My list of bloggers, pod-casters, independent pattern makers, and fashion editorials
Style Bloggers
Adventures on the Road to Ethical
Use Less- slow fashion and sustainability
Sewing Bloggers
The Craft of Clothes by Liz Haywood
BIPOC
All companies that are part of the BIPOC has a *
Indie Pattern Companies-Exploring Outside the Big Four & Burda
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.
*Colette=also Seamwork
*Elbe Textiles–you need to check out their zero waste dress-it’s cool
*Kosedo Studio–bags
100 Acts of Sewing (for the ultimate beginner)
*Pattern Union-check out their free patterns
Sister Magazine-great free patterns and patterns to buy-Love this magazine
Sophie Hines (under garment specialist)
Spoonflower–a great place to turn you ideas into fabric and purchase unique artistic fabric created by artists
Thread Theory (menswear)
Podcasters
Style, Fashion & Fashion History
Dressed: The History of Fashion
Fashion History With the American Duchess
Norma Kamali Life by Normal Kamali
For The Man In Your Life
I used the Gazette when I was putting together Michael’s vintage tux look for a Downton Abby event-It is a fun and very informational site.
Fashion Editorial
Terry Dresbach-The 18th Century Life
The American Dutchess-historical shoes
Designer Blogs
*Needle & Ted-The blog connected with Made It Patterns-there’s also free patterns here but you have to enlarge them yourself
