When I was 13, I’d attempted to sew myself a toga dress I’d designed myself. I wasn’t exactly what you would call adept at the sewing machine but misguided as I was in my quest in being the next big fashion designer, I carried on and it looked exactly as my sketches. I was so proud of myself then and would have been even prouder of my creation if not for the fact that it ripped into half immediately when I tried putting it on…
How I wish I’d something like Burdastyle.com then! An open source for patterns, sewing tips and articles, this is definitely not your grandmother’s knitting circle. Launched in Feb 2007, Burdastyle.com gets its name from Burda Mode, a pattern company, founded by Aenne Burda in 1949. Published in 90 countries and 16 languages, Burda patterns are now brought online in the form of this community with several patterns released in collections for downloads. Maybe I should get in touch with my inner designer again…
