Measuring for 1921 Butterick Patterns

Here we have more from "The New Dressmaker" put out by Butterick in 1921. These are the measurement guidelines you need, even for ...

Altering Waist Patterns - 1921

"Altering Waist Patterns For Figures That Vary From The Average" "For a Figure Broader at the Back than at the Front, for Squ...

Delineator Magazine - 1888 Hall's Bazar Portable and Adjustable Dress and Skirt Forms

"Endorsed and recommended by all Fashion Publishers as being a long-felt want admirably supplied." And this must be true because: ...

Delineator Magazine - 1888 Pattern for a Donkey

This is a very realistic looking donkey! "The parts are joined by seams which are so curved as to produce "a fine figger of a donk...

Delineator Magazine - 1888 Patterns for Dolls

We don't have the typical fancy girl doll and her fancy outfit. We get a boy doll, his sailor uniform and the nightgowns and underwear f...

Delineator Magazine - 1888 Electric Corsets, Florance Ladies' Waist and Madam Foy's Skirt Supporting Corset

So many choices! Go for "health and comfort" in a "Graceful Form" skirt supporter, use "An embodiment of hygienic ...

Delineator Magazine - 1888 Hats! Toques, Bonnets, Turbans

"The beauty of the materials this season - the "piece stuffs" as the milliners call them - has given special prominence to h...

Delineator Magazine - 1888 Ladies Costume, Basque, Walking Skirt

I really encourage you to click on each picture twice, because I don't want you to miss any details. Then look for the differences in t...