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Screen to seam: PDF sewing patterns

11 July 2026 by Danielle

Part 1

Where to Buy PDF Sewing Patterns

In early 2026 Simplicity McCalls announced a global restructure that will close their Sydney warehouse and stop shipping to Australia – read the Guardian Article here. If you have been sewing for years, the move to getting your patterns online might be new and totally unfamiliar.

In our first article of Screen to seam: PDF sewing patterns we’ll discuss where to buy your sewing patterns.

If you’re in Melbourne and like learning in person, check out the booking page for How to buy & print sewing patterns online. If it’s not currently scheduled, join our waitlist.

Once we would head into a fabric store and sit down to browse through the huge catalogues of sewing patterns from Simplicity, McCalls, Butterick, Vogue and Burda. Finding one you liked, you then went to the filing cabinets to find your desired pattern…

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