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Posted by CypSew on March 15, 2007, 12:15 am
I've bought some at church/school rummage sales.
Emily
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Posted by on March 15, 2007, 9:20 am
Si wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> I want to learn sewing, but I don't know how to find free patterns online.
> Simple designs like T-shirt, wrap skirt, tunic dress... will be enough.
> I'm computer skilled so printing on several small sheets is not a problem
> (and I know someone who retired from CAD and has an unused big plotter but
> if I bought it I'd need to hire a bigger car). Thanks for links, either
> direct download or p2p !
There are some free patterns on the 'net. If you google for free sewing
patterns, you will get quite a few hits. BUT!!! I will tell you right
now, there are very few garment patterns out there for free. You can find
all make and manner of free accessory patterns, free crafting patterns,
etc. You won't find a whole lot of free garment patterns. Mainly because
they, like everything else, take a lot of time, effort and energy to
create.
Now, if you really are interested in creating patterns on the computer, the
sewing software programs can save you some money (in the long run) over
buying commercial patterns, and you will get patterns that fit you much
better. The Wild Ginger software is all very easy to use. BUT! All of
the sewing software is designed for use by experienced sewists. The sewing
instructions are minimal with the software programs. I would not
reccommend that for someone who wants to learn to sew. You need a pattern
that will guide you through all the construction steps very carefully while
you are learning. Your very best bet would be to watch the local chain
fabric store (go in and get on the mailing list, it's free) for pattern
sales. Vogue patterns usually go on sale for a % off. McCall's,
Simplicity, and sometimes Butterick go on sale for 99 cents several times a
year.
I understand that you are looking for an inexpensive way to try out a new
hobby. But trust me, you need to learn this stuff correctly the first
time, or you will just frustrate yourself and give up.
Sharon
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Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on March 15, 2007, 2:37 pm
Actually, WG's free ICARE program has pajama pants, a straight
elastic-waist skirt, and two different types of hospital gowns. But
none of those are what the OP asked for.
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Posted by Joy Beeson on March 15, 2007, 2:03 pm
wrote:
> I want to learn sewing, but I don't know how to find free patterns online.
There's a pattern for a poncho shirt on my web site. Look under "text
files:garments:poncho shirt" Be sure to read the moment of "Well,
Duh" at the bottom of the file before starting work.
Joy Beeson
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joy beeson at comcast dot net
http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ -- sewing
http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange
The above message is a Usenet post.
I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.
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Posted by KittenKaboodle on March 16, 2007, 8:28 am
> Hi everybody,
> I want to learn sewing, but I don't know how to find free patterns online.
> Simple designs like T-shirt, wrap skirt, tunic dress...
> will be enough. I'm computer skilled so printing on several small sheets
> is not a problem (and I know someone who retired from CAD
> and has an unused big plotter but if I bought it I'd need to hire a bigger
> car). Thanks for links, either direct download or p2p !
Hi! I think burdastyle, and Fitz Patterns would be what you are looking
for. These are all hip, young and very modern styles. There's aren't huge
quantities of free patterns on line, but there are a few and these, in my
almost humble opinion, are the best.
http://fitzpatterns.myshopify.com/collections/free/ this is Fitz Pattern
free collection. They are in PDF and are quite good. Their download for pay
patterns are also fun and funky.
Burdastyle is a division of burda and these patterns are all cutting edge,
funky and fun. I made the "maddy" top and I love it.
http://www.burdastyle.com/ is where you'll find these download and print
patterns.
Burda's main site has a few free patterns for download.
http://www.burdamode.com/index,1333669,enEN.html this is where you find the
pattern download page.
And lastly, craftster.org is a community of trendy crafters who post their
own ideas and patterns for a variety of sewing and craft related items. Few
of these people are professional designers, so the quality of the tutorials
and patterns can be wildly inconsistent, but the creative and artistic
licence these people take with crafting is quite refreshing.
That's all the free patterns I can think of off the top of my head.
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