Making a 1940s Sun Dress | 2 in 1 Pinafore from a Vintage Sewing Pattern McCall's 7475

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I finally finished the 1940s Sun Dress I have been working on all summer! Just in time for autumn. Thankfully, this vintage dress doubles up as a pinafore, or a jumper, depending on where you are in the world.
If you're a beginner and want to learn how to sew a 1940s dress I really recommend this pattern as a great way to get into vintage sewing.
For this project I used a vintage sewing pattern and vintage Liberty cotton fabric.
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My sewing machine: www.bernina.com/en-GB/Machine...
The fabric: Vintage Liberty cotton from c.1971-1974. Bought on eBay.
Traditional sew in interfacing: - AD tidd.ly/3jFgvP8
Cotton bias binding: jaycotts.co.uk/collections/ta...
The sewing pattern: Vintage McCall's 7475
Original vintage pattern available to buy on Etsy: - AD tidd.ly/3gRqPSo
Angled Scissors: www.williamgee.co.uk/shop/fis...
Curved ruler aka Patternmaster: www.morplan.com/gb_en/pattern...
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@J0Darcy 3 года назад

The dress is beautiful! I also struggle to find non-eye-searing or not too girly summer clothes that keep me comfortable and feeling like myself.

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

Thank you! And the struggle against the large scale floral is never ending 💚

@marathorne6821 2 дня назад

This dress is glorious! The print is beautiful and the style is super versatile. Love it! 😍

@ratt.4689 3 года назад

I love this dress! 40s murderous librarian is always a look to aspire for

@petarahmatalla2796 Год назад

I have learned a trick for turning belts on the right side after stitching, When you lay the right sides together before stitching place a piece of dental floss along the entire length of the belt and stitch it into the top of the hem. Then when you want to turn the right side around the floss can help you pull it the right side around. You need to make sure the floss is sewn in well to begin with. Love this video. I miss you making mid-century dresses.

@ievalibeka8171 3 года назад

Gets-away-with-murder librarian is definitely a look to aspire to :D

@meme-sw1pc Год назад

I think it looks lovely as a pinafore.

@romystumpy1197 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful dress , and you look great in your lovely garden

@drhelenloney1426 3 года назад

I adore pinafores, I am seriously addicted. That is adorable, and making me itch for vintage

@kathrynrogers4079 10 дней назад

So good! Thank you.

@shekthecat 3 года назад

For grabbing a needle that is tough to move through fabric try a popped (or unblown up) balloon. The rubber / latex kind, not shiny Mylar. The rubber grips the needle allowing you to keep a firmer hold on it. Or a finger cot (a single finger glove like covering) that you can slip over one or two fingers and wear while sewing by hand (actually usually used to protect a bandaged finger from getting wet.)

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

This is so useful!! Thank you for sharing 💚

@warsandrij 3 года назад

I found this video very peaceful to watch and the dress ended up looking wonderful! I didn't find your voice croaky at all I enjoyed listening to you talk!

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

Thank you 😊 maybe my voice didn't sound so croaky but it sure FELT croaky! 💚

@TrixiaDK 2 года назад

Super cute dress. I might copy it for myself 🪡🌹

@thebratqueen 3 года назад

I like how, even though this wasn't precisely a tutorial on how to make this specific dress, you did still include comments about your thought process and why you were doing the things you did. It gave great information for someone like me which could then be applied to lots of scenarios, not just this pinafore. I also liked how you showed the way you batched things together like you mentioned in your disability vid. The editing work was also top notch. Thank you!

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

Thank you very much! It's always my aim to put sewing skills into context. Not just to show how to do something but also when and why because that's truly when it all starts to make sense! 💚

@curlyclaire2 2 года назад

That dress is amazing on you. You have to make another version. I'm really cackhanded, and no good with delicate things like a loopturner, so I use a chopstick for turning things inside out. The Japanese ones are really pointy.

@lafregaste 2 года назад

Why the jump in characters??!!! 🤣🤣🤣 is either nice and lively, or morbid and cool 🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌

@thekarategirl5787 3 года назад

The dress looks amazing.

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

Thanks!

@Pke6853 3 года назад

Lovely dress great job, very precise instructions. Well done. Thank you Tricia.

@jackiejames4551 5 месяцев назад

I like it. ❤ 😊

@kerstinshadbolt1003 3 года назад

The dress is gorgeous and watching the whole process of you making it is simply wonderful. Thank you for sharing your passion.

@emilynightingale7758 3 года назад

great music, nice product

@asilverfoxintasmania9940 3 года назад

Your videos are so relaxing and your voice so soothing, you are calm and explain everything well. I love that fabric!

@ShyVioletIsShy 2 года назад

Adorable!

@RetroMinnie87 3 года назад

I recently discovered your channel and I just want to say I really appreciate your detail and your humor. I love how this garment turned out!

@kckazcoll1 3 года назад

thank you for sharing this process, Claude :)

@Diniecita 3 года назад

Wow! I love this dress. It looks great on you. I like tiny florals. The big ones can get overwhelming.

@hypatia4754 3 года назад

Your precision was a joy to watch. Thanks for a wonderful video.

@roxannlegg750 Год назад

stunning!

@lizardqueen47 3 года назад

So well made! The dress will last a lifetime ❤️

@ayjamay 3 года назад

I love it !

@woodenkat8971 3 года назад

I have a loop turner. A safety pin is easier if it is longer than the turner!

@seamsuneven7824 3 года назад

Well Done! Good job on making the amount of fabric work for the pattern you WANTED to make!

@crazyforNarnia1 3 года назад

That fabric though! I want that color combination so badly.

@stickypawn 3 года назад

I really like how you didn’t pin the pattern to your fabric at all! I have never seen that before. If you haven’t made a video on this before, could you share with us clever tips like that?

@autumn7143 3 года назад

I love that dress!!! It’s cute, and looks great!!! Great work!!!

@minisnoozer 3 года назад

love this🌸🌸

@brookehedemark4520 3 года назад

Beautiful dress, great job! It looks absolutely perfect on you.

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@missclarksartclass8929 3 года назад

I love it! 40s librarian is definately my aesthetic! 😆

@cheerful_something_something 3 года назад

Very cool, what a good looking dress. Seding durable and robust wishes to your zip!

@seestellysew8472 3 года назад

Excellent job

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

Thank you very much! 💚

@CraftsyPenguin 3 года назад

librarian it is! :)) That was a very pleasant video to watch, thank you! I love to see the small adjustments you do (and that you mentionned in your CoCoVid video) to help you smooth out the sewing process.

@julithewizards1358 3 года назад

I love the outcome! 😍 I guess I "have to" do such a dress as well... And i also like your camera work, whatever you say. 😘 And i get what you mean by not so cutsey. I think it has to do with having so much green in it and not having a wide skirt.. 😄

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

I think you are right the narrower skirt makes it a little chicer 💚

@sandrajohansson5604 3 года назад

I've recently found your videous, and I really enjoy them. As somenone already commented, I appreciate that you explain what you're doing as you sew. I am new to sewing and was wondering what the advantage is of tiying off the thread when making the darts, and not back sewing?

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

It's a subtle difference but it means you get a smoother point on your dart. When you back sew your stitches don't always end up exactly on top of each other so the end of the dart ends up thicker than the rest of the dart and on delicate fabrics that can cause puckering which as darts are right at the bust point is not a pleasant look! That being said, when I make costumes for theatre I do back sew as it's stronger, I just do it very carefully so the stitches end up exactly on top of each other and not off to the side. I hope that helps ☺️

@mariamatedei 3 года назад

Heck yeah. Summer is coming for me and this video fell as if from the sky, this is amazing :D This is probably gonna be my project for spring break, thank you ❤️ PS some of your links in the description aren't working, I think it's the "..."s at the end 👀

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

See I'm not late for Summer I was just thinking of our friends in the southern hemisphere! And thanks for the heads up I'll make sure to fix the links 💚

@ozzyanddad Год назад

lovely work as always... question on the stitch you used to stitch down the raw edge of the facing... does that not show from the front side of the dress... this has been my biggest struggle/question on these vintage dresses with facings :) thanks

@JessicaFleur01 3 года назад

Its lovely and looks so good on you. Im wondering how you finished the seam that joins the skirt with the bodice?

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

Just with pinking shears! So far no fray 😁

@julithewizards1358 3 года назад

oh, RU-vid just swallowed part of my answer.. 🤔 I am wearing a vintage austrian dirndl right now, with similar colors but it's cutsey because of dust pink velvet ribbons and lace. 💝

@minisnoozer 3 года назад

i have a question: what do you mean by rounding the corners slightly to make them crisp? when sewing the neck facing

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

When you need to sew a very sharp angle that has to be bagged out or turned through, such as on a square neckline, it is very tempting to stitch a perfect right angle. But it is actually better to stitch a little curve into the corners as this gives the seam allowance space to sit nicely when it is turned through. I usually stitch to just short of the corner and then rotate the work 45° and do a single stitch, then rotate another 45° and carry on sewing along the other side of the corner. I hope this helps it is difficult to explain without a diagram. 💚

@minisnoozer 3 года назад

Retro Claude wow i never knew 🤭 does that work for triangle-ish collars too?

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

@@minisnoozer Yes absolutely! If anything it's even more important the sharper the angel gets 💚

@kamilareeder1493 3 года назад

Question, if someone were to comission this dress from you, what would it cost? Im just curious about the value of the hours put in and the materials cost :0

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

Well to remake this dress, I wouldn't get out of bed for less than £500. Assuming I've already got the pattern, sourcing vintage fabric, pattern alterations, making the toile, organising and travelling to a fitting, actually doing the fitting, cutting and making the dress, then ALL that hand finishing is AT least a week's work. The cost of the materials is probably only about £50. Fabric for the toile, 2.7m of the vintage fabric, 10cm of interfacing, the vintage fastenings and buckle, the hem tape and 2 reels of thread. Then of course the insurance, machine wear and tear, miscellaneous equipment, electricity and rent..... So in the end probably a total of £600.

@kamilareeder1493 3 года назад

@@RetroClaude okay thats about what I was thinking. Ugh im a working tailor (as one of my jobs) in the US atm and I hate that I consistently have to undercharge :P still better than an office job lol. Just curious 👀👌 its worth about what I imagined lol.

@kamilareeder1493 3 года назад

@@RetroClaude I can't wait for fast fashion to start fully cannibalize itself and die already lol. Have you ever taken comissions for a dress like that one ?

@RetroClaude 3 года назад

@@kamilareeder1493 I'm a professional costume maker so I've taken many commissions in my time and I've worked in costume workrooms for film and theatre as a freelancer. The reason I've started to make my own clothes is to help kill off fast fashion sooner 😊

@kamilareeder1493 3 года назад

@@RetroClaude nice :) thanks for responding! I hope i can go back to doing tech theater and dance costumes again soon . An economist in the new York times is pushing for the city to invest in the arts to revitalize the economy in nyc but our government HATES that idea lol 😂 but we'll convince them 👀👌