1 review for Past Patterns: Vintage Revivals (formerly Attic Copies) 2344
Rated 4 out of 5
Sally Norton –
I made the long-sleeved, double-breasted option. The finished dress is very attractive and flattering to any body type. It’s the type of dress that can be worn to a period event and have a home in your everyday work wardrobe. There are some drawbacks to working with this pattern. There is a sheet of instructions but, it looks as thought a fragment of paper was laying on top of the sheet when the original photocopy was made. The result is that only a few random words can be seen. The instructions are mostly blank; therefore, this is a project for sewers with Intermediate experience. It’s not a difficult dress but, you will need experience in how to lay out a pattern for cutting and how dresses of the mid-1920s were put together. I made one change: the pleats are only in the front of the skirt. I added them to the back. I felt the muslin looked skimpy without the pleats in back. It was a good change. Now the skirt moves nicely. This dress was made for winter in a medium weight wool. Vintage buttons were used which really finish off the garment nicely. I can’t really recommend a pattern without instructions but, if you have experience using vintage patterns from this era, then you’ll probably be fine. I think the result is a beautiful dress. I might make make the short-sleeve, side-button option for Spring. It would be very pretty.
Sally Norton –
I made the long-sleeved, double-breasted option. The finished dress is very attractive and flattering to any body type. It’s the type of dress that can be worn to a period event and have a home in your everyday work wardrobe. There are some drawbacks to working with this pattern. There is a sheet of instructions but, it looks as thought a fragment of paper was laying on top of the sheet when the original photocopy was made. The result is that only a few random words can be seen. The instructions are mostly blank; therefore, this is a project for sewers with Intermediate experience. It’s not a difficult dress but, you will need experience in how to lay out a pattern for cutting and how dresses of the mid-1920s were put together. I made one change: the pleats are only in the front of the skirt. I added them to the back. I felt the muslin looked skimpy without the pleats in back. It was a good change. Now the skirt moves nicely. This dress was made for winter in a medium weight wool. Vintage buttons were used which really finish off the garment nicely. I can’t really recommend a pattern without instructions but, if you have experience using vintage patterns from this era, then you’ll probably be fine. I think the result is a beautiful dress. I might make make the short-sleeve, side-button option for Spring. It would be very pretty.