You should now have a pile of neatly quilted pattern pieces, and you might be wondering how to put them all together. It's easier than it l...
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Trims & Fringes
Posts about Couture finishes written by maryfunt
Finding trim is easier if you’re looking for black, white or common color. This fuschia jacket made from a wonderful soft Mendel Goldberg boucle wasn’t going to be easy, particularly if I wanted to…
Learn from Susan Khalje what makes the Classic Haute couture French Jacket so Special. Learn design secrets about techniques and material.
Back in September, I was exceptionally lucky to get the insider scoop from CHANEL on how their highly covetable and instantly recognisable tweed number is made. I once watched a documentary on the history channel, a subtitled French film based in the Paris atelier showing the creation of one of Karl’s genius collections from sketch to show. It also…
Read all of the posts by maryfunt on Cloning Couture
One of my latest projects has been to reshape the shoulder line on two Chanel jackets for a client. These are not couture but from the Chanel RTW line. Chanel does produce some of the very best RTW…
Posts about chanel jacket written by maryfunt
Ever wanted to see inside luxury ready to wear and compare the construction techniques to yours? Here is a glimpse inside a few pieces of Chanel and other luxury garments. These aren't technically couture as there are no fittings and they aren't made for an individual client but some of the techniques are worth considering…
EN Summary: So the journey begins. Susan Khalje’s jacket pattern has proven to be a great base pattern for the jacket that I’ve envisi...
Claire Shaeffer explains how to have your tailored jackets hold their shape for decades by creating interfacing inspired by French designer Yves Saint Laurent.
A while back, I talked with a student about a jacket she was making. As you know, jackets and coats are my favorite garments to make. She asked me where I had gotten the sleeve heads that I use (hint, Susan Khalje), and mentioned that she wanted to balance out some hollowness in her upper chest. She said, "So I want a
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Finishing Up My Haute Couture Construction Class, a Sewing post from the blog male pattern boldness, written by Peter Lappin on Bloglovin’
Discover a speedy assembly method that puts together all garment layers at once, and conceals all the seams.
EN Summary: In this article I am demonstrating how I finished the Parisian Jacket bound buttonholes on the facing side of the jacket (in...
