Clothing Patterns for Hand Woven Fabrics

Another reference collection to help me keep track of clothing patterns for handwoven fabric.

Back in the day, I used to make dresses -- wedding dresses (including my own), medieval garb for SCA.  The trouble with that was by the time I finished something, it no longer fit me.  Welcome to middle age and motherhood! Ugh!  That' when I turned to quilting here it didn't matter how long it took to finish a project, and it was sure to fit when you were done! 

And here I am contemplating the prospect of sewing clothing again.  I would hate to put all that time and effort into designing a project, dying yarns, warping the loom, weaving cloth, cutting into that woven cloth, and then coming out with an end product I couldn't wear.  Grrrrr!

 

I had to laugh a bit -- The lady in the Artistic Artifacts video had the same experience!

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  The Artistic Artifacts Vest
• I bought this kit with the idea of trying out the pattern to see how it works on this body. 
• Fit-for-Art even offers video tutorials for fitting adjustments to the Tabula Rasa Jacket /vest).
• Check out Fit-for-Art's other patterns including
• The Tabula Rasa Ikat Blues Jacket
  

•  You've already heard me talk about Daryl Lancaster and her The Weaver Sews Pattern Collection.
  

• Wearable Wovens with Daryl Lancaster

  • 800 Zippered Vest A or B 

    500 Vest Look Book

    800 Vest Look Book 

    

     I think this is Daryl's vest pattern as done by Natalie Drummond  Gorgeous!
    
     
    The following are from Daryl's workshops
    

  
  

  

  
  
   
  
  
  

• Swing Style Sensations Jacket Pattern:
   
   

• Maybe even this sweatshirt makeover? 
  

 

Yes, it's a very attractive idea to start with a sort of "blank" or shell,

so I wouldn't have to start from scratch with the clothing.

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  Clothing Patterns from the Weaving Room by Susan Lilly offers some "timeless" patterns that I think might work:
  
  
  
  Although this book came out in the 1980s, it's hard to find now.  You can get a pdf / digital copy on etsy for $20.
  
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  I could not find a source / patter for this, but it looks very simple.  Basically a scarf for the front part attached to a very simple boxy rectangle vest.  This seems simple and do-able.

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Vogue 8000 (Sandra Betzina: Try it with handwoven fabrics.)

 

Get Weaving Lined Vest with Pockets

 

I may add more to this post as I find clothing patterns I think might work for handwoven fabric.