Learn to sew couture gowns with Anna Triant

Long Couture Gown Webinar-style Masterclass

This is a recorded replay version of the in-person Masterclass on Construction of Long Couture Gowns, Fall 2022 class. Master the art of sewing this fairytale ruffled gown with floral bodice accents, layered mesh skirt, & delicate mesh cap sleeves.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to the new course!
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2. About the course
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1. Size chart
2. Bodice Pattern
3. Modesty Panel Cutting Guide
4. Skirt Cutting Guide - WALKING length
5. Skirt Cutting Guide - POSING Length
6. Lining Cutting Guide - Option 1 - WALKING Length
7. Lining Cutting Guide - Option 1 - POSING Length
8. Lining Cutting Guide - Option 2 - WALKING Length
9. Lining Cutting Guide - Option 1 - POSING Length
1. Supporting Fabrics: Satin (L'Amour/Peau De Soie) and Charmeuse
2. Supporting Fabrics: Silks
3. Supporting Fabrics: Stretch Satin
4. Supporting Fabrics: Taffetas
5. Jacquard / Brocade
6. Decorative Fabrics: Guipure and Sequin Lace
7. Decorative Fabrics: Corded Hand-beaded Lace
8. Decorative Fabrics: Machine beaded lace vs hand-beaded lace
9. Decorative Fabrics: Tips on Working With Embellished Laces
10. Decorative Fabrics: Eyelash Lace
11. Decorative Fabrics: Glitter Lace
12. Sourcing your supplies
1. Homework assignment details
1. Introduction
2. Step 1 - tracing
3. Adding horizontal and vertical slash lines
4. Front bodice grading, part 1
5. Front bodice grading - part 2
6. Slashing back bodice, spreading vertically
7. Spreading back pattern horizontally
8. Evening out the back pattern piece
9. Adjusting the width of the waist
10. Modesty panel width; length of elastics
11. Final note
1. Selecting the right size of the starting pattern
2. Adding slash lines; grading bodice front
3. Adjusting bodice back
4. Modesty panel width
1. Adjusting size 4-5, part 1
2. Adjusting size 4-5 pattern, part 2
1. Enlarging the pattern to size 16. Part 1.
2. Enlarging bodice to size 16. Part 2.
1. Adjusting size 4-5, part 1
2. Pattern adjustments, part 2
1. Q & A
2. Establishing grain. Cutting out bodice front.
3. Cutting out bodice back and modesty panels
4. Adding interfacing to bodice pieces
5. Q & A on bodice overlays and sleeves
6. Adding overlay to bodice front and back
7. Cutting sleeves and ruffles
8. Adding ruching to front bodice, making shoulder seams
1. Adding ruching to front bodice, making shoulder seams
2. Pinning decorative elements to bodice
3. Beading
4. Adding ruffles to neckline and back opening
5. Adding neckline closure: elastic, loop or ties
6. Adding a lined cap sleeve
7. Joining bodice and lining around neckline and back
8. Understitching neckline and back opening seams
9. Adding armhole seams and turning the bodice out
10. Modesty panel - Option 1: wide elastic and sash
11. Modesty panel - Option 2: loops and skinny elastics
12. Adding side seams
13. How to finish bodice without a serger - Bias Binding Tape
1. Part 1.
2. Part 2.
1. Understanding the skirt cutting guides
2. Cutting layer 1 - circles
3. Various ways of styling your circles
4. Q&A
5. Cutting layer 2
6. Cutting layer 3 - crinoline
7. Cutting layer 3 - lining
1. Adding layer 1 - circles
2. Adding layer 2 - brief rundown
3. Adding lining + crinoline - a brief rundown
4. Q & A
1. Adding ruffles to circles
2. Hemming lining cut in a half-circle
3. Adding circles to bodice
4. Gathering layer 2 on to the bodice
5. Gathering crinoline on to the lining
6. Adding lining to bodice
7. Finishing touches
1. Sourcing supplies online
2. Q&A from Day 4

About this course

$349.00
88 lessons
12 hours of video content

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Anna's sewing experience compiled into a comprehensive course for your convenience

Anna taught herself how to sew by navigating through myriads of books and YouTube videos. She has been building her online fashion brand for children over more than a decade, sewing thousands of the gowns herself. She knows the exact topics you need to master in order to create a gown like hers, and she will personally teach you to do just that.
Hands-on approach to learning with videos for every step

Have you ever purchased a PDF sewing pattern or a paper pattern at your local hobbies and crafts store only to put it away into a drawer to never touch it again? We hear you! Verbal explanation of sewing techniques may not work for everyone, which is why our video masterclasses have such excellent completion rate. We are driven by results and want you to succeed!

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List of suppliers not shared in any other masterclass

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Secrets of gown construction

Ever browsed through Anna's collections and wondered - how does she do it? With access to this content you will learn secrets of construction of most of her gowns. These are not in-depth sewing tutorials but more of a verbal run-through to give you an idea of where to start.
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Long Couture Gown Webinar-style Masterclass

Course curriculum

Introduction to the course

Downloadable content

Zoom Lesson 1. Overview of Supporting and Decorative Fabrics

Homework assignment

BONUS LESSON: Grading your pattern to a larger size using Slash-and-Spread method

Creating a custom-fit pattern based on measurements. Burt's pattern adjustments.

Brief walk-through adjusting size 4-5 to custom measurements (Burt)

Pattern adjustment recommendations for Hali

Pattern adjustment recommendations for Anne

Zoom Lesson 2. Cutting pattern pieces + sewing the bodice

Bodice construction

Working with horsehair braid. Trimming circles.

Cutting skirt layers

Skirt Construction - Brief Rundown

Skirt Construction - In Depth Demonstration

Sourcing supplies

About this course

Join us and start learning TODAY!

Why choose us?

Perfect Investment for Photographers

Self-paced learning - your schedule, your terms

On-going support through each step of your learning journey

Anna's sewing experience compiled into a comprehensive course for your convenience

Hands-on approach to learning with videos for every step

Exclusive Content

List of suppliers not shared in any other masterclass

Secrets of gown construction

More content added in the future

More classes to come!