The McCall Pattern Company, Inc., owned by CSS Industries, Inc., a public, worldwide company, designs, manufactures and sells sewing patterns under the brand names of Butterick, Kwik Sew, McCalls and Vogue Patterns, through fabric retailers and on our websites.
Which company makes the best sewing patterns?
If youre into vintage clothing you may enjoy exploring their archive and hunting down lovely old patterns on Ebay or in second hand stores.Mccalls , Butterick, Vogue. Simplicity- New Look. Burda. Colette. By Hand London. Tilly and the Buttons. PaperCut Patterns. Christine Haynes.More items •Jul 14, 2015
Is McCalls patterns going out of business?
The McCalls printing plant in Manhattan, Kansas, will shut down at the end of 2021. The plant currently employs 85 people and prints and folds sewing pattern tissue. At its height in the 1970s, Simplicity and McCalls combined printed 200 million sewing patterns each year. That number is down to 20-30 million today.
What companies still make sewing patterns?
Pattern Companies100 Acts Of Sewing.Alina Design Co.Anna Maria Horner Patterns.Assembly Line Patterns.Cashmerette Patterns.Chalk and Notch.Charm Patterns by Gertie.Childrens Corner Patterns.More items
What happened McCalls pattern?
A year ago, in December of 2016, CSS acquired the McCall Pattern Company for $14 million, which means that now this single company owns all of the legacy American sewing pattern brands: Simplicity, McCall, Butterick, Vogue (together known as “the Big 4”).