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Gender neutral clothing is part of our past, while it is quickly becoming a new "trend", some of us remember it being a birthday surprise, knowing what gender a child is... Yellow and mint fabric please!
Every kid in the family would use much of the same stuff.... hand-me-downs were staple in big families. Clothes were made to last, often becoming family heirlooms, or used in quilts for grandchildren.
This vintage jacket is on its 4th generation, moving from boy to girl. Being well-made and gender-neutral,
this is a piece that might not make it to a landfill for many years to come.
Using patterns is a great way to research clothing, especially handmade clothing.
In patterns from every era and style,
there are "matching set" patterns, such as matching mother and daughter dresses.
While this is adorable, it is also being resourceful. If you have the materials, fabric, and such, it is thrifty and easy, to use the small or leftover pieces for children's clothes.
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1963 Summer National Bellas Hess catalog. Mother daughter dresses.
Another antiquated idea- "GROWING ROOM" as it was referred to at our house...
A beautiful dress with a long hem and smocking meant room to stretch out, and enough fabric to let down a hem. Modern Clothing does not often have these options, and knowing how to sew is becoming a rare skill.
This adorable, little, French buttercup-dress should last about 3 years. If not handed down, the collar and pintucks would all be saved for another outfit... even the little embroidered flowers would be cut into handkerchiefs,
all other scrap pieces could end up on a quilt.
By: CYRILLUS
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Gender Neutral Ensemble by Jayne Copeland
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