| New pattern progress
 The new unisex #145 Chinese Pajamas pattern will
make a lovely outfit for evening parties and a comfy outfit for
lounging around at home - so much classier than sweatpants and
a T-shirt. Make it for yourself and your sweetie in luscious
silk or oh-so-soft cotton. Pattern includes Women's Extra Small
to Extra Large and Men's Medium to 2X Large.
#129-A Japanese Tabi. We are extracting the traditional one-toe
Tabi sock from #129 Japanese Hapi & Haori to make it a separate
pattern. It should arrive by mid-June. This easy and useful pattern
completes a traditional Japanese outfit, and is also great to
wear with any thong or flip-flop sandal during those in-between
seasons.
Email newsletter
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that includes Folkwear news and informative tidbits from the
fascinating world of costume and fashion. We are also planning
some extra special offers that will be available only online.
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Lost copies of #258 Town & Country
Dress
Our recent move turned up a box of these patterns that we didn't
know we had. However, we won't be reprinting it again, so if
you want a copy, get it now. Visit the Retro Collection to
see more about this classic shirtwaist-style dress based on
a Claire McCardell design.
Doing our part to go green. As we add sizes to our pattern packages
(up to 7 separate sizes in each pattern) the amount of paper
required to print the multi-size pattern piece tissues keeps
increasing in both volume and cost. To lighten the cost to the
environment and cost of production, we are switching to a lighter-weight
tissue. Regardless of the paper thickness, we always recommend
that you trace off the size you want to cut out, using either
our S101 Pattern Tracing Fabric or gift-wrap tissue paper. That
way, you can make design or fitting changes to the traced pattern,
but the original remains intact.
Reminders for using the shopping cart
Every web site is different and it can get confusing to navigate
the different sites. Here are a few reminder tips about using
our shopping cart.
- Begin order. Click on an item to get to
its detail or information page, enter the quantity desired,
and click "Add
to Cart." This takes you to the shopping cart page where
you fill in your address and payment information.
- Back to Shopping. If you want to continue
shopping, simply click the Continue Shopping button. This takes
you back to our Pattern Index, where you can find patterns
by their number or name.
- View Cart. On the opening page of each
collection (e.g. Asian, Retro, Accessories), you will see a "View
Cart" button
that you can click to get to the shopping cart and see what's
there.
Have you taken liberties with Folkwear?
If you have ever started with a Folkwear pattern, and then taken a creative flight
of fancy with it to end up with a truly unique garment, we would love to know
about it. These patterns often beg for a fresh interpretation or stamp of individual
style, and the results are always inspiring! Please share your "refreshed" or "individualized" Folkwear
results with others. Take a digital photo (jpg file) and email it to mail@folkwear.com along
with some comments about the changes and liberties you took with the pattern.
We will post it in the Photo Gallery to inspire others.
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