A personal perspective on why creating your own sewing patterns offers more creativity control and flexibility helping achieve better fit unique designs and a more satisfying and independent sewing ex ...

This story was originally published on May 3, 2021, and has been updated. Thinking about taking the leap into making your own clothes? We asked some experts how to get started. You don't need much, ...

A practical look at whether sewing patterns match real body sizing and how to adjust for a better fit.

A product of the pre-fast-fashion era, Annie Mollison has been pattern-making and sewing since her mother taught her how to construct garments as a child. After years working away at her home sewing ...

In lockdown, thousands of people began making their own clothes for the first time – a movement born of creativity and conscious consumption My foot hovers nervously over the sewing machine pedal. I ...

Copyrighting a sewing pattern can be tricky. You cannot copyright the idea behind a sewing pattern, so if you created a pattern for a new kind of shirt, you cannot ...