Category: Givre Maternity
Chances are if you’ve sewn any new patterns in the last year, you’ve come across gathers—and our two newest patterns are no exception. Coquelicot features gathers at the neckline collar, and Orchidée is gathered at both the shoulder and waistband seams. To demonstrate this technique, Pfaff France has put together a handy video tutorial (dubbed […]
Gathering fabric is one of the essential techniques in sewing. By bunching part of a piece of fabric, gathers create volume. They are used to give more flare to a skirt (Centaurée), add ruffles (Myosotis), or even replace bust darts (Sureau). But gathering fabric requires patience and precision, and can scare away beginner sewists. Many […]
So you’ve started thinking about your goals for 2018, and RSVP’d to your friends or colleagues for the very last party of the year. Now all you need is an outfit worthy of the occasion! Whether you’re into glitter, velvet, or silk, we’ve gathered some inspiration for you to give a proper goodbye to 2017! […]
The Givre dress/tee pattern contains two versions: sleeveless and 3/4 sleeves. In this tutorial, let’s see how to create a third version with short sleeves! To get the pattern piece of our new sleeve, we will modify piece #8 (sleeve head) by removing the 1 cm (3/8”) seam allowance at the bottom of the piece […]
It seems like many sewing bloggers are expecting happy events lately… Lucky for us as we were able to get valuable reviews of the maternity version of Givre! Version A, version B, tee, mini, or midi, our testers and reviewers seem to love Givre maternity. We’re so excited to show you their versions today! By […]
