Comments on: Rohr’s Pattern Drafting Books

By: wundermary

wundermary — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:06:16 +0000

I have a copy of the red book, I’ve had it since the early 80’s. It’s grand and the time is right for a reprint of those mid-century styles. There are a lot of younger women who are sewing, who do the vintage thing.
The other two I have never seen; but, would love to! I’d buy a reasonably priced copy.
BTW, just did a search on Amazon and EBay and was a little floored at the prices the red book commands.

By: Kim Larsen

Kim Larsen — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:04:20 +0000

I have the red volume which is getting very worn. It’s a gem of a book.
Have tried to locate the others for years with no luck.
Hope these will get re printed.

By: Karen K

Karen K — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 09:48:33 +0000

I’d definitely buy the books.

By: M. Smith

M. Smith — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 05:05:42 +0000

Would love to have these books! Any progress?

By: Kathleen Fox

Kathleen Fox — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:01:00 +0000

I would be interested in the books. I understand the 1968 book has good instructions on drafting bra patterns.

By: Kieran

Kieran — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:05:08 +0000

Hi, I just saw this and have been wanting a copy of this book. My draping instructor swears by it and I think that if it were reprinted he’d use it as his textbook instead of Armstrong’s. Thanks!

By: Mandy Young

Mandy Young — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:58:25 +0000

Thanks for the prompt help, Kathleen. I’ve got yellow but no pink. I’ll assume that corrections were made that way and not in the body of the white text.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:44:14 +0000

short answer: I don’t have the ‘57 edition for comparison so I don’t know.

Maybe this will help. Rohr set up his book a bit oddly, a self publishing job as all good pattern making books were (now they’re commercial but that’s another story). Anyway, he updated his book by adding pages to the front. In the 68 edition, the paper colors are pink and yellow (two different updates). If you have access to your instructor’s copy, see if you can make copies of just the colored pages and you should be okay.

By: Mandy Young

Mandy Young — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:33:31 +0000

Kathleen,
I just bought the 1957 version of Rohr’s book on eBay for $85.00. My pattern instructor has a later edition. Is there anything I’m missing by having the earlier edition? I’d pay that price again for a new copy in a nanosecond. This book is gold.

By: Melanie Costas

Melanie Costas — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:19:39 +0000

My Dad has this Red book by M Rohr 1961, in very good condition he was a pattern cutter in his heyday when he owned and worked in dress factories. It’s a college inside a book he says…