Learning to sew is a great
way to save money. Making your own clothes is often less expensive than buying
them off the rack. Knowing how to sew also means you can mend and repair
damaged clothing, meaning your garments will last much longer, and you won't
have to go shopping for replacements as often. And have you seen how much a
quilt can cost? Making your own can be much less expensive, as well as giving
you an outlet for your creativity.
However, sewing isn't
without its expenses. For example, the patterns you'll find in a craft shop or
department store cost money. Compared to what you spend buying clothes, toys
and bedding items retail, buying a pattern isn't usually all that expensive.
But why pay for something that you could get for free?
Using free patterns is yet
another way you can save money from your sewing passion. And here are a few
ways you can find these free patterns.
Get Patterns from Your
Friends
Other people you know who
sew can be a great source of free patterns.
You'd be surprised how many
people buy sewing patterns but never use them. Sometimes, a pattern that
appealed to them in the store just doesn't strike their fancy as much a few
weeks or months later. Or maybe they just never got around to doing that
particular sewing project. Or maybe they got the pattern home and realized it
was a little more advanced than they thought it would be.
Sometimes, all you have to
do is let it be known that you wouldn't mind taking a few of their unused sewing
patterns off of their hands. And, figuring it's better for the pattern they
spent hard-earned money on to get used than to completely go to waste, they
might be happy to give those unused patterns to you.
By the way, don't turn your
nose up at used sewing patterns. As long as the pattern pieces are still intact
and usable, you shouldn't have any problems. And you don't have to cut the
pattern out yourself, which is a bonus.
Author: Jan
H Roos
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