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Enid Gilchrist - who?

There is an Enid Gilchrist exhibition at the Brisbane City Council city library. I had never heard of her but she designed children's clothing and published magazines with up to 50 designs during the war years. It looks great and I will be going next week. Funnily enough I saw this on the QUT website when I should not have been distracting myself  have been doing research; so really it was meant to be!

Photo from Powerhouse Museum
This morning I also saw Judy from Everything Just Sew just received a parcel full of the pattern books by Enid Gilchrist. To be honest these are the first times I have heard of her. Anyone else heard about her and her patterns?

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Judith said…
Oh, yes I have heard of her!!! Though I think by just admitting it I am showing my age. Anyway, I have a few of her patterns tucked away that use to be my Mum's. So they would have been from the 50's era. And also have many a photo of me dresses (as a child) in these little outfits...might have to head into the library and have a peek around...
06 April, 2012 14:30
Pam from South Australia said…
I remember her too! My Mum used them for my brother and I, and I used them for my children. When the first of my grandies arrived (and I was way too young for grandies)I graduated to the Kwik Sew books. I still have the Enid Gilchrist books, a bit tattered and worse for wear, but would never part with them. Will have to dig them out and refresh my memory of all the goodies they contain.
08 April, 2012 11:36
Carol said…
I have a whole collection of Enid Gilchrist and I've made a few items over the years. There is a blog dedicated to sewing from these patterns. I wish I was still living up there so I could see this exhibition.
15 April, 2012 18:28
Karyn said…
I have a whole heap of her books, and have made quite a few things out of them (often for the school musicals!). They are great, very easy to draft and make. I love them.
11 February, 2013 18:41
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