It is the question we are asked more than any other, on almost every pattern we publish. The pattern runs to a size 18 and you need a 22. Or it starts at a size 8 and you are a 4. Somebody always asks, and the honest answer has always … Continue reading
This is one of the most popular patterns we have ever published on So Sew Easy. This cute wrap dress pattern is fun and easy to make, and it looks great on. The front has a cross-over bodice with pleats, there’s a straight skirt and an optional elastic waist, with … Continue reading
Say traditional Mexican clothing and most people picture a white blouse with red roses round the neckline. That blouse is real, but it is a small corner of a very large room. Mexico has dozens of Indigenous peoples, and many still weave and wear what their communities wore long before … Continue reading
Here we are again with the question that keeps this series going: when you spend more on a sewing tool, do you sew better and faster, or do you just enjoy the shopping? Today it is the sewing iron. I pressed for years with whatever lived in the laundry cupboard, … Continue reading
If you have ever pulled on a favourite pair of jeans or buttoned up a crisp pair of chinos, you have already met twill fabric. Twill is the workhorse weave behind so many of the clothes we live in, yet a lot of sewists are not quite sure what it … Continue reading
This free leggings pattern is not a set of fixed sizes. It is a method for drafting your own, to your own measurements, so the fit is yours and nobody else’s. Take your measurements, drop them into our free spreadsheet, draw the pattern once, and you can run up a … Continue reading
More than 40 free apron sewing patterns in one place: full and half aprons, cross back and pinafore styles, kids aprons, vintage ruffles, garden and BBQ aprons. Continue reading
If you have ever squeezed a baby blanket at a quilt show and refused to put it down, chances are you were holding minky. This plush, silky fabric has taken over the baby and quilting world for good reason: nothing else feels quite like it, it wears like iron, and … Continue reading
Traditional German clothing, known as Tracht, changes dramatically from region to region. The Bavarian Dirndl is the dress most people picture, but the Black Forest, Saxony, the Rhineland, and the north all have their own distinctive folk costumes. This guide tours the most famous traditional German dresses region by region, … Continue reading
Want the printable pattern PDF? Grab it from our shop on a pay-what-you-want basis (including $0). No emails, no signup hoops. Download the Small Backpack Pattern → This free mini backpack pattern makes a small, structured backpack with three zipped pockets: one inside, one on the front, and one hidden … Continue reading
Taffeta is the fabric you hear before you see. That unmistakable rustle as a ball gown crosses a room even has its own name: scroop. If you have ever wondered what taffeta actually is, why it behaves so differently from every other shiny fabric on the bolt, and whether you … Continue reading
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