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Elova Top Sewing Pattern
Elova Top Sewing Pattern
The Elova Top is a sleeveless, collarless button-front top with quiet tailored details — a front welt pocket, back yoke, and center box pleat — finished with French seams and... Read more...
Bound Invisible Zipper in a French Seam
Bound Invisible Zipper in a French Seam
Learn how to sew an invisible zipper into a French seam with bound — not serged — edges. A step-by-step sewing tutorial for a truly couture zipper finish. Read more...
Quilted Nylon Remote Tote
Quilted Nylon Remote Tote
Remote Tote pattern in a new direction—swapping the usual canvas and heavyweight twill for sleek quilted nylon. This fabric choice brings a completely different look and feel to the bag,... Read more...
Willow Skirt Sewing Pattern
Willow Skirt Sewing Pattern
The Willow Skirt is a full-length pleated skirt that combines refined construction techniques with modern wearability. Designed to sit at your natural waistline with box pleats at the front and... Read more...
Scaling Up The Remote Tote
Scaling Up The Remote Tote
The Remote Tote is the right size for everyday carry — but what if you need it bigger? This tutorial walks through exactly how to enlarge the pattern from 18"... Read more...
Silo Dress Feature
Silo Dress Feature
Learn more about the Silo Dress pattern. Originally released in 2022, this sleeveless dress sewing pattern is a wonderful layering piece for all season. Read about the design, construction highlights... Read more...
Collar Finishing: Stitching in the Ditch
Collar Finishing: Stitching in the Ditch
There's more than one way to close a collar stand — and the method you choose changes how your finished shirt looks from the outside. This guide covers all four... Read more...
Remote Tote Sewing Pattern
Remote Tote Sewing Pattern
Designed with air travel in mind but built for every day, the Remote Tote is a zippered tote bag with a water bottle sleeve, luggage handle strap, interior and exterior... Read more...
Shirt Button Placement Tips
Shirt Button Placement Tips
Button placement on a sewing pattern is a suggestion, not a rule — and getting it right for your body makes the difference between a shirt that gaps and one... Read more...
Sew Perfect Collar Points Every Time
Sew Perfect Collar Points Every Time
Getting a sharp collar point is one of those sewing details that separates a homemade look from a professional one. This quick technique — learned from fashion professor Abigail Glaum-Lathbury... Read more...
Drafting Choice Pattern Variations
Drafting Choice Pattern Variations
The Choice Pattern is a base design built for transformation. This page breaks down six specific variations — collared shirt with front ties, collarless dress with lantern sleeves, cropped top,... Read more...
Why I Never Skip The Muslin
Why I Never Skip The Muslin
Every sewist knows the feeling — new pattern in hand, total confidence, and then the final try-on doesn't quite deliver. Jonnie has been making patterns professionally for over twenty years... Read more...
One Pattern. Endless Variations.
One Pattern. Endless Variations.
The Choice Pattern is unlike anything else in the Open Studio catalog. Co-designed with fashion professor Abigail Glaum-Lathbury, it starts as a collared button-up with dramatic tails and two sleeve... Read more...
Penland School of Craft 2024
Penland School of Craft 2024
For two weeks at Penland School of Craft, we taught a group of sewists of all levels how to build a personalized wardrobe from scratch — fitting the Bumper Jumper,... Read more...
FREE Collarless Template For The Swing Coat
FREE Collarless Template For The Swing Coat
The Swing Coat just got a new look. Download the free collarless template and swap out the notched collar for a sleek, minimal neckline — no pattern drafting skills required.... Read more...
Disco Tee Dress Pattern Hack
Disco Tee Dress Pattern Hack
Already made every color of the Disco Tee? Take it further. This pattern hack walks you through drafting a custom A-line skirt block directly from your measurements and attaching it... Read more...
Silo Dress Pattern Hack: Long Vest
Silo Dress Pattern Hack: Long Vest
Not a dress person? The Silo Dress pattern has more to offer than you might think. Jonnie walks through every pattern modification needed to turn it into a long open-front... Read more...
Remnant Re-Make Hip Pack Kit
Remnant Re-Make Hip Pack Kit
What's better than recycling production waste? Using it up before it even needs to leave the building. Open Studio Patterns teamed up with Elizabeth Suzann Studio to turn leftover denim... Read more...
How To Print Digital Sewing Patterns
How To Print Digital Sewing Patterns
Just downloaded your first PDF sewing pattern and not sure what to do next? This guide covers everything — printing at home in US Letter or A4 using Adobe Acrobat's... Read more...
Gable Shirt Sew Along
Gable Shirt Sew Along
The Gable Shirt is deceptively simple — a collarless button-front with clean neckline binding and two very different sleeve options, one understated and one that makes a real statement. Leigh... Read more...
Bumper Jumper Sew Along
Bumper Jumper Sew Along
Every handmade wardrobe needs a jumpsuit. The Bumper Jumper is a blank slate — wear it belted with leftover scraps, add an elastic back channel for shaping, or leave it... Read more...
Silo Dress Sew Along
Silo Dress Sew Along
The Silo Dress is one of those patterns that works in every season — standing collar, big pockets, and low shaped armholes that are just as good under a sweater... Read more...
BOOK REVIEW: The Conscious Closet
BOOK REVIEW: The Conscious Closet
If you sew your own clothes, you're already ahead of the curve — but Elizabeth Cline's The Conscious Closet will push your thinking further. Libby reviews the standout chapters on... Read more...
Disco Tee Sew Along
Disco Tee Sew Along
Knits don't have to be intimidating. This Disco Tee sew along covers both variations of the pattern — the fitted tee and the relaxed dolman — with Leigh's tips for... Read more...
Shop Pant Sew Along
Shop Pant Sew Along
The Shop Pant is our most popular pattern — and for good reason. This five-part video sew along with Leigh covers every step from prep and pockets through zipper fly,... Read more...
Day Dress Pattern Hack: Adding fullness
Day Dress Pattern Hack: Adding fullness
The slash and spread method is one of the most useful pattern making techniques you can learn — and the Day Dress is the perfect place to try it. Pattern... Read more...
How to Bind a Neckline
How to Bind a Neckline
Bias tape is one of the cleanest ways to finish a neckline or armhole — and once you know the steps, it goes fast. This tutorial walks you through all... Read more...
Hip Pack Sew Along
Hip Pack Sew Along
Grab your Hip Pack pattern and sew along with us. This video sew along walks you through every step of constructing the Hip Pack, from cutting to finishing — share... Read more...
Crossover Cardigan Hack
Crossover Cardigan Hack
Love the Crossover Cardigan but want a closed-up version? Leigh walks through every pattern modification needed to turn the open-front cardigan into a boxy woven pullover with a contrast yoke... Read more...
Define your Uniform
Define your Uniform
Before you sew a single garment, it helps to know what you want your wardrobe to mean. Libby shares a writing exercise from a Design Your Own Uniform class at... Read more...
Slow Robe Pattern Hack: Kantha Quilt Jacket
Slow Robe Pattern Hack: Kantha Quilt Jacket
Your sewing patterns should work harder for you. Jonnie shows how to hack the Slow Robe pattern into a cozy open-front jacket using a repurposed Kantha cotton throw — no... Read more...
Power of the Needle
Power of the Needle
Sewing your own clothes isn't just a hobby — it's one of the most sustainable choices you can make in fashion. Libby from Sew Co. reflects on the joy of... Read more...
Slippers 3 Ways
Slippers 3 Ways
The Cozy Slipper pattern is more versatile than you think. Leigh from Sew Co. walks through three completely different construction approaches — faux sheepskin, Oriole matelassé with a leather sole,... Read more...
Making Bias Tape
Making Bias Tape
Don't throw away your fabric scraps — turn them into bias tape. In this step-by-step tutorial, Libby shows you how to cut a single square of fabric on the diagonal... Read more...
Welcome 2022!
Welcome 2022!
We heard you. More time, more education, more pattern versatility — our community survey shaped everything we're building in 2022. Get a first look at our upcoming six-style capsule collection,... Read more...
Washing and pressing fabric before cutting — fabric preparation step for home sewing
Preparing and Cutting Fabric for Sewing
Getting your fabric cut accurately is the foundation of every great sewing project. Expert sewer Leigh from Sew Co walks you through every step — from washing and pressing your... Read more...
Learn How to Measure Your Body for Sewing
Learn How to Measure Your Body for Sewing
Before you cut a single piece of fabric, you need accurate body measurements. John and Rosie from Sew Co walk you through every key measurement — bust, waist, hips, thigh,... Read more...