The Butterick Co., Inc was first started 1863 by Ebenezer Butterick. The idea came from his wife, as she was making dresses for their new born son. She commented that it would be much easier if she had a pattern that was the size of their son, instead of having to “grade” them to size. From there, it was history. Butterick Co. started with selling only mens’ and boys’ patterns. In 1866, they started selling womens’ patterns in 13 sizes. By 1873, they were selling more than 6 million patterns a year, at $.25 each.
Angela’s Butterick Review: For the most part, Butterick patterns are easy patterns to work with – I have never had a terrible issue with any one that I have used. The instructions are generally well written and the illustrations are fair enough for the novice to get by on. I don’t often use Butterick clothing patterns because their designs are marketed to a more conservative and professional customer. If I have any complaint at all, it’s how their patterns are folded in their sleeves (of all things! lol!), and often, I’ll find a pattern piece (like the side back to a bodice) located on another sheet and away from its companion pieces – so here I am ripping through all the sheets trying to find the missing pattern piece to a garment – lol! 
Tonia’s Butterick Review: – I have always found Butterick patterns easy to use. They go together with little trouble. Like Angie has pointed out, they do have a habit of spreading the pattern pieces out across several sheets of the tissue paper, making so you have to open everyone to find all the pieces you are working with. The only other fault that I find with their patterns is how they are folded. They are very difficult to fold back to smoothly go back in the envelope.
Pattern Reviews (in order by pattern number)
