CoPA-Online contains over 55,000 scanned images (garments & pattern schematics) from 61,000 commercially produced patterns, dating back to 1847. The database is currently free to use …

If you’ve found your way to this article, chances are, you want to sew clothes and you need to know how to read the pattern. I’ll start by saying that there are a bunch of commercial and indy …

May 2, 2024 · Discover what a commercial pattern is in sewing, its role, and how it aids in creating stunning designs. Explore different types of commercial patterns for your sewing projects.

Download and license thousands of high-resolution, royalty-free seamless patterns, textile prints, and repeat vectors for fashion, home décor, and commercial projects. Instant downloads and …

Provide an interactive digital catalog of paper pattern collections for easy reference for all who are interested in costume design and social history. The current digital version of the Archive …

The Commercial Pattern Archive (CoPA) at the University of Rhode Island is both an extensive collection of commercially-produced paper sewing patterns and a unique scholarly database …

Today, the Commercial Pattern Archive is home to over 60,000 physical patterns, fashion magazines, books, and ephemera. It remains the largest collection in the world of its kind.

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This accessible book by CoPA founder Joy Spanabel Emery explores this history, outlining innovations in patternmaking by the companies who produced patterns and how these …

Pattern-dating information for more than thirty pattern companies has been compiled, using the first appearance of the pattern in periodicals, catalogs, and/or flyers.