Sewing the DOLL long-sleeved blouse: everything you need to know!

You discovered it in its spring version, here is the winter and very elegant update for party outfits of the sewing pattern for the DOLL blouse.

A small romantic blouse with spectacular balloon sleeves, the DOLL pattern made its appearance in the "Natural High" collection.

We keep the signature sleeve, but this time in a long version, with a real pattern drafting job because the sleeve is cut on the bias. We did not just lengthen it, a whole new sleeve is offered to you!

The pattern is of beginner to intermediate level : it will all depend on the fabric (more or less fluid). The choice of fabric will allow you to play with the volume and hold of the sleeves:

• You want a blouse with a light and ethereal look, favor light to medium fabrics (80 to 200 g/m²), such as cotton poplin, viscose, tencel, crepe, satin or a fine and soft jacquard like the Tiger viscose jacquard.

• You are looking for a more graphic look, with a spectacular sleeve effect, why not sew DOLL in a medium weight jacquard like our new Golden Tiger jacquard.

On the sewing side, nothing changes: follow the video tutorial of the DOLL blouse already available, all the sewing techniques required are presented there:

• the meticulous making of the pleats on the sleeves,
• the mounting of the sleeves on the bodice,
• the making of the gathers.

Supplies for the DOLL blouse long sleeve hack

For a width of 140 cm, provide:

To add:

• 30 cm of interfacing.

• For a blouse lined on the bodice, 70 cm of cotton voile from size 34 to 48 and 110 cm in size 50-52.

For the lined versions, you can also choose a pretty lace or guipure associated with a cotton voile. We describe to you in the pattern brochure the steps to assemble the lining on the blouse.

How to get the long sleeve supplement of the DOLL pattern?

The long sleeve PDF supplement is free and accessible in several ways:

• You already own the DOLL pattern: you will be notified by email of the availability of the PDF supplement in your customer area.

• You are buying the DOLL pattern today: the long sleeve supplement will be directly accessible in your customer area.

• You bought the DOLL pattern in a haberdashery: contact our after-sales service to receive the PDF supplement for free.

The pattern of the DOLL blouse and its long sleeve hack are available here:
👉 DOLL blouse sewing pattern - Maison Fauve

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