{"id":1893,"date":"2010-11-10T08:24:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T13:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2018-11-28T11:30:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:30:43","slug":"principles-of-fabric-selection-circa-1928","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2010\/11\/principles-of-fabric-selection-circa-1928.html","title":{"rendered":"principles of fabric selection, circa 1928"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a 1928 Singer sewing guide published in Great Britain.<\/p>\n

DO NOT OVERTRIM
\nThe keynote of children’s dress should be simplicity, and as a guide for trimming a girl’s frock, if the bodice is embroidered or trimmed with lace, let the skirt be plain, beyond perhaps a few tucks above the hem.\u00a0 A pleated skirt should have a plain little bodice, with only neck and edge of sleeve bindings for trimmings.\u00a0 Flower designs and printed fabrics need very little trimming and if a bias binding be used it should be of a plain coloured material to match the ground or one prominent colour in the design.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some ideas never change. (Thanks to April<\/a> for sharing this.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From a 1928 Singer sewing guide published in Great Britain. DO NOT OVERTRIM The keynote of children’s dress should be simplicity, and as a guide for trimming a girl’s frock, if the bodice is embroidered or trimmed with lace, let …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-1893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-principles-of-fabric-selection"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-ux","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45446,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/04\/bubble-dress-sew-along-day-1.html","url_meta":{"origin":1893,"position":0},"title":"bubble dress sew-along","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"April 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Join along with Catherine for a Bubble Dress sew-along as we continue with the Size 5 Project.","rel":"","context":"In "sew alongs"","block_context":{"text":"sew alongs","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/sew-alongs"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/BubbleDressSATITLE.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":65781,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/05\/cartwheel-wrap-dress-sew-along.html","url_meta":{"origin":1893,"position":1},"title":"cartwheel wrap dress sew-along","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"May 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Please join us as we sew through the Oliver + S Cartwheel Wrap Dress pattern over two days.","rel":"","context":"In "sew alongs"","block_context":{"text":"sew alongs","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/sew-alongs"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/cartwheelSAL-F.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":65919,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/06\/sew-tell-elisabeths-cartwheel-wrap-dress.html","url_meta":{"origin":1893,"position":2},"title":"sew + tell: elisabeth’s cartwheel wrap dress","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"June 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"For this edition of Sew + Tell, we have Elisabeth sharing and talking about the Oliver + S Cartwheel Wrap Dress that she sewed for her daughter.","rel":"","context":"In "general post"","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cartwheelF.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":59170,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/01\/easy-facing-and-lining-technique.html","url_meta":{"origin":1893,"position":3},"title":"easy facing and lining technique","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"January 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl is here with a tutorial for her easy facing and lining technique. 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