Our ArtBarn team works with fabric all the work-day long, cutting schlepping, shipping, shooting, naming and...dreaming of what we want to sew!

Tags: ArtBarn, Butterick Patterns, Cotton, Ikat, Indian Cottons, Pants, Soft Pants, Summer Dress, Vest, Vogue Patterns, Woven Fabrics

All of us in the ArtBarn team have been oohing and aaahing over the latest collection of Japanese cottons and linens. In a spur of the moment sew-along, we each chose a cut of a favorite fabric, then over the past week, whipped up a garment to show our customers. Here are the results with sewing/tweaking notes, pattern photos, line drawings and links...

Tags: ArtBarn, Butterick Patterns, Cotton, Linen, Marcy Gallery, Shirts, Style, Summer Dress, Tunic

I’ve been gathering a collection of eyelets, embroideries and lace for the website for months, so when the warm weather hit last week, I hit the studio. Last summer I made black eyelet pants and loved them. This season I'm coveting a loose floaty top, combining a current Marcy pattern with a fabric from our new Eyelet Collection.

Tags: Butterick Patterns, Cotton, Marcy Gallery, Shirts, Shrug, Vogue Patterns, Woven Fabrics

Tags: Coat, Cotton, Digital, French, Jacket, Pants, Woven Fabrics