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LUXURIOUS SEAM FINISHES
Learn how to make garments perfect on the inside and outside
Systematic approach to shifting from “homemade” to “sewn in an atelier”
*created by high-fashion garment techs with over 20 years of professional experience
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
  • SEAMS AND INSIDES
    - French seam, pin hem, flat felled seam
    - No-overlocker finishes: bias binding, Hong Kong seam, hand seams
    - Secrets to clean armscyes, shoulders, hems, and necklines
  • LINING AND INNER ARCHITECTURE
    - Assembling the lining according to the Chanel standards
    - Attaching the lining to the shoulder, center front edge, bottom edge
    - Working with unstable and lightweight fabrics (chiffon, organza, velvet, lace)
  • WAISTBANDS AND FASTENINGS
    - Rouleau loops, keyhole buttonholes, hidden plackets
    - Finishing a fly front with a shaped fly shield
    - Complex waistband
  • POCKETS
    - Side seam pocket
    - Hidden inner pocket
    - Slash pocket, patch pocket with a flap
  • HAND FINISHES AND DÉCOR
    - Decorative hand stitches
    - Various hand tacks
    - Working with a silk rouleau strap
    - Sewn-in interfacing using organza and mesh
    - Non-fusible interfacing (collars, front edges)
Сreating lace elements using a Luneville hook; making embellishments and replacing the main fabric with lace
Appliques using a Luneville hook
How to develop unique designs with draping
DRAPING
Сreating voluminous padded elements and transferring them to the garment using a Luneville hook
Voluminous elements using a Luneville hook
Luneville embroidery
Сreating Luneville embroidery using seed beads, sequins, lurex thread, broad plate, and other materials
How to make multi-layer constructions with fringes and wave-like shapes
MULTILAYER GARMENTS
VOLUMINOUS SHAPES
How to create fancy voluminous shapes and garment constructions with wire and rigilene
How to make embroidered and texturized appliques and embellish garments with lace and velvet
APPLIQUES
How to create voluminous flowers with fabrics, ribbons, and silk
FLOWERS
How to process, dye, attach, and embellish feathers to decorate your projects
FEATHERWORK
EMBROIDERY
How to transfer designs to fabric and create hand embroidery with beads, sequins, plate ribbon, raffia, crystals, etc.
WHAT YOU WILL SEW
SHALOM TROUSERS
with a complex waistband, rouleau button loops, bound seams, and hand-finished hems
MELITTA DRESS
made of lightweight fabric and featuring enclosed seams, loose gathers, a perfect lining, and a structured shoulder line
FARETTA BLAZER
with a peplum, a complex armscye, a hand-finished vent, and enclosed seams
WILHELMINA COAT
with a hidden button placket, inner pockets, contour lining, decorative piping, and a luxurious vent
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You need this course
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You love to sew, but your projects often look too homemade. You want your clothes to look like they were made by designer brands. You are tired of short-lived pieces, so you would rather have fewer garments but make them exclusive
04
You wish to go to a new level, stop being a self-taught sewist, and master true professional secrets. You want sewing to be meditative, bringing you results you can be proud of
05
You already take sewing orders or just plan to turn your hobby into a business. You strive to stand out from the competition and proudly name the price for your work
02
You feel disappointed when sewing results don’t meet your expectations. Your projects seem nice but appear underwhelming when you look in the mirror
03
You dream of sewing with luxurious and noble fabrics like silk, chiffon, velvet, cashmere, and wool, but you’re too afraid of ruining them and wasting your money. You want the final look of your garment to compare with the money spent on fabrics
After the course, you will know
→ how to sew quality garments that look like they were bought from high-end brands
→ how to make your garment insides so pretty you would want to show them off
→ how to work with expensive fabrics (silk, chiffon, organza, velvet, lace, cashmere, and taffeta) without fearing to ruin them
→ how to confidently finish complex garments (coats, blazers) with a lining
→ when you should use a sewing machine or hand stitches as if you were a professional garment technologist
→ how to raise the price of your sewing services and justify it with increased quality
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Course contents
Introduction
  • Course overview
  • What are luxurious seam finishes?
  • Dissecting luxurious items from top fashion brands
  • How to level up basic garment construction with luxurious seam finishes
How to work with luxurious fabrics
  • Lightweight sheer fabrics
  • Silk
  • Velvet
  • Lace
  • Organza
  • Taffeta, jacquard
  • Wool and cashmere suiting, coating
  • List of shops with luxury fabrics and notions
Machine seams and fabrics
  • Topstitched seam on mesh with a 2 mm width
  • French seam
  • How to maintain a lace (guipure) pattern on garments: sewing darts and seams, matching a pattern
  • Lining construction inspired by Chanel
  • Pre-made trouser waistband with wigan reinforcement
  • Pin hem
Edge finishes
  • Single-fold hem
  • Three types of binding
  • Two methods for sewing a Hong Kong finish
  • Two methods for sewing a bound seam
  • Three methods for finishing pieces with lace
Pockets
  • Pocket in an enclosed side seam
  • Patch pocket with a lined flap and no visible seams
  • Inner hidden pocket for coats
  • Slash pocket on trousers
Closures
  • Silk button loops
  • Bound buttonholes on lightweight fabrics
  • Two types of hand-sewn keyhole buttonholes
  • Trouser fly front with a shaped fly shield
  • Hidden button placket on coats
Decorations and hand stitches
  • Decorative piping
  • Decorative hand stitches: pick stitch, catch stitch, hand-rolled hem, etc.
  • Tape for reinforcing certain areas and decorations
  • Different types of hand-sewn tacks
  • Silk rouleau strap embellishments
Additional techniques
  • Underlining with organza
  • Multilayer shoulder pads
  • Sleeve heads for puffy sleeves
  • How to make a collar with non-fusible materials
  • Japanese invisible mending technique
Shalom trousers
  • Pattern description. Fabrics and notions
  • Preparatory work: preshrinking, cutting, and interfacing
  • Constructing the waistband. Finishing the button loops
  • Assembling the trousers. Finishing the edges with bias binding
  • Attaching the waistband to the trousers. Finishing the edge with a Hong Kong technique. Sewing the zipper
  • Hemming the trousers. Final touches: covering the buttons
Melitta dress
  • Pattern description. Fabrics and notions
  • Preparatory work: preshrinking, cutting, applying interfacing and fusible stay tape
  • Constructing the front pieces. Joining the front and back pieces
  • Constructing the sleeves. Sewing the buttonholes by hand
  • Assembling the lining
  • Trimming the front facing with lace and joining it with the lining
  • Attaching the lining to the dress. Final touches
Faretta blazer
  • Pattern description. Fabrics and notions
  • Preparatory work: preshrinking, cutting, and underlining
  • Finishing and assembling the bodice and peplum of the blazer
  • Finishing the center front edges. Constructing the collar and attaching it to the blazer
  • Constructing the sleeves, finishing the vents. Attaching the sleeves to the blazer
  • Sewing the sleeve head for the puff sleeve. Making the multilayer shoulder pad
  • Constructing the lining and attaching it to the blazer
  • Final touches: detachable cuffs and snaps
Wilhelmina coat
  • Pattern description. Fabrics and notions
  • Preparatory work: preshrinking, cutting, applying interfacing and fusible stay tape
  • Constructing the front, back, and side pieces. Sewing the side seams
  • Assembling and attaching the side piece with the flap to the coat along the princess seams
  • Sewing the pocket
  • Sewing the center back and shoulder seams. Attaching the collar to the coat
  • Sewing the hidden button closure. Finishing the front facing with piping
  • Finishing the center front edge with the front facing
  • Constructing the sleeves and attaching them to the coat
  • Constructing the lining and attaching it to the coat
  • Final touches: adding hand stitches and tacks, closing the openings, pressing, sewing on buttons and snaps
Lesson course example
ALL LESSONS ARE PRE-RECORDED
You can stop, pause, rewind, zoom in, zoom out, and watch at any convenient time

- Average lesson duration: 20 minutes
- Course lessons become available gradually
- Each video is dubbed in English and accompanied by subtitles
- Learn whenever you want! You can set up your schedule and study at your own pace

Solo sailing

→ Main course contents:

- Introduction

- How to work with luxurious materials

- The main techniques: 30 luxurious finishes in a video format

→ 2-year access to the course materials

  • → No access to mentor support
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Guided by mentors

→ Main course contents:-

Introduction

- How to work with luxurious materials

- The main techniques: 30 luxurious finishes in a video format

→ 4 pattern designs in all sizes and heights+ detailed video lessons and PDF instructions on luxurious seam finishes (+15 techniques for practicing on real garments)

→ 5-year access to the course material 

→ 6-month access to mentor support

  • → Ability to switch course patterns
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Limitless sewing

→ Main course contents:

- Introduction

- How to work with luxurious materials

- The main techniques: 30 luxurious finishes in a video format

→ 4 pattern designs in all sizes and heights + detailed video lessons and PDF instructions on luxurious seam finishes(+15 techniques for practicing on real garments)

→ Forever access to the course materials

→ 12-month access to mentor support 

  • → Ability to switch course patterns
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The bonuses are available to the students of this course launch
1. 25 additional sewing patterns in all sizes and heights
Almea dress
Alberta blouse
Appoline blouse
Aswari blouse
Bellean blazer
Gwendoline coat
Juanna dress
Evgenia dress
Janelle skirt
Clementine cape coat
Medina trousers
Meleys blazer
Mercy blazer and Rina skirt
Minervay blazer and Damaris trousers
Myrtle blazer
Missandei dress
Nisa skirt
Pelin blouse
Sandahl skirt
Tasha trousers
Flannery trousers
Holland pea coat
Celestine dress
*Available for the Guided by Mentors and Limitless Sewing course plans only
3. “Achieving a perfect garment fit for your body” course
2. "Chanel-style jacket with two interfacing methods" sewing course

10 lessons with comprehensive pattern alterations tutorials

- Taking body measurements

- Analyzing the body features. Comparing your measurements with the standard ones

- Analyzing ease allowances in top and bottom garment patterns

- The rules of initial pattern alterations

- Altering the garment and sleeve lengths

- Altering a pattern at the waistline

- Altering a top garment pattern at the hipline

- Altering a pattern to achieve proper garment balance

- Altering the shoulder line of a pattern

- Altering a pattern at the bust apex


Not for sale. Available in the Luxurious seam finishes course only

36 video lessons

2 interfacing methods:

- Stabilizing tweed with fusible interfacing + use of contrasting piping

- Non-fusible interfacing method

* If you choose the Guided by Mentors or Limitless Sewing course plans and pay in full
*Available for the Guided by Mentors and Limitless Sewing course plans only
We are so confident in our product that we are ready to give you your money back if you manage to find a course with similar contents and a lower price
Stories of our students
Mila
launch 2 graduate
What she said before the course:

“I’m a newbie at sewing, so I would like to learn things the right way from the start. I want to use nice fabrics as soon as possible and wear nice clothes.

I also looked at my first projects and realized that the finishings are not my forte. I’m not very well-versed in hand stitches and I wish I could be more precise.”

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Kate
launch 1 graduate
What she said before the course:

“I’m an experienced sewist, but for the most part, I’m pretty basic in what I do. I’d love to level up in all regards. I sew well, and people like what I do, but the appearance is definitely not enough! I know what’s going on on the inside, and I’m constantly disappointed :( I hope the course helps me be proud of my projects to the full extent.”

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Helen
launch 2 graduate
What she said before the course:

“I’m a certified fashion designer, now I want to dive deeper into the luxurious finishing methods.
I’m here to become more professional in my craft. After college, I have certain gaps that I need to fill, because the program lacked practice and was a little outdated.”

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Would you like to have the satisfaction of knowing that your projects are made to perfection?
Join the course right now to start sewing more durable and long-lasting clothes. Learn how to finish clothes as they do in expensive Parisian ateliers, by using ONLY your sewing machine and hands. No overlocker or fusible materials requires. Only clean seams and impeccable details.

It’s not a dream. It’s your new proficiency level

Invest at least $290 in the skills that will change your sewing forever
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