This Week's Pattern Story (and sale)
PICTURE CAPTION, JUVENILE DETENTION QUARTERLY:
Teenagers at the Arkham Home For Wayward Girls live surprisingly normal lives, given the magnitude of the crimes they have committed. There are supervised outings for mini-golf (on a closed course); they have ice cream sundaes on Thursdays. They talk on the phone to young men from the Arkham Boy's Home (although no visits; most of the boys are serving adult sentences).
Their smocks, though not fashionable, are not institutional; the girls are allowed to pick their own fabrics and sew the smocks themselves, in Home Ec. "Trustys" (those without violent or suicidal impulses) are even allowed belts! And thanks to the generosity of the Tangee corporation, all the girls have ample supplies of lipstick and face powder.
[Pattern from What-I-Found Sewing Patterns.]
Oh, and here's the sale: at the EmmaLizz etsy shop, this Monday through Sunday (July 6th-12th) get 15% off your entire purchase plus free shipping. Just include the code "ADressADay" in the comments of your PayPal payment and Emily will refund the 15% and shipping back to you (since she can't do coupon codes at checkout). (What's EmmaLizz? Dress- and sewing-themed stationery!)
Labels: Butterick_7139, patternstories, sales, whatsthestory
posted by Erin @ 8:48 AM
22 Comments:
At Jul 6, 2009 9:38:00 AM,
Packrat said…
Blue Dress looks like Midge with a short hair cut. I always seriously doubt the *quick and easy* part when the piece of clothing has gathering and buttonholes/buttons or snaps. Guess it gives the detainees something to occupy their time. lol
At Jul 6, 2009 9:49:00 AM,
Cel Petro said…
Housecoats! those are housecoats! The reference to Tangee did me in...
At Jul 6, 2009 10:11:00 AM,
Gabriella said…
Yay! Tangee! They still make Tangee lipstick and blush, you know. I get mine from the Vermont Country Store.
At Jul 6, 2009 10:32:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
I just ordered this! I'd been looking through the pattern books for a summer housecoat but couldn't find one I liked. My mother used to wear this type in the summer and they were great. She used to stuff those pockets!
At Jul 6, 2009 11:22:00 AM,
JuliaR said…
Apropos of nothing on the blog, you probably already know about this article about the Webster's third but since I found it over at Michael Leddy's blog and found it interesting, I thought I'd send it along anyway.
At Jul 6, 2009 11:48:00 AM,
Joni said…
Belted, I actually kind of like it. The rounded yoke is really cute!
At Jul 6, 2009 12:52:00 PM,
Cookie said…
I may not know much about marriage, but I hope these mythical housecoats were kept behind a secret panel in the closet...far, far from hubby's eyes. They're obviously really comfortable to wear and do housework in, but they also look like something beauty shop attendants would wear. Basically, they're mumus with buttons.
At Jul 6, 2009 1:15:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
Oh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one to identify them as housecoats. My mom always wore one at home. They must be still available because I have a nice neighbor lady who wears them still. I must admit they are more ladylike than the sweats and "yoga" pants I wear around the house. --Karen
At Jul 6, 2009 1:27:00 PM,
Trudy Callan said…
Definitely a housecoat.
www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com
At Jul 6, 2009 1:28:00 PM,
Cookie said…
<< I must admit they are more ladylike than the sweats and "yoga" pants I wear around the house. >>
Yeah, I'm actually being too hard on them. I can see it in bright pink and white candy stripes. (Stay away from the quilted variety, though...those are still on thin ice!) And don't forget to buy a matching ribbon for your ponytail when you get the fabric : )
At Jul 6, 2009 2:19:00 PM,
What-I-Found said…
Ahh, Cookie...after you've been married for awhile your husband wouldn't be able to tell you what color your eyes are let alone notice what you're wearing. My husband adores me and yet he has no idea when I've cut my hair, gained or lost weight or anything like that.
So after awhile you just wear what you feel good in. And sometimes you feel good in a Muu Muu with big pockets. ;-)
At Jul 6, 2009 2:20:00 PM,
Marjie said…
And some of the girls are even allowed pockets! Of course, the pockets are searched regularly for contraband...
At Jul 6, 2009 2:28:00 PM,
Cookie said…
God help me....NOW I WANT ONE!
At Jul 6, 2009 2:53:00 PM,
What-I-Found said…
A husband or a Muu Muu? :-)))
At Jul 6, 2009 3:36:00 PM,
Rebecca Z. said…
Looks like the "house dresses" my grandmother wore, made from flour sacks.
At Jul 6, 2009 9:04:00 PM,
Sewing Siren said…
It could be cute, made out of a sheer fabric like organza and worn with marabou trimmed mules.
At Jul 7, 2009 12:31:00 PM,
Cookie said…
I want a husband AND a candy striped housecoat now! I'm just afraid a housecoat muumuu puts you on a slippery slope toward Mrs. Roper Caftan Territory. But maybe not...
At Jul 7, 2009 7:00:00 PM,
Nancy (nanflan) said…
My grandma used to call those "dusters." It could be a Kentucky thing. Hers always featured gripper snaps down the front.
At Jul 8, 2009 8:01:00 AM,
Latter-Day Flapper said…
My mother calls them "dusters," too, and she's originally from New Jersey. I tend to think of dusters as the long cowboy coats, but maybe that's because most women my age don't wear housecoats any more.
That's an adorable pattern, and it looks awfully appealing for summer wear.
At Jul 8, 2009 11:20:00 AM,
Cookie said…
White eyelet would help a lot.
At Jul 9, 2009 10:53:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
They are nice house coats. Love those big pockets; you can put lots of things in them when doing stuff around the house.
At Jul 14, 2009 5:38:00 PM,
SewCherie said…
and to hide a pregnancy *GASP!*, which I'm sure some of those naughty young girls are there for.
A housecoat pattern I have, had vague refrences to 'expecting' or something like that...
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