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Title: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: LadySeasan on August 20, 2009, 01:07:07 PM
Hey peoples, I know this is off topic, but I figured that you will enjoy it anyway!

COPA at University of Rhode Island is opening it's pattern archives for free until August 25th.

Login is "guest" and password is "pattern".

Link is: http://www.uri.edu/library/special_collections/COPA/index.php (http://link%20is:%20http://www.uri.edu/library/special_collections/COPA/index.php)

It features patterns from the early 1800's to the 1970's-80's.  It is awesome.

Now my thing is, you can click on the pattern and see the pieces, but how would one print them?  I'm thinking maybe a trip to Staples, but I'm not sure how much it would cost.  Enjoy!
Title: Re: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: Syrilla on August 20, 2009, 02:54:48 PM
I was just typing to post this!  Thanks being ontop of it!
Title: Re: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: LadyShadow on August 20, 2009, 03:26:44 PM
Hhmmm.. I wonder about the printing as well.  There are some pretty peices I would like to have.
Title: Re: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: LadySeasan on August 20, 2009, 03:29:57 PM
Quote from: Syrilla on August 20, 2009, 02:54:48 PM
I was just typing to post this!  Thanks being ontop of it!

no problem :)
now all i have to do is figure how to get this enlarged/printed.

but i cannot do any of that until i clean my room. clean my kitchen, and clean my sewing area!
Title: Re: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: Jinglebum on August 21, 2009, 12:01:14 PM
I think I just died a little...

This is awesome! I'm so excited!!
:D
Title: Re: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: Elennare on August 21, 2009, 12:09:20 PM
Sounds awesome, but the link isn't working for me.  Anyone else having issues with it?

Edit:  just figured out.  As it's linked in the post has "Link is" included as part of the address.  copy-paste the actual url is working.  :)
Title: Re: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: Syrilla on August 21, 2009, 12:34:29 PM
Anyone finding the patterns?  I can only access the pictures.  I used this ages ago, and it wasn't difficult!
Title: Re: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: Auryn on August 21, 2009, 12:53:08 PM
ok i feel better
i see the pictures of the pattern pieces
but they are small.It would take a tone of enlarging to get them anywhere near useful
Title: Re: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: Dinobabe on August 23, 2009, 02:20:51 PM
Quote from: Syrilla on August 21, 2009, 12:34:29 PM
Anyone finding the patterns?  I can only access the pictures.  I used this ages ago, and it wasn't difficult!

Me, too.  Pics but no patterns.
Both IE and Firefox.
Title: Re: OT: Commercial Pattern Archive-Free Week
Post by: Elennare on August 24, 2009, 06:15:53 PM
I had the same issue.  They also didn't have the pattern I was REALLY hoping to find.  I'm begining to think it may have vanished from existance.