Dressed in a Dress - The Sewing Journal

Sometimes, even with the right fabric and construction, a design needs a touch of hidden support to achieve its intended shape. When richly gathered sleeve caps don’t hold the sculpted volume you envisioned, a simple couture-inspired detail—the sleeve booster—can make all the difference. This illustrated tutorial shows how to sew and attach it for a perfectly balanced, voluminous sleeve silhouette.

When it comes to the commercial shirt pattern and the placement of its front buttons, even if the design is pure perfection, there is always a slight chance of having that annoying front gap, revealing a little more than desired. Body tapes, snaps and pins might be a workaround for a finished garment, but if you haven’t stitched and slashed the buttonholes yet, there’s a proper way to respace the buttons, and this detailed illustrated tutorial will show you how.

For years, the lack of matching ribbing for the neckline stopped me from sewing a tee myself. Then, at some point, I realized I could make the neckline band out of self-fabric. The process seems to be tricky initially: you need to stretch the fabric and then do wonders with steam pressing, but fear not. I prepared this detailed illustrated tutorial, which will explain how to sew a crew neckband for your T-shirt.

We all are different, and we all are beautiful. So alike in a general overview, but entirely different in details. Every feature in us makes us unique. This uniqueness means there is no single size chart or pattern that will perfectly fit everyone. And it’s okay because by choosing the closest suitable size and making a couple of adjustments to a standard pattern—for example, in-between or blended sizes & pattern length adjustment—you can get that desired fit.

Bow collars pop up in the first row of a fashion scene relatively often. They are loved and presented by luxury brands like Gucci and Saint Laurent. The bow collar can look modest, but it also may be seductive revealing that tiny bit of a collarbone. Feminine and luxurious it brings ’70-s vibes to one's favourite blouse pattern. And this illustrated tutorial will show how to add a bow collar to one's design.