No one knows whether it was Ebenezer Butterick or his smart wife Ellen who invented the standardized paper pattern for clothes. Plodding, methodical Ebenezer, seventh son of a Sterling, Mass, ...

For generations, sewers discovered their craft by leafing through catalogues, unfolding tissue sheets and choosing patterns ...

Sewing Butterick 6993 is the perfect stash-busting project for any fabric lover. This dress pattern is not only fun to make, but it’s also a great way to use up fabric scraps while creating a stylish, ...

For many sewers, choosing paper patterns from one of Simplicity McCall’s ‘big four’ brands was an in-store ritual. But others say digital patterns are the way of the future Decades ago, in the ...

It's the end of an era for DIY dressmakers, with the supplier of big brand paper patterns shutting down. An Australian distributer that supplies New Look, Simplicity, Vogue, Butterick and McCalls is ...

The most popular Vogue looks ordered over the years by Pattern Postie customers include an iconic 1970s Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress. Big brand sewing patterns will no longer be available to buy ...