I also came home with about 40 yards of fabric, some vintage, which I will have posted in the coming days. I also have a question for you, readers, I am considering selling the antique patterns. If you were in possession of them, would you sell them? Don't get me wrong, they're really neat, but I feel there may be others that can appreciate them more than myself. I love vintage patterns, but I don't feel the antique ones are very usable, and would most likely end up shoved down in a tupperware tub in my closet. That seems like a sad life for something so old.
I say give them a life and pass them on to someone that will love them.
ReplyDeleteI'd sell them. I'm with you, if I owned them I wouldn't use them and I'm sure there are others who would love to own them.
ReplyDeleteWith the 100 year anniversary of the Titanic, there's a lot of interest in Edwardian costuming right now so I'm sure you'd find people happy to give them a home!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the idea that if you don't feel a strong attachment to them that you could probably do better selling them to someone who does. Personally, I love costume patterns, so if I had found them I would keep them, though I don't sew costumes as much as I thought I would when I started sewing. I don't know if I would shove the old patterns in the bin with my modern ones, but I also don't think I would frame them for my walls either. They would probably get star treatment and be placed in comic book sleeves for protection and stored in a special box to prevent light damage.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, that first Vogue pattern is great, but that last Butterick pattern is fascinating, just because it is so old.
I sell patterns for a living and believe me it's hard to let go sometimes. But I tell myself that they are going to somebody who really wants them. They will go to a good home.
ReplyDeleteSo set them free...leaves more room for the ones YOU want. ;-)
These are really cool, great finds. The school I went to would have boxes of olds patterns donated and we would get to take whichever ones we wanted which was fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI do agree with "What-I -Found" though about letting patterns go to a good home!
Yeah, I say sell them if you'll never make them. I tell myself that that moves me one step away from becoming a hoarder...
ReplyDeleteI would love to purchase the stocking pattern if you are selling it!
ReplyDeletePamela, I have it on ebay now. Email me at wannabeseamstress (at) hotmail (dot) com and I can send you the link.
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