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Posted by Kitty Bouquet on June 23, 2006, 7:53 am
I recently bought some vintage patterns that I would like to sew. (Not the
bell bottoms I mentioned in another post.) Some of them I purchased w/ full
intention of making the garment. Others are just for the collection, which
is enormous. The Q is, should I cut them? Seems vintage uncut patterns can
be valuable, and I feel guilty cutting a pattern that has survived for so
many yrs uncut. I am thinking of tracing the patterns, though I have never
bothered w. this before. Advice on this dilemma?
Kitty
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Posted by off kilter quilter on June 23, 2006, 8:05 am
Kitty Bouquet wrote:
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> I recently bought some vintage patterns that I would like to sew. (Not the
> bell bottoms I mentioned in another post.) Some of them I purchased w/ full
> intention of making the garment. Others are just for the collection, which
> is enormous. The Q is, should I cut them? Seems vintage uncut patterns can
> be valuable, and I feel guilty cutting a pattern that has survived for so
> many yrs uncut. I am thinking of tracing the patterns, though I have never
> bothered w. this before. Advice on this dilemma?
>
> Kitty
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>
I received several vintage patterns from a friend. She had cut them for
her children and they had been in her stash. I recently decided to
reuse one for my DD...had to cut it down. I guess, my feeling is if it
is something that you would actually wear, why not cut it? Or you could
always tape tissue paper together and trace over the pattern pieces,
thus keeping the pattern intact yet giving you workable pieces.
Larisa
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Posted by Kitty Bouquet on June 23, 2006, 8:36 am
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> I received several vintage patterns from a friend. She had cut them for
> her children and they had been in her stash. I recently decided to
> reuse one for my DD...had to cut it down. I guess, my feeling is if it
> is something that you would actually wear, why not cut it? Or you could
> always tape tissue paper together and trace over the pattern pieces,
> thus keeping the pattern intact yet giving you workable pieces.
I have no problem w/ the ones that are already cut. I'm actually happy about
the ones that are cut, b/c it removes the question of "cut or not?". I might
do some tracing though.
K
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Posted by Candide on June 23, 2006, 8:22 am
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> I recently bought some vintage patterns that I would like to sew. (Not
the
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> bell bottoms I mentioned in another post.) Some of them I purchased w/
full
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> intention of making the garment. Others are just for the collection,
which
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> is enormous. The Q is, should I cut them? Seems vintage uncut patterns
can
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> be valuable, and I feel guilty cutting a pattern that has survived for
so
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> many yrs uncut. I am thinking of tracing the patterns, though I have
never
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> bothered w. this before. Advice on this dilemma?
> Kitty
If you bought the patterns with the intention of sewing then sew, that
is my opinion. If you think there is the remotest possibility the
pattern may appreciate (and there is no promise that it will), go back
and purchase another to keep in your stash for future. One quick look on
eBay will show there is no rhyme or reason to sewing pattern prices,
vintage or otherwise, and why put yourself through all the trouble of
finding work around solutions for some thing you do not even know has a
market?
Speaking of vintage patterns, have bags full, some from "Past Patterns",
many from when Vogue Patterns was running "buy one get one free" offers.
All sit unused and uncut, really should sort them out.
Best of luck,
Candide
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Posted by Kitty Bouquet on June 23, 2006, 8:38 am
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> If you bought the patterns with the intention of sewing then sew, that
> is my opinion. If you think there is the remotest possibility the
> pattern may appreciate (and there is no promise that it will), go back
> and purchase another to keep in your stash for future. One quick look on
> eBay will show there is no rhyme or reason to sewing pattern prices,
> vintage or otherwise, and why put yourself through all the trouble of
> finding work around solutions for some thing you do not even know has a
> market?
All good points. I have watched some patterns on ebay. Some are ridiculously
priced to begin w/, hence my desire to draft my own bell bottom pattern out
of a modern pattern I can get for $1 at Joanne's. I will probably cut some
of them unless *I* decide I want the pattern for my collection in new
condition.
Thanks!
K
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> bell bottoms I mentioned in another post.) Some of them I purchased w/ full
> intention of making the garment. Others are just for the collection, which
> is enormous. The Q is, should I cut them? Seems vintage uncut patterns can
> be valuable, and I feel guilty cutting a pattern that has survived for so
> many yrs uncut. I am thinking of tracing the patterns, though I have never
> bothered w. this before. Advice on this dilemma?
>
> Kitty
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>