Black Friday Blitz and SALE Alert!!

Hello All My Fellow Pattern Addicts!
  Instead of all the hustle and bustle, cold air and crazy crowds; we, the Pattern Patter Team would like to invite you to a much swankier and cozy event!

We are also getting in on all the sale frenzy, some even offering discounts through Cyber Monday. Check out all the stores participating below. If you just want to see all the amazing patterns as soon as they are listed you should bookmark this thread! If you've been stalking a specific pattern now's the time to see if it's on sale!

1. https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdeleBeeAnnPatterns  
2. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CloesCloset
3. https://www.etsy.com/shop/beththebooklady
4. https://www.etsy.com/shop/SerendipityUnlimited
5. https://www.etsy.com/shop/sydcam123
6. https://www.etsy.com/shop/patternshop
7. https://www.etsy.com/shop/SoVintageOnEtsy
8. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PeoplePackages
9. https://www.etsy.com/shop/midvalecottage
10. https://www.etsy.com/shop/sewbettyanddot
11. https://www.etsy.com/shop/WEAREVINTAGESEWING
12. https://www.etsy.com/shop/VioletCrownEmporium
13. https://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignRewindFashions
14. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RosesPatternTreasury
15. https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageNeedleFinds
16. https://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkpolkadotbutton
17. https://www.etsy.com/shop/MantuaMakerPatterns
18. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ViennasGrace
19. https://www.etsy.com/shop/GreyDogVintage
20. https://www.etsy.com/shop/kinseysue
21. https://www.etsy.com/shop/stitchingbynumbers
22. https://www.etsy.com/shop/nancesnostalgia
23. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Denisecraft
24. https://www.etsy.com/shop/RomasMaison
25. https://www.etsy.com/shop/KeepsakesStudio
26. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Jantiki
27. https://www.etsy.com/shop/mightymadgescloset
28. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Redcurlzs
29. https://www.etsy.com/shop/omasbricabrac
30. https://www.etsy.com/shop/BluetreeSewingStudio
31. https://www.etsy.com/shop/sandritocat
32. https://www.etsy.com/shop/JeaniesShop
33. https://www.etsy.com/shop/EmSewCrazy
34. https://www.etsy.com/shop/uneedapattern
35. https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewingPatternStore
36. https://www.etsy.com/shop/retromonkeys
37. https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrownPaperVintageCo
38. https://www.etsy.com/shop/EJVintageAvenue
39. https://www.etsy.com/shop/LagunaLane
40. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Mrsdepew
41. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PatternsAndSuch
42. https://www.etsy.com/shop/BearyAmazingEmporium  
43. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Fabpatterns1015
44. https://www.etsy.com/shop/AtomicRegeneration
45. https://www.etsy.com/shop/rochepapierciseaux
46. https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheVintageHomeSewist
47. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CurlicueCreations
48. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CherryCorners
49. https://www.etsy.com/shop/NostalgiaVintage2
50. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Redcurlzs
51. https://www.etsy.com/shop/knightcloth
52. https://www.etsy.com/shop/DejaVuPatterns
53. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ErikawithaK
54. https://www.etsy.com/shop/dizzyfloozy  
55. https://www.etsy.com/shop/allthepreciousthings
56. https://www.etsy.com/shop/byRickMarsh
57. https://www.etsy.com/shop/JerseyGirlPatterns
58. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PatternsFromThePast
59. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CuttingBack
60. https://www.etsy.com/shop/retrochick66
61. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Fancywork
62. https://www.etsy.com/shop/HoneymoonBus  
63.  https://www.etsy.com/shop/PattysPastTimes ***
64. https://www.etsy.com/shop/PatternAndStitch BLITZ
65. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Sutlerssundries SALE
66. https://www.etsy.com/shop/neverwares  NEVER

Focus On: Formal Outerwear

By Sherri of Sew Betty and Dot

In keeping with the Pattern Patter team's festive treasury focus this month--Holiday Cocktail Party-let's take a look at all the ways you can cover up--and MAYBE stay warm--on the way to your party. I say "maybe" stay warm because some of these are really more decorative than practical. Doesn't that define fashion, in a certain sense?

The focus here is on capes, capelets, shawls, stoles, boleros, and long or opera coats. I'll look at more practical outerwear in a future post.

A (very) brief history of capes: everyone, men and women, used to wear cloaks, long (to the feet) and shapeless garments with slits for one's arms--in early days, these cloaks often doubled as people's blankets. Cloaks began to be more structured garments, and they developed collars and a piece that draped over the shoulders: the cape.

As women's fashions became more exuberant--especially the sleeves and the skirt shape--the cloak began to be shorter. Think of the bustle: cloaks would have hidden that feature (and made women look even more odd, with a bustle causing the cloak to protrude in the back).

Left: Man's cloak, French, 1580-1600, V&A Museum, from commons.wikimedia.com
Center: Spanish cloaks from 1848 English tailoring guide, from BlackTieGuide.com
Right: Woman's cape, English, 1830. Courtesy LACMA, from commons.wikimedia.org

What patterns are available for YOU to use to make your own formalwear cover-up? Check it out!

As always, please click on the images to enlarge them to see more detail.

Captivating capes and capelets:

Top row: Simplicity 3986: PinkPolkaDotButton

Vogue 6914: VioletCrownEmporium

Simplicity 1889: FriskyScissors

Middle row:  Advance 5334: sydcam123

McCall’s 8719: SutlersSundries

Simplicity 8446: VirtualVintage

Bottom row: Yves Saint Laurent:Vogue 1897:  CloesCloset

Vogue8725: ViennasGrace

Butterick 6358: MantuaMakerPatterns

Stunning stoles and shawls:

Top row: Woman’s Day 5045: PeoplePackages

 Butterick 5699: JFerrariDesigns

Simplicity 2964: retromonkeys

Middle row: McCall’s 9577: GreyDogVintage

McCall 8437: SoVintageOnEtsy

Lanvin-Castillo: Vogue 1162: PattysPastTimes

Bottom row: Pauline Trigere: McCall’s 1085: CaliforniaSunset

Pucci: Vogue 2603: retromonkeys

Vogue 8151: PatternMatters

Beautiful boleros:

 Top row: Butterick 4696: Fancywork

Hollywood 1336: PinkPolkaDotButton

McCall’s 1619: FloradoraPresents

Middle row: Advance 4897: GreyDogVintage

Simplicity 1549: PatternShop

McCall's 8472: VintageNeedleFinds

Bottom row: Advance 5666: Sandritocat

Butterick 7221: PatternMatters

Simplicity 9364: RebeccasVintageSalon

And finally, some fascinating formal coats (and let's not forget the dolls!):

Top row: Simplicity 6219: AdeleBeeAnn

Patou Vogue 2029: AnnesVintagePatterns

Simonetta Vogue 1651: AllThePreciousThings

Middle row: Dior Vogue 2127: sewbettyanddot

Simplicity 7283: LagunaLane

Blass Vogue 1315: MidvaleCottage

Bottom row: McCall’s 2255: ViennasGrace

McCall’s 3138: PatternsFromThePast 

McCall’s 4127: DesignRewindFashions

How do YOU stay warm when you're dressed in your party frock? Tell us in the comments! 

I have to admit that I did once go to the L.A. Opera in a Max Studio long dress, Doc Martens, and a black motorcycle jacket. Ahem. It WAS the early 1980s!

Please be sure to shop with the team on Black Friday...lots of shops will be having smokin' sales, so stay tuned!

Featured Shop: Vintage Needle Finds

Hello, my name is Debora and my shop is VintageNeedleFinds, which I opened June 6, 2012. I have been married for over 3 decades to a very wonderful soul mate. We have a son and I have three wonderful step children (adults actually) who have given me a growing extended family with 7 grandchildren and two wonderful great grandchildren. We live in North West Georgia at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I started sewing as a child in my grandmother’s interior design business, which helped me to develop the discipline and focus needed to sew. However, I did not share the love of interior design and I eventually moved toward fashion.

The area of Georgia where we live is rich in history and has many local historical events. I started creating costumes about 10 years ago for local clients who attend the many historical events in the area. I am semi-retired but still do work with a few clients throughout the year. My personal focus in sewing is the Art Deco era from around 1920 though the 1940's.

I created my shop to find loving homes for my rather large collection of vintage and
antique patterns.  I love having them but knew that I wouldn't be able to take them with me! I was drawn to Etsy because of the vast amounts of beautiful patterns available from sellers from all over the world and I knew this was where I wanted to be. There are times when I love being the teacher and then there are times I rather be the student.  If I had to offer any advice to someone interested in sewing vintage it would be to try it. You can find reference material at your local library, many vintage sewing blogs on the web and there are many wonderful shops here on Etsy that offer everything you could need from fabrics to buttons and patterns and of course have fun!

Visit my shop through November 30^th and use Coupon Code -  VNEEDLENOV for 20% OFF any purchase.