Development of pattern making

Before the development of CAD software, pattern making[pattern making?:pattern making] had a long history, though pattern making is used almost exclusively for aristocrats.

Prior to the 19th century, pattern making was rare for most people to have clothes[clothes?:clothes paper cutter machine] that were tailored to their fit and figure. In 1869, Ebenezer Butterick invented pre-printed tissue paper[paper?:paper sample maker cutting machine] pattern making for individual sizes and style. Along with increasingly affordable sewing machines, pattern making industry have a rapid development with mass pattern making production patterns.