Free women's slip pattern from 1930

Hey everyone, I come bearing even MORE gifts from Beyer's Modenblatt :p! 104 cm overbust. The pattern calls for 2.4 m of 100 cm wide crepe de chine.

Here it is.

I really like this one because of the elegant shaping and of course the lovely inset. You could use embroidery or roleau. 

I think the pattern might be harder than it looks...I have yet to master the art of the perfect mitered corner.

As always, please share what you make! Hope you enjoy!

XOXO,

Annie Belle

Free 1930 tap-pants pattern!

This pattern is, again, from the 1930 issue of Beyers Modenblatt. They look to be like tap pants–sort of like long underwear. But, like, short. The size on the pattern sheet is listed as 112 cm (hip measurement). 

They're made from 85 cm of 140 cm wide wool knit fabric. Again, because the original instructions are in Fraktur I can barely read them, but the illustration suggests these use some sort of elastic for the waist and legs. Even if the instructions DON'T call for elastic, go for it! It's a free pattern with virtually NO instructions! Do whatever you want!

You could also technically knit these if you figure out your gauge. They would look quite pretty with a simple lace pattern on the legs. 

This pattern is the front and the back, so you'd cut two and then seam 'em up. There's also a gusset.

No seam allowances, hems, etc., as always.

 Get it here. 

Free, printable 1930s apron pattern

Same as the last one. This is an apron for 100 cm (or 39.5") overbust. It requires 1.65m of fabric (the text doesn't specify how wide, but I'd guess 35" or 39" like other fabric from the period) and 40 cm of 80 cm wide...facing.

It's pattern 982. Sure you can read German, but can you read Fraktur?

It's right here.

I'm not really super into aprons, so I'm probably not going to test this one, but it looks like a decent enough stash-buster. 

Let me know what you make!

XOXO,

Annie Belle

free 1930 pajama pattern!

I made another free pattern, this time a little more complicated. It's from an issue of Beyers Modenblatt from 1930 that's been floating around the Internet for a while. (By the way, whoever scanned that, THANK YOU!) There's some lovely trim in the illustration:  I'm picturing it in a light mint green silk with white silk bias trim. But you can do whatever you want. I just want some comfy lounge pajamas...

No instructions (translation=the instructions on the pattern sheet are in Fraktur so I cannot read it), but I mean, they're pajamas so I don't think they're super complicated. The size given is a 96 cm overbust measurement, but since you're tracing the pattern yourself you can do the ol' slash and spread. Also, the measurements on these are very ROOMY.

Last thing:  make your own damn belt!

Oh, I have a "code" for these patterns:  Pink is front, blue is back, and purple is anything on the side (sleeves, side insets). Different shades for different items.

Here it is!

Crochet et tricot 1928 pt. 2

A continuation of my last post. Some men's patterns in this one, including suspenders and a tie. Super fun stuff! I haven't tested any of these patterns, but since most of them are basically rectangles, they should be easy enough to figure out, even if you can't read French.

Crochet et Tricot 1928

From Gallica, again. Don't forget you can download a .PDF of the entire issue. Lots of fun stuff in this post and the next one, including a girdle, a dress, and "combinations".

Socks, double-breasted vests, and lingerie under the jump!

1930s hairstyling magazines from ANNO

ANNO is the AustriaN Newspapers Online project. Not a WHOLE lot of fashion stuff, but what is there is very interesting. Here are a few selections from a couple of hairstyling magazines. There aren't many diagrams for sets, but they're still nice to look at. I can't seem to find permanent links to each title, but you can do a little ⌘+F/CTRL+F action on the magazines list to get where you need to go. You can also download PDFs of each magazine.

As always, I can't speak German, so they could be talking about Kim Kardashian for all I know.

Friseur und Fortschritt (1933-1939)

I couldn't find a whole lot of information on this one. These two images are from the May 1937 issue.

The next three are from the February 1934 issue. 

Friseurkunst und Mode

July 1925 

More under the jump!