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Description:

You are bidding on a lovingly created digital vintage suit sewing pattern styled from G A Haslam's drafting system from the 1950s.  This pattern has been drafted by the traditional method to remain true to vintage style and method, with the addition of being confirmed true by modern techniques.  And of course, being made into multi sized patterns for ease of size selection and fitting.

This dress has a circular skirt pattern which is smooth at the waistline.  The bodice features a contrasting panel which meets a pleated bodice.  The dress has a halter strap.

Paper pattern comes neatly folded in a pattern envelope.

Size:  8-10-12, 14-16-18, 20-22-24 - choose from the dropdown menu above.  For plus sizes please message to arrange a listing.  Please do compare your own measurements with those in the chart as this is a vintage sized item and is not like the sizes used by modern manufacturers.

Essential information:

The user will need to add own seam allowances, create facings, and cut out.  The user will need to determine if preferred bust point is needed (as with many modern patterns even), and make any personal shape/preference alterations to the pattern (as with any pattern).  No instructions are included.   This is a vintage style pattern and may need modern adjustments. Haslam does not give a pattern piece for a belt or the pleated area on the bodice, however she does explain in a few sentences how to make the pleats.

About Daisy's Pattern Parlour:

My digitised patterns come in many guises: 

• Some are actual authentic vintage patterns created from fashion plates.
• Some are vintage mass produced patterns, such as Vogue, Simplicity etc.
• Some are iconic patterns from designs that were perhaps never made into patterns and are made by making modifications to vintage patterns using skill and expertise.
• Some celebrity or modern patterns are made by a method called flat pattern drafting.  To learn more about this see the links below.
• Only in some exceptions I will make a vintage pattern by the flat pattern method.

I only use the best paper which is sold as fit-for-purpose in the fashion industry, and not paper that is meant for other purposes: which rips, tears and does not move with your fabric and characteristic of printed PDF patterns and A4 paper!

As my patterns are vintage, they are of vintage sizing.  However, sigh not! I can make any pattern in modern sizes as well as custom sizes small or large. Just send me a message and I shall create a listing especially for you.

Flat patterns are designed as such that a toile be made, this is a step towards the finished garment and this applies to the modern patterns I make, and with exception some others.  The vintage patterns are, like modern times, meant to be made straight from fabric - however, I would recommend that sewers with less experience make a toile first.  Sewers with more experience could fit the paper pattern to themselves and make any necessary alterations.  However, I would recommend making a toile first of all the patterns as they are vintage and may need modern modifications: such as bullet bust, wide shoulders, wide skirts to facilitate walking, and body proportions.  

After Sales Tips can be found on Daisy's Pattern Parlour Pintrest page.  Images and patterns, ongoing projects and articles of interest can be seen on Facebook and Instagram.

Please check and understand the pattern before cutting from your fabric

I have included a picture of a typical Daisy's Pattern Parlour pattern to reflect the quality of the pattern for sale.

Other information:

Sorry, no returns.

Free post and packing applies to mainland destinations within the UK only.  Should you live in an area which incurs additional postal charges I will send you an invoice for the postal difference.

FAQs:

Q: Do I ship to the USA? 

A: Yes, I am a member of the Global Shipping Programme.

Q: Can you provide a picture of the finished garment from one of your own patterns?

A: Flat pattern drafting is one of the steps in creating a finished garment.  It is followed by making a toile to test and perfect the garment before cutting from the final fabric, often this is not necessary depending on the skill of the sewer and their ability to fit the paper pattern and make assessments.  I am afraid I cannot make a finished garment for every one of my patterns as this would considerably increase my production times and costs: often it takes two days to create and digitise my multi sized patterns, this time would be increased significantly if I was to then create a toile, find and order the fabric and notions, create a finished garment, find a model, photograph, and then advertise.

Q: Can you provide a picture of the finished garment from a pattern from a manufacturer such as Vogue or Simplicity?

A: No, as I do not feel it is necessary.

Q: Are seam allowances, notchings and grain lines on the patterns?

A: Most of my older fashion plate patterns do not have seam allowances included.  Seam allowances are not included in flat pattern drafting.  With some of the other older patterns I transfer the notches when digitising, but I do not add them to the flat patterns.  Some older patterns have grain lines on, some do not. I do include grain lines on the flat patterns.

Q.   I would like a refund after I have bought this item, as I just don’t think I want it anymore!

A.  I supply these patterns under the excepted category of the Consumer Contracts Regulations Act 2013 under Part 3, item 28, Limits of application: circumstances excluding cancellation, 1c and 1f.  Should you choose to buy my product I will assume you agree with these terms.  Should you wish to buy one of my products, sample the item, and then return for a refund – I offer a free sample service to demonstrate product performance and to aid your decision to buy.  While I would be welcoming to offer a full refund service for remorse returns, it greatly increases selling costs which I would have no other alternative than to raise all my prices where every customer is affected. A remorse service also puts my product at risk of stealing, yes, unfortunately some people copy the patterns and then send them back, and many also use them and then send them back for a full refund!  These products are delicate and I cannot re-sell them afterwards, so I hope you understand.