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Shameless shill for a friend:
If you sew and want to up your sewing game, my friend Saremy has just self published the first volume of a great fitting series. As she says, “If your garment doesn’t fit it’s not you, it’s the pattern.” She shows you how to fix it!
I’ve known her for years and have hit her up for tips and tricks often. Good stuff!
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A Preview of My First Sewing Pattern
I’m very close to my first sewing pattern release – I’ve been sitting on this secret for a little while now, and I am so ready to finally talk about it.
Something New Is Coming — And I Can’t Wait to Share It
My very first sewing pattern is almost here.
Introducing the Basic Briefster — a women’s underwear pattern designed to be straightforward, well-fitting, and genuinely size-inclusive. We’re talking XS through 5X, with a hip size range of 34 to 54 inches. Because everyone deserves a go-to underwear pattern that actually fits.
A Little Sneak Peek
Before the full release, I wanted to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what the pattern is like to work with. In the reel below, you’ll see me assembling the tiled version of the pattern — that satisfying (and even meditative?) process of printing, trimming, and taping it all together.
If you’ve never worked with a tiled PDF pattern before, don’t worry — the process is more approachable than it looks, and I think seeing it in action will give you a good feel for what’s involved before the pattern drops.
Why Underwear?
Honestly? Because good-fitting underwear is one of those things that makes a huge difference in everyday comfort, and yet it can be surprisingly hard to find — especially across a wide range of sizes. When I set out to design my first pattern, I wanted it to be something genuinely useful. Something you’d come back to again and again.
The Basic Briefster is designed to be just that — a reliable, comfortable foundation piece that you’ll actually want to sew more than once.
What’s Next
The pattern will be available in the near future, and I’ll be sharing all the details — sizing, materials, construction notes, and where to find it — right here when it’s ready.
In the meantime, I’d love to know: are you a tiled pattern person, or do you prefer A0/copyshop printing? Drop a comment below and let me know — it always helps to hear how you work!
Stay tuned. This one’s been a long time coming. 🧵
#BasicBriefster #diy #Fashion #handmade #PatternReview #Sewing #SewingPatternDesigner #SewingPatterns -
We have instructions for my jacket pattern kit 😀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix5ANjjy-cw
Here is the pattern configuration I used: https://www.dressdeveloper.com/pattern-kits/jackets/25-43/
As always, the pattern is available for free and can be created in your own measurements - no math required.
The pattern is specifically designed to be very simple, as I already have some more complex coats on my website. I hope you like it!
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Craft Industry Alliance: Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes. “After much uncertainty, it’s confirmed: The ‘Big 4’ sewing patterns have survived the Design Group Americas bankruptcy. The sewing pattern business, including the Simplicity, McCalls, Vogue, and Butterick brands, was sold as a going concern for $2.25 million to Rubelmann Capital in partnership with existing management. […]
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In this fabric, the Primrose bag pattern looks like a beachbag, doesn't it? It's meant to transport my work laptop though :D
https://www.dressdeveloper.com/sewingpatterns/handbag-primrose/
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Big Update!
I have just released the layout tool to my website. It allows you to create cutting layouts, so you can determine the amount of fabric you need for a specific sewing pattern. You can also download the cutting layout to use with your projector.
Find the layout tool here: https://www.dressdeveloper.com/layout/
More details in the video: https://youtu.be/-IdBVZvsYjM
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If you are interested into a little behind the scenes: I have documented my process of creating an empire style top for my upcoming dress pattern.
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My sewing patterns are highly customizable, but you might still want to adjust them. So here is an introduction into pattern hacking!
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Your pattern has no sleeve or you don't like the sleeve it came with? Have no fear, you can create a new one! Just measure your armscye and arm and let my software do the rest, no math required.
Check out my free sleeve pattern kit: https://www.dressdeveloper.com/pattern-kits/sleeves/
Introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m71q6HuF24
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I love princessline patterns! This dress has a little collar, much flair at the bottom and closes with a perceived thousand buttons. I feal this is so me. :)
Free sewing pattern (kit): https://www.dressdeveloper.com/pattern-kits/princessline-dress/13-36/
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This sweater can be sewn as a dress too! Choose between a big shawl collar or a narrow neckband, lengthen it and flair it at the hem. Just as you like. :)
Free pattern: https://www.dressdeveloper.com/sewingpatterns/sweaterdress-crossvine/
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Shirtwaist dresses are a classic, and I cannot wait for it beeing warm enough to wear this again!
Yes, it is covered in little elephants. :D It is made from one of my pattern kits, so it is highly customizable! This one has a Peter Pan collar and a half circle skirt.
Free pattern (kit): https://www.dressdeveloper.com/pattern-kits/bodice-and-skirt-dress/11-60/
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these are a bit more complicated than the patterns I'm used to but will give it a shot. 😁 #SewingPatterns
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@cassolotl I love this!!! Thank you for publishing free instructions!
I grew up reading lots of T-shirt #upcycling books (like "Generation T"), and got Adiff's "Open Source Fashion Cookbook" a while back. Some of the cookbook's "recipes" use umbrella fabric as a base.
Patterns (re-uploaded): https://github.com/candideu/ADIFF-Open-Source-Fashion-Cookbook and https://archive.org/details/open-source-fashion-cookbook
#sewing #sewingpatterns #thrifting #opensource #sustainability #zerowaste #fashion #CircularFashion #sustainablefashion #slowfashion
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So I made something a bit different. With this pattern https://www.dressdeveloper.com/sewingpatterns/hood-linaria/ you can create a hood pattern for basically every sweater, shirt, coat or jacket pattern. Just take a couple of measurements from the pattern and you got your matching hood.
What do you think? I might do something similar for sleeves, would you be interested?
