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Hot take: using a sewing pattern from 1995 for a modern dress is a disaster waiting to happen
Last spring I tried hacking a vintage Vogue pattern for a friend's wedding and the shoulder seams sat 2 inches too high while the waistline was practically under my armpits, has anyone else fought with old pattern sizing like this?
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joseph93223d agoMost Upvoted
...and don't even get me started on the darts. I tried a 1994 McCalls pattern last winter and the bust darts ended up pointing at my elbows. Vintage sizing is basically a guessing game, especially since they used totally different measurements for everything.
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adam_robinson23d ago
Yeah, honestly I used to think old patterns were fine but that experience totally changed my mind.
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