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patterns on the cheap
What are everyone's best recommendations for finding cheap patterns? I know that some big box stores (Joann's, Hancock Fabrics) run $.99 sales every once in a while, but unfortunately I don't live near enough to just run in and check weekly whether or not a particular brand is on sale. Do you sign up for marketing e-mails on official sites? (I just signed up for Vogue and McCalls, and they've posted a few ~$5 sales.) Ebay? Do local independent stores near you sell them for any cheaper than list price? I'm still new at sewing, and tend to mess up a lot, so paying $10+/pattern at my local shop is a little tough, even though it would be great to support the local independent business.
I'm not really looking for a specific place to get them (although if you do know of a place, that's great), more of what everyone's strategies are. Thanks for any help!
I'm not really looking for a specific place to get them (although if you do know of a place, that's great), more of what everyone's strategies are. Thanks for any help!
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Also, I have purchased some tracing material (like interfacing, with one inch grid lines) that I trace my patterns out on, so I can make modifications or smaller sizes without damaging the pattern.
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I hadn't noticed before that the extra-easy lines get excluded! Seems unfair...
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Plus you can poll the lj-verse to borrow one. I have a few, but I have a gigantor network of sewers that I can get them from. Learning to draft your own is the ultimate, but I'm still a ways from that. I can make patterns relatively well from existing garments though.
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I get the paper flyers (and I think the email flyers too although I rarely look at those -- I want paper if possible) so we know when to schedule a Road Trip!