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Archer Button-Up yoke pattern pieces showing bias-cut outer yoke and straight-grain inner yoke layouts with notch marks

Archer Yoke on the Bias

Jen Beeman

A quick little tip for your plaid Archers if you'd like to cut your outer yoke on the bias, consider cutting the inside yoke on the straight grain. I find...

Archer Yoke on the Bias

Jen Beeman

A quick little tip for your plaid Archers if you'd like to cut your outer yoke on the bias, consider cutting the inside yoke on the straight grain. I find...

Archer Button-Up pattern pieces on green plaid fabric with a red line marked across underarm points for plaid matching

Quick & Easy Plaid Matching

Jen Beeman

I've gotten a lot of questions about plaid matching since the release of the Archer Button Up Shirt and especially now with Archer Appreciation Month. Today I'm going to show...

Quick & Easy Plaid Matching

Jen Beeman

I've gotten a lot of questions about plaid matching since the release of the Archer Button Up Shirt and especially now with Archer Appreciation Month. Today I'm going to show...

Grainline Studio banner announcing Archer Appreciation Month overlaid on a dark green Archer Button-Up on a dress form

December is Archer Appreciation Month

Jen Beeman

Hey guys, I have some super exciting news for you. Erin of Miss Crayola Creepy and Rochelle of Lucky Lucille have put together a little challenge called Archer Appreciation Month...

December is Archer Appreciation Month

Jen Beeman

Hey guys, I have some super exciting news for you. Erin of Miss Crayola Creepy and Rochelle of Lucky Lucille have put together a little challenge called Archer Appreciation Month...

Two mirror selfies showing a Scout Tee variation in black and white ikat print, with black leggings and matching print pants

Long Sleeved Scout Variation

Jen Beeman

Okay, are you all ready for the tutorial portion of this variation? Here we go! Crazy patterned tights are optional, you will need the Scout Tee pattern however. Figure 01...

Long Sleeved Scout Variation

Jen Beeman

Okay, are you all ready for the tutorial portion of this variation? Here we go! Crazy patterned tights are optional, you will need the Scout Tee pattern however. Figure 01...

Black and white photo of a Scout Tee variation in geometric ikat print, lengthened to tunic length with three-quarter sleeves

Geometric 3/4 Sleeve Scout Variation

Jen Beeman

I've been getting loads of emails for a long time all asking this question... "How do I make the Scout with longer sleeves?" Well I finally got it together and...

Geometric 3/4 Sleeve Scout Variation

Jen Beeman

I've been getting loads of emails for a long time all asking this question... "How do I make the Scout with longer sleeves?" Well I finally got it together and...

Moss Skirt in navy organic cotton sateen with gold polka dot print, hung on a wooden skirt hanger

Grainline Moss Skirt x Spoonflower

Jen Beeman

A few weeks ago Spoonflower contacted me about trying out one of my patterns in some of their fabric and of course I said yes. I never say no to...

Grainline Moss Skirt x Spoonflower

Jen Beeman

A few weeks ago Spoonflower contacted me about trying out one of my patterns in some of their fabric and of course I said yes. I never say no to...

Side profile of person wearing the Bray cable knit slouchy hat in rust, paired with a gray sweater, against a brick wall

Bray Hat by Brooklyn Tweed

Jen Beeman

Fall has arrived, let the knitting posts commence! I was seriously drooling when the Autumn '13 Brooklyn Tweed patterns came out, those colors, the photography, the cables! Talk about a...

Bray Hat by Brooklyn Tweed

Jen Beeman

Fall has arrived, let the knitting posts commence! I was seriously drooling when the Autumn '13 Brooklyn Tweed patterns came out, those colors, the photography, the cables! Talk about a...

Portside Travel Set duffle in natural canvas with navy colorblock and webbing straps, resting on a log surrounded by foliage

Meet the Portside Travel Set

Jen Beeman

It's here finally here, the Portside Travel Set! I'm pretty pumped up about this new pattern, I mean I always say that, but I really am. I'd been looking around...

Meet the Portside Travel Set

Jen Beeman

It's here finally here, the Portside Travel Set! I'm pretty pumped up about this new pattern, I mean I always say that, but I really am. I'd been looking around...

Three views of Hemlock Tee dress in black and gray paint-smear print jersey, styled with navy tights and black ankle boots

Sew Tell | Portia of Miss P

Jen Beeman

One thing I really love to see is people taking my patterns and adapting them to make something completely new. That's exactly what Portia did with her Hemlock Dress, it's...

Sew Tell | Portia of Miss P

Jen Beeman

One thing I really love to see is people taking my patterns and adapting them to make something completely new. That's exactly what Portia did with her Hemlock Dress, it's...

Grainline Studio Archer class at Lillstreet Arts Center featuring a navy plaid Archer Button-Up and pattern line drawings

Archer Class at Lillstreet Arts Center

Jen Beeman

Some exciting news if you're in Chicago and have been wanting to make your own Archer Button Down Shirt - I'll be teaching a class at the Lillstreet Arts Center...

Archer Class at Lillstreet Arts Center

Jen Beeman

Some exciting news if you're in Chicago and have been wanting to make your own Archer Button Down Shirt - I'll be teaching a class at the Lillstreet Arts Center...

Maritime Shorts pattern pieces showing concave and convex pocket curve pieces in size 6, on a brown worktable

Concave and Convex Curves

Jen Beeman

I get a lot of questions about sewing the pockets on the Maritime Shorts. Specifically people want to know why the edges of the two pattern pieces aren't the same...

Concave and Convex Curves

Jen Beeman

I get a lot of questions about sewing the pockets on the Maritime Shorts. Specifically people want to know why the edges of the two pattern pieces aren't the same...

Four-panel lifestyle collage: striped pouch with moccasins, black boots by white flowers, plaid fabric, and a fragrance box

Life Lately v.02

Jen Beeman

shoes and fabric for a hemlock tee via steph more new shoes and some anemone blooming ran into some really lovely ladies at the logan square farmers market testing out...

Life Lately v.02

Jen Beeman

shoes and fabric for a hemlock tee via steph more new shoes and some anemone blooming ran into some really lovely ladies at the logan square farmers market testing out...

Front and side views of handknit striped socks in gray, red, and brown, standing on a stool against a brick wall

Seafaring Socks

Jen Beeman

New socks from my favorite old pattern, Priscilla's Dream Socks, this time knit up with tinier needles and yarn. I usually use a sport weight but this time went with...

Seafaring Socks

Jen Beeman

New socks from my favorite old pattern, Priscilla's Dream Socks, this time knit up with tinier needles and yarn. I usually use a sport weight but this time went with...