Butterick
Also: Butterick Publishing Company
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One of the oldest home sewing pattern companies, founded in Massachusetts in 1863; it published patterns and the fashion magazine The Delineator, shaping American home dressmaking for over a century.
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Tissue paper pattern
A lightweight paper template printed with garment pieces, seam markings, and instructions, cut and pinned to fabric as a sewing guide; commercial tissue patterns became widespread from the 1860s.
Pattern grading
The technique of scaling a garment pattern up or down across a range of sizes while preserving proportion and fit, historically done by hand and now largely computer-assisted.
Simplicity Pattern Company
American pattern company founded in 1927 that undercut competitors with lower-priced, simplified patterns aimed at budget-conscious home sewers during the Great Depression.
Vogue Patterns
A prestige American pattern line launched in 1899 from Vogue magazine, later known for licensing designer patterns from couturiers such as Dior, Balenciaga, and Yves Saint Laurent from the 1950s onward.
Burda Style
German pattern and fashion magazine founded by Aenne Burda in 1950, distinctive for printing many patterns overlapping on shared sheets; it expanded into an international sewing brand and website.
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