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The blog of Fehr Trade, an activewear pattern company that helps people sew their own activewear. Useful for sewists who want to make leggings, tops and similar garments.
Sewing activewear garments, with guidance on stretch fabrics and patterns.
A post in the in-progress series about a historical shirt. The author worked out the fabric needed from the drafting rectangles and bought a viscose and linen mix. The post also says that a commercial shirt pattern from another maker would have saved effort.
Visit linkExplains that the company's own pattern shop has closed and lists where patterns are sold now: its Etsy shop, plus stockists in the US, Canada and New Zealand. The formerly free basic patterns, including an arm band pocket, arm sleeves and a compression bottom block, now sell through Etsy for a small fee.
Visit linkThe founder, Melissa Fehr, started with digital activewear patterns and runs the business from a floating home on the Thames in London. Every pattern is road-tested by her and a team of fellow fit sewists. She also runs and cycles, and sews much of her own gear.
Visit linkFehrTrade is built around sewing for movement. Its patterns and its book cover activewear basics such as leggings, vest tops, cycling tops and a hoodie, along with methods for robust seams, a gusset for leggings, raglan sleeves, a thumb cuff and a wide yoga-style waistband. The book also works through the fit problems that sport clothes raise and how to adapt the basic blocks to them. The blog adds a global list of exercise fabric suppliers and a list of cycling sewing suppliers, plus an in-progress series of historical costume garments.
Read the noteStart with the book Sew Your Own Activewear, which covers the basic blocks, fit adjustments and fabric choice, then use the exercise fabric supplier list before buying cloth. Because the pattern shop has closed, the Etsy shop is the current route to the patterns.
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