When the Handmade Wardrobe Year started in January, it was an experiment in commitment - a consistent group of makers showing up together, class after class, for a full year. What that creates, it turns out, is something you can't replicate: a community that builds alongside the skills. Four months in, this cohort has worked through nine garments.

There’s something empowering about sewing from a PDF pattern. Instant access. No waiting. A whole new world of independent designers at your fingertips.

If you’re new to PDF patterns, though, they can feel slightly mysterious at first.

Let’s walk through it together.

A community sew-along for the Merchant & Mills Weekender Bag

 The Merchant & Mills Weekender Bag is thoughtfully designed, beautifully utilitarian, and full of satisfying construction details. It’s the kind of make many of us want to start, but don’t always find the time to finish on our own.

That’s exactly why we’re hosting a Community Sew-Along.