"Make It Yourself"

by Sarah A. Gordon

Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890–1930

Butterick Pattern 1449

Butterick Pattern 1449

Butterick eagerly promoted its Deltor instruction sheet, patented in 1919. This pattern is from the 1920s and offers two versions of a dress.

Photograph by the author of a pattern in her collection. Used by permission of the Butterick McCall’s Vogue Pattern Archive.