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It has been made by Clothkits, a popular company in the 1970s and 1980s. \r\n\r\nClothkits specialised in making clothes making kits that were easy to use. Fabric pieces were pre-printed with pattern guides so there was no need for fiddly pattern pinning to the fabric. The kits supplied everything needed to make the dress including thread, buttons and a branded Clothkits label to sew in to the neckline. 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