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"SHE SAVES WHO SEWS FOR VICTORY";
HOME SEWING ON THE AMERICAN HOME FRONT

by Tara Maginnis

This paper was originally published in Costume the journal of The Costume Society (UK), 1992.

victory1.jpg (464030 bytes) victory2.jpg (203847 bytes) WPByardstick.JPG (97865 bytes) Government guidelines for clothing production. 

 voguepatchwork.JPG (38259 bytes) A designer jacket made from small scrap wool pieces of fabrics.  
Fashion under Fascism : Beyond the Black Shirt (Dress, Body, Culture (Paperback))
Nazi 'Chic'? : Fashioning Women in the Third Reich (Dress, Body, Culture)

Fashions of a Decade : The 1940s (Fashions of a Decade Series)

Everyday Fashions of the Forties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs

Great Fashion Designs of the Forties: Paper Dolls in Full Color

Fashion Under the Occupation

American Family of the 1940s: Paper Dolls

Authentic 1940s Hairstyles : Tips and Tricks For Creating Authentic 1940s Hairstyles

Fashion Sourcebooks the 1940s (Fashion Sourcebooks)

Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties : 163 Glamour Photos

suitthatboughtbond.jpg (64028 bytes) A woman's suit made from a man's old suit. 

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pickenalterations.GIF (16686 bytes) Alterations to resize old dresses.

gaybras.jpg (57997 bytes) Bras and summer wear made from tablecloths 

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rescuedrems.JPG (30854 bytes) Suits made from the scrap fabrics of two old garments.

bitsoffelt.JPG (125999 bytes) Fashionable accessories to make from little bits of craft felt

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cottonstockings.JPG (139818 bytes) Accessories to be made from cut up Cotton stockings, which were plentiful in the U.S.

Blueprints of Fashion : Home Sewing Patterns of the 1940s

Swing Style: Fashions of the 1930s-1950s

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pickendarns.GIF (6089 bytes) Ways of darning stockings.

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