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By Robert Graham


People are showing interest in older styles and as a result, they are reproducing them and bringing them in style again. Examples of these include vintage cars, rings and clothes. This article hereby addresses the latter. Since vintage clothes are trending at the moment, clothing stores and seamstresses are shifting towards them and most of them are using reproduction vintage clothing patterns on Neoprene Fabrics. In the 1800s, Ellen Curtis Demorest produced the first sewing pattern and currently the patterns range from the 1800s to the 1990s.

They can be used by both professional tailors and newcomers in the fashion industry since they are very easy to use. Those that were made by Ellen were made of tissue paper, but later with the advancement of technology, they became available in printable formats. They can be bought online or at clothing stores or marketplaces.

Thanks to technology, you can now buy online patterns as soft copies and make hard copies yourself. This way you know they will always be readily available on your computer should you need them. But not everyone is a fan of technology, some just prefer to buy the original paper patterns. The risk is that if they get torn then they ll have to buy another one, unless if they make copies of the original and save it.

Many people kept them as lifetime collections and they want to get rid of them for money now. So you ll find them selling these patterns at places like antique shows, real estates and yard sales. They might be a little weary and torn because they will be second-hand goods. You may also buy them online or from physical shops that sell vintage clothes.

For those who hate travelling to shops, there is an option of buying them online, websites like eBay have a variety of beautiful patterns. The amazing thing about technology is that it now allows people to reproduce patterns themselves using computer software and applications like CAD and Pattern Master Boutique together with Photoshop. These graphics programs enable people to design and produce pattern pieces which are printable.

You ll still need some few things besides the patterns to make your sewing project a success. A French curve to make beautiful straight curves on your clothes and a straight clear ruler. A pencil for marking with an eraser and a scissor is also needed. And finally, papers, pattern weights and an iron.

There are several types of papers used for this. The tracing paper is the most usable one because it is clear. Then there is a wrapping paper, this one will be very difficult to see through it while tracing the patterns. The last one is the dot paper, it is very easy to use and found very cheap. The paper has to be ironed first and then tracing will begin ending with sewing.

Not everyone will want to buy papers and spend time tracing patterns, some use the patterns as they are, and others print them from their computers.




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