Comments on: Ruining Vintage Sewing Patterns

By: Sew Craftful

Sew Craftful — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:10:26 +0000

I like the idea of photocopying pattern envelopes and attaching them to larger manilla envelopes (so much better than using original envelopes) and the idea of tracing fragile patterns onto muslin (so much more durable and what a way to conserve original pattern pieces). LOVE those tips! I’ll try this out myself. Ironing pattern pieces is perfectly fine under any circumstances.

By: Saeriu

Saeriu — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:11:20 +0000

I’ve taken and made black and white copies of the front and back of the pattern envelope, then glued them to a manilla envelope when the pattern was very fragile. Just this week I’ve purchased some muslin to trace fragile pattern pieces onto so they’re more durable when I alter the pattern to fit me. I’d been thinking I would iron the pieces as the patterns came from ebay and were a little worn/stuffed into the envelope on a couple patterns. I’m assuming I’m an ‘end user’ as I don’t intend to get rid of them, so ironing the pieces won’t bother me, just help me to lay out the pieces better.

By: Kristee

Kristee — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:43:29 +0000

What about people that cut out pictures on the envelope and then glue them to the outside of a larger envelope.