Karlie Skort - Resource Page

With Just Patterns, I believe in empowering dressmakers to improve their skills with each project. If you need help with a particular step or want to explore new ways to do things, I've curated a compilation of resources that may be useful when constructing your garment.

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Resources on the blog

  • The Karlie Skort, the Tester Versions

    The Karlie Skort, the Tester Versions

    The Karlie Skort sewn by my testers, from size 38 to size 56, in viscose twill, suede, cotton eyelet, stretch cotton, suiting and denim, with the size, view and fabric...

    The Karlie Skort, the Tester Versions

    The Karlie Skort sewn by my testers, from size 38 to size 56, in viscose twill, suede, cotton eyelet, stretch cotton, suiting and denim, with the size, view and fabric...

  • Introducing the Karlie Skort

    Introducing the Karlie Skort

    A tailored mini skort, a skirt and a pair of shorts in one pattern, in sizes 34-60. The story behind the design, the options included, the fabrics I used and...

    Introducing the Karlie Skort

    A tailored mini skort, a skirt and a pair of shorts in one pattern, in sizes 34-60. The story behind the design, the options included, the fabrics I used and...

  • How to Sew an Invisible Patch Pocket (Bluff Patch Pocket Tutorial)

    How to Sew an Invisible Patch Pocket (Bluff Pat...

    Patch pockets look simple, but getting them clean, flat, and perfectly even takes precision. In this tutorial, I show you how to sew an invisible patch pocket, also called a...

    How to Sew an Invisible Patch Pocket (Bluff Pat...

    Patch pockets look simple, but getting them clean, flat, and perfectly even takes precision. In this tutorial, I show you how to sew an invisible patch pocket, also called a...

  • Freja Vest - My First YouTube Sew-Along - Just Patterns freja, freja vest, sewing tutorial, tutorial

    Freja Vest - My First YouTube Sew-Along

    Dear readers,   This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a while, and I’m both excited and nervous to hit publish. I finally launched my first full...

    Freja Vest - My First YouTube Sew-Along

    Dear readers,   This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a while, and I’m both excited and nervous to hit publish. I finally launched my first full...

Fusible tape

Making your own fusible tape by Paco Peralta

Double welt pockets

Tutorial by Fashion-Incubator

Bluff patch pockets

Video tutorial by Atelier Saison

Catch stitch

Tutorial by Threads Magazine

Invisible zipper

Tutorial by Fashion-Incubator

Sewing an invisible zipper with a facing by Made to Sew

Understitch

Tutorial by Victory Patterns

Stitch in the ditch

Tutorial by Victory Patterns

Buttonholes and buttons

Buttonhole basics by Threads Magazine

Sewing on a button by Thread Theory

Hand-sewing hook and eye closure

Tutorial by Atelier Saison