Enid Gilchrist
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Enid Beatrice Gilchrist OAM
(d. 17 October 2007), was an Australian fashion designer, who became well known for her numerous self-drafting sewing
pattern books which were very popular in the 1950s to 1970s.
Enid studied dress design at Melbourne Technical College (now Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
) and during World War II
worked as a dressmaker for a pattern firm. She worked with the Victorian Infant Welfare Department and the Kindergarten Union to produce a series of patterns for babies and young children. She later taught dress design at Footscray Technical College and the Emily Mcpherson College.
Enid began to make patterns using a pattern-drafting method and later joined New Idea
magazine, where she published articles and patterns and produced sewing books showing clothes which people could make up from the pattern drafts.
Order of Australia
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(d. 17 October 2007), was an Australian fashion designer, who became well known for her numerous self-drafting sewing
Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era...
pattern books which were very popular in the 1950s to 1970s.
Enid studied dress design at Melbourne Technical College (now Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
) and during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
worked as a dressmaker for a pattern firm. She worked with the Victorian Infant Welfare Department and the Kindergarten Union to produce a series of patterns for babies and young children. She later taught dress design at Footscray Technical College and the Emily Mcpherson College.
Enid began to make patterns using a pattern-drafting method and later joined New Idea
New Idea
New Idea is a long-running Australian weekly magazine published by Pacific Magazines and aimed at women.-History:The magazine was first published in 1902 by Fitchett Bros. Southdown Magazines purchased Fitchett Bros...
magazine, where she published articles and patterns and produced sewing books showing clothes which people could make up from the pattern drafts.
Sources
- Enid Gilchrist (nd) Sewing is Simple with Enid Gilchrist: 29 Great Designs for Children: A New Idea Special Publication