PATTERN

Description: 1. ENVELOPE. ON FRONT OF ENVELOPE IS A PICTURE OF TWO WOMEN MODELLING OUTFITS. ONE IS WEARING A PINK BLOUSE W/ GREY SKIRT, AND THE OTHER IS WEARING A SHORT BLUE JACKET OVER A WHITE BLOUSE, AND A BLUE SKIRT. IN BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER IS A SMALL PICTURE OF A WOMAN WEARING A SHORT SLEEVED BROWN JACKET W/ WHITE BLOUSE AND BROWN SKIRT. THERE IS ALSO THE OUTLINE OF A BACK OF A WOMAN IN JACKET, BLOUSE AND SKIRT. FRONT OF ENVELOPE READS "SIMPLICITY PATTERN 3406 SIZE 14 LONDON PARIS MADE IN CANADA TORONTO NEW YORK 15C...9D.". BACK OF ENVELOPE HAS CHARTS FOR DETERMINING SIZE, MATERIALS NEEDED, AND A DIAGRAM OF CUT OUT PATTERN. 2. INSTRUCTIONS. A SINGLE SHEET FOLDED INTO 6 EQUAL SECTIONS. FRONT HAS THE OUTLINES OF THREE WOMEN (ONE SMALLER THAN THE OTHER 2) IN SAME OUTFITS AS ON FRONT OF ENVELOPE (WITHOUT COLOUR). BELOW OUTLINES READS "SIMPLICITY PRIMER" ABOVE OUTLINE IS "3406". THERE IS PRINT ON BOTH SIDES OF SHEET. REST OF SHEET GIVES STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEWING OUTFITS, C/W DIAGRAMS. 3. PATTERN PIECES. 17 PIECES. BEIGE TISSUE PAPER. CUT INTO VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES. 16 OF THE 17 PIECES HAVE A LETTER PUNCHED OUT OF THEM. LETTERS INCLUDE A THROUGH H, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, AND AX. ONE PIECE HAS NO LETTER PUNCHED OUT; JUST HAS TWO HOLES AND FIVE NOTCHES ON EDGE.

History: DONOR IS A HIGH SCHOOL PHYS. ED. TEACHER. SHE DID DRAMA IN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL THEATRE, AND ENTIRE COLLECTION WAS GIVEN TO HER BY LOCAL PEOPLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DONOR GAIL HOLLAND’S ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND GENERAL USE OF HER 1999-DONATED COLLECTION PLEASE REFER TO RECORD P19990053001. ***UPDATE: ARTIFACT INSIGHT BELOW SUBMITTED BY DONOR AND COLLECTIONS VOLUNTEER GAIL HOLLAND ON 19 APRIL 2011. “PATTERN USED AS A REFERENCE SOURCE AT VARIOUS TIMES IN PRODUCTIONS THAT REQUIRED SOME ATTENTION TO 1960’S WOMEN’S CLOTHING STYLES AND DETAILS.”