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Sunday, 12 January 2025

Bairnswear 30 - Underwear Sets



These are 4 beautiful designs for underwear sets: vest and panties from the early 1930s.
Each one is made for a different size but these are relatively simple garments to up size by adding a pattern repeat or taking the larger or smaller size and working to that stitch count would work out too (probably)

Date: early to mid 1930s

  • Measurements and Materials: from left to right in the pictures 
  • Exquisite (on the front) - bust 36"; hips 39" - Bairnswear Layette Vest Wool 2-ply 5ozs for vest, 6 ozs for panties; 3.75mm US 5 and 2.25mm US 2 needles, ribbon for straps and elastic for panties

  • Orchid - bust 32"; hips 35" - Bairnswear Baby Wool 2-ply 4ozs for vest 4ozs for panties; 3.75mm US 5 and 2.25mm US 2 needles, ribbon for straps and elastic for panties

  • Eve - bust 38"; hips 41" - Bairnswear Baby Wool 2-ply 5ozs for vest 5ozs for panties; 3.75mm US 5 and 2.25mm US 2 needles, ribbon for straps and elastic for panties

  • Elegance - bust 30"; hips 33" - Bairnswear Layette Vest Wool 2-ply 4ozs in blue and 1oz in pink for vest, 5 ozs of blue and 1 oz in pink for panties; 3.75mm US 5 and 2.25mm US 2 needles, ribbon for straps and elastic for panties


Orchid - 32" bust

Eve - 38" bust

Elegance - 30" bust

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