Girl's Gathered blouse (Guimpe)
TSB-161

 

   

                This pattern is for a wonderful easy to make and fit blouse called a “guimpe”.  These bodies or as we know them today blouses appeared in all the fashion magazines of the Era.  They were worn under all types of garments, from open-necked dresses to Swiss Bodies, vests and the Zonal waists and Brettelles (braces) that were so popular with the young people.  Mothers liked them, because it was much easier to wash a blouse than to launder a whole dress.  This blouse serves as a great wardrobe extender when worn with a skirt and a pretty belt and braces. 

            The blouse is styled in the peasant style, with diagonal armseye, similar to a modern raglan sleeve.  This makes the garment easy to fit and wonderfully comfortable to wear.  The looseness of this garment is also great for the growing child, as the lack of a fitted shoulder gives lots of growth room.  The pattern is for a blouse that gathers at the neckline and the cuffs.  The blouse can be dressed up by adding a row of lace around the neck. The blouse is closed at the center back with either a keyhole opening or buttons and buttonholes. 

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