FAQs
How Do I Search In This Fantastic Store?
~ Know what pattern number you want? Just enter the number!
~ Be sure to use the Menu by the store name (3 lined 'hamburger' on mobile) for pre-determined searches by year, pattern company, and there's even a drop down menu so you can shop by sizes and styles!
~ You can use quotation marks for ABSOLUTE searches.. "bust 40" or "waist 28"
~ Want to see the 50s Dresses and not bother with the Menu? Enter it just like this: 50s AND Dress. Yes, with the AND in the middle! Just childrens' 50s dresses? Easy: 50s AND children AND dress.
~ Want to NOT see something in a search? Type: 50s AND dress NOT children. That will eliminate what you are not interested in looking through.
How Often Do You Add More Patterns?
~ I TRY to add at least a few patterns each and every weekday, with an occasional Saturday thrown in for fun. Be sure to check in daily every morning to get first looks & dibs on the newly listed goodies. The Announcement Bar on the top of the site will have the latest update.
How Do You Know The EXACT Date of a Pattern?
~ I reference the Blueprints of Fashion books by Wade Laboissonniere for the 1940s & 1950s. They are comprehensive pattern dating books that I use religiously! More recent patterns have the copyright on the envelopes. For all others, I utilize the Patterns Wiki and my best judgement from handling patterns for the past 25+ years.
Stroll Down Memory Lane..
Need to research vintage fashion? Want to see what was en vogue the year you were born, or graduated, or got married? Want to try and find the prom dress pattern your Mom used? Need to authentically costume a play? Stroll down Memory Lane by just searching for a certain year to see all the patterns I have from back then!
Why The Name MOMSPatterns?
~ Lucky observation, really! My ebay seller name is MACOJERO. That's the 1st two letters of the names of myself, the hubby, and two of the children. (The name was established before our last son.) When I opened my first store, I named it More of Macojero's Sewing Patterns. Then when trying to come up with a web store name, I abbreviated it M O M S Patterns. And nobody can argue that Mom's got the best retro fashions, right? :)
Why Do You Sell Vintage Sewing Patterns?
~ Because I could spend all day just LOOKING at the beautiful fashions! I hardly have time to sew much anymore, so spreading vintage fashion love to other enthusiasts, well, it just makes me happy.
Where Else On the WEB Is MOMSPatterns?
I'm everywhere, baby, everywhere!
~ Please come and 'LIKE' MOMS on Facebook
~ Follow my PINTEREST Board: Vintage Sewing Patterns
~ Follow my PINTEREST Board: Vintage Fashion & Film Stars
Friends of MOMSPatterns are the best!
I Haven't Received My Patterns.. HELP!
~ It's not often that a shipment goes completely missing or is lost forever in the mail, thank goodness! All USA shipments are mailed via Ground Advantage, have Delivery Confirmation, and come with $100 of insurance FREE. I will work with you if any package is lost or damaged along the way.
I Do Not Get Newsletters with Sale Information, HELP!
~ It appears that if you have a Yahoo!, gmail, hotmail, att, bellsouth, or aol email account.. there are restrictions in place to protect you from spam, which is what they think my newsletters might be!
~ Please consider signing up for the MOMSPatterns Mailing List with a spare email account that is NOT one of the ones above if you are able.. or shoot me an email at orders@momspatterns.com ANY time and I'll let you know if I have a current sale running.