Meet Alina, the maker behind the Dogwood Apron November 22, 2019Helen Wilkinson Thank you so much for all the love for the Dogwood Apron yesterday! We are so glad you love aprons as much as we do. Several of you are already...
Introducing the Dogwood Apron November 22, 2019Helen Wilkinson This is a very special collaboration between Helen's Closet Patterns and Dogwood Denim! Alina Kroeker, the founder of Dogwood Denim, designed this fabulous maker apron. She wanted to bring it...
Introducing the Pona Jacket November 07, 2019Helen Wilkinson We're over the moon to launch our latest sewing pattern, the Pona Jacket! We could not be more excited to share this one with you all. We are obsessed with...
Fashion History: Feed Sack Fashion October 28, 2019Chloe Numbers Hello friends! In addition to sewing, one of my (Chloe) main interests is fashion history. I spend a lot of my free time reading about fashion history, watching videos about...
It's Blackwood Cardigan Season Again! October 21, 2019Chloe Numbers There are so many things to get excited about when autumn arrives- there are the beautiful colours, decorative gourds, scarves, merry squirrels gathering acorns, candles, and best of all, sewing...
Welcome to our new Website! October 11, 2019Helen Wilkinson Today is a pretty special week for us here at Helen's Closet Patterns. Since the start of this blog in 2015, I have not had a chance to really create...
Wednesday Weekly #190 October 02, 2019Chloe Numbers Hello makers! I am back in Vancouver, feeling refreshed and energized. While I was away, autumn truly arrived. I'm feeling inspired to get going with sewing cozy knits! News (clockwise...
Wednesday Weekly #189 September 18, 2019Chloe Numbers Hello makers, happy Wednesday! I (Chloe) am writing you this Wednesday Weekly all the way from São Paulo, Brazil. The fact that I'm still able to write this weekly round-up...
Wednesday Weekly #188 September 11, 2019Chloe Numbers Happy Wednesday, makers! Well, it happened- the weather turned in Vancouver, and it feels like autumn is really coming on. In fact, today I broke out my trusty flannel York...
Wednesday Weekly #187 September 04, 2019Chloe Numbers Happy Wednesday, makers! The past few weeks have been a busy blur over here; we wrapped up Ashton August, which we had SO much fun with, and all of a...
Wednesday Weekly #186 August 28, 2019Chloe Numbers Hello makers, happy Wednesday! Wherever you are in the world, we hope that this end of August transition time is treating you well. We can't believe that next week will...
Wednesday Weekly #185 August 21, 2019Chloe Numbers Happy Wednesday, makers! We're having so much fun over here at Helen's Closet with Ashton August. We are absolutely loving all of the Ashton Hacks that we're seeing, it's very...