Unboxing & Organizing 500+ Vintage Sewing Patterns from the 1950s!

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My name is Angela. I’m a seamstress and designer who primarily posts videos under the name Angela Costumery. However I recently started collecting and reselling vintage sewing patterns. Here I’ll be posting hauls of my finds - which come from etsy, eBay, estates, and the internet in general.

I have a preference for patterns from the 1940s and 1950s, but I’ll collect anything from the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, and the 1960s too! I try to buy a variety of sizes and brands (mccalls, simplicity, vogue, hollywood, advance, etc.) to keep my shop filled with something for everyone.

I think it’s wonderful that a relatively fragile paper product that is decades old can maintain its functionality and be useful and inspiring to someone so many years after it was created. It’s one of the reasons I love working with vintage patterns - and one of the reasons I’ve come to love selling them, too.

I really enjoy the process of examining, and documenting the condition of vintage goods. Along with counting the pieces and describing their functionality. It’s quite therapeutic to me, and something I’ve come to view as a hobby. I enjoy the photographing and listing parts a little less, but I like knowing those steps will lead to a vintage pattern once again ending up in the hands of a creative individual with plans to construct it!

However by FAR my favorite part of the process is opening my new acquisitions for the first time and examining the designs in detail. This channel allows me to share that part of the process with all of you! I hope you’ll subscribe to see more hauls, and check out my shop linked above.

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[michellecornum]

WOW! New York Company patterns! I have a hard time trying to find New York patterns. I will be watching your shop. YES! Please do videos of the various sizes!

[deanalovessewn]

Wow, what a haul.. Can’t wait to see them more in depth….
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[juliancreates]

I wish i could hit jackpots like this and love there are men’s patterns!

[angelaplatts]

I'm looking forward to seeing these in detail. I am on the hunt for one particular pattern from the 1950's. I been looking on ebay for months and must have seen 1000's of patterns, but still no sign. Angela is my only hope Unfortunately, (fortunately), during my search I have fallen down a rabbit hole and now own far more gorgeous 1950's dress patterns than intended. Some of these I purchased from Angela :o)

[thetimelesscostumemaker]

Holy cow! This is so amazing. Where in the world do you find listings like this. I have never been this lucky to find anything even close to this.

[petiteminipizza]

Oooh, very excited to see what apron patterns you got here!

[Hannah-nlqq]

Can't wait to see them in more detail! Holy have some patterns!

[elizabethmccalla]

Oh those apron patterns😍😍😍 I want them all

[silkenjones]

Omg can not wait to see in more detail!

[emusaurus]

So if they’re factory folded, would you say 100% they’ve never been used? I have a tonne of these I got for $0.10 to $1.00 and am looking to sell but know nothing about them. Most I can tell are factory folded, but I worry someone has cut them and folded them neatly and put them back in the packet.

[Metroretro]

What annoying packing! But wowza, sooo many patterns! fun fun