Tutorials & Techniques

Video Tutorial: The Leaf Wrap Back Dress!

The most summery of wrap dresses finally has its video tutorial! Discover the beautiful Leaf sewn in our very soft Pivoine Melba viscose . The Le...

Sewing tutorial: use and sew the Palma and Miss Palma top pattern

Here is a very detailed sewing step-by-step guide to easily sew your Palma and Miss Palma sewing patterns. We cover each step from reading the pat...

The video tutorial of the Belem pattern short version

Belem is much more than a pair of summer shorts/trousers: with its belt loops that extend the front of the garment without being interrupted by a ...

The Ispahan jacket video tutorial

A great jacket with neat finishes, I'll explain everything about putting together the beautiful ISPAHAN jacket. For this tutorial, I present the...

The video tutorial for the Byzance dress sewing pattern

BYZANCE is a gem of a pattern: a double V-neckline in the front and back, a comfortable, dancing skater dress version and a top version that will ...

the video tutorial of the Atlas shirt dress

The beautiful ATLAS is a shirt dress that you can wear all year round, because it can be sewn in a dress or blouse version, with long sleeves or s...

Pretty Jasmine, the video tutorial!

Good morning! I am delighted to come and say hello to you and present the gem I sewed just before leaving on vacation, my midnight blue floral J...

How to lengthen/shorten an armhole height?

There are two possible scenarios. In the first case, the bust pulls under the arms. There is not enough ease at the armhole. In the second case, th...

How to adjust the height of a jumpsuit or dress made of 2 parts

If when reading the measurement chart attached to the pattern, your height is different from that indicated, then a modification of the length of ...

How to shorten or lengthen a bottom pattern (pants, shorts and overalls)

If when reading the measurement chart attached to the pattern, your height is different from that indicated, then a modification of the leg lengt...

How to shorten or lengthen a top pattern (jacket, dress and blouse)

For more details on methods A and B, refer to the article entitled "Basic techniques for shortening or lengthening a pattern." In the case of a ...

Adapting a pattern in its height

Basic techniques for shortening or lengthening a pattern. The two methods presented below allow you to make a whole range of modifications, and...

How to enlarge a pattern in a non-existent size

There is nothing more frustrating than realizing that a pattern is not offered in its own size. We will see here that solutions exist in order to e...