Tailoring and the Birth of the Published Paper Pattern -- Development of Dressmaking Patterns -- Nineteenth Century Technology -- Early History of Pattern Companies, 1860s-1880s -- New Markets and Expansion, 1880s-1900 -- Shifts and Balances, 1900-1920s -- Blossoming Economy, 1920-1929 -- Surviving the Great Depression, 1930s -- The War Years, 1940s -- Shifting Trends, 1960s -- New Challenges, 1960s-1980s -- Reinvention and Renaissance, 1980s-2010 -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Pattern Grids, 1854-1968.
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