Weekly Patternmuster

 I have been contemplating for a while to expand my weekly patternmuster column for sewing patterns, in fact one sewing pattern already appeared HERE. 

At the same time I always keep thinking to make a kind of a database for myself because... because as a knitter I feel I am ever so spoiled with Ravelry. I know they have been kind of controversial for a while now, but I do not care (nor do I agree with the complaints, but that is another matter). However, anytime I wonder about a yarn, a knitting pattern, a colorway, a technique, so anything knitting/spinning/weaving (fiber)-related, Ravelry is the first thing I open. The work Jess any Casey did is immense, especially with all the cross-referencing. 

With sewing, especially with more and more indie-designers and pattern-companies being around, whenever I start with a new (or even an older) pattern, my first thought is always to look for other people's experiences with the given pattern (or technique or machine, fabric, seller, whatnot). And not having such an extensive database, those are really hard to collect. Yes, there is pattern-review, but I usually find one or two variation of a pattern. There was a couple of other attempts to make a comprehensive page like that, but whatever I've seen, doesn't go near to the thoroughness of Ravelry. It is still so unbelieveavle for me, that nobody made one (if you know one, please don't hold back).

For a while I had one window, with about 30 pages open just to collect indie-pattern designers and patterns of theirs I liked, but that dissapeared once Microsoft decided to upgrade something and restart my computer at the wrong moment (thank arses).

I promised to have a summary page for the patterns I am talking about it, and the first version is here, just a page, linked in the sidebar. Over there will be two parts: on the top of the page the companies, and then lower a list in which there only will be a link, and maybe a picture (for now), probably a day or two after the post itself is published.

So first see the one I have open on my computer for months now:

Flourish Dress Coat Sewing Pattern 

From Twig and Tale.

picture is from the Twig and Tale website.

Now, these patternmusters are ones I have NOT tried (in that case there would be a post about the item, and in there a kind of review of the pattern), so I have no idea how good they are, but patterns I like and I would love to try, and I will tell why. (With the knitting patterns, occasinally I show something I actually DO NOT like and tell why, I have not decided yet, if that would make sense with sewing patterns).

Now, by now I think it is obvious I like historical clothes, and the shapes of historical clothes (BTW, would you like a series on what I learned from making and wearing historical clothes, and might even be applicable to modern clothes? ), and for the longest while would love to incorporate elements of it in my modern wardrobe. 

This coat would be a perfect candidate. I love that it is long and swishy, I can just imagine swirling around in it. It would look good with clothes that have historic moods. I love the lace detail at the back and I love that it can be made with or without hood.