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.

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.