Helen's Closet

  We all know that pockets are great. Having pockets in our garments is a continuous struggle when it comes to RTW, but for those of us who sew it...

The Cassidy Wrap Top comes with two cup size ranges: B-cup (sizes 0-22) and D-cup (sizes 12-34). Both size ranges were drafted based on their own blocks and have an...

  We’re thrilled to have partnered with Mari of Sew Happy to create a full June Shorts & Pants sewalong video! You can find Mari on YouTube and Instagram where...

  We’re back with another sewalong video from Mari of Sew Happy! In addition to a June sewalong, she's also created a full Cassidy Wrap Top sewalong video for us!...

One of the questions we get often about our Yanta Overalls pattern is “Can I make these for my ?” I’ve been wanting to make Sam a pair of Yantas...

One of the questions we got during the Wildwood Jacket and Vest launch was: Can I make Wildwood in fleece or line it with sherpa? You know I love sewing...

I played around a lot when I was designing Wildwood. Quilted garments are often finished with bias binding and I toyed with the idea of eliminating the bias in favour...

In the previous blog post we showed you how to add a dart to your Wildwood Jacket and Vest. But Wildwood is a quilted garment so how do you sew...

The Wildwood Jacket and Vest pattern does not have chest darts as it is designed to be gender inclusive. It is drafted to fit a variety of body types. When...

One of the things we played around with a lot when we were developing Wildwood was trying to make it a reversible jacket. As is, the cool overlapping seam construction...

In case you missed it, we just launched our new jeans pattern, the Brooks Jeans! We are so excited to finally have a jeans pattern in our collection. You can...

Today I want to answer a question we’ve gotten about our Arden Pants pattern: “Can I make Arden for my ?” The answer is yes! While we did draft this...