New Pattern Company

I am very happy to have stumbled across this pattern company; and especially so as they are Australian! StyleArc is headed by Chloe Parker and she has  created some classic patterns that are updated each month with fashion forward choices. I bought the Safari Sam overshirt as I wanted a few of these in basic colours as I have seen Donna Hay wearing them on her new cooking show and they look so chic. I started sewing the shirt on the weekend and it is all coming together nicely. I must stress that the instructions are very limited and you do need to have sewing experience to put it all together. I would not suggest this pattern for a beginner. What I also liked was the paper that the pattern is made from. White paper patterns are printed on 49gsm paper (* this is a heavy white paper used in the ragtrade industry - not tissue) and require you to cut them out. Brown paper patterns are printed on to a heavier card 170gsm which is pre cut in our studio and delivered to you on a metal hook industry style.

Safari Sam Overshirt

I went for the white paper and am very happy. I didn't want to commit to heavy card in case of alterations(which I did have to make)

Chloe is very friendly and helpful. I had emailed her after receiving my free pattern that comes along with any orders for the month of May, and she was very quick to respond and help me out.

I will post and review  the finished shirt as soon as it done.