Helena Wrap Dress - Resource Page

With Just Patterns, I believe in empowering dressmakers to improve their skills with each project. In case you need help to figure out a particular step or you want to discover new ways to do things, I curated a compilation of resources you may find helpful when constructing your garment.

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Resources on the blog

  • 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 - Just Patterns helena, helena wrap dress, sewalong, sewing, sewing tutorial, tutorial

    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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Additional Resources

Pivoting

Pivoting is a very useful skill as explained and demonstrated by Sewing Like Mad

French Seams

Tutorial by Grainline Studio

In-SEAM POCKETS

My currently favorite method for in-seam pockets as explained on the Let’s Go Hobby blog.

Patch pockets

Tutorial by Inseam StudioUsing a template by SewDIYSewing identical pockets at Craftsy

Gathers

Tutorial by Sheila WongTutorial at Colette

Topstitching

Read some good tips about topstitching by Sewaholic.