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Curated by In the Folds 

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:

  • 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.

  • Community-centred content: Sew-alongs, tutorials and sneak peeks of upcoming patterns and projects that we’re working on for you. 

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 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.

  • Community-centred content: Sew-alongs, tutorials and sneak peeks of upcoming patterns and projects that we’re working on for you. 

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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: 

  • 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.

  • Community-centred content: Sew-alongs, tutorials and sneak peeks of upcoming patterns and projects that we’re working on for you. 

  • 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.

  • 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

What do you do when you’ve chosen a pattern and found the perfect fabric… except it’s a little too sheer and the pattern isn’t lined?

Or you want to add a lining to a coat you’re going to make for a top quality finish?

Or if a skirt needs a lining so it doesn’t cling? 

Knowing how to draft and sew linings is a fantastic skill to add to your toolkit. Never pass on a pattern you love because it isn’t lined, and extend the functionality of the patterns you already own!

Part two of our latest In the Folds garment sewing series, the Sewing linings Skills Kit is a comprehensive guide to sewing the linings you have drafted using part one, the Drafting linings Skills Kit

This resource covers all the nitty gritty about linings. It will help you achieve a professional finish and give you confidence when selecting lining fabric. It covers what to consider when sewing linings with unattached hems, buttons, waistbands, zips and facings and more, and will ensure you no longer feel out of your depth when it comes to adding linings to your garments.

Using the In the Folds Ormond coat, Barkly skirt and Stow and Cartwright dress patterns as the learning foundation, you’ll be equipped with extensive new lining skills that you can then apply to other designs in your own personal pattern collection.

The skills covered in this Kit:

  • Understanding lining fabrics - when to choose different fabrics
  • Lining jackets and coats (Ormond)
  • Lining skirts with waistbands and facings (Barkly)
  • Linings and zips
  • Lining dresses with and without sleeves (Stow and Cartwright)
  • Different methods for lining garments with facings

These tutorials have been created so you can use them over and over, and adapt them to any project you like. 

Please note: Although the tutorials from the Sewing linings Skills Kit can be applied to a range of patterns, the tutorials are based on lining patterns drafted using the Drafting linings Skills Kit and In the Folds Ormond, Barkly, Stow and Cartwright patterns. We recommend working through the tutorials using the related patterns and Skills Kit, before applying them to other patterns. Current Curated members can purchase the related patterns and resource from our Past Issues catalogue, for $15AUD (plus taxes).

Mighty Networks group

We will be working on everything together in our Mighty Networks group with sewalongs for the Barkly skirt and Ormond coat. 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

The content covered in the Sewing linings Skills Kit is suitable for sewists of all levels. 

If you’re new to lining garments, we recommend starting with the Barkly skirt, moving onto the Cartwright and Stow dress patterns, and finishing with the biggest skill builder of them all, the Ormond coat.

Digital product details

The Sewing linings Skills Kit: 86 pages of sewing 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.

More info

Curated by In the Folds brings you projects that empower you to become a more confident maker. Sign-up today to receive your first project (the Sewing linings Skills Kit) and then your recurring charge will continue on the first of each month, when you receive the new month's project. Cancel your subscription or skip a month anytime.

The Sewing linings Skills Kit is only available by signing up to Curated by October 31st, 2024. It will be released as a standalone product in 2025.

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.

Customer Reviews

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Kate M.
Excellent instructions

Love your"copy my clothes" skill builder. Instructions are crystal clear. Started with a long knit sleeveless dress. Turned out great!
Excited to try a pair of favorite jeans eventually. Sewkitekate

So happy to hear this, Kate! Your review just made our day.

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Kathy G
Love this group and more!

The patterns, instructions and monthly interactions with the In The Folds hosts are great and has really helped to improve my skills. The online group is pure joy. Everyone is positive, shares very useful information and other resources beyond In The Fold. I take part every month even I am not working on a project because I love the group. I love the style of ITF clothing and as a beginner, being part of this group has built my wardrobe, sewing tools/skills and pattern library. I love having fabrics I pick and clothes that fit me.

Wow, Kathy! Thank you so much. We're so happy we can help you on your sewing journey!

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Jo
So much more than a pattern-a-month subscription

The team at ITF are all about skill building so you can apply those skills to any pattern you like in future - beautiful construction techniques, fitting to the wearers body, adjusting or "hacking" a pattern to make it your own. Often the monthly projects are designed in a series - such as, learn options and skills to make a collared shirt, then make a collared shirt, then hack it to make it your own as a dress etc. The Foldies online community is also very supportive and well organised using Mighty Networks. I love it!

Thank you so much for this, Jo! Glad you love our learning approach.

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Marie Z Johansen
So Very Worth A Subscription!

Early on I got the feeling that In The Folds was a bit different. They were always generous with sharing their knowledge, quick to fully and helpfully answer questions all the while offering designs that I - as an older sewist - loved! Clean lines, great directions and patterns that appeal to ALL age groups. What’s not to love? !

A subscription to In The Folds is well worth the small cost and I love encouraging a group that is so welcoming and talented! We need more like them. I urge any sewist - from beginner to advanced- to consider at least trying a subscription. You will, no doubt learn something, support a special group, and have access to patterns that suit all shapes, sizes and ages! Perhaps like me, once you try a subscription you will wonder why you waited so long and will continue to look forward to each new edition!

Keep up the great work!

Marie, this review has MADE OUR DAY! Thanks you SO MUCH.

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Jenni Hearn
Learning Heaps!!

I am a self taught sewer so finding this resource has been wonderful. I am finally learning to do things properly. So far I have only made the Kealy Tee Shirt but I was very happy with how it turned out. A little glitch here and there but it's all a learning experience. The community is very supportive and I love seeing what others have made.

We are so happy to hear you're finding our resources helpful, Jenni! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review.