Making a 1950's Dress // With a 1950's Sewing Machine!

I was recently in the market for a "new" sewing machine, and while I did pick up a modern machine as well, a quick jaunt onto craigslist lead to discovering a Singer 99K from 1955 for sale. Later that day, it was mine, and I was taking apart the tensioner to clean it with the help of several great sewing machine restoration YouTube channels! Of course the first project on this vintage sewing machine just had to be a mid 1950's dress to match the era of the machine! Andy Tube 99K restoration playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm1R_I1yD9A&list=PLsCOZgzzaiKIIUgkEujqHc9iNWN9NPW2Z Archive TV commercial: https://archive.org/details/1954CommercialForSingerSewingMachines 99K manual: http://needlebar.org/main/sident/99.pdf 1950's Pattern 1: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155303887232449226/ 1950's Pattern 2: https://vintagepatterns.fandom.com/wiki/Advance_8007 Singer ad from thumbnail: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/307159637085762444/ Where I get my pattern drafting paper: http://atlaslevy.com/Paper_c_13.html (not sponsored) More from me? Want to help me continue making more videos? Listen to me ramble on in a monthly podcast? Watch an additional project video each month? Peruse my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheClosetHistorian Blog: http://theclosethistorian.blogspot.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclosethistorian/ Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheClosetHistorian Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bmesposito/ Tumblr: http://theclos