What's a good way to search for an old sewing pattern if I can't find an "ISBN" number to refer to?

The best way is to do a Google search with the manufacturer name, ie Simplicity, McCall's etc. There are tons of business that deal with old discontinued patterns - if you have the patterns number - that's a bonus!|||What is the pattern for? Where is the pattern from? What company/brand/etc? What is the name of the pattern? All of these items are useful when looking for the pattern again. type in the answers of all of these with the word and between them and see if you can find it that way.|||I would start the search with the Style of the pattern...Such as Casual, Formal, Beachwear, or Victorian, 1920's, 1940's etc to narrow down the search. There are some great Sellers on Ebay with old sewing patterns, from years gone by and reproduced wonderfully. I have purchased many old patterns that way. Many were not re-copied and in original packaging.


But, searching that way takes a lot of time.