Yes, you did win. I pick out and send a random vintage sewing pattern to winners. Mostly to encourage visitors to sew with vintage sewing patterns. Send your mailing address to comments@sewcraftful.com if you'd like me to mail the pattern.

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Dressmaker templates, Pattern drafts and pattern templates are some of the words I’ve heard to describe these drawing used to draw the outline of sewing patterns. They are hard to find. On occassion, you can find them on eBay. I found a set at the Goodwill Outlet Center, but as it goes with finding items at thrifts-you never know what you’ll come across. It’s like treasure hunting.

I don’t know of any one place that sells them, but I’ll look around for you and get back to you if I have an update. In the meantime, here are some suggestions:

1. I have templates for victorian pattern drafting-you actually make the pattern yourself following directions. A little more than tracing is required.

2. Designing with Dusan (1974-1982) is a really good source and may be of help to you. This set teaches you how to draw your own patterns, and adjust and fit your own commercial patterns. It comes with practice pattern templates for popular basic dress designs, a book, drafting tools (including a French Curve!)etc..,

I’ll post some pics in a separate post.

3. Some older (vintage magazines) like Golden Hands contain full-size templates for various designs others require scaling.

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My question: I'm not sure if I can find such a thing, but you seem like you may know of a source for old-school sewing patterns – the kind that have the pattern shapes overprinted onto each other in different colors where you have to trace to get the pieces drawn, like the picture here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68259359@N00/2219665…

Do you know what these are called or where I might be able to find one? Thanks for any leads you can offer!