How to Sew a 1960s Shift Dress - Vintage Sewing Pattern Tutorial for Beginners with Pattern Drafting

How to Sew a 1960s Shift Dress - Vintage Sewing Pattern Tutorial for Beginners with Pattern Drafting

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Hello Makers and welcome to Sheer Stitchery!

In this fun and easy sewing tutorial, you'll learn how to sew a shift dress from a 1960s pattern - even it is not your size! This vintage sewing pattern uses your standard sloper to create style elements for the vintage patterns so you can get a perfect fit and your perfect style every time. It is perfect for beginners, and the shift dress is a great wardrobe staple that you can wear all year round. Watch this video and you'll be able to sew like a pro in no time!

And the best part? You can use this to modify ANY vintage pattern to create ANY size you need. I draft digitally using Adobe Illustrator but this same method can be used using paper, a pencil and a ruler. (If you want the traditional paper and pencil method, let me know in the comments below!)

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⭐️TIMESTAMPS⭐️
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - My Plans
00:41 - The Vintage Patterns for Inspiration
07:38 - The Measurements from the ACTUAL vintage patterns
08:29 - Using the Measurements in Adobe Illustrator to alter the sloper
12:21 - Adjusting the Dress Sloper
18:55 - Adjusting the Sleeve Sloper
24:09 - Creating the Roll Neck Pattern Piece
26:46 - Fine tuning the new pattern & adding Seam Allowances
28:02 - On to the Sewing!
29:27 - Cutting it out and Transferring Markings from the pattern we drafted
30:36 - The Darts
32:08 - Front Tie Details ('60's vibes!)
34:09 - The Shoulder Seams
34:35 - The Sleeves
35:14 - The Side Seams
35:44 - Sleeves, Finishing Them Up
37:11 - The Roll Neck (turtleneck) Collar
37:54 - The Invisible Zipper
40:24 - The Hem
41:04 - The Reveal!


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Pattern: Self Drafted (do you want to see this as a pattern you can download? If so, let me know in the comments!)

Pattern Inspo from my collection: Simplicity 7346, Simplicity 7072, Butterick 4076

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