Show us your vintage patterns!

[Snookie]

I find it so difficult to find a good pattern. I realise I probably sound a little stupid, but what on earth do you search for on Ebay to find these amazing patterns????!!! All it ever throws at me are awful awful things!

I also search by certain pattern companies that were only producing during the decades in which I'm interested - Hollywood and Dubarry, notably, and Advance too.. But late 30's Simplicity patterns are my favorites, so I have to look for those the hard way.

 

[Miss Dexeter]

pennyseranade - I have some high waisted trousers just like the top ones, they're great! I sometimes wear them with braces but you don't need to. That pattern is gorgeous!!!!

 

[Miss Dexeter]

I do the same, but I trawl independant sites too. Vintage Cat has come up with the goods for me recently. They do tend to be a little more expensive than Ebay, but I always see far more that I like so it's worth it. Of course, the exchange rate does go in my favour so it doesn't feel quite as bad.

wooohoo! Thank you all so much for your tips, Ebay still hates me, but Vintage Cat has exactly what I'm after.

Roll on payday

 

[deadpandiva]

I just stumbled apon this site and the prices are wonderful.....Please let keep it under raps so no one else finds it.

http://www.lanetzliving.net/home

After taking photos of my patterns yesterday I decided I wouldn't get anymore but they have a few of those dress/jacket combos that I love.

 

[kamikat]

OMG! My pattern arrived today. Were ladies giants back then?!?! The pattern shows shorts, pedal pusher and slacks. The pedalpushers (shown on cover as just below the knee) are longer than my typical pant. The slacks, you wouldn't believe how long this pattern is!!! This is gonna take some major tweaking.

 

[MissHannah]

Here are a few of mine. Sadly, I suck at sewing so it's really just a collection I am hoarding until I am rich enough to get someone to make these up for me!

 

[deadpandiva]

Those are nice. Have you tried the advance skirt pattern? The envelope says it's just one pattern piece.

 

[MissHannah]

No, but I did manage the Simplicity pencil skirt. It's a very simple pattern and with a little help from my mum I just about pulled it off!

 

[lyburnum]

These are some of my favourite patterns I picked up in a charity shop yesterday for 20p each. Most of them are a size too big, so I'll have to size them, but that's not hard at all. They're all 60s patterns. A lot of them came in their original postage packet, so I could read the exact year off of those!

 

[Cherry_Bombb]

Another new pattern to add to my collection. I'm in love w/ the sheer dresses right now.

 

[mrswheats]

I just won these on Ebay:

Hopefully they're complete patterns! I can size up or down a size, but re-creating a missing piece is outta my league lol

 

[kamikat]

Swingtimegal, was this a single lot? You have some lovely patterns there!

 

[mrswheats]

I got LUCKY -- they were 2 lots, one with 8 patterns and one with 4 patterns, and I got the first lot for $8 and second lot for $3. I couldn't believe it!

And thanks, Kamikat, I'm very excited about the win! Generally, my Ebay-fu isn't this good

 

[hotrod_elf]

I just won these on Ebay:

I have the Simplicity 2438. I made the shirt last summer and plan on making another from that pattern. Let me know if are missing any pieces from it.

 

[mrswheats]

Thanks, Hotrod! I appreciate the offer, and I'm glad to know that there's a Lounger out there who's already made up one of these, in case I get lost.

I also ordered some pattern tracing paper that Sunny suggested in the "Sewing Lessons" thread (from Clotide), just in case some of these are too delicate to work with directly.
Normally, I'm too impatient to make a copy (or a toile), but since I've started buying vintage patterns, I guess I'll have to learn more patience

 

[Snookie]

I wanna see, I wanna see! Why can't I see the pics?

If anyone's missing pattern pieces, post here or over on the sewing FAQ, and maybe we can help figure out a solution. It looks like a lot of us have duplicate patterns, and patterns for facings and cuffs and things are really easy to make yourself.

 

[mrswheats]

I wanna see, I wanna see! Why can't I see the pics?

If anyone's missing pattern pieces, post here or over on the sewing FAQ, and maybe we can help figure out a solution. It looks like a lot of us have duplicate patterns, and patterns for facings and cuffs and things are really easy to make yourself.

Well, I checked my Ebay invoice, and the links on the auction pages are broken now When I get the patterns, I'll take pics of them and re-post, if anyone's interested.

And thank you for the tip on missing pattern pieces! That takes a lot of the worry out of checking the patterns You guys are the best!

 

[vintagelaura]

Pattern Rescue is another resource for missing pattern pieces. I've donated patterns to them, I recently sent in a copy of a piece that someone needed, and I just received a pattern from them that I requested. They're really nice to deal with!

http://www.patternrescue.com

Laura

 

[deadpandiva]

Thanks for the Link Laura. I just won a beautiful 1930's dress pattern with no instructions. If I can find them here I wont have to give it away.

 

[hotrod_elf]

Pattern Rescue is another resource for missing pattern pieces. I've donated patterns to them, I recently sent in a copy of a piece that someone needed, and I just received a pattern from them that I requested. They're really nice to deal with!

http://www.patternrescue.com

Laura

I love those people over there. I just donated awhole box of patterns. I'm waiting for them to update their trade page so I can trade in my pattern points. I have another two boxes to send to them.