Upcycling sewing tutorial: The NOMADE belt

The Carnet de voyage collection showcases precious fabrics and beautiful jacquards with the Ispahan jacket . But what a shame not to be able to sew the scraps of these gems!

Here is an accessory that will allow you to recycle your scraps of pretty fabrics, the beautiful NOMADE belt. Inspired by the wide fabric belts worn by gauchos, Argentinian horsemen, but also by Peruvian or Vietnamese mountain peoples, this piece highlights in each of these cultures the textile know-how, and in particular embroidery, and an attachment to clothing, to the outfit which is a strong identity marker.

Let me introduce you to the pretty NOMADE: it is a large band segmented between areas of decorated fabric that will be highlighted when you tie it, and areas of "neutral" fabric that are used to make the ties and the rest of the band. Although it is very long, we have declined the belt in several sizes so that the "embellished" areas are positioned as harmoniously as possible according to your gradation ;)

The NOMADE fabric belt pattern is available for free download with our latest edition of l'Oeil Fauve magazine.

The parts with decorative fabrics are heat-sealed for a better hold of the band on the waist, and the cherry on the cake is that it is reversible!!!

This fabric belt tutorial is accessible to all seamstresses, even complete beginners, and as always, we have provided a video for you to make sewing even easier :) Also find in our summer 2021 issue of l'Oeil Fauve photos worn and different versions of the beautiful NOMADE.

I can't wait to see your versions and especially what pretty scraps you would have chosen to sew your belt!