NEW Vintage patterns

PatternMaker is pleased to announce the Vintage Pattern Lending Library will soon be providing its patterns in the PatternMaker downloadable format!

Established in 1998, the Vintage Pattern Lending Library seeks to return rare, antique and vintage fashion related publications to the public domain.

With an archive comprising nearly 10.000 individual patterns and fashion publications spanning 1863 through the mid-1950’s, the Library’s comprehensive collection is a treasure trove of what people actually wore when.

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• a full-featured CAD program with all the tools you need to draft anything from scratch—just the way you do on paper, only faster! Clothing, Lingerie, Menswear, Bags, Bridal, Home Dec, Animals, Dolls, Costumes, Quilts all can be drafted easily in PatternMaker.
• with various license levels, you only pay for what you need! Whether you’re looking for basic patterns, simple tools to edit those patterns, CAD features to draft your own patterns, grading capabilities, or marker features—we’ve got it!
• we also offer two types of plug-in patterns! We have both “made-to-measure” where you input a few custom measurements or fixed-size where you just select your size.
• AND we are the ONLY software company that offers the ability for any designer to create and sell their own patterns!

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