• McCall's 5044 Sleeve McCall's obtained a patent for printed patterns in 1919 and began selling them in 1921. Printed patterns need no perforations or notches, and could include instructions on the piece itself.

McCall's obtained a patent for printed patterns in 1919 and began selling them in 1921. Printed patterns need no perforations or notches, and could include instructions on the piece itself.

From "Make it yourself": home sewing, gender, and culture, 1890-1930 by Sarah A. Gordon

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  • American: 1900-present
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