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Headquarted in New York City with additional offices in Kansas, Canada, England and Australia, The McCall Pattern Company is one of the largest home sewing pattern manufacturers in the world. McCall also offers pattern printing services to independent patternmakers. McCall retails several brands, all with modest options. |
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The mega-retailer of sewing patterns online, SewingPatterns.com sells most pattern brands, including independent ones, often with promotional sales. This site is quick to navigate, though links are not always updated, and many of the featured brands offer a larger selection of patterns on their home sites than are available through SewingPatterns.com. However, a few brands use this site as their exclusive online pattern outlet for North America. |
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Using 65 video lessons, a textbook and printable patterns on DVD and CD, the You Can Sew! kit leads beginning sewers from a basic to intermediate sewing level. Some tutorials are available for individual purchase and include modern and vintage dresses, skirts, a split skirt, accessories and swim dresses. |
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Make your own modest swimwear with patterns directly from one of the larger modest swimwear companies. |
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These swimwear and culottes patterns are among the few like this that you will find from any pattern company. The culottes are available as a pattern or as ready-to-wear. |
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Adapt a Jalie figure skating or gymnastics skirted leotard pattern for making a modest swimsuit. |
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This pattern offers yet another creative idea for a modest swimming outfit. |
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Patterns of Time Swimming Suit Patterns (Search for "Swimming") |
Make your own historic swimming outfit with these patterns. Search for "swimming" on the site, or follow these links: |
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Tutorial downloads provide instructions for drafting a four-piece swimwear ensemble according to your measurements (including maternity) and sewing with Spandex fabrics. Author Olivia Howard provides detailed drawings and photos to show how the shirt, skirt, bra and shorts can easily be sewn to fit, even for beginning seamstresses. A similar tutorial is available for sewing long denim skirts. |
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This company produces activewear patterns, including an ice skating dress and skirted leotard pattern that may be adapted for modest swimwear. McCall Pattern Company is also an online distributor of The Green Pepper patterns. |