▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries , ▁increasing ▁demand ▁for ▁se wing ▁patterns ▁yet ▁more . ▁American ▁tail or ▁and ▁manufact urer ▁Eb ene zer ▁But ter ick ▁met ▁the ▁demand ▁with ▁paper ▁patterns ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁trac ed ▁and ▁used ▁by ▁home ▁se wers . ▁The ▁patterns , ▁sold ▁in ▁small ▁packets , ▁became ▁wild ly ▁popular . ▁Several ▁pattern ▁companies ▁soon ▁established ▁themselves . ▁Women ' s ▁mag az ines ▁also ▁carried ▁se wing ▁patterns , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁This ▁practice ▁decl ined ▁during ▁the ▁later ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁when ▁ready - made ▁cl othing ▁became ▁a ▁necessity ▁as ▁women ▁joined ▁the ▁paid ▁work force ▁in ▁larger ▁numbers , ▁leaving ▁them ▁with ▁less ▁time ▁to ▁se w , ▁if ▁indeed ▁they ▁had ▁an ▁interest . ▁Today , ▁the ▁low ▁price ▁of ▁ready - made ▁cl othing ▁in ▁sh ops ▁means ▁that ▁home ▁se wing ▁is ▁conf ined ▁largely ▁to ▁h ob by ists ▁in ▁Western ▁countries , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁c ott age ▁indust ries ▁in ▁custom ▁dress making ▁and ▁u ph ol st ery . ▁ ▁The ▁spread ▁of ▁se wing ▁machine ▁technology ▁to ▁industrial ized ▁econom ies ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁meant ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁Western - style ▁se wing ▁methods ▁and ▁cl othing ▁styles ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁Japan , ▁traditional ▁cl othing ▁was ▁se wn ▁together ▁with ▁running ▁ ▁st itch