Sewing patterns for handwoven fabric

Handwoven fabrics are spectacular treasures, yielding the most gorgeous garments.

Every loom has its limits, but that needn’t stop you from making attractive handwoven garments.

Guest post by Kate Mathews, former weaver and former owner of Folkwear. If you weave unique and beautiful fabrics, you will naturally want to showcase them in equally unique garments...and not just in scarves and shawls, but in wearable art. After all that work of creating the fabric, you probably won’t want to cut in

Took some of my handspun yarns, some leftovers, some of my “artyarn” experiments to play around a bit. No special idea, no use in mind, only the theme ‘pink variations’… Finally, after 8 month of hibernating had an inspiration: an origami bag. Love the diagonal lines and the opposition of the more simple, even part…

Making a handbag from handwoven fabric.

GW T011 is a comfortable bias cut top made from a narrow piece of hand woven fabric that has been cut into 3 widthwise and stitched together to make treble the width, allowing pieces to be cut on the bias with minimum waste Seam options included. Please follow all instructions carefully Full size multi size pattern S/M/L/XL and sewing instructions included Get Weaving patterns have been specifically designed for narrow, hand woven fabrics. Pieces are all of a similar width so there is very…

A lightweight bag with sturdy strap to hold all your day-trip needs.

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