Timeless Stitches Patterns

TSA-532
19th CENTURY PINAFORES

 Our pattern is for a simple smock style pinafore, that was worn throughout the 1800’s. The pinafore fastens at the back with three buttons.   This style can be left plain or with the additions of ruffles and trims can be “fancied up.”  A sash style belt is also included. Instructions are also included for two methods of construction:  Period bias facing and a modern facing method.

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TSB-161
GIRL'S GATHERED BODY (GUIMPE) 

This pattern is for a wonderful easy to make and fit blouse called a “guimpe”.  These bodies or as we know them today blouses appeared in all the fashion magazines of the Era.  They were worn under all types of garments, from open-necked dresses to Swiss Bodies, vests and the Zonal waists and Brettelles (braces) that were so popular with the young people.  Mothers liked them, because it was much easier to wash a blouse than to launder a whole dress. 

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This pattern is for a lined Zouave jacket that fastens at the neckline and curves along the front.  There are two styles of back; a straight cut, (which is the imitation of the Algerian Zouave uniform back) and a slightly pointed style (which appeared slightly later).  I have included two styles of sleeve for this jacket, a wider pagoda style and a slimmer coat style.

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$10.00

TSD-301
TWO TIERED TEA DRESS

The Two-Tiered Tea Dress is a combination of a modified V-necked bodice with tiered pagoda sleeves and a two-tiered skirt. The bodice has “revers” or lapels at the neck. The bodice is fitted to the body using vertical pleats from the shoulders to the waist. The trim on the sleeves is repeated at the tiers on the skirt to give the combination an “ensemble” look.
 This is a style that would have been worn by  women of all ages, with the older women using darker colors and little or no trim.

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$20.00
 

TSD-302
GIRL'S / TEEN PARTY DRESS

Sizing up from a 26” bust, this dress is designed to grow with your young lady. The bodice has a wide, slightly gathered, neckline, which can be adjusted as the girl develops. The skirt is designed in tiers, allowing for lengthening and additions as required. For younger girls the two-tiered option works well. The skirt has a drawstring back, hidden under the Medici belt, which allows for waist increases.

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$18.00

This pattern is for a basic dress, meant to be worn by girls from the age of 5 or 6 up until they graduate to adult clothing.  It is meant to be worn as daily wear, or dressed up with a little ribbon or trim, it is suitable for a better dress.  We have included some options in this pattern to allow you to create a dress that will be pleasing as well as serviceable. 

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This pattern is for a yoked  bodice dress, with a high neckline and wide shoulders.  This dress is meant to be worn by girls from the age of 5 or 6 up until they graduate to adult clothing.  It is meant to be worn as daily wear, or dressed up with a little ribbon or trim, it is suitable for a better dress.  We have included some options in this pattern to allow you to create a dress that will be pleasing as well as serviceable. 

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This garment is a simple, easy to construct, dress worn by infants and toddlers up to about the age of four.  The style is almost timeless, first appearing in the late 17^th century and even today continues to be used.  It is named “Bishop” because of the resemblance to the Bishops sleeve style of the English clergy.  At certain times this style was also called an “angel smock” The loose flowing body and raglan styled sleeves allow for freedom of movement and the growth of the child. 

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$10.00

This garment is a simple, easy to construct, dress worn by infants and toddlers up to about the age of four.   The dress is based on the simple chemise worn by women in the 17^7h and 18^th centuries, and thus is sometimes called a “chemise” gown. The shoulder straps allow for easy fitting of the garment, without the need for a true armhole. The gathered bodice front and back allowes plenty of room for expansion.
  This gown is also know as a “Boone Frock”.  Named because there is an existing garment worn by a relative of Daniel Boone. 

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$10.00