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Grainline Studio Blog
2d ago
I’m so excited to announce that starting today the Cortland Trench is available up to a size 32! As has become standard with these re-releases, we’re offering 20% off all Cortland patterns until the end of the week. No code is required, simply add the pattern to your cart and the discount will be applied at checkout. Discount ends Sunday, February 9th at 11:59 CST.
The Cortland Trench was originally launched back in 2021, in sizes 0 – 30. When designing the Cortland, I wanted a trench that felt a bit less formal than a traditional trench, something that felt easier to throw on with my everyda ..read more
Grainline Studio Blog
1w ago
Last January I had big plans for myself, as one occasionally does at the beginning of a new year. I thought I’d try something new, an organized way to jump start my personal sewing plans, I was going to try the Make 9 Challenge. Well my friends, that did not go according to plan. I found it stifling to have already planned out an entire year’s worth of sewing before the end of January. I was constantly stressed because “I said on social media I was going to do this” but instead was sewing other things. Things NOT on my Make 9 list. Things I felt like I couldn’t post about because I was suppose ..read more
Grainline Studio Blog
3w ago
Every Sunday morning since last June, weather permitting, I wake up early with the beagles to get ready for tracking. Only Okie goes, but Poppy is excited to eat early so she gets up with us too. We eat our breakfast, make many travel bevs, then Okie and I load up the car and head 35 miles north, to one of 3 business parks, to meet up with our tracking group and start our morning.
People always ask me what tracking is, and basically I tell them it’s the AKC’s fun and games version of search & rescue. The AKC has a better explanation that of course I never remember.
“AKC Tracking is a cani ..read more
Grainline Studio Blog
3w ago
At the beginning of each new year I like to take a minute to remind everyone that if you are a newsletter subscriber you have exclusive access to our library of free downloads. This includes projects like our perennially popular Hemlock Tee, Pattern Weights, and our Downloadable Pattern Cards.
If you are already a newsletter subscriber, you'll find the code to download patterns, and more, for free at the bottom of your most recent newsletter. If you're not a subscriber yet, sign up here or in the footer below to gain access! If emails aren't your thing, you can always purchase any of these p ..read more
Grainline Studio Blog
1M ago
Well I truly cannot believe it, it’s somehow 2025! I spent the last month or so of 2024 sick so it really crept up on me this year. Every year I take the two weeks of Christmas & New Year’s off to relax, reset, and catch up on projects I’ve let go for too long, and this year was no exception, though it was a little lighter than I’d hoped on the catching up due to a lingering cough.
Pattern | Yarn
First up on my list of projects was another pair of socks for my mom. Every year for Christmas I make her a pair, and she’s the only person I would use a size 0 needle for because she actually we ..read more
Grainline Studio Blog
2M ago
If you've been waiting on the printed version of the Poppy Dress, your wait is over. The paper Poppy pattern is now in stock and shipping in both of our size ranges, 0 – 18 and 14 – 32! We added it to the shop during our sale but things were so hectic with getting your orders out I forgot to announce it formally until now. Time to grab a copy and sew up a fun holiday dress!
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Grainline Studio Blog
2M ago
Our biggest sale of the year is ending tonight, so if you've had your eye on a pattern or kit, now's the time to grab it!
30% off PDF Patterns
25% off Printed Patterns
20% Kits & Bags
Through Tuesday, December 3rd at 11:59 CST ..read more
Grainline Studio Blog
2M ago
It's the time of year that many of you have been waiting for, our yearly Give Thanks Sale! We have a lot to be thankful for around Grainline HQ, especially over the past years, but most of all we're thankful for you! We love interacting with each and every one of you who've sewn a pattern, commented on a post, emailed us, etc. This year we're putting on our biggest sale ever:
30% off PDF Patterns
25% off Printed Patterns
20% Kits & Bags
Through Tuesday, December 3rd at 11:59 CST!
For this year-end sale we've brought back a limited quantity of our Town & Field Bag Fabric Kits in our m ..read more
Grainline Studio Blog
3M ago
One of my favorite parts of starting a brand new sewing project is picking out the perfect fabric, but at the same time that process can also feel a bit overwhelming. If you’re lucky enough to have a fabric store that stocks a variety of garment fabric near you the process is much easier, you get to feel the fabric and have the assistance of the experts working in the shop. For those of us who have to shop online for our garment fabric it can be a bit more trying, especially as more and more online stores stop offering swatching services. Add to that the ability to order almost any type of fab ..read more
Grainline Studio Blog
3M ago
Today I’m excited to share more about one of the collaborations that brought our Poppy Dress to life. For View D of our recent photoshoot, we had the pleasure of working with Annie and Yvonne, the creative minds behind Yardblox Fabrics, to select the perfect textiles for our samples.
Yardblox was founded with a mission to provide a curated selection of high-quality fashion and designer fabrics, sourced from some of the top producers around the world. What sets them apart is their flexibility - whether you're a home sewist looking for just a yard of that perfect print, or a small designer needi ..read more