Practices: Zipper Replacement | Garment Copy Patterning

Style/Era: ~1940s

A project to alter a shirtdress into a Kitty Foyle style, the alteration required repairing parts of the garment that were damaged and replacing the collar & cuffs. Taking the old collar and cuff, I was able to create a pattern to then utilize in creating the new collar & cuff.

Points in which I was challenged:

• Zipper replacement in damaged waistline.

  • The seam that held the old zipper was a bit damaged and shortened as a result, so attaching the new zipper required realigning the waistline a little so that the finished new zipper could lay flat.

• The fashion fabric had one of the bag stitched sides that stretched and moved easily.

  • By going slowly and repositioning the moving fabric side at the machine, I was able to have it stitch in well to the bag lining and garment.