Historical information

Dressmakers used patterns to make clothes. Companies included 'Simplicity, Butterick and Vogue etc. The packet would contain transparent paper shapes with printed lines and instructions. These were pinned onto the material, cut, then sewn together as per the lines and the included instructions.

Significance

In the 1950s and 1960s women sewed the clothes for the family. In the Kiewa Valley dress shops were not available and a journey to the bigger cities was less frequent than it is today.

Physical description

Coloured pictures showing the finished garment. Patterns were in sizes. eg. size 10
1. Fashion - lady's dress
2. x3 Simplicity - lady's clothes
3. x3 Butterick lady's clothes