Swimming

Pattern School: The Original Home of Stretch-fit Pattern Making looks like a great resource blog for anyone wanting to design swim or dance wear.

Library of Congress

Want to download a free, Italian pattern drafting book from 2004, or a pattern grading book from over at The Library of Congress? How lucky can this possibly be? Some kind of mistake perhaps? Better snap them up quick!! Where am I finding this information? Fashion Incubator, of course.

Public Domain

It took me forever to find pattern drafting books when I first started looking and even longer to find books on pattern grading. School just wasn't in the cards, new books cost more money than I had, and at that point the internet was just a thin line to Elsewhere for which I had very little patience.

Enter vintagesewing.info. I could just stop there. Maybe I will. Bon voyage!

Gold Mine

       Fashion Incubator has to be the best resource I've come across for anyone looking to start a clothing line or for anyone who already has one.  Even if you just want to learn how to sew it's a great site to find tutorials. I also highly recommend the book written by Site Founder Kathleen Fasanella, "The Entrpreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing". You can buy it on Amazon or through her site for about $60.00 USD.