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MeadowLark
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Posted - Jul 16 2005 :  5:34:20 PM  Show Profile
There are some really cute old vintage FRENCH sewing patterns for girls on ebay I am eyeing... My oldest daughter speaks French... The pattern is a little short boxy jacket sized 12yrs... (they are sized by the age of the child) Does anyone have any experience using foreign vintage patterns?

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Kim
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Kim
Pflugerville Texas
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Posted - Jul 17 2005 :  11:00:42 AM  Show Profile
I don't but I have noticed with Vintage clothes I have purchsed, I always thought they ran small.

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thehouseminder
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Posted - Jul 19 2005 :  12:32:05 PM  Show Profile
I don't have any French patterns but I have a few German ones.
I agree with Kim, they tend to run small.
In general, I think Europeans just wore things "a little closer to the body." This may have something to do with shortages during WWII and after. Europe took a lot longer to recover than we did.
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