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About Green Pepper Patterns
We have a variety of patterns for Adults, Kids, & Pets. Yardage and supplies information is found in the pattern description or on the cover image. We carry functional and sturdy fabrics, hardware, zippers, and notions to complement our patterns.
Our Patterns are MULTI-SIZED MASTER PATTERNS, which means ALL SIZES ARE INCLUDED IN EACH PATTERN.
Green Pepper Patterns are styled for comfort, function, fashion, and ease of construction. The step-by-step, fully illustrated instructions make these some of the best sportswear patterns available. All patterns are rated for difficulty from 1 to 5. Level 1 or 2 patterns are for beginners, Levels 3 or 4 are for average sewers, and Level 5 is for advanced sewers.
Sizing for Patterns
IMPORTANT: When selecting pattern size, always be sure to measure over any clothing that will be worn under your finished garment. In choosing your correct pattern size, compare your measurements with the measurements given in the standard measurement chart. If your measurements correspond to one size across the bust or chest and another at the waist and hips, it's easy to alter one of our multi-sized patterns to correspond to your measurements. Simply follow the lines on the upper portion of the pattern which correspond to your chest or bust measurement. Then gradually taper in or out to the size which corresponds to your waist and hip measurements. The appropriate amount of ease has already been added to the pattern—so you need not worry about adding ease. When purchasing fabric, buy the amount given for the larger size.
The Green Pepper Size Charts:
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The Green Pepper History
The Green Pepper, Inc. was established in the fall of 1973 in Eugene, Oregon as a small retail fabric store. Eugene is located between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Mountain Range, and is only 50 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the west, and The Pacific Crest Trail to the east, so it isn’t surprising that many of our customers were avid outdoors people who wanted to learn to make their own camping, hiking, and skiing clothing and gear.
Since outdoor fabrics were not readily available at the fabric trade shows, it took both determination and a great deal of research to find sources for the same fabrics, zippers and hardware the manufacturers were using. Once we found the fabrics and hardware, we needed the patterns– so in 1976 we produced our first Green Pepper Patterns.
In our on-line store, we stock over 100 Green Pepper Patterns for active sportswear and outdoor gear, as well as all of the hardware, zippers, webbing, notions, and a limited supply of fabrics needed for making any of our patterns!
The Green Pepper is currently located in North Carolina, also a bastion of outdoor enthusiasts from the Blue Ridge mountains to the Outer Banks. You can visit us at 240 Clingman Ave Ext., Asheville, NC 28801.
In 2026, The Green Pepper took over The Rain Shed, another outdoor fabric and make-your-own-gear company from the Pacific Northwest. The Rain Shed was incorporated into The Green Pepper and we are happy to offer more inventory and Rain Shed patterns (RS series of patterns) in our shop.
Contact us:
240 Clingman Ave Ext
Asheville, NC 28801
828-628-2049
info@thegreenpepper.com