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There are definitely some patterns in the archives with pieces missing or mistakes, but you can just avoid those. But the ones IвЂ™ve used have been really very good proportionally, and have been pretty much a breeze to fit. I expected IвЂ™d need a ton of alterations, because period patterns are often tiny. The patterns IвЂ™ve used so far IвЂ™ve been quite happy with. Since I donвЂ™t have a printer, IвЂ™ve had to trace patterns pieces directly off my phone.

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For all that, itвЂ™s worth the extra effort to learn how to decipher the diagrams! So far IвЂ™ve only used some of the simpler patterns for undergarments. And get this, there are literally thousands of patterns on there! And all for free! Patterns for dresses, evening gowns, bodices, skirts, coats, all kinds of mantles, chemises, petticoats, corsets, corset covers, chemisettes, nightgowns, drawers, even some hat patterns! ThereвЂ™s also hundreds of patterns for embroidery. Once youвЂ™re used to looking at these diagrams however youвЂ™ll find theyвЂ™re really not difficult to figure out. The pattern diagrams have many different pattern pieces all on top of one another to save space, which can also be confusing. The site is all in Dutch, and it can be a bit confusing at first figuring out how the diagram labeling works. After that they stopped publishing patterns much. Most of the patterns are from around 1870 to the early 1900s. The archives span from 1862 to 1936, and many, many of the fashion plates are accompanied by sewing patterns. It even has many of the same fashion plates as appeared in those publications). There is a Dutch site that has the entire archives of the fashion magazine De Gracieuse(which is like a Dutch version of HarperвЂ™s Bazaar, GodeyвЂ™s LadyвЂ™s, etc. Remember to send us your personal review as well as the site address/URL so we know exactly where to look. If it passes our вЂњtop-secret test,вЂќ weвЂ™ll be happy to post it here for the world to see. Send us a message using the contact form below and weвЂ™ll check it out.

Wearing History вЂ“ Tell Lauren you found her here!ДЄntique Pattern Library вЂ“ digital copies of craft pattern publications that are in the public domainДo You Have a Favorite PatternВ ShopВ Website That YouвЂ™d Love to Share? WingeoВ вЂ“ site no longer working Early to Mid-Victorian/Civil War 1840-1860s:ДЄnne ShirleyвЂ™s Wedding Dress (from Anne of Green Gables pt.3)

MillerвЂ™s MillineryВ вЂ“ Bonnet & Hat Patterns TailorвЂ™s Guide вЂ“ As of Sept 2018 their main webpage is gone.

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Pattern listing on the Curvy Sewing Collectivewith modern and historical pattern companies that offer plus sizes. Remember caveat emptor with any online merchant.Д¬ompanies that offer sewingВ patterns, mostly historical, but some offer modern designs too This list is in no way exhaustive, simply vendors weвЂ™ve dealt with in the past, have friends who have done business with them and had a positive experience, or sites we find interesting.

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