Free Vintage Clothing Patterns

Looking for clothing patterns you can make for costume parties or for period outings? You will find patterns for Victorian costume parties or for Halloween. These patterns are free to print. You will have to enlarge all the patterns in order to make the pieces of clothing needed for your costumes.

For students who need to write a report over the periods in history, having a period piece of clothing for your report can help show how the people in your report dressed. If you are a college student in theater who is in a costume class, you can use these patterns for a personal project for your class or for a play that has Victorian or 1940's time periods.

For those who love to sew, these patterns can be used for decor in your sewing room. Another way you can use the clothing pieces you make is to use them as decor in a room that is in the theme of these patterns.

Also, some of the patterns can be made for couples or group Halloween costumes. This could make for a fun night out for Halloween.

Free, Printable Victorian Patterns

Vintage clothes patterns that can be printed and resized using a copier. You can take the patterns to a place like Kinko's to have them enlarged.

Free Victorian Clothing Patterns

This site has four sections for period clothing items for women, men, and children. The four sections are Victorian, Edwardian, Gentlemen, and Children. The Victorian and Edwardian period clothing sections are tailored to women. There are two gentlemen's patterns and five children's clothing patterns.

Free, Antique Literature Patterns for Clothing

The Vintage Connection website has antique patterns for clothing that has been seen in Literature. With each of the patterns from this site you will need to save the pictures to your computer, print them, and enlarge them on a copying machine. Some of the patterns you will need to have the patterns enlarged and printed enough to obtain all the pieces needed for the clothing you are wanting to make.

Free, Printable 1940's Dress Patterns

Free, 1948 Dress Patterns

There are 12 1948 dress patterns you can print. The patterns will need to be enlarged for making them for an adult woman. However, you can use the patterns as they are for Barbie size dolls. The instructions for the patterns are included on the patterns.