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Tutorial: Maxi Dress, Tiered and Shirred

By Elisenne on Sunday, July 28th, 2019 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Me, Tutorials. 21 Comments

If you make a smocked dress with one of my tutorials, do not hesitate to use the hashtag #smocksmignons so that I can admire and re-gram it!! After sewing eight of these dresses last summer, I though I was done and over with shirred dresses with ruffles… Well, apparently not! This year, I had something […]

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How to Sew with Metallic Brocade

By Elisenne on Monday, April 15th, 2019 in Sewing for Me, Tutorials. 7 Comments

This winter has definitely been for me the season of glittery brocade! I’ve always loved this fabric but feared sewing it. After purchasing an excessive quantity at Bennytex, I had no choice but learn hands-on! The result: two party dresses for my daughter, two everyday dresses for me (not everyday for everyone though!), a top […]

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Shirred Dress Tutorial, So Easy!

By Elisenne on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Me, Tutorials. 11 Comments

If you make a smocked dress with one of my tutorials, do not hesitate to use the hashtag #smocksmignons so that I can admire and re-gram it!! I have finally come around to writing the long-promised shirred dress sewing tutorial! – utterly timely on 25th August, oh well… Anyway, this tutorial is not only easy […]

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