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Master patterns within the kits fit any family member. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Free pattern making courses learn how to design sewing patterns. The complete guide to the creation of patterns as a means of designing smart wearing apparel, by harriet pepin 1942.
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