Vogue Easy Options Misses Dress Pattern
A classic and versatile lined dress to fit any body type. Includes a fitted bust and princess seams for a flattering fit, with options for different sleeve lengths and a circular or straight skirt with a back slit. Can be made in almost any fabric to create the perfect summer, fall, or winter weight dress.
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Longing for the classic dress that fits like a dream and makes you feel like a million dollars? Stop searching the ready-to-wear racks and learn to make it yourself! Award-winning couturier, author and television personality Susan Khalje will show you how in her Craftsy class, The Couture Dress.
From constructing your muslin to adjusting fit, underlining to hand-picked zippers and perfect hems, Susan will guide you step-by-step. Once you learn these essential couture techniques, you will have the skills to adapt the included Vogue pattern to create whatever dress you need - a swingy summer sleeveless, a classic winter-weight sheath with three-quarter sleeves or an elegant cocktail dress in seasonless black lace.
Susan's expert methods, drawn from years of fine garment design and creation, will help make your sewing successful. She's ready to answer your questions and help you through trouble spots. Join Susan Khalje and her loyal students around the globe to explore the art of dressmaking. Enroll in The Couture Dress today!
Couturier and author Susan Khalje received her professional training at the New York couture salon Chez Cez et Bez, and worked as a fashion designer and manufacturing supervisor on Seventh Avenue. The author of two books on fine garment sewing, Linen and Cotton and Bridal Couture, Susan established The Couture Sewing School in 1993 to teach fine sewing techniques across the country, and she annually takes a group of students to Paris for an insider's look at the couture arts. Susan, who lives and works in Baltimore, was recently honored with the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals' Lifetime Achievement Award. Visit her website at www.susankhalje.com.
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Introduction | 6:37 |
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Muslin 1: Pin & Cut | 47:23 |
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Muslin 2: Assembly | 29:23 |
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Muslin 3: Fitting | 25:42 |
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Muslin 4: Finishing | 18:00 |
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Underlining 1: Pin & Cut | 35:17 |
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Underlining 2: Fashion Fabric | 44:42 |
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Construction 1: Basting | 35:27 |
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Construction 2: Assembly | 43:01 |
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Construction 3: Seams & Stitches | 30:04 |
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Sleeves | 19:52 |
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Zippers | 30:30 |
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Hems | 25:49 |
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Lining | 51:07 |
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Finishing Touches | 20:49 |
The Couture Dress May 16, 2012
I loved this class! Where I live we do not have sewing classes for anyone. Most of the high schools have dropped it from their class selections as well. My sewing skills are advanced, but not polished. As I took this class I found myself saying over and over again, "Oh....THAT'S how its done". Excellent class with a teacher that explains why you use a technique instead of telling you to just do it. Thank you Susan.
The best of the BEST May 15, 2012
This is the most useful, clear, and detailed on-line class I have ever taken -- and I have taken a number of them. Add expertise, experience, and approachability together and you get the "dictionary picture" of perfect, AKA, Susan Khalje. More classes with her, please!
Love these techniques May 15, 2012
I learned more in this class than I did at 4 years of college. These methods give you so much more control. I have since made 5 bridesmaid dresses using all the techniques except the handsewn zipper. I am now working on the wedding gown and will do a handsewn zipper in it. I can't wait for another class Susan!
Enjoyed this class, waiting for the next May 15, 2012
I really like this class, I hope she will teach the French Jacket class!? I am looking forward to the next class.
Love of Sewing and Teaching Shines May 15, 2012
Susan's class is fabulous. I have learned so much that I can apply to my other sewing. I was so surprised that I enjoyed the details--Susan's teaching made working at that level desirable and interesting. Her instruction is clear, patient, and accessible to all. I highly recommend this class!
Waiting for Susan's class for chanel style jacket!? May 15, 2012
I enjoyed very much this class and learned a lot of things.
It will be phantastic if Susan gives more classes, e.g. for chanel style jacket.
Already waiting for Susan's next class! May 15, 2012
I really like this class, even though I haven't started sewing my dress yet.
More than I could've hoped for! May 15, 2012
As an instructor, Susan is perfect. (And I am an instructional designer, so I should know!) She has complete mastery of the content; she is conversational and natural, but without any superfluous "chatter;" and she shows with great precision what she is doing. (Maybe that's partly the work of the camera operator, but still...) Furthermore, it is obvious that she cares a great deal about the subject and about her students. I could not believe that she actually replied to my question -- I assumed ...
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Susan Khalje obviously loves to teach her craft! May 15, 2012
I'm still taking this course and I can't say enough about Susan Khalje's wonderful teaching style. She really explains the reasons behind what she does and gives wonderful tips. One example is the great way she explains the grain of fabric and why we cut on or off the grain. This is just taken for granted so much of the time. I've been sewing for more than 30 years and learned so much from that alone.
She really talks you through the structure of a garment. I'm loving this class.
Sewing Textbook May 15, 2012
I have shelves of sewing books, many very good, but this class taught me more than all of them combined. For starters, many of them tell you to do something, but don't explain why. Now I understand. Also, many sewing books have things listed separately, like: underlining period. This class makes sense of how all those topics fit together and relate, and the why of doing it. Plus, she demonstrates on the hardest of fabrics, a textured, uneven plaid, while showing other types of examples on ...
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