- My French Sewing Glossary. I still clarify definitions, from time to time, as well as add new definitions. You can always leave feedback on that post and I will incorporate your info, though I may not get to it immediately.
- The Au Bonheur Measurement Chart, with Imperial and Metric measurements.
- All of my Au Bonheur posts.
- All Au Bonheur pattern reviews (not just mine). You need a PR account to see these, but you can create a free account.
- A French group blog, Je Couds Au Bonheur des Petites Mains. This translates to "I sew Au Bonheur des Petities Mains [patterns]". Not sure if this blog will remain active, but here is the Google translated version.
- The Au Bonheur discussion on Stitcher's Guild.
- Their website went offline last August, but you can still see a version captured on the WayBack machine. (If you don't know about the WayBack machine, it can be very useful. Just enter the URL of the site you are looking for and see if they have captured it. If they have, they will tell you the dates that they backed up the URL and you view any and all captures.)
What follows is a gallery of my Au Bonheur pieces, in reverse chronological order. Click any picture to see the related blog post.
O WOW! your clothes are fun. I only have 3 of their patterns.. and so wish that I had ordered more. Thanks for keeping them alive! Cheryl
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Cherylanne!
DeleteLooking for French pattern co. Au Bonheurs des Petites Mains patterns since discovering them here. I have scoured the internet to no avail. They are the styles that I have been searching for. I love what you have done with them! Can anyone help? I have tried putting it out there on twitter and so far nothing. @deedee_oscar on twitter. Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, DeeDee, only a limited number of these patterns were sold into the U.S. They had no U.S. distributors and only a limited number of people were aware of them, though I tried to raise the visibility.
DeleteHopefully, the patterns will show up again, somewhere. I will let people know if I hear of anything like that.
I waited far too long to order some of these wonderful patterns only to find them kaput! I'm wondering if there are any other pattern companies doing designs similar. They were so fun and unique looking and Shams, what you did with them made them so much more approachable! Love your newest jeans BTW! Very cool.
ReplyDeleteIf I learn of any other cool pattern companies, I will scream it from the rooftops!
DeleteAnd thanks. :)