Sewing secrets

At Maison Fauve, we love things done well. So to help guide you through your projects, here's a library of short video tutorials that showcase the key technical aspects you might encounter when sewing your clothing patterns.

You will also find all our little tips to make your task easier in two sections.

Video tutorial of technical points

Installing a rivet with Prym Vario pliers

Make gathers	Joining fabric with tiles	Sew a jacket without lining
Transfer a pattern onto fabric	Sew a dart	Overcast or serge?
Place an invisible zip on the side of a garment	Sew a hem	Sewing an invisible hem with a sewing machine
Sewing mesh with a sewing machine	Put a fly in	Make a patch pocket
Place a neckline bias	place a bias like piping	Make a piped pocket with a flap
Sew a strap or spaghetti strap	Unmissable collar tips	Sew a fake piped pocket

Adapting the pattern

Sewing patterns meet certain standards, regardless of the number of sizes offered and the measurements indicated in the table. Each body is unique, and the beauty of sewing is to free yourself from standards for a result that suits you. Hence the need to always sew a toile, like a rough draft of the garment to check how it fits you and what modifications you can make.

Adapt a pattern in its height	How to shorten or lengthen a top pattern
How to shorten or lengthen a stocking pattern	How to adjust the height of a two-part pattern (dress or jumpsuit)
How to lengthen or shorten an armhole height	How to lengthen or shorten a sleeve length
How to adjust a sleeve to fit your arm circumference	How to adapt a pattern to a shoulder size
The Basics of a Chest Transformation	The classic breast clip
The bust clip on a princess cutout	Modification of the Zenith pattern and the spoke clamps
Adjusting pants at the buttocks	How to adjust pants for a round belly
Fork adjustment	How to navigate between pattern sizes
How to enlarge a pattern in a non-existent size	How to Move a Shoulder Seam
How to change the position of a chest clip (jacket, dress, blouse)

Our models for beginners in sewing

Discover our selection of sewing patterns for tops/blouses, skirts, dresses, and shorts, accessible to those who are just getting started in clothing sewing.

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