#mccall's patterns

[thegikitiki]

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McCall's Patterns, 1956

[thecoparoom]

McCall's patterns, 1945

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[bmwiid]

Finished the McCall's M7734 pattern pack. April is wearing the t-shirt, shirt, hoodie, trousers and bag. The hat looks weird with her high ponytail. The bundle was good, and it was really nice to see more masculine outfits! Not everyone wants super girly girls and boys clothes are hard to find. I'd rate the pattern highly, as the only real issue I had was getting a 6inch separating zipper. The bag is terrible but that was my fault.

Overall I really enjoyed this pack and will definitely be making more of these super cute shirts in the future.

[akcvance]

We finished the doll dress. My daughter did a great job cutting out the paper pattern and fabric, and she also did quite a bit of the sewing.

[wintersky1994]

WIP Fanart: Mrs. McDonnell from Nun Massacre.

One of @puppetcombo‘s leading ladies! She’s not done yet but she will be soon! 😉

I was attempting to mimic the detailed 80s manga style but at the same time, I was trying to keep it simple. I thought she’d look better in a romper (Thanks, McCall’s Patterns)😛I’ll do the Nun next!

[professorpski]

The Fluctuating Figure: McCall’s  in 1908

I have dubbed the early-20th-Century look which you see above as the swayback look. There is a bosominess to it which may be mere puffiness of fabric in the cut of blouse or even tiers of ruffles pinned beneath the blouse to help, then an absurdly tiny waist, and a definite flare over the back hips. The hips are often portrayed as smaller than the bust which seems unlikely in real life. You see this same exact figure on page after page of the women’s patterns, so it seems this was the ideal. This goes over a guimpe, a kind of sheer blouse that often had a high neck as well.

I taught the last class of my course on modern fashion and several of my students commented that although fashion dictates have in some ways disappeared since the 1960s (I did point out, however, they were all wearing leggings and tops that were very similar in cut and color, so clearly there is a dress code), dictates about body shape are just as stringent as they ever were in time and very thin at the moment. Ideal female body types have varied wildly over the last century and there is a great graph in my book which shows this.

[createdbyjojo]

Made this jacket with McCall’s M6800 out of 3 faux fur throws for a total of $30. It was my first time working with faux fur and I learned that one should wear a mask to avoid inhaling so much of it.

The pattern was great. My only complaint is that the pockets were way too small. Come’on McCalls. I made them a bit bigger, and am super happy with it.

It’s a great coat to pretend to be a selkie, or in the snow. It’s super warm!