If I had to choose a favourite era…it would be the 60s! So when Burda released their vintage issue on this decade I literally ran to get it. There are only 11 patterns on this magazine issue so tracing them is less of a nightmare.
Se dovessi scegliere la mia decade preferita…sarebbero sicuramente gli anni 60! Quindi quando Burda ha pubblicato questo speciale vintage sono andata di corsa a comprarlo. Ci sono solo 11 modelli quindi copiarli non e’ il solito incubo. A proposito, se vi interessa e’ ancora disponibile la versione cartacea in italiano e anche quella di altre decadi
Fit was not a problem either…no bust darts and I omitted the back darts…so easy peasy. The biggest headache was working with the fabric…it’s a slippery chiffon (enough said) and it’s see-trough so I had to fully line it with cotton batiste. Strangely enough adding the zipper was less of a hassle than I imagined.
Il cartamodello non mi ha dato problemi di vestibilita’…non ci sono pinces seno e ho eliminato quelle della schiena….facile. In compenso la stoffa mi ha fatto penare…e’ uno chiffon scivoloso (non aggiungo altro) ed e’ trasparente quindi ho dovuto foderarlo con della batista di cotone. Stranamente, cucire la lampo e’ stato meno traumatico di quanto pensassi.
If you compare it with the original, you may notice I made a minor construction mistake…you are supposed to leave a gap between the front and back with sewing it on the collar (there’s even notches to tell you that!)…but I didn’t realize it until it was too late!
Se paragonate la mia versione con l’originale forse noterete che ho fatto un errore di confezione…si deve lasciare uno spazio tra il davanti e il dietro quando questi vengono cuciti al colletto (ci sono anche dei segnetti che lo indicano chiaramente!) ma non me ne sono accorta fino a quando era ormai tardi!
I love maxi dresses, have been meaning to make this pattern for the longest time ever not to mention the fabric was sitting in my stash…a winner all the way!
Can I have summer back please????
Adoro i vestiti lunghi fino ai piedi e da tanto tempo ormai volevo cucire questo cartamodello…per non parlare del fatto che avevo gia’ la stoffa nell’armadio…insomma tre piccioni con una fava!
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I love this dress. I love how it’s retro but not too much. And I wish we’d had a summer… 😉 Very bored of the rain now.
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It would be great if we could have 20/25 all year round. The only positive thing about cooler temperatures is lack of mosquitoes 😉
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Lovely! The colours are nicely autumn-appropriate, maybe you can get a few more wears with a cozy cardigan and tights underneath?
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So lovely and elegant, and the fabric is gorgeous . Would you believe I’m only just getting into Burda patterns?
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Thanks so much! Well nowadays there’s so much to choose from and tracing Burda regular patterns is not so pleasant. I actually grew up on Burda as my mom used their patterns so when I started that was my go-to source;)
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