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Shorter or taller than the pattern? Here’s how to fix it!

Shorter or taller than the pattern? Here’s how to fix it!

by mariadenmark | Nov 30, 2016 | fitting, MariaDenmark, Tutorial

It’s actually quite simple to lengthen or shorten a sewing pattern – I’ll show you how in a minute and it’s really easy. The hard part is figuring out WHERE on the pattern you want to shorten or lengthen. People sometimes ask me why there...
Rachel Pattern Hack: Top with lace elastic

Rachel Pattern Hack: Top with lace elastic

by mariadenmark | Oct 1, 2016 | Design, MariaDenmark, Tutorial

So. The story behind this top begins more than 14 years ago. On January 25th 2002, to be more exact. I was recently divorced, it was a Friday and my mom called and asked if she could borrow my 3 year old son for the night. So suddenly I had no plans. I called a...
Rachel Pattern Hack: Faux Wrap Dress or top

Rachel Pattern Hack: Faux Wrap Dress or top

by mariadenmark | Sep 29, 2016 | Design, MariaDenmark, Tutorial

The simplest design-change – or pattern hack – you can make to the MariaDenmark Rachel Wrap Dress (apart from shortening it into a tunic or a top) is to make it ”faux wrap” or no-tie-wrap. This simply means, making a version that doesn’t have ties. Instead of ties,...
Pattern in Focus: 405 Rachel Wrap Dress

Pattern in Focus: 405 Rachel Wrap Dress

by mariadenmark | Aug 23, 2016 | MariaDenmark, Patterns, sewing with knits / jersey

I’m going to try something new; to focus on some of my patterns and create blog series around them. It’s also an occasion for me to sew with the pattern again and to fix minor mistakes in instructions etc… The first Pattern in Focus is MariaDenmark...
Full bust alteration (FBA) for the Rachel Wrap Dress

Full bust alteration (FBA) for the Rachel Wrap Dress

by mariadenmark | Jun 14, 2015 | fitting, MariaDenmark, Patterns, sewing with knits / jersey

In this article I’ll show you – step by step -how to do a Full bust alteration (an FBA) on your Rachel Wrap Dress pattern. Why would you need a Full Bust Alteration, you ask? Well. That’s because sewing patterns in general (In general. There are...

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