Tutorials & Techniques

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 the garment should be considered. For more details...

How to achieve beautiful gathers using a machine?

What could be prettier than the movement of a beautiful, flowing, gathered fabric?! To achieve beautiful gathers, here's how to do it! Whatever the piece of your sewing pattern that you want to ...

To overcast or to serge?

Overcasting, serging... These are terms that you will come across constantly as you learn to sew. Basically, it's about finishing the edges of your clothes properly so that they don't fray and yo...

Place a bias like piping

Piping is a piece of haberdashery that allows you to embellish your seams. But sometimes its thickness or stiffness can make it unsuitable for certain sewing projects, especially with very light fa...

Place a neckline bias

To properly finish the necklines of your clothes, the sewing patterns offer you different types of finishes, including the installation of a facing, or even the installation of bias binding. It ...

The simple hem

How to hem with a sewing machine? Here is a mini tutorial to show you in detail how to sew a hem at the bottom of a sleeve or a bottom of a garment properly. Nothing complicated, you just need...

How to make an invisible hem with a sewing machine?

Did you know you can sew an invisible hem with your machine? This is a foot and a stitch option that we don't necessarily use, but the result is very clean, and the time saving... crazy! Of co...

How to report and sew a dart?

Let anyone who has never pressed their fabric against a window to try to trace a line throw stones at me...for the others, hihihi welcome! Here is my technique for transferring your dart lines...

How to transfer a sewing pattern onto fabric?

That's it, you've taken the plunge...welcome to the wonderful world of sewing! At Maison Fauve we create great sewing patterns, and here is a mini video tutorial to better understand where to star...