Sewing Pattern Resources

There is no Ravelry for sewing patterns, unfortunately, so here is a list of good resources. If you know of other resources not listed here, please let us know!

Your Local Library

(TCCL, not TSAS.)

TCCL and the Libby app offer a dozen magazines with sewing patterns. Sew & Tell is a good one. They have books as well.

Pattern books are also available through their Freading app.

Free Patterns

• Mood Fabrics
• Fabrics-Store.com
• Peppermint Mag (most are pay-what-you-want)
• Burda Style also plenty of paid patterns
• OTTOBRE design has a number of free patterns, including a few toys
• Bernina patterns
• Singer patterns
• ithinksew has a solid selection of free patterns if you sign up
• Reddit.com/r/freepatterns (available off-campus)
• Charm Patterns has a small selection of free dress patterns

Archives

• Commercial Pattern Archive (advanced only—no directions or dimensions included, only construction pieces)

Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is a bit of a firehose of information, but careful searching can yield great results. Some require a free account in order to borrow the item.

For instance:

• Sewing Casual Clothes
• How to Make Your Own Sewing Patterns
• Sewing Fun Stuff is wild, but an interesting resource for sculptural sewing. (Also great if you need to sew a 7' palm tree.)
• Bean Bag Buddies stuffed beanbag toys

Paid Patterns

• Something Delightful carries Vogue, McCall's, Butterick, etc.
• The Fold Line
• Pattern Review (why is this not organized by project type?!)
• Makerist