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    Folkwear's 2017 Fall Costume Guide

    September 06, 2017 2 Comments on Folkwear's 2017 Fall Costume Guide

    Folkwear's 2017 Fall Costume Guide

    Our guide to help you find the perfect costume to sew for yourself and everyone in your family. 

    We have set out a few themes below, some with patterns for women, men, and children to fit those ideas.  So, if you like, your whole family (or friend group) can dress up together!

    Ren Flair

    Austrian Dirndl

    123 Austrian Dirndl – a classic Renaissance outfit, or for an Oktoberfest beer maiden

    108 Turkish Dancer – gorgeous flowing sleeves with a vest – perfect made from tissue silk

    102 French Cheesemaker's Smock – classic men's shirt for any Renaissance theme

    144 Tribal Belly Dancer – pieces from this pattern make fun Ren Fair wear

    267 M'Lady's Corset – great and relatively simple corset – such a great costume piece

    20's Classy Act Couple

    Dress up like F. Scott and Zelda for a night on the town

    Monte Carlo Dress

    264 Monte Carlo Dress

    238 Le Smoking Jacket

    Steampunk

    So many of our patterns can be made into fabulous Steampunk costumes.  A great fabric choice, then add your own flair to finish the following, and you'll be set!

    M'Lady's Corset

    230 Model T Duster

    133 Belgian Military Chef's Jacket

    209 Walking Skirt

    267 M'Lady's Corset

    216 School Mistress' Outfit

    American Western Family

    This is an easy costume – a western shirt (212 or 218) with jeans and cowboy boots.  But, if you want it a little more involved, try the Big Sky Riding Skirt or add some fringe to the Rodeo Cowgirls Jacket and Skirt.  So fun!

    Big Sky Riding Skirt

    212 Five Frontier Shirts

    218 Child's Frontier Shirt

    231 Big Sky Riding Skirt

    242 Rodeo Cowgirl Jacket

    243 Rodeo Cowgirl Skirt

    Child's Frontier Shirt

    Forest Friends

    Harkening back to Celtic Britain, these patterns would be perfect in natural colors and fibers, or with nature themed fabric – eco-printed silk or wool, or naturally dyed muslin, or beautiful tweed.

    Kinsale Cloak

    207 Kinsale Cloak

    208 Kinsale Cloak for Young Maidens

    110 Little Kittel (for the young ones)

    148 Black Forest Smock

    Kinsale Cloak for Young Maidens



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    Melanie Lynx
    Melanie Lynx

    September 07, 2017

    I loved my Kinsale cloak and wore it for years… until the moths decided to love it, too. :(

    Natalia
    Natalia

    September 07, 2017

    So refreshing to see the Ren Fest dirndle on a model whose boobies are not squished up to her chin—

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