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Where do you buy your sewing patterns?

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allinatizz · 03/06/2013 13:45

They are so expensive these days in our local shop, I thought maybe there would be more competitive prices online. Only every site seems to be American!

So where do you get yours, and how much do you pay? Thanks!

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HeadFairy · 03/06/2013 13:46

Oh I'm interested in this too... shamelessly marking my spot.

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allinatizz · 03/06/2013 13:48

By all means!

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allinatizz · 03/06/2013 21:02

bump for the evening people :)

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allinatizz · 03/06/2013 22:04

anyone?

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jenniepanda · 03/06/2013 22:18

I mostly get new ones from my local fabric shop, there's often sales on which come from the pattern companies rather than the individual shops. I don't stick to a particular brand, just get whatever is cheapest. If I'm looking for something specific, I use ebay for something that looks about right and alter it, although I only get used ones on ebay as new ones are often more expensive than in the shops. I've also used www.sewessential.co.uk/ and also sewing.patternreview.com/ (search for a pattern number to see reviews and photos of actual made up garments) to help me choose.

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ediblewoman · 03/06/2013 22:51

I draft some myself, buy from EBay and recently have started exploring PDFs. I like pattern runway

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bran · 03/06/2013 22:54

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harbinger · 05/06/2013 18:48

I have been using sewdirect.com as they had a sale on. They seem to be based in Havant and sell McCall, Butterick and Vogue. Their prices still look quite good.

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BethyH · 06/06/2013 14:27

I got mine from www.simplicitynewlook.com/ the last time they had a sale, was very happy with the delivery (and the patterns :D)

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patchworkchick · 07/06/2013 19:46

like harbinger I buy McCalls/Vogue/Butterick direct from Sew Direct, they offer 10% off and free postage. Etsy is also a great place to find vintage patterns and Ebay is brilliant too.

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EvaLongoria · 16/06/2013 10:23

I invested £20 in a secondhand mono printer. There is a guy who sells it on eBay I live nearby and therefore just picked it up. These are laser printers that businesses stopped using because of an upgrade and buy PDF patterns online from wherever I find it, who is mostly Craftsy and Etsy. Most of them are $5-10 and if you convert that it's even cheaper in ££££ and its instant I don't need to wait for it to be delivered.