage magazines full of all kinds of fashion and sewing ideas and am definitely now feeling encouraged to share more as videos and pdfs. Thank you so much for all your generous support 💐
It’s The most Gorgeous dresses from this time 🤩 thank you for sharing ❤
These are my favourite dresses of all and I’m so pleased you love them too. Thank you for encouraging me ❤️
So many charming designs! I especially like the tips on refreshing a tired, old, frock! My wardrobe could well use those suggestions!
I love those suggestions too! Today many people would just throw the clothes away so the tips from the magazines of the 30s and 40s are perfect for sustainable sewing. I could also do with renovating a few of my clothes!
Thank you so much for watching 💐
I'm a new subscriber! I loved your video and when I saw Constance Bennett pop up, I was one happy lady! I have loved Constance since I was a very young girl, and she is most definitely my favorite actress of the 30's. I was recently reading a book written about her family, which they're well known for their early theater work on stages all over the world, but it said that Constance was known as "the human coat hanger" as she was such a gem to dress.Thank you for your lovely video and I will most definitely purchase the magazine and watch the longer version on the 30's. xx
Oh thank you so much for all your support! And I was expecting that people might not know who Constance Bennett was and yet here you are knowing much more about her than me. I love the bit about ‘the human coat hanger’! I’m so pleased you’re going to watch the longer version of the video. I had to edit out so much to make an appropriate length for UA-cam, including why women wore tea dresses in the first place and a wonderful old film clip with ladies in tea dresses competing as to how high they could kick their legs! It’s cheering to know another 30s film and fashion enthusiast will watch it! ❤️xx
You have made me want to sew a 1930s dress! I love how eloquent and knowledgeable you are and you describe all the outfits in such detail... This is a beautiful magazine and I especially liked the real life examples of the dresses that you included! ❤❤
Thank you very much Arietta! I can definitely see you wafting around your cottage in a 1930s tea dress. I grew up watching all those old movies (they’re responsible for a lot now I come to think about it 😆) The magazine is so full of sewing tips and imaginative ideas for home dressmakers. Nothing around today begins to come close 💗💐
Nice glimpse at woman’s pretty daytime dresses & suits
I’m so pleased to hear you enjoyed it and thank you so much for your lovely comment 💐
Gorgeous dresses. I wish I had a reason or opportunity to wear one. ❤ Sadly, I'm such a homebody anymore. If an opportunity presents itself, I now know what I'll be making though!
I know what you mean Laura! The dogs practically faint with shock if I go out without them ie do anything other than walk them! Apparently women were homebodies in the 1930s too, the crucial difference being that they socialised with each other in their homes. Again the dogs would be surprised to see anyone except my mother crossing the threshold! Thank you for watching another episode - we can dream we are the kind of people who waft around in tea dresses every day! 💗💐
Thank you!❤
You’re very welcome, thank you for watching! ❤️
This is such a lovely video! I’ve been finding myself really curious about the 30s as of late so this is perfect timing :-)
Hello Lisa! Thank you very much. I love the 30s … I’m planning some 30s meets 70s projects at the moment! Always love seeing your makes too and thank you so much for supporting me 💐
Many years ago, before anyone cared about vintage clothing, I was able to acquire a trunk full of some gal's clothing from the 30's, even silk stockings, a lot of unworn undergarments (knit combinations, bra, girdle, petticoats), nightgowns, several "frocks" and a silk coat. Without the correct unders, the dresses don't look right. The details in the dresses: shirring, embroidery, bias cut fabric, buttons, belts, pockets, are really special.
I’m so pleased that you saved such a treasure. I love the thought of a person’s belongings being kept together. I too remember when 30s garments weren’t valued and also bought a trunk, mine belonging to a 30s bride. I didn’t get anything like your wonderful haul but mine did contain several pairs of dyed silk shoes all in my size (clearly the trunk was meant for me!). The whole thing cost me £10! Not much even at that time. I’m always heartened to know that there are others out there who appreciate the beautiful details of 30s garments. I was at a vintage fair on Sunday marvelling at the tiny covered silk buttons, the shirring, little bows to hide poppers etc. So pleased you found my channel and thank you for encouraging me 💐
oh how i love tea dresses
Me too! And I’m always so pleased to find a fellow enthusiast. Thank you for your support 💐
I only make clotes from the 30"s. Made them also on the way back then and a whole lot by hand.
How wonderful! 1930s fashion is my favourite, no era matches it for imaginative construction and details. I suspect I’d be in heaven looking at your makes! Thank you so much for watching 💐
@@Samanthalovestosew What you have to say is so right and no lies. I don"t have any mediacontent so I can"t show you. But I can only work with old patrons not with a pdf. I spin also my own wool and silk so I knit and crocet also
Those dresses are beautiful and there is no reason for not making and wearing them today.
Yes!! We think alike! The original dresses, the sewing patterns, the original fabrics and magazines like this - I want to them all to be appreciated (and worn) again. Thank you for encouraging me 💐
I love dresses from the 30s.
They’re so imaginative and pretty aren’t they?! Thank you for watching and encouraging me 💐
The dresses are so lovely. I really loved the lingerie section tbh. Reminds me I want to do a set at some point. Are you planning to make any of these dresses?
Hello Michelle! I also plan to sew some 30s lingerie soon 😃 I do have the free pattern that came with the magazine so I will be sewing that at some point and I want to add a cute detail or two from the magazine (so many projects so little time 😆) Thank you very much for watching! 💐
@@Samanthalovestosew oh lovely! I’m so excited to see this if you plan to make a video!
I suppose by watching the likes of Poirot on tv you get to see 30's fashions worn by real people and in colour. To me it was a period in time when things were designed in a practical sense more so during the 2nd World War. I think this video will really appeal to your hardcore supporters and dressmakers. I love you commentaries although some of the content is maybe not for me. You are in your element with these magazines and I am always hooked by your passion and maybe I should admit your loveliness too. I know how practical you are Samantha but you are also warm and beautiful. Don't write back to me questioning my opinion. It is what I see. 😂😂
That’s extremely kind of you Ian - both your comments and for having the stamina to watch a hardcore 30s dressmakers’ video. This is my most loved niche but it is the nichiest of niches so I’m delighted to find fellow enthusiasts. But I know you would gallantly sit through, say, me teaching the dogs how to knit. Indeed you might have preferred it! You are right, I love Poirot, especially the David Suchet series. Miss Lemon is always an inspiration! I also grew up watching these old movies - remember how they used to show them on Saturday afternoons on BBC2?! Thank you for your always generous support 🥰
@@Samanthalovestosew I have asked UA-cam to alert me when you release you dogs knitting video.
@@iansaunders6983 🤣🤣🤣 It’s temporarily on hold while they star as a (somewhat reluctant) spider and a vampire bat in my Halloween video!
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En France il y a eu Madeleine Vionnet, la coupe en biais de ses robes était si ajustée que. Parfois l’on ne portait pas de sous vêtements !
I love those bias cut dresses by Madeleine Vionnet. I didn’t realise that women might have needed to leave their underwear off to do them justice though! I guess clinging fabric over bra straps etc would have spoiled the look! Thank you for sharing this interesting piece of information and for watching 💐
Lovely clothes. But we are all working women and have no time for teatime.😉🙋♀️
I hear you! 😆 I sew clothes for the life I truly live and the life of my dreams (guess which get worn the most!!) Thank you for watching and encouraging me 🥰
All those clothes are perfect for anyone who works in an office or similar.
Because we had a War
Yes, it changed everything - no working in a factory or growing your own vegetables wearing a pretty tea dress! Thank you for watching me 💐
The fashion of the 30's was wonderfully feminine. Now, we've either got the vulgar or the downright boring and characterless.
I couldn’t agree more! We’d never see all those imaginative details on today’s clothes either. Plain, relatively shapeless garments are easier to produce - fast fashion has a lot to answer for! I love that the 30s dresses were often made by home dressmakers. Thank you so much for watching! 💐
@@Samanthalovestosew I wish I was a dressmaker 🥹