No one knows whether it was Ebenezer Butterick or his smart wife Ellen who invented the standardized paper pattern for clothes. Plodding, methodical Ebenezer, seventh son of a Sterling, Mass, ...

Stored somewhere in my attic or basement, I have boxes of old Simplicity patterns. For you young’uns who think the only way to get clothing is to buy it readymade at a store, here is a history lesson: ...