And if you see that silly article circulating again, that's a great opportunity to showcase how awesome our sewing community is and how willing they are to share their knowledge and time with us. Please do share the site with long term and newbie sewists. Many people have been working for years to build the database. So while that original headline wasn't true, the Vintage Sewing Patterns Wikia is a fantastic tool. You can also find new sewing blogs to follow through the blog post reviews of each pattern. Depew Vintage, Wearing History, Charm Patterns by GertieĬonnect with others. Check out the comments and forums to connect with other vintage sewing enthusiasts and get help with navigating the site or searching for a particular pattern and size.
If you're looking primarily for PDF download patterns, check out Mrs. These are original vintage paper copies of the patterns although you may occasionally find a vendor who has some downloads but most of them are not. You can even add patterns to your wishlist so users can contact you if they have a copy that they're ready to sell. Sewing a swimsuit this summer? Just type the decade and swimsuit into the search bar!īuild your pattern collection. If your're looking for rare sewing patterns or something out of print, you can often find a link to buy the paper pattern through the wikia. Use the database to find outfit ideas for vintage events, your vacation ensembles or just daily wear. If you need something for a very specific event such as reenacting, this is a wonderful tool to make sure your dress is accurate to a specific time period.Ī massive database of style inspiration. I love to look at vintage magazines and patterns to help me put together outfits. What the Vintage Sewing Patterns Wikia is:Īn amazing resource to date your sewing patterns. Search by the pattern maker and number and you can easily find the date of your sewing pattern. There are loads of downloadable and even free vintage sewing patterns online, just check out my free patterns page but you won't find them on Wikia. There's just photos of the pattern covers. Many patterns are still under copyright (I'm looking at you, Vogue) and scanning/remastering these delicate paper patterns for the general public would be an unbelievably big undertaking.
Someone wrote an article with a very misleading headline and it has spread like wildfire all over social media. It is not a source to download a massive collection of vintage sewing patterns.
What the Vintage Sewing Patterns Wikia isnt:
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