I have known people to use skirt hangers for this.
If you use these patterns over and over, you might want to adhere each piece to the plastic side of freezer paper for stability. Since you use a warm iron to do this, be careful, you can mess up ...
Use a large ziplock bag and place all the pieces, instruction sheets, and pattern envelope inside, (front side facing out) making sure no pieces get ripped or lost. :D
I use gallon size ziplock type bags. Works great & I store patterns in those plastic bins with 3 large drawers. Holds quite a bit of patterns & is easy to get to the right one.
Consider spending a little at a Comic Book shop. They sell clear covers that are acid free and are thick enough to really protect your patterns. There are different sizes available. I buy the "Golden Age" size to fit most patterns (note; McCalls a...
I HAVE A SMALL NOTEBOOK A 9 BY 7 WITH SHEET PROTECTER ; IN THAT BOOK I HAVE COPIES OF MY PATTERNS IAM WORKING ON, I COPY THE FRONT AND THE BACK SO I WILL HAVE ALL THE INFRO I NEED, IT
LOOKS NICE WHEN U COPY THE PATTERNS IN COLOR....J I ALSO TAKE THE BOOK 2 THE FABRIC STORE AND APPTS... J