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Sew Along: The Sylvie Dress

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Overview

Add advanced techniques to your sewing skill-set without worrying about ruining fabric and wasting money in Sew Along: The Sylvie Dress with Christine Haynes.

Every purchase includes an easy-to-use, printable PDF version of the Sylvie Dress pattern.

Christine makes vintage-inspired patterns for the modern seamstress and in this class she’ll guide you step-by-step through the dressmaking process. You’ll learn how to:

  • Make a variety of darts, the correct way
  • Incorporate an invisible zipper 
  • Line up a lot of intersecting seams
  • Create both views of the pattern

In this class, you’ll have the maker of the pattern talking you through best practices and offering expert tips on tailoring it to your preferences. You’ll also get insights on choosing the best size for your measurements.

Don't waste time working on something that won't ultimately look right, learn the best way to follow a pattern and make sophisticated dress in Sew Along: The Sylvie Dress with Christine Haynes.


Syllabus

  • Instructor & Class Overview
  • Materials & Tools
  • The Sylvie Dress - PDF Pattern overview
  • Choosing Your Size
  • Cutting out the Fabric
  • Interfacing the Waistband
  • Stay Stitching the Bodice
  • Creating Darts
  • Sewing the Bodice
  • Adding the Waistband - View A
  • How to Make Piping
  • Sewing the Piping to the Waistband
  • Adding the Waistband - View B
  • Sewing the Pockets
  • Sewing Skirt View A
  • Sewing Skirt View B
  • Adding the Invisible Zipper
  • Making Your Own Binding
  • Applying the Neck Binding
  • Applying the Armhole Binding
  • Hemming the Skirt
  • Modeling the Skirt

Taught by

Christine Haynes

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