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Description:
You are bidding on a lovingly created digital vintage swimsuit SEWING PATTERN ONLY styled from an actual vintage swimsuit by Silhouette. (This listing is NOT for a finished garment). The photos are to show you how the item has been sewn together, to demonstrate that you can sew this item on a regular zig zag machine, and to show you how you can put yours together!
This swimsuit is absolutely gorgeous! Made from a wonderful cross-twill kind of nylon fabric. It has pants of sorts to the inside front attached at the side seams (but not the waist, allowing movement), and a bust shelf with some amazing almost bullet type cups sewn to the lining.
The pattern includes a pattern to make your own bullet point (nearly, quite pointy) cups from bra foam (sheet) fabric: these cups are made of a kind of a flexible polystyrene.
The original size is a 70cm bust (vintage 10). This pattern has been created by the flat pattern method, but was first meticulously inspected and had a multitude of measurements taken to best capture the style of the swimsuit so it's essence was not lost. This has enabled a range of sizes to be made (refer to the Betty Grable size chart).
The paper SEWING PATTERN ONLY comes neatly folded in a pattern envelope.
Size: Multi sized options as above. Please message to request larger/smaller sizes. 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 determine if preferred bust point is needed and may need to lower/raise the bust point (as with many modern patterns even), and make any personal shape/preference alterations to the pattern (as with any pattern). No instructions are included, sewer will need to work out yardage, fabric layout and construction methods (not too difficult).
The swimsuit features a purchased buckle, and a hand stitched chain stitch in a wool-type of fibre down the front.
About Daisy's Pattern Parlour:
My digitised patterns come in many guises:
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.
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.
Other information:
Sorry, no returns.
Free post and packing applies to destinations within the UK only. Buyers from areas which incur an additional cost will be sent an invoice for the difference in postage.