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  • How to start a sewing pattern business - Part 2, The design process

    by Josefine Hultén
    After more than five years of running Ploen Patterns, I thought it was time to share some things I have learned along the way.If you are intereste...
    Posted in how to start a pattern business, vera dress, vera pattern

  • How to start a sewing pattern business - Part 1, The very beginning

    by Josefine Hultén
    After more than five years of running Ploen Patterns, I thought it was time to share some things I have learned along the way. If you are intereste...
    Posted in how to start a pattern business, sewing pattern

  • How I started sewing

    by Josefine Hultén
    I was always creative growing up. I loved drawing and painting from a very young age and my parents and other adults around me encouraged me to exp...
    Posted in about, sewing

  • 7 Lingerie patterns & tutorials

    by Josefine Hultén
    Have you ever made underwear/lingerie? I have made some panties and bras in school but never really gotten in to it fully. It's time to change that...
    Posted in free pattern, patterns, sewing pattern, tutorial

  • 9 Free sewing patterns for spring

    by Josefine Hultén
    It's finally starting to look something like spring in Sweden. We have had so many fool's springs I stopped counting them. One day it's snowing and...
    Posted in DIY, free pattern, patterns, sewing, sewing pattern

  • Sewing studio tour!

    by Josefine Hultén
    I'm so happy to finally be able to invite you to the Ploen Patterns head quarters! As you might know I moved in to a new studio space a couple of ...

  • Sewing basics - 7 different seams

    by Josefine Hultén
    Let's continue the sewing basics blog series. If you missed part 1 you can find it here. Today we will dive in to 7 different seams. These are all ...
    Posted in sewing, Sewing basics, tutorial

  • Idun view A - sewalong

    by Josefine Hultén
    Follow along step by step as I'm sewing the Idun dress, view A!  Pattern: The Idun Dress, PDF pattern Suggested fabrics: Light to medium weight ...
    Posted in Idun Dress, sewalong, tutorial

  • Sewing basics - Tools

    by Josefine Hultén
    Do you want to start making your own clothes? It can be very overwhelming at first so I thought I would make a guide with the basic tools and techn...

  • My sewing machines

    by Josefine Hultén
    I recently moved in to a new studio space. It's so exciting and also so scary. I have all this space to create in and it's awesome. It's also a big...
    Posted in sewing, sewing machine, sewing studio

  • Autumn sewing inspiration

    by Josefine Hultén
    I have always loved this season for some reason. The air is crisp and it's truly the season for coziness and slowing down. Cuddling up in the sofa...
    Posted in patterns, sewing

  • Eira View A - Sewalong

    by Josefine Hultén
    Follow along step by step as I'm sewing the Eira top, view A!    Pattern: The Eira Top, PDF pattern Suggested fabrics: Light to medium weight cott...
    Posted in Eira, makes, pattern collection, sewalong, sewing pattern, tutorial