<P> William Jennings Demorest and Ellen Louise Demorest began the home sewing pattern industry in 1860 by holding fashion shows in their homes and selling the patterns . This was the beginning of the Mme . Demorests ' Emporium of Fashion . They published a magazine , The Mirror of Fashion , which listed hundreds of different patterns , most available in only one size . Patterns were of unprinted paper , cut to shape , and could be purchased `` flat '' ( folded ) , or , for an additional charge , `` made up '' ( with the separate pieces tacked into position ) . The latter version was intended to compensate for the absence of detailed instructions . </P>
who was responsible for making the first commercial pattern available to home sewers
William Jennings Demorest Ellen Louise Demorest