I chose this pattern because my grandmother was wearing a yoked blouse in a photo taken of her the summer of 1906. The pattern includes a ruffle below the yoke. While I’ve seen photos of this exact design worn by women of the time, I left it off, as my grandmother’s blouse didn’t have a ruffle. I did cover the yoke with lace, in addition to the collar and cuffs, again to resemble her garment.
First, the yardage requirements were way off, requiring lots of extra fabric – good thing I got my fabric on sale. Also, there’s little guidance on resizing up or down – fortunately, I seem to be the size of her fit model, so it worked as is.
The yoke part of the blouse was easy – the instructions were clear and thorough, and everything went together perfectly.
After that, the instructions became very terse, and even inaccurate. Discussion of how to handle lining the sleeves and body of the blouse were nonexistent.
In a nutshell, this could have been easier and turned out better with more complete directions and pattern markings. If those had been there, this would have been a great beginner project. As it is, it’s fine for those with some experience of how things should be done, because you’re on your own.
Frannie –
I chose this pattern because my grandmother was wearing a yoked blouse in a photo taken of her the summer of 1906. The pattern includes a ruffle below the yoke. While I’ve seen photos of this exact design worn by women of the time, I left it off, as my grandmother’s blouse didn’t have a ruffle. I did cover the yoke with lace, in addition to the collar and cuffs, again to resemble her garment.
First, the yardage requirements were way off, requiring lots of extra fabric – good thing I got my fabric on sale. Also, there’s little guidance on resizing up or down – fortunately, I seem to be the size of her fit model, so it worked as is.
The yoke part of the blouse was easy – the instructions were clear and thorough, and everything went together perfectly.
After that, the instructions became very terse, and even inaccurate. Discussion of how to handle lining the sleeves and body of the blouse were nonexistent.
In a nutshell, this could have been easier and turned out better with more complete directions and pattern markings. If those had been there, this would have been a great beginner project. As it is, it’s fine for those with some experience of how things should be done, because you’re on your own.