Scallops are a beautiful design detail which can add a distinctive finish to your garments, giving them a playful edge that is right on trend. If you’ve admired this high street detail, then this Mini Masterclass will give you the skills and confidence to incorporate scallops into your makes. You can keep it subtle with a small pocket hack, or go all out and transform your entire garment!
Across more than an hour of detailed video tuition, Lauren guides you through every stage of planning, drafting and sewing crisp, professional-looking scallops. You'll learn where to position scallops on a garment and how to choose suitable fabrics to help you achieve beautifully defined curves and clean edges.
Lauren shares her methods for calculating scallop sizes, drafting them into your patterns and creating templates that ensure consistent results every time. She also covers marking techniques, recommended tools, and different options for finishing the inside of your scallops.
Once you've mastered the preparation, Lauren demonstrates how to construct and finish scallops neatly, including her favourite tips for achieving accurate stitching around curves, trimming and turning techniques, and optional topstitching details. She also shares troubleshooting advice to help your scallops look their best.
This Digital Masterclass includes step-by-step demonstrations of drafting and sewing scallops on a variety of garment features, including pockets, cuffs, collars, hems, button bands and curved edges. It will give you a toolkit of techniques that can be applied to countless projects, allowing you to personalise your makes and approach sewing scallops with confidence!
Once you have placed your order, the video links will be included in your confirmation email. Full details of patterns and hacks used in the sample photos is covered in the video. Fabrics used are our Textured Ramies, Enzyme Linen and Vintage Cotton.
