Free Wedding Dress Pattern from 1938

With people planning weddings year round, it is never too early to start looking for a wedding dress or pattern. It does not matter if you are going to buy a dress already made or have someone make it from a pattern you find some where.

This 1938 wedding dress pattern with a diamond shaped waistband may get you started in the right direction for that special day. Whether you choose to make it yourself, have someone make it for you or use the picture as a vision for shopping for your dress.

Tips for Converting Centimeters to Inches

*One centimeter equals 0.393700787 inches. Since the third number past the decimal is a three, the conversion number to use .39.

*Centimeters to inches conversion calculator. If you would rather use an online calculator to convert the measurements, you can use the one manuelsweb.com has for this step for the pattern.

For example, piece fifteen, the measurement across the rectangular piece from one end to the center is seventeen centimeters. That converts to 6.7 inches.

*Take note of where the measurements are placed on the sections for each of the pattern pieces. This will tell you the width and length needed for each piece of paper and fabric needed for the different parts of the dress.

*Once you have the measurements converted from centimeters to inches, it will be easier to figure the amount of yards you will need for the fabric. Twelve inches equals a foot. Three feet equals a yard.

*You will need to also figure the width of fabric needed for the widest part of the dress. This can be done with piece fourteen and the largest number across the top to the right. The largest number at the bottom on the left is the length this piece of fabric will need to be. Follow this part for each of the rest of the pieces.

Free 1938 Wedding Dress Pattern with Instructions

Be sure to read the descriptions for each link and the instructions for making this wedding dress.

Wedding Dress with Diamond-shaped Waist Pattern

There are seven pieces listed for the wedding dress on the link above. The numbers surrounding each of the drawings are the measurements in centimeters. The page on the website I found these on suggests saving the pattern to your computer. Then open the pattern in a picture viewer on your computer and printing from that location.

Wedding Dress with Diamond-shaped Waist Instructions

The link above gives the short set of instructions with the corresponding numbers to the pattern pieces listed on the link above. This overview link mentioned in the instruction page. It i