Patterns a-go-go

I have used a lot of patterns in my life. Mostly my own, but that's another saga. But I have cut my share of commercial patterns , too. Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls, Advance, Folkwear, Past Patterns, etc. And Vogue, of course. Vogues were the expensive ones. But I must say - they worked! The techniques made sense, the markings were right, the measurements were good, and the yardages were pretty

A Sucker for Vintage Patterns

I am becoming a sucker for vintage sewing patterns. It's come over me recently. Now, that's odd, because I have been around them for many years. I have been working in costume shops of many varieties since 1978, and we use a lot of vintage patterns that are always somewhere on file. So they have been part of the scenery. I guess I took them for granted. Several years ago, I helped my aunt, an