tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88001083355758616.post8005187413977391816..comments2024-03-25T02:25:22.521+01:00Comments on A Few Threads Loose: Sew Expensive - Butterick 6527 1930's Evening GownAnna Depewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07055563789966415506noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88001083355758616.post-82360244201039842542016-06-25T00:22:42.278+02:002016-06-25T00:22:42.278+02:00I personally wouldn't buy a pattern for that m...I personally wouldn't buy a pattern for that much money, but I do love vintage patterns.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88001083355758616.post-38110919786402445672016-06-24T15:52:22.158+02:002016-06-24T15:52:22.158+02:00Hello again Anna! There is a back-story about this...Hello again Anna! There is a back-story about this evening gown pattern, in that it was listed on ebay a couple of weeks earlier, and at that time sold for $74, having been bought by an ebay seller that flips patterns:<br /><br />http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930s-Original-Vintage-Evening-Gown-Sewing-Pattern-Bust-38-/152072419872?hash=item236838fa20%3Ag%3A93UAAOSwiYFXI39V&nma=true&si=ao%252FxJjnSnQaBAKEvsYF%252Bz6wTawE%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557<br /><br />I had it in my watch list that first appearance, and also noted it only gathered a handful of watchers on Collector's Weekly, unlike the second time around.<br /><br />Must have been the wording choices in the title, combined with the ending time, that contributed to it being "Sew Expensive":<br /><br />1st time: "1930's Original Vintage Evening Gown Sewing Pattern, Bust 38" / ended 11.41am<br /><br />vs<br /><br />2nd time: "1930's Vintage Draped Open Back Evening Gown Butterick Sewing Pattern #6527" / ended 11.13pm<br /> Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705778529125644642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88001083355758616.post-89373797168864085322016-06-13T14:15:45.843+02:002016-06-13T14:15:45.843+02:00I love looking at the pattern pieces too, so I mus...I love looking at the pattern pieces too, so I must be a pattern geek as well! It actually looks much less complicated than you'd think which is so typical of 1930s patterns. It allows us home sewers to produce really unusual garments quite easily, and I'm sure the 1930s housewife appreciated it too. Not sure I'd fork out that kind of money for it though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106899252606137869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88001083355758616.post-11710685995441520352016-06-11T22:37:52.887+02:002016-06-11T22:37:52.887+02:00Beautiful. I too would nix the shirring over the ...Beautiful. I too would nix the shirring over the pelvis - perhaps pleating the skirt, or turning the fullness into a full-length godet. I'd make the shoulder-cape view, I think; halters don't look so great on me.<br />No, I couldn't possibly pay that much for a pattern; I'd have a hard time paying that much for the finished dress! Altho I suppose that's because I've never bought hand-tailored clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88001083355758616.post-45683608797278115952016-06-11T18:43:52.501+02:002016-06-11T18:43:52.501+02:00Hi Anna! Too expensive a pattern for me. I think...Hi Anna! Too expensive a pattern for me. I think this pattern or dress would look good on an exceptionally thin person. I don't think it would look flattering on me. Your 1940's evening dress pattern; however, might look good on someone of my size. It seems to me the rouching or gathering on the sides would seem slimming. Thanks for posting! Kathy G. of Arizonakathiego88https://www.blogger.com/profile/04670793248042996878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88001083355758616.post-88759368894348521892016-06-11T13:31:24.204+02:002016-06-11T13:31:24.204+02:00That is too expensive for my pocket book for a pat...That is too expensive for my pocket book for a pattern! By the time you bought the fabric and notions etc. You better like the finished product in the end! Do people actually use their patterns or do they just collect? Wonder what the measurements are for a size 20 pattern in 1936? Finished gown please!SewSassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14211651737311255981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88001083355758616.post-5284294746667689932016-06-10T19:46:28.668+02:002016-06-10T19:46:28.668+02:00Wow, I can't imagine ever paying that much. Th...Wow, I can't imagine ever paying that much. Though it is a lovely gown. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266512819774275455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88001083355758616.post-5377112283086564452016-06-10T19:36:47.581+02:002016-06-10T19:36:47.581+02:00I so enjoy your choice of patterns. I am now getti...I so enjoy your choice of patterns. I am now getting ready to make an Evening gown and this post has inspired me to remember that they are still worn! Have fun with your site, I know I do...~Terrie~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768744740894036674noreply@blogger.com