Independent Patterns Companies

Exploring out from the Big Four & Burda Pattern Companies

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Afternoon Patterns-with the beginner in mind

Abigail Glaum-Lathbury-this is a hard one to describe. Glaum-Lathbury designed clothing under her label “Elmidae” for a few years and was the first designer I ever bought from. She has moved on to other art and design related endeavors but has a few of her “Elmidae” patterns available as free downloads. They only come in small and there are no instructions.

AK Patterns

Alabama Chanin

*Alice & Company

Ann Normandy

*Beaute’ J’adore

*Blank Slate

*By Hand London

Carolyn & Cassie

*Cashmerette-for sizes 12-32

CharlotteKan

Chris Woods

*Closet Core Patterns

*Cocowawa Crafts

*Colette=also Seamwork

Daughters of Style

*Decades of Style

DG Patterns

DP Studio

Dressy Talk Patterns

*Elbe Textiles–you need to check out their zero waste dress-it’s cool

*Ellie & Mac

Fayma

*Fig + Needle

*Folkwear Patterns

French Navy Patterns

*Friday Pattern Company

*Grainline Studio

Halla

*Helen’s Closet

Hey June Handmade

Indygo Junction

In The Folds

*Itch to Stitch

*Iviye

Jalie

Jilly (children’s patterns

*Kosedo Studio–bags

*Laela Jayne

*Lejanaro

Lekala

Liesle + Co.

Linda Kubik-you have to click on the individual patterns to see them.

*Love Notions

*Love You Sew

Made By Rae

*Made It Patterns

Make My Pattern

Maven Patterns

mc2patterns

Megan Nielsen

Merchant & Mills

*Michelle Sews

*Mimi G

*Montoya Mayo

Named Patterns

*Naughty Bobbin Patterns

OkiStyle

100 Acts of Sewing (for the ultimate beginner)

Our Lady of Leisure

Paper Cut Patterns

*Paper Theory

Pattern Emporium

*Pattern Union-check out their free patterns

*Pipe Dream Patterns

République du Chiffon

*Rosie Penioñ

(Atelier) Scämmit

Schnittchen

*Seamwork-a part of Collette

*Sew Altered Style

Sewciety-OK, this is Moods Fabric, so not exactly an Independent designer, but they are family owned & all their patterns are FREE and there are cool patterns here!

Sew and Tell Patterns

*Sew Explicit

Sew House Seven

*Sew Liberated

Sewing Workshop

Sew Over It

Sister Magazine-great free patterns and patterns to buy-Love this magazine

Sophie Hines (under garment specialist)

Style Arc

Spoonflower–a great place to turn you ideas into fabric and purchase unique artistic fabric created by artists

Tessuti

TrishNewberryDesign

The Avid Seamtress

The Craft of Clothes by Liz Haywood (Zero Waste Designer)

Thread Theory (menswear)

True Bias

Union Patterns

*Victory Patterns

Waffle Patterns

Wearing History Patterns & Supplies

Wiksten

Zero Waste Wardrobe-all in Finnish-just use Google translate

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