Garments & patterns

The printed packaging of a commercial sewing pattern, listing fabric requirements, finished garment measurements, suggested fabrics, and a cutting layout diagram.

The system of body measurements and size labels a pattern company uses to grade its patterns, which varies between companies and does not correspond directly to ready-to-wear sizing.

A sewing pattern distributed as a digital file, printed at home on standard paper and assembled by taping numbered pages together, or sent to a copy shop for full-size printing.

A loose blouse featuring a gathered or elasticated neckline and full sleeves, drawing on traditional Eastern European folk dress construction.

Cushion or pillow form filled with foam, fibre, or feathers, made to a standard size and inserted inside a sewn cover to give it shape.

Simple rectangular fabric cover for a pillow, closed at one end and often finished with a French seam or a decorative cuff, a classic beginner project.

Individual table mat, often quilted or interfaced for stiffness, sized to sit under a single place setting and finished with a straight or bound edge.

A pouch or opening sewn into or onto a garment for holding small items, constructed as a patch, inseam, welt, or besom pocket depending on placement.

A simple outer garment made from a single piece of fabric with a central opening for the head, draping over the shoulders without sleeves.