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caption: "The pattern illustration for Penelope"
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date: "2018-06-29"
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intro: "I'm very happy to announce the immeadiate availability of the Penelope Pencil Skirt , out in beta today."
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title: "Announcing the Penelope Pencil Skirt; And our womenswear roadmap"
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I'm very happy to announce the immeadiate availability of
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[the Penelope Pencil Skirt](/patterns/penelope), out in beta today.
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Penelope was designed by
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[@woutervdub](/users/woutervdub) who also signed for [benjamin](/patterns/benjamin).
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## Freesewing is not (just) for menswear
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This new foray into womenswear foreshadows our plans for the second half of this year.
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That's right, we're going to be making more patterns for ladies.
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Freesewing has a bit of a menswear reputation,
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since historically we've had a lot more patterns for men than for ladies.
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But that doesn't mean women are second-class citizens here.
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It's just a side-effect of how this project was historically run by a man.
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Can you blame a brother for designing patterns he'd like to wear himself?
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Today, freesewing is a communal effort, and there's plenty of ladies involved.
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So it only make sense to make a conscious effort to do something for our sisters.
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And that's exactly what we'll be doing.
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We've got another pattern in the pipeline that is not only for women, but also by a woman.
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By [@AlfaLyr](/users/alfalyr) in particular, who has designed a circle skirt pattern that
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is going to land here real soon.
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In parallel, I'll be working with [@AnnekeCaramin](/users/annekecaramin) on a female equivalent for
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[Brian](/patterns/brian), our basic body block on which many of our patterns are based.
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The idea is to make a quality bodice block for ladies that is made-to-measure and
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can handle the common fitting issues automatically. I'm talking about full bust adjustment, sway back, these kind of things.
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Once we have that block, expect us to spin it into a bunch of dresses and tops.
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And as always, if you have pattern design skills but are a bit intimidated by the platform,
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reach out to us to see if we can join forces to make your ideas a reality.
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