Ebenezer Butterick (29 May 1826 – 31 March 1903) was an American inventor, manufacturer, and fashion business executive, born in Sterling, Massachusetts. Regarded as the inventor, together with his wife Ellen Augusta Pollard Butterick, of tissue paper dress patterns, also known as graded sewing patterns, which the couple began selling in 1863. The discovery revolutionized home sewing. May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ... Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... The term fashion applies to a characteristic means of expression or presentation, especially in clothing; fashions may follow trends, in which they gain or lose popularity. ... Sterling is a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 7,257. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Turn of the century sewing in Detroit, Michigan An old sewing machine Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, leather, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. ...

The premise of graded sewing patterns reportedly came from Mrs.Butterick's frustration with design which came in only one size, which almost always necessitated manual grading of the design using wax chalk on the fabric before sewing could commence - this was a laborious and frustrating process. Different-sized, or graded, designs would eliminate the need for such extensive pre-work, and Ebenezer began work on the templates, ultimately settling for tissue paper templates which could be easily folded and shipped across the country. The Needles, part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation Chalk is a soft, white, porous form of limestone composed of the mineral calcium carbonate. ... Tissue paper or wrapping tissue is a type of thin, translucent paper used for wrapping and cushioning items. ...

The Buttericks' graded templates for home sewers became massively popular, as they made accessible modern fashions and styles to people that were too poor to buy pre-made new clothing, but could afford fabrics or modified old clothes to fit the templates. The Butterick family began selling their patterns from their Sterling, Massachusetts home, in 1863, and the business expanded so quickly that, in one year, they had a factory at 192 Broadway Street in New York City. At first producing only boy's and men's clothing patterns, the Buttericks expanded to dresses and women's clothes in 1866. A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... The Empire State Building (right) and the Chrysler Building (left) are easily recognized symbols of New York City to the world. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

The Delineator, August 1894 cover

In the 1867, Butterick began publishing with the magazine, Ladies Quarterly of Broadway Fashions, and followed with the introduction, in 1868, of the monthly Metropolitan. Both magazines offered fashion news and advice, as well as mail order services for Butterick's designs. In 1873, E. Butterick & Co. began publishing The Delineator, which, by the turn of the century, became the premiere women's fashion magazine in the US. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (803x1085, 250 KB) Summary The Delineator August 1894 issue. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (803x1085, 250 KB) Summary The Delineator August 1894 issue. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Delineator, August 1894 cover The Delineator (subtitled A Journal of Fashion, Culture, and Fine Arts) was an American womens magazine that was published from 1873 until 1937. ...

Sadly, Mrs. Butterick died in 1871. 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

By 1876, E. Butterick & Co. had 100 branch offices and 1,000 agencies throughout the United States and Canada, and was becoming steadily more popular internationally, especially in Europe. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...

In 1881, the company reorganized as Butterick Publishing Company, and Ebenezer became its secretary, serving in this role until 1894. 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1903, the Butterick building was designed and constructed on Spring Street and MacDougal Street in downtown Manhattan, and is still the home of the company. The same year, Ebenezer Butterick died in Brooklyn, New York. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ...