Sewing, Patterns & Fabric

• Acme Notions

• Ageless Patterns

• All Things Textile

  All Things Textile Be sure to check out the classes offered here!

• American Sewing Guild

  A national non-profit organization dedicated to people who love to sew! ASG’s Notions magazine includes special discounts for members.

• Baker Lane

• Barkcloth Hawaii

• Best Vintage Patterns

• Bonne Provence Fabrics

  Looking for authentic printed cottons for Regency day dresses? This is the place! These fabrics have been produced in Nimes, France, since the 1790s!

• Chatelaine

  A Fantastic Source for Ribbon Embroidery and Other Vintage Touches

• Cloak & Corset

  Historical sewing tips, eBooks, and more!

• Collector's Weekly Vintage Sewing Items

• CorsetMaking.com

  Everything you need to create your own corsets–boning, busks, kits, and more!

• Costume Classroom

  Just starting out in historical costuming or ready to tackle a new skill? Come take a class online!

• Dawn Anderson Designs

  Fantastic patterns inspired by antique styles!

• De La Belle Vintage Clothing and Patterns

• Decades of Style Patterns

  Vintage patterns updated for a modern fit!

• Echoes of the Past

  Beautiful little girls’ clothing inspired by vintage designs. Patterns also available!

• Esoteric Creations

  A fun site dedicated to fabric and sewing enthusiasts. Great interviews!

• Fabric Club

  A wide selection of fabrics at unbelievable prices!

• Fabric Depot

• Fabrics Store

  Excellent choice of fabrics,including the most extensive selection of linen I’ve ever seen.

• Fabulous Fit

  The best dressforms on the market and the best fitting system (compatible with standard dressforms, too!).

• Farmhouse Fabrics

  A wonderful source for imported heirloom laces, swiss batiste, silks, mother of pearl buttons, and more!

• Farthingales

  Costuming Supplies and More!

• Fashionably Modest Patterns

• Fine Linen Fabrics

  Beautiful wash-and-wear linen that doesn’t need ironing!

• Folkwear

  Some of the classiest retro patterns on the market today.

• Gehmans Country Fabrics

• Ginstrim

  Absolutely stunning trims! Get their full-color catalogue.

• Greater Bay Area Costume Guild Pattern Review Site

  If you have tried a historical pattern, post a review here!

• Haka Sewing Furniture

  Practical, inexpensive sewing furniture. Perfect if you don’t have a dedicated sewing room!

• Hayloft Fabrics

• Hint of History

• Hooked! The Ultimate Crochet Resource

  This is a wonderful, comprehensive list of crochet resources for beginners and enthusiasts. Thank you to Melanie for sharing this link!

• Kannik's Korner

  Marvelous Colonial Patterns and Handsewing Books!

• Lacis

  Everything You Can Possibly Imagine for Sewing!

• Laughing Moon Mercantile

  Wonderful Patterns!

• MacCulloch & Wallis

  This is THE place for historical costumers in London, and this is where you’ll find real English muslin (only they call it “Egyptian muslin,” so be sure to ask for that!).

• Make Your Own Dressform

  Threads Magazine shows you how!

• Martha Pullen Online

  Martha is the queen of heirloom sewing, and her site is a super resource for books, patterns and more.

• Metro Dyeing

  Custom fabric dyeing, including for single garments!

• Michael's Fabrics

  Stunning selection of high quality fabrics at great prices!

• Miss Helene's Vintage Patterns and Notions

• Monster Patterns

  If you can’t find it here…!

• Newark Dressmaking Supplies

  Order their fantastic print catalogue!

• NY Fashion Center Fabrics

  An amazing selection of dupioni silks and much, much more!

• Past Patterns

  Beautiful Patterns for Reproduction Clothing

• Patterns from the Past

• Patterns of History

• Patterns of Time

  Online catalogue stocked with every historical pattern on the market!

• Regency Revisited: Fabrics

  Reproduction block prints from India–fantastic for period-correct fashions!

• Reproduction Fabrics

  Wonderful Reproduction Fabrics from the 18th-20th Centuries

• Revival Fabrics

• Rocking Horse Farm Patterns

  A large selection of original men’s, women’s and children’s patterns

• Rutherford's Design

  Incredible Beaded Trims and More!

• Sew Essential

  Sewing notions in the UK!

• Sew Sensible

  Darling patterns for girls

• Sew Vintage

  Huge selection of original vintage patterns from the 1900s through the 1990s!

• Sewing Central

  Historical Patterns and Fabrics

• Sewing Patterns

  Hundreds of patterns for sale

• Silk Road Fabrics

• StudioKat Designs

  Handbag Patterns designed for the way women REALLY live!

• The Blue Gardenia

• The Kirk Collection Fabrics

• The Mantua Maker

  Home of the fantastic Regency stays!

• The Recollections of J.P. Ryan

  Exquisite 18th-century Patterns!

• The Renaissance Tailor

  This site contains extensive helps for the home-tailor as well!

• The Secret Workshop

• The Vintage Pattern Lending Library

  A fantastic source for original patterns!

• Truly Victorian

  Stunning Patterns from the Victorian Era

• Victorian Crochet

• Vintage Fashion Library

  View fashion plates and period articles for free, and purchase reproduction vintage patterns from a large selection.

• Vintage Needleworks

• Waechter's Silk Shop