Curated by ITF
Are you ready to make clothes you will wear, love and cherish?
In the Folds offers a monthly subscription that brings together patterns, techniques and answers your specific questions, all in one place, within the In the Folds community.
Curated by ITF projects will help you learn more skills, instead of just making more clothes.
Sewing a handmade wardrobe you are proud of is about learning the skills and building on them over time. With these resources (and access to our online community group), you will build a resource and pattern library that you can refer to on your handmade journey, empowering you to sew a wardrobe that you love, one piece and one skill at a time. We are excited for you to join us.
More information about Curated by In the Folds can be found here.
Choose the right subscription level for you by checking out the details below.
Skill Builder
With the Skill Builder subscription, receive first access to new projects that include new patterns, fitting resources or hack kits - resources that will help you on your sewing, pattern making and fitting journey.
You’ll gain access to:
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New monthly projects: You will receive your first project when you sign up and then on the first of every month, you’ll receive a new project straight to your inbox. Each project will teach you new skills and build on what we’ve been learning each month.
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Community-centred content: Sew-alongs, tutorials and sneak peeks of upcoming patterns and projects that we’re working on for you.
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Access to our ITF community platform: Connect with other makers. Share ideas, inspiration and questions in our exclusive online group.
Feel supported as you work on the same project as other makers.
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Be part of the future vision of In the Folds: Share your opinions and answer polls discussing new designs and future content. We want to make content that you’re going to love month after month. With your support, this is how we’re going to do it!
Please note: you will be charged your first month's subscription fee when you sign-up and receive the current project directly to your inbox. After that, you will be charged on the first of each month and receive your new project on the first of each month.
Super Supporter
For long-time supporters of In the Folds, our Super Supporter subscription enables you to get access to all of our exclusive monthly content in the Skill Builder tier whilst supporting the creation of our free content.
Many of you have asked us how you can support us further (thank you!) and this option ensures you also get access to the patterns and community first.
You will also receive a discount code each month.
You’ll gain access to:
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New monthly projects: You will receive your first project when you sign up and then on the first of every month, you’ll receive a new project straight to your inbox. This will teach you new skills and build on what we’ve been learning each month.
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Community-centred content: Sew-alongs, tutorials and sneak peeks of upcoming patterns and projects that we’re working on for you.
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Access to our ITF community platform: Connect with other makers. Share ideas, inspiration and questions in our exclusive online group.
Feel supported as you work on the same project as other makers.
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Be part of the future vision of In the Folds: Share your opinions and answer polls discussing new designs and future content. We want to make content that you’re going to love month after month. With your support, this is how we’re going to do it!
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10% off patterns: To thank you for your support and dedication to our brand, we'd like to say thank you by offering you a 10% discount code each month that you can use on PDF and printed patterns.
Please note: you will be charged your first month's subscription fee when you sign-up and receive the current project directly to your inbox. After that, you will be charged on the first of each month and receive your new project on the first of each month.
Skill Sharer
You love what we do at In the Folds and you would like to share it with another maker.
The Skill Sharer tier enables you to pay for your own subscription to the Skill Builder tier and gift one to another maker who cannot afford the subscription at the moment.
If you’d like to sign-up to receive a gifted membership from someone in our community find more details here.
You and another member of our community will gain access to:
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New monthly projects: You will receive your first project when you sign up and then on the first of every month, you’ll receive a new project straight to your inbox. This will teach you new skills and build on what we’ve been learning each month.
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Community-centred content: Sew-alongs, tutorials and sneak peeks of upcoming patterns and projects that we’re working on for you.
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Access to our ITF community platform: Connect with other makers. Share ideas, inspiration and questions in our exclusive online group.
Feel supported as you work on the same project as other makers.
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Be part of the future vision of In the Folds: Share your opinions and answer polls discussing new designs and future content. We want to make content that you’re going to love month after month. With your support, this is how we’re going to do it!
This tier allows another maker access to the subscription (which we will organise). It is not gifting to a friend. If you would prefer to gift a membership to a friend or family member, select this membership tier and provide us with their name and email address in the notes at checkout. Please be aware that at this stage, gifted memberships are a manual process (we're working on it), which means your friend or loved one will not receive the project instantly.
Please note: you will be charged your first month's subscription fee when you sign-up and receive the current project directly to your inbox. After that, you will be charged on the first of each month and receive your new project on the first of each month.
This Month's Project
You’ve added foundational patternmaking skills to your sewing toolkit with our Copy Your Clothes Skills Kit.
So, where to now?
Well, learning how to draft patterns from ready-to-wear garments is only half the fun!
Part two of our Copy Your Clothes Series is all about making them your own.
This month’s project, the Make It Your Own Skills Kit, will help you turn your patterns and wardrobe ideas into truly unique-to-you garments.
Through a number of prompts we’ll help you consider the different areas of each garment to determine if fit adjustments are needed or style alterations desired. Then we’ll show you how to apply a range of professional patternmaking techniques and skills to achieve the exact look you’re after. Use the resource to personalise patterns you’ve drafted from a ready-to-wear garment, or a pattern from your stash!
Skills you will learn
- Altering garment fit through grading and darts
- Dart manipulation
- Panel lines - horizontal, princess, curved and variations
- Changing a garment's shape - length, fit, removing sleeves, adjusting armholes, waist height
- Adding volume
- Drafting facings
As always, these tutorials have been created so you can use them over and over and adapt them to any project you like.
The adjustments are supported by a range of tutorials that cover everything you need to know about tracing patterns, marking notches, adding seam allowances, and checking and truing patterns and darts.
Mighty Networks group
Once again, we will be working on everything together in our Mighty Networks group. This means that you will be able to ask questions, share your makes and connect with other makers who are also on a mission to learn new skills and sew clothing in a slow and conscious way.
Difficulty
We've created a range of different fitting tutorials and hacks that you can apply to patterns you’ve drafted from ready-to-wear garments, or any pattern in your stash. They have been designed so that no matter what your patternmaking experience is, there will be something for you.
We recommend starting small and building on your skills one adjustment or hack at a time. This approach will stop you getting overwhelmed or confused. As you take time to fully understand and correctly apply the techniques and skills you’re learning, you can be confident that you will love the process and finished garments all the more!
Digital product details
The Make It Your Own Skills Kit: 128 pages of patternmaking tutorials and content. The booklet is suitable for printing on both A4 and US letter sized paper, or can be viewed onscreen using a PDF viewer.
If you have any questions please see our FAQ and Digital Product Policy.
Have a question?
If you have a question about Curated by ITF visit our FAQ section for more information about the subscription.
We look forward to welcoming you to the In the Folds community.