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Farmgirl Fashion:  40's- 50's Halter Top Pattern?  |
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MaryLD
True Blue Farmgirl
861 Posts
Mary
New Braunfels
TX
USA
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 Posted - May 16 2010 : 06:39:53 AM
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I saw some really cute halter tops yesterday at a craft fair. They were one size fits all, which was just too big for me. I'd like to make one , and I'm looking for some tips.
The halter top had a bit of a 40's- 50's look to it. It tied at the back of the ribs with a medium width band, and again at the neck from straps that came up from the cups. The cups were triangles that gently overlapped. There was a small pleat or gather at the base of the cups. The cups seemed like they were meant to give coverage all the way onto the rib cage, vs the type bikini cups that really just cover the breast. The cups were too tall for me, coming up too high on my chest and then buckling. Because of the design that gave a lot of coverage onto the ribcage, they really did seem one size fits most.
They were just really cute, and seemed perfect for being at home in the Texas heat. Has anyone seen or made a pattern for this type halter top? I've tried to google, but nothing suitable has come up.
Thanks!!
Mary LD
Haflingers- You can't have just one!
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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
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Posted - May 16 2010 : 08:47:14 AM
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When I was a kid my mom made halter tops for us. Two triangles in the front gathered below the bust and then a band around the bottom with a triangle point in the middle. She would cut patterns from newspaper and then fit it to each of us girls individually. She made them out of cotton prints and pretty sure they were scraps as we didn't have much money back then. Not sure if this will help but give it a try.
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MaryLD
True Blue Farmgirl
861 Posts
Mary
New Braunfels
TX
USA
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Posted - May 16 2010 : 8:04:09 PM
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Thanks, Ingrid!
That gives me food for thought. I was planning on using scraps, too. I have figured out how to assmble the top, and now I just need to work on fitting it.!
I love the image of your mom working to fit each of you.
~ Mary LD
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40's- 50's Halter Top Pattern?
