Vintage sewing patterns

[Franklin1]

I'm posting this in case there are any ladies out there who need a new outfit for the Nationals Dinner in Broken Hill ...

I was in a local Op Shop the other day, fossicking through their craft stuff. Noticed a stack of sewing patterns and glanced through them to see if there might be any vintage ones there. Lo and behold...

1. Copyrighted 1965:




2. Copyrighted 1966:




Australian address at the time: Simplicity Patterns Pty Ltd., 95 Bonds Rd., Punchbowl, NSW. (also addresses for UK and NZ)



3. This last one goes wayyyy back...maybe to the 1940s??




Australian address: The BUTTERICK PUBLISHING CO. PTY. LIMITED, P.O. Box 1945 KK, G.P.O. Sydney.

I look at the sketch of the girl on the right and think of Judy Garland in her younger days.

[griffin]

Interesting Al, too much time off heavy lifting, are you putting your new found skills on the sewing machine to wider use?

George

[Franklin1]

G'day George,

are you putting your new found skills on the sewing machine to wider use?

Nup, just thought I'd throw a curved ball into the memorabilia section. Who said collectables had to be confined to specifically caravan-related items? You'll laugh from the other side of your face when I show up in my latest trendy Sixties outfit. ;D ;D

cheers,
Al.

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Jan 2, 2014 21:47:45 GMT 10 Franklin1 said:

when I show up in my latest trendy Sixties outfit. ;D ;D

cheers,
Al.

Al, how are your 60's outfits going?
If you want them to sit correctly then you'll need a quality 60's sewing machine to do the job. I picked up this little gem from my local opshop for $20!...

Good luck!
Helen