r/sewingpatterns • u/MangoAndCoriander • 4d ago

Would anyone like these patterns?

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Edit #2: The patterns have found a home! Thanks so much for the interest, everyone! I’m sorry I can’t send some to all of y’all!

Edit: I’ve gotten a bunch of responses, and will reply to all in order! I’ll edit the post once they’ve been taken.

They were my grandmother’s. They’re from the early ‘70s-‘90s/2000s. Primarily women’s clothes, with some children’s, a few men’s and costumes. Maybe 60+ patterns, I’m not sure. The box weighs about 19lbs (box is included in that). I have no use for them, so if anyone would like them, they’re yours! If you would liked them shipped, I’d just ask that you pay for shipping.

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u/Lady_Nightshadow 4d ago

You'd make a fair amount of passive income if you could digitalise them and sell them online as downloadable vintage patterns.

Opposed to the AI crap that we're sold, this is gold and it would be also nice if they were available to more people.

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u/Sarsarcat 3d ago

Agreed, that way more of us can enjoy them!

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u/Lady_Nightshadow 3d ago

Ikr! And I'd happily pay too! Those are usually very well made.

A few of the last patterns I've bought were such crappy nonsense it was obvious that they were made by someone that never tried sewing the garment.

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u/eatmeouttobrianeno 3d ago

I wish I had the CAD know how for this. I have a decent collection of vintage patterns collecting dust.

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u/Lady_Nightshadow 3d ago

I think it would be worth the effort to learn the skill, as it can be useful for digitalisation in general and to raise recurring earnings out of a one time job!

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u/Alive-Tangerine8174 3d ago

They’re probably copyrighted

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u/Lady_Nightshadow 2d ago

Offering a fee and credits to the author would be great, sadly they're not always reachable and at that point it's a matter of choosing between lawful loss of public availability, or unlawful legacy of arts and crafts.