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One topic that comes back often in questions about the Opium coat is interfacing: which one to use, where to find it, and why use it to begin with? Interfacing is so important for Opium that it gets its own cutting layout in the booklet, and several steps in the instructions are dedicated solely to […]

I am very happy today to share with you the gorgeous dresses sewn during the Centaurée Sew-Along! It has been a real pleasure to follow you during the making of your Centaurée dresses, and an even greater pleasure to publish the result of your hard work: I am, once again, impressed by the personality and […]

Finally, the last step of our sew-along: today, we are sewing the baby hem of the Centaurée dress! Congratulations to everybody that participated in this sew-along, and thank you for following me during these last few weeks! I hope you liked this sew-along, and above all, that you love your new Centaurée dress 🙂 . And […]

We are entering the last steps of the Centaurée sew-along! Today, we’re going to see how to sew the straps to the dress 🙂 See you on Wednesday for the last step! And before that, don’t hesitate to share your progress on your blogs (and leave a link here) and on social media using the […]

Today, we are going to work on a dreadful step for lots of seamsters: the invisible zipper. But as you will see, it’s not that complicated with the right tools! I’m really sorry for my wonky zipper in the video, I hope it is clear anyway 🙂 Our Centaurée is starting to look like a proper […]