Colette Patterns Competitors

Our patterns are flexible enough to be used for historical and theatrical costuming as well as for making unique every-day-wear. We hope to inspire and provoke interest and understanding of the deeper value of how clothing has helped shape the world. We believe that sewing is made richer, and therefore more enjoyable, when you understand more about the garments you have been inspired to make - including their histories and cultures. These patterns lend themselves well to embellishments from smocking to embroidery to quilting, and many patterns include instructions for authentic details such as these. They can help you expand your sewing skills and creativity by introducing you to historical and traditional construction techniques and garment design elements. Each pattern comes with an explanation of the historic or cultural context of the garment, and how the garment would have been traditionally worn and embellished. Folkwear is located in western NC, near Asheville, and is currently run by Molly Hamilton. Molly grew up in North Carolina and learned to sew at a very young age from her grandmother who was a talented seamstress. She has a background in agriculture, and a passion for world cultures and travel. Molly has 4 children, and took over running Folkwear when the littlest one started school. She loves Folkwear's vision of authentic, beautiful, and functional home sewing patterns for clothing from around the world and across decades. Mission: Folkwear provides high quality sewing patterns for historic and folk clothing from around the world based on authentic garments, with special focus on embellishment details, history, and honor of the garments and the cultures and times they originate from. Vision: Folkwear is committed to continuing to create patterns for clothing from around the world and throughout history, with full respect to the cultures and time periods from which they originate. Folkwear values diversity, people, and cultures around the world, and through work, education, and donations will ...