{"product_id":"214-1927-tea-frock","title":"214 1927 Tea Frock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizes Extra Small to 3XLarge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this sewing pattern, you can create two beautiful versions of a typical tea frock from the 1920s.  We offer a simple-sew version requiring no handwork, as well as a traditional hand-worked frock, circa 1927, with designs and instructions for smocking and embroidery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView A\u003c\/strong\u003e features a V-neck, small collar and cap sleeves on a dropped-waist bodice that is eased into a snugly fitted hip panel. The skirt is gathered into the pointed hip panel and falls just below knee length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView B\u003c\/strong\u003e is collarless; smocking provides a close fit over the hips and at the wrist of the long sleeves, while creating gathers in the skirt and a ruffled effect on the sleeve cuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSleeves and collar are interchangeable on both Views; the dress is also very pretty without sleeves. You can even make it as a shirt. The neckline in both Views and armhole (View A) are finished with self-bias, or you may use purchased bias.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful hand-worked clothing was much appreciated in the “peasant look” dresses of the mid to late 1920s, though many working women in the prosperous “Jazz Age” had little time to devote to elaborate needlework. This demand was met by pastel gauze “Genuine Philippine Hand Embroidered” frocks. Like much ready-to-wear clothing today, some more affordable American dress designs in the 1920s were sewn in the Philippines, where the delicate floral embroidery, smocking, and openwork became a significant cottage industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOptional instructions and designs for the traditional embroidery, smocking, and threadwork are included and can be worked on either View.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested fabrics:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Soft, very light-to medium-light fabrics such as cotton gauze, crepe, batiste, voile, georgette, rayon challis, silk. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folkwear","offers":[{"title":"PDF","offer_id":68128081641671,"sku":"000230-003261","price":29.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Printed","offer_id":68128081674439,"sku":"000230-003261-Printed","price":41.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/3514\/7097\/files\/replic-214-1927-tea-frock-214-ivy-by-walkway.jpg?v=1793289970","url":"https:\/\/empiremakespace.com\/products\/214-1927-tea-frock","provider":"Empire Make Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}