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A History of the Paper Pattern Industry
View post: A History of the Paper Pattern IndustryThe new book by the curator of the Commercial Pattern Archive is the first comprehensive study of the sewing pattern industry. Published through Bloomsbury’s academic imprint, Joy Spanabel Emery’s A History of the Paper Pattern Industry: The Home Dressmaking Fashion Revolution traces the history of commercial patterns from their beginnings in early modern tailors’ drafting…
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Lida Baday: McCall’s Patterns
View post: Lida Baday: McCall’s PatternsIn celebration of Canada Day, this post is devoted to Canadian fashion designer Lida Baday. Lida Baday (b. 1957) was born to a dressmaker mother in Hamilton, Ontario. A graduate of Ryerson’s fashion design program, she worked for different companies in Toronto’s garment district before founding her own label in 1987. (Read bios here and…
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