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Helena Wrap dress in linen on a dressform in front of a large mirror

Perfecting Your Helena Wrap Dress: Fitting Tips...

Your sewing journey towards a perfectly fitted Helena Wrap Dress begins here. Master the fit of your Helena Wrap Dress with this easy-to-follow guide. From selecting the right sizes to adjusting for...

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Perfecting Your Helena Wrap Dress: Fitting Tips...

Your sewing journey towards a perfectly fitted Helena Wrap Dress begins here. Master the fit of your Helena Wrap Dress with this easy-to-follow guide. From selecting the right sizes to adjusting for...

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Helena Wrap Dress - Attaching the skirt to the waistband

Helena Wrap Dress - Attaching the skirt to the ...

Dear readers,   Welcome to the fourth and last tutorial (for now 😅) of the Helena Wrap Dress. Today, I’m showing you how to attach the skirt to the waistband and...

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Helena Wrap Dress - Attaching the skirt to the ...

Dear readers,   Welcome to the fourth and last tutorial (for now 😅) of the Helena Wrap Dress. Today, I’m showing you how to attach the skirt to the waistband and...

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Helena Wrap Dress - Another way to sew in-seam pockets

Helena Wrap Dress - Another way to sew in-seam ...

Dear readers, I’m back with the third tutorial for the Helena wrap dress: the optional in-seam pockets. The pattern includes both the option of patch or in-seam pockets, and while...

Helena Wrap Dress - Another way to sew in-seam ...

Dear readers, I’m back with the third tutorial for the Helena wrap dress: the optional in-seam pockets. The pattern includes both the option of patch or in-seam pockets, and while...

Helena Wrap Dress - Waistband tutorial

Helena Wrap Dress - Waistband tutorial

Dear readers,   I’m back with the second and most requested tutorial for the Helena wrap dress : the waistband construction. In the previous one we covered the neckband construction,...

Helena Wrap Dress - Waistband tutorial

Dear readers,   I’m back with the second and most requested tutorial for the Helena wrap dress : the waistband construction. In the previous one we covered the neckband construction,...

Helena Wrap Dress - Neck band tutorial

Helena Wrap Dress - Neck band tutorial

Dear readers,Life has been hectic the past two months, and I have been unable to do all the tutorials I planned for the Helena Wrap Dress and the Tatjana Trousers. But the material...

Helena Wrap Dress - Neck band tutorial

Dear readers,Life has been hectic the past two months, and I have been unable to do all the tutorials I planned for the Helena Wrap Dress and the Tatjana Trousers. But the material...

Introducing the Helena Wrap Dress + Tester Versions

Introducing the Helena Wrap Dress + Tester Vers...

Dear readers,I’m delighted to be introducing a second wrap dress to the Just Patterns collection! As soon as I began working on this pattern, I was smitten by it and...

Introducing the Helena Wrap Dress + Tester Vers...

Dear readers,I’m delighted to be introducing a second wrap dress to the Just Patterns collection! As soon as I began working on this pattern, I was smitten by it and...