clothing patterns

[Twodogs]

Can anyone give me any links for some good clothing patterns,

Wool shirts , waist coat ,Cotton grand dad shirts ,capotes , anoraks all the sold school stuff

Thanks in advance

Cliff

 

[Mesquite]

Might be a bit earlier than you're looking for Cliff but you can check out the patterns by Herts Fabrics. They're regulars at TORM as well

 

[Twodogs]

Cheers Steve i do need to get down to the next TORM ..

 

[Mesquite]

Cheers Steve i do need to get down to the next TORM ..

You'd enjoy all the wool fabrics they have for sale

 

[bilmo-p5]

Here you go....
www.thegreenpepper.com
www.lekala.co

Contemporary patterns, but easily mod-able.

 

[ged]

Can anyone give me any links for some good clothing patterns,

Wool shirts , waist coat ,Cotton grand dad shirts ,capotes , anoraks all the sold school stuff ...

SWMBO likes Old School tailoring, and she's made waistcoats for both of us for example. She usually modifies whatever she finds quite substantially.

She says:

She's been able to find little online in the way of sewing patterns, although there's a lot for knitting and crochet.

There are a few sites which claim to give away free patterns, but the sites are generally in the business of selling patterns. Those offered free are just to get you to visit the sites and are more or less useless.

Most of the patterns that she's found useful have been in old books, either occasional finds in charity shops or second hand online.

Have a look at what's available second hand on Amazon. There's nothing much available new that she'd bother with.

HTH

 

[Toddy]

+1 to Ged's reply, and a heavy hint that John Fenna has a book of good patterns for sale

Point North used to sell basic kit patterns too, and at times it is worth the expense of buying a Traditional Clothing pattern from companies like Folkwear Patterns.
http://www.folkwear.com

Most of us who sew can see a design and draught a pattern from it. It's a skill that improves with experience. You've made enough shirts now that you can see how to change and alter effectively, so pattern making is the next step really

Best of luck with it

M

 

[John Fenna]

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117324
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118767
If they are of interest
Point North and Pennine Outdoor used to sell these booklets too

 

[John Fenna]

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/content.php?r=171-How-to-make-Old-Time-Clothes
From the Downloads section on our very own site....

 

[Twodogs]

All good stuff

Thank you for the input folks

Cliff