-Kate Matthews
Mission: We believe that ethnic and historical garments have a lot to offer in the way of inspiration, imagination, and design details, as well as aesthetic and functional beauty. When you combine historic or ethnic styles with modern materials and innovative fabrication, the resulting garments become unique expressions of the maker's vision. Folkwear is proud to contribute one element to each maker's creative process.
Location: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Online shops: Folkwear patterns can be found at www.folkwear.com. The Dealer Locations page of our web site links to the web sites of Folkwear dealers around the world.
Languages spoken: English
Tags: costume, ethnic dress, historical clothing, central asian, japanese, victorian, edwardian, cultural clothing, peasant dress, fisherman's pants, clothing for men
Folkwear is what started me on my journey exploring all the possibilities with thread and cloth----KUDOS for still being here and being the best!
ReplyDeleteIn 1980 my family moved from Brazil back to the United States and I started college at St. Olaf in Minnesota. I went with some friends to Minneapolis where we went into an ethnic store, my first import shop experience. I felt like I had come home! Little did I know that I would spend over 20 years working with ethnic handicrafts.... There was a big basket full of Folkwear patterns and I remember thumbing through them, ideas flooding my head. At that time, I didn't sew so I didn't buy one. But, over the years, I have gotten several of the patterns.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the Afghan nomad dress. It was fun to make (I used silk) and I wore it out. I'm so glad that they are still around and thrilled to have Kate here on TAFA!