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Make Your Own Medical Uniforms

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Debbie Colgrove
Debbie Colgrove
Debbie Colgrove is an award-winning seamstress and tailor who shares her knowledge with beginner sewers on how to work with patterns and fabrics. She has over 40 years experience and has been writing and authoring books for two decades.
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Updated on 08/11/19
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Unless you wear them yourself, you may not be aware of just how many variations there are in scrubs or uniforms you see in the medical, surgical, or veterinary field. Medical attire is more than just scrubs, it includes lab coats, and disposable surgical protective gear.

It is amazing just how many variations this simple outfit can have until you start to look. Different features can include colorful patterns, form-fitting cuts, V-necks, swoop necks, and plenty of pockets. Elastic or drawstring pants with patch pockets are not only comfortable, but easy to make.

Sewing your own scrubs allows you to have as many pockets as you need and details that are perfect for your particular job—surgeons, nurses, technologists, and more.

These patterns will cover scrub's needs from the surgical floor to the doctor's office and every place in between. Scrubs and medical uniform patterns are available as costumes for children, and health care worker uniforms for men, women, and plus sizes.

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    Scrubs Sewing Patterns by Simplicity Pattern Company

    Simplicity Pattern Company Scrubs

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    Sizes include misses', women's, plus size, and men's scrub patterns for all aspects of the health care industry including lab coats, tops, bottoms, tunics, and surgical caps. Browse the many options offered and combine patterns for the perfect scrubs you need if you cannot find one pattern that meets all of your needs

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    McCall's Kwik-Sew Scrubs Patterns

    McCall's Kwik Sew Scrubs Patterns

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    Trendy design details can be incorporated into a set of scrubs like asymmetric hems. These patterns include tops and bottoms with unique design elements such as a shirt jacket with snap or button closures, three patch pockets and long sleeves with ribbing cuffs. Pull-on pants have front pockets and a waistband with stitched elastic and ribbing leg cuffs.

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    Scrub Hats Patterns

    Scrub Hats

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    If you have ever been to the hospital, then it is likely that you have seen these Euro-style surgical caps. This style of hat has a contrasting band around with a cordlock or toggle in back to make it fully adjustable. The hat is fully lined making it reversible and essentially two hats in one. You can add fun fabrics and fun patterns to bring smiles to your patients' faces.

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    McCall's Uniform Patterns

    McCall's Scrubs Sewing Patterns

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    McCall's offers scrubs patterns for surgery, medical offices, hospitals, and more. These patterns include a loose-fitting lab coat with notched collar and topstitching detail, a pullover dress with tie belt, loose-fitting, pullover tops with princess seams, and pants with patch pockets and elastic at the waist.

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    Etsy Scrubs Sewing Patterns

    Scrub Patterns available on Etsy.com

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    You'll find pages and pages of scrubs patterns for almost any size person from adults to children to dolls in this vast selection of patterns that are for sale either used or new. Make sure you read the details before you buy so you know what you are buying. In some cases, the patterns are vintage and may be an outdated style.

    You can find lab coats, tunics, tops, bottoms, surgical scrubs and surgical caps in a wide variety of styles—also short-sleeved and long-sleeved for all seasons and temperatures.