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Best place to buy patterns

Sewbee

Best place to buy patterns
« on: October 17, 2017, 09:39:45 AM »
Where do you all buy your dressmaking patterns in the UK? In the USA they are fairly easy to find in sewing retail stores, often at half price or much less.

Efemera

Re: Best place to buy patterns
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2017, 09:59:58 AM »
I wait until they have half price offers usually from Sew Essential, Jaycotts or sometimes Amazon.

Ploshkin

Re: Best place to buy patterns
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2017, 10:46:18 AM »
I use Jaycotts for browsing then search around for the best price or least postage on the one(s) I want.
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Bodgeitandscarper

Re: Best place to buy patterns
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2017, 11:05:33 AM »
I buy from Jaycotts, it's only £1.50 postage, and free if over (I think) £25.

UttaRetch

Re: Best place to buy patterns
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2017, 11:10:27 AM »
I live in London and there are a couple of places that I can actually buy patterns - John Lewis in Oxford Street and from my local fabric shop - however, I only used to buy in the sales and for this online is good enough.  I have bookmarked Sewessential, but Jaycotts is another as is Sewdirect.  Sewdirect only carries Butterick/McCalls/Vogue and KwikSew.