As someone who likes to sew (and assuming that part of the point of saving them is to be able to make the clothes in the future), I recommend having them photocopied or scanned so that you'll have a couple of archival copies to work with. Good luck! -- Shana West Master of Arts, Museology University of Washington [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).