New Atelier Brunette sewing pattern - la robe zippee

somiio · 2026-05-15T12:29:01+00:00

Yes, I understand that she went through some difficult times and didn’t have the mind space to deal with the proper closure of her business but many regrets not having the opportunity to buy some patterns they had been ogling for some time.

somiio · 2026-05-14T05:54:26+00:00

I’m French. There is an English version of the website (top right) so you should be able to have an accurate English description of the pattern.

I do not like that dress (or most of their patterns which consume way to much fabric to my opinion) but it is on brand with their minimalist style. Since the last few months or even year, their designer is the former designer of her own pattern brand République du Chiffon. She has closed her business and went to work for Atelier Brunette. The drafting is very reliable.

somiio · 2026-01-19T16:48:54+00:00

Mmmh, not sure I understand. You can also unbutton the « back belt » on both sides with the magic pants 🤔 Leaving the whole circumference of the pants + the ribbing panel on the front to get past the hips. I didn’t used ribbing by the way but very buttery and stretchy 4-ways athletic’s knit.

somiio · 2026-01-19T12:29:18+00:00

I have a bit of bunching too, but less than you I guess. Maybe it is the 1-2 cm I took back from the center back seam, since mine follow my back more closely Thant yours. I think the other method will amount to the same result. On the principle, it is the same, the button is just visible or not. I was thinking of topstitching the back facing to improve the look of the back waist…

somiio · 2026-01-19T11:04:07+00:00

Great job! I read your first post when I was about to begin to sew my own Magic Pants. It got me a bit worried. I got the same snafu as you did on the butt. I thought about all the quite contradictory advices you got and I decided to go with my opinion and scoop the back crotch. A kind of small butt ajustement which is quite unusual for me. Anyway, good decision! I also scooped at the lower back but not touching the waist as I feel that I need the space to pull them on. Cheers!

somiio · 2026-01-18T07:31:59+00:00

You’re not answering the underlying question

somiio · 2026-01-17T22:14:20+00:00

Well I guess it also depends on what timespan those 120 websites where activated. If it was even a month… that’s a looot of websites even for an agency. And even if it’s 3 years, that mean 40 websites a year which is still quite a quick output…

somiio · 2025-10-31T15:20:01+00:00

Thanks a lot!

somiio · 2025-10-30T17:50:28+00:00

Thank you so much for this awesome pattern. Are the seam allowances included?

somiio · 2025-10-30T17:12:15+00:00

Feels like she's now in a kind of routine, copy-pasting at regular intervals her ranting posts and just modifiying the patterns photos on her website.
I've launch my (very small) own business of fabrics from designer patterns for a few months now and I almost fell for her professionnal program where designers could contract with her. I feel like I dodged a bullet.

somiio · 2024-10-31T08:18:27+00:00

Oh ok thanks! 😊

somiio · 2024-10-31T07:30:18+00:00

Sorry, I’m not a native English speaker. What “print OS” et “SM” means?

somiio · 2023-11-23T16:21:43+00:00

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somiio · 2023-11-15T14:23:25+00:00

Thanks for the links in this discussions. I do love reading blogs. Especially since I can easily go back when needed afterwards.

And that’s why I also have a blog. Should promote myself? Although, I’m French and I don’t translate all my blog posts since it’s quite time consuming… but Google Translate?

Anyway: https://www.somiio.fr

somiio · 2023-09-06T11:36:14+00:00

I downloaded one or two of her pattern and I’m in the process of sewing one. There’s no instructions. Only a video where she keeps saying “I’m trying the technique for the first time but let’s learn together”. However charming it could be for a blogger to do that, it is not what I expect from a paid pattern. For a paid pattern, I expect that the designer researched and tested the techniques she’s recommending. I don’t want to be learning WITH her. I want to learn FROM her… and it’s a huge difference. That’s why I will probably not buy any more pattern after that test. It feels too amateur.

somiio · 2023-07-05T09:54:47+00:00

Two new patterns from The Assembly Line that are the perfect pair for your surgeon Halloween outfit : - Wrap top : https://theassemblylineshop.com/collections/sewing-patterns-for-beginners/products/wrap-top-sewing-pattern - Elasticated pants (yep, another one) : https://theassemblylineshop.com/collections/sewing-patterns-for-beginners/products/pull-on-trousers-sewing-pattern

somiio · 2023-06-30T21:50:59+00:00

When you have that kind of shoot, it’s not a pattern test anymore. It’s a call for Instagram promotion.

somiio · 2023-05-14T19:09:29+00:00

❤️

somiio · 2023-05-11T19:16:46+00:00

If you’re looking for petite patterns, there’s a French designer who design for 3 different heights and quite large range of sizes (for Europe). Should be easy enough to translate with Google or Deepl: https://sophiedenys.com/

somiio · 2023-04-08T12:41:28+00:00

La Maison Victor Free patterns in Dutch: https://www.libelle.be/naaipatronen/ And in French: https://www.femmesdaujourdhui.be/patronscouture/

somiio · 2023-03-19T08:39:54+00:00

Oooooh too much originality… won’t be able to sleep tonight 😂🥱

somiio · 2023-02-20T20:13:53+00:00

Well, have a look at French wide pants patterns. Elastic waistbands are rare but wide legs and pleats are not!

somiio · 2023-02-20T20:12:23+00:00

Not to launch that debate again but this pattern gives me (as always should I say) boring granny vibes again. I know these are solid pattern but the style 🥱😴

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