Sew Like a Designer: Fashion Details

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Confidently create your most stylish jackets, tops, pants, skirts and dresses. Learn sophisticated techniques and discover inspired details used in designer ready-to-wear.

Introduction

Meet fashion designer Jacque Goldsmith and learn more about what your class covers. You’ll be able to use these lessons as a reference manual, learning or reviewing techniques whenever you need them!

Seams

Give your seams some pizzazz! Jacque shows how a peekaboo slot seam can add interest to a blouse or skirt, while a touch of mesh can make your garments fashion-forward or help heavier fabrics hang more smoothly. Jacque demonstrates how to achieve both, then shows how to add piping or a welt to highlight your garment’s design lines.

Structural Design Elements

Don’t throw away your selvages! You’ll see them in a new light after Jacque explains how their stability can be useful and even beautiful in your sewing projects. You’ll also learn how color and texture blocking can add drama to a garment and draw the eye, emphasizing or downplaying different areas of the body. Then see how to convert darts into tucks or pleats for a softer look on a bodice, or turn your facings to the outside for a fashionable accent.

Pockets

Tuck a pocket into a dart for a subtle place to stash your cash or make your pocket a bold design feature with a leather welt. Jacque shows you how to modify a pattern to add a pocket, how to choose and work with leather and even how to sew a trendy window zipper.

Zippers & Waistbands

Jacque demonstrates how to add a hidden zipper to a stylish overlap jacket and similar garments, then guides you step by step through the creation of a Petersham ribbon waistband for a skirt or pants. For a more relaxed fit, try the same technique using fold-over elastic!

Necklines

Discover how to add a pop of interest to a shirt or jacket simply by using a contrasting fabric for the undercollar. Jacque shares some design tips, then demonstrates how to tackle necklines such as the teardrop, continuous placket and tie-front.

Sleeves & Cuffs

Jacque designed an exclusive bow tie cuff for her Craftsy class! In this lesson, she walks you through the drafting and construction of this fun sleeve variation. You’ll also learn how to add a tulip flounce to a knit blouse or even a T-shirt for a little flair.

Edges

Give your garments an edge with Jacque’s tips for adding piping or welts, or create a sensation with a scalloped hem that’s fully lined. This edging looks elegant and complicated, but with Jacque’s guidance you’ll find sewing it is a snap!