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Pattern + video course

Your first dress, with someone beside you.

Each course follows one pattern, step by step, on video. Built from the questions our first students asked most: which fabric, which tools, how to gather, how to finish.

Johanna dress in natural linen, mother and daughter with wildflowers by a red barn door
Johanna dresses in sage and natural linen, two friends at home
Johanna dress in white linen by a stone wall

women · EU 34–52

Johanna dress course

A complete beginner's course that follows the Johanna dress from choosing fabric to the finished hem. Short video lessons for every step, in order, so you always know what comes next.

11 lessons

  1. 01Which fabric to buy, and how much
  2. 02Tools you need (and the ones you don't)
  3. 03Printing and taping the pattern
  4. 04Laying out and cutting
  5. 05Attaching interfacing
  6. 06Bust darts and the neckline
  7. 07Sewing in the side-seam pockets
  8. 08Gathering and attaching the tiered hem
  9. 09Sleeves, short and long
  10. 10Finishing seams without an overlocker
  11. 11Adjusting the length: knee, midi, maxi
About the Johanna pattern

Prefer just the pattern? €10.50 on its own.

Emilia dress in floral cotton in a yellow rapeseed field
Emilia dresses in rust and cream linen, two children in the meadow
Emilia dress in pink linen, twirling

children · 80–140 cm

Emilia dress course

Sew a child's tiered dress from start to finish, with a video for every step. Built from the questions our first course students asked most.

7 lessons

  1. 01Choosing fabric for children's clothes
  2. 02Printing, taping and cutting the pattern
  3. 03The back button placket, made simple
  4. 04Gathering the tiers evenly
  5. 05Straight sleeves and ruffled cuffs
  6. 06Lengthening sleeves to 3/4 or full
  7. 07Clean finishes inside and out
About the Emilia pattern

Prefer just the pattern? €10.50 on its own.

Course feedback

From people who had never sewn a dress.

Course feedback, translated from Finnish.