actually sewing

[robinsnest]

Today I started sewing for the Great War Event I'm planning to attend in Ringwood, NJ. IN AUGUST. I know, no one die of shock I'm having a hard time of it myself. I can't remember the last time I started sewing more than two weeks before an event. But I took a list at what I need in September and August...and I kind of started hyperventilating. ANYWAY, that resulted in me starting sewing...




I pulled out the fabric and realized I was supposed to order 2 yards and only ordered 1 as I'm a moron...many swears later, I pre-washed it and took it and the half yard I had left from making the 40s disaster and was able to squeak it out with just a seam down my sleeve and my facing on the cross grain.

Now please permit me a rant about this pattern:

It's literally marketed at WWI Blouse, 1910s pattern. IT'S COPYRIGHT DATE IS 1907. That's SEVEN YEARS before WWI started and not even technically 1910, and I'm sorry the 1910s are 1910 onward not before. So I feel a little like I got scammed and didn't notice till I had cut it out. I guess I'm just going to finish it, but I won't lie. I'm kind of mad about it.

Comments

[mala_14]

Yay for getting started early with the sewing! Getting stuff done in advance is a great feeling (and one that I am not going to be experiencing this summer :p).

As for the weird date thing with the pattern, that is REALLY strange. I have the pattern and can see where it says patented 1907. But the illustration and the style of blouse looks VERY WWI, like the lady's hairstyle and the low neck on the blouse and the narrow sleeves all scream mid- to late-1910s. I have no idea what's going on there. It's just bizarre.

[jenthompson]

Don’t worry - the blouse is definitely WWI! Those copyright dates dealt with the system for making patterns, not the date of that specific pattern. Tissue patterns were still really new at that point, so they were copyrighting stuff like they way they punched holes in the tissue for makings, the way they were cut out, etc.

So the technique used for manufacturing patterns made by that company started in 1907, but that specific blouse is definitely later. There is no way on earth that a blouse like that would exist in 1907. The styles changed a LOT in 10 years!

[chocolatepot]

Oh, phew - I was very confused, because the picture is so 1915-17!

[robinsnest]

I know it totally is but I was making myself feel crazy :-p

[danabren]

That is some useful info right there, thank you.

[robinsnest]

seriously. I shall include this in my blog review for sure!

[robinsnest]

Thank you! that is so useful! Lauren told me something similar on FB and that was a total "Ooooh of course!" moment. Made me feel so much better that I wasn't going nuts. Much more inspired to sew on something I don't feel like I'm doing "wrong" you know?

[brickhousewench]

Still a cute blouse. And I totally wear stuff in my closet that's ancient.

(And I should read the comments before I comment!)