Gail Doane's Trio of Refined Bishops
Finally, a bishop dress design that solves for pattern fabric matching!
Everything you need to successfully sew a perfectly aligned bishop dress
Come experience the methodical, personal, creative instruction for which Gail is renowned, all from the comfort of your own sewing space, on your own schedule, and at your own pace. With up-close video streams from multiple cameras, detailed printable instructions, and digital pattern downloads, you will be fully equipped for success. Vanquish the scourge of UFO’s (unfinished outfits) and reunite with the precious feeling of sewing a project to completion. With Gail as your guide, success is your destination.
Here's what's included with this class:
- Button Front Plaid Bishop Class (Value $129)
- Video Lessons
- Detailed Instructions
- Digital patterns size 6 months - 4 years
- Dotted Swiss Bishop with Heirloom Embellishment Class (Value $129)
- Video Lessons
- Detailed Instructions
- Digital patterns size 6 months - 4 years
- Contrast Yoke Bishop with Inset Lace Edging (Value $129)
- Video Lessons
- Detailed Instructions
- Digital patterns size 6 months - 4 years
- BONUS Bishop Slip Pattern (Value $20)
Total Value: $407
Price: $199
With Gail Guiding You Every Step of the Way,
YOU Can Sew Dresses Like These!
3 Sets of Detailed Instructions and 3 Sets of Digital Patterns Included With the Video Classes
Step-by-Step Written Instructions
Every detail, documented in words & photos
Digital Pattern Downloads
Any size pattern, any time you want it
Sign me up, I want make those bishops!
Register NowGail's Modern Four-Camera Sewing Studio Gives You a Front Row Seat to Every Stitch
Eye-Level Speaker Shot
Gail speaks directly to the camera.
Overhead Long Shot
Watch Gail's hands work on the sewing table
Super-Close Detail Shot
See the fine nuances that make exquisite finishing details.
Machine-Mounted Shot
See Gail sew on her machine with no obstruction
BONUS - Gail Doane's Bishop Slip
Purchase today and get additional patterns & Instructions ($20 Value)
As a bonus, with this purchase, we're including written instructions and 6 pattern sizes for Gail Doane's Bishop Slip. This uniquely shaped slip pattern is drafted to add fullness exactly where it's needed to enhance the traditional bell shape of a bishop dress.
Three courses in one... and then some
3 Video Classes, 3 Set of Instructions, 3 Sets of Patterns
Plus many additional customization options so you can make it your own!
Plaid Front Button Bishop
Course Overview:
- Chapter 1
- Introduction to the project
- Cutting guide
- Materials list
- Chapter 2
- Partial construction of sleeves to dress back and fronts
- Pleating the bishop
- Blocking the bishop
- Chapter 3
- Smocking
- Chapter 4
- Side and underarm seams
- Adjusting for the dip at center front of dress
- Adding the front and back hem bands
- Chapter 5
- Preparing and applying the front bias cut bands
- Chapter 6
- Preparing and applying the pre-finished French bias neckband
- Chapter 7
- French bias binding ‘in the round’ for the sleeves
- Hand stitching demo
- Chapter 8
- Buttons and buttonholes
Dotted Swiss Bishop
Course Overview:
- Chapter 1
- Introduction to the project
- Cutting Guide
- Materials List
- Chapter 2
- Partial construction of sleeves to the dress front and back
- Removing dots in area to be pleated
- Pleating the bishop
- Blocking the bishop
- Chapter 3
- Smocking
- Chapter 4
- Adding the pre-finished French bias binding to the neckline
- Chapter 5
- Sleeve finish
- Chapter 6
- Lace fancy band and banded hem
- Chapter 7
- Buttons and buttonholes
Contrast Yoke Bishop
Course Overview:
- Chapter 1
- Introduction to the project
- Cutting Guide
- Materials List
- Chapter 2
- Partial construction of sleeves to the dress front and back
- Adding the contrast yoke strip and the lace trim
- Pleating the bishop
- Hand pleating row #7
- Blocking the bishop
- Chapter 3
- Smocking
- Chapter 4
- Adding the piping and the pre-finished French bias binding to the neckline
- Chapter 5
- Sleeve finish (two options)
- Chapter 6
- Hem finish (two options)
- Chapter 7
- Buttons and buttonholes
Meet Your Instructor: Gail Doane
In the words of Classic Sewing Magazine: "Gail Doane is an internationally recognized expert in sewing technique and design, as well as a featured designer in Classic Sewing magazine. It’s the tiny details of sewing that are her recognizable signature style."
In her own words: Gail is "an heirloom sewing addict who is detail-oriented, but prepared to break the rules."
Gail brings to the classroom over 40 years of experience, having dressed seven children, and now an ever-expanding number of grandchildren, in beautiful heirloom clothing. Her work first appeared in Australian Smocking & Embroidery in 2000 and Inspirations in 2008.
Gail's Sewing Has Been Featured In Top-Tier Publications Across the Globe
Sewing class reinvented for the online age
#TheSewMustGoOn
The Highest-Quality Instruction
- Watch Gail's masterfully experienced hands as they reveal every subtlety and nuance needed for each technique
- Enjoy multiple camera angles including super-close up shots of Gail's sewing table and machine
The Most Convenient Experience
- Leave the time, headache, and expense of travel behind and work from the comfort of your own sewing room
- Retain access to this course for life, and reference back to it as often as you need so you can finish more projects
- Stream Gail's sewing instruction onto the device of your preference making it easy to sew wherever you want
Sewing Class The Old Way
Travel to attend an in-person class held at a conference
What You Experience:
- 20+ students crowded around a single sewing machine or table without a clear view
- Stress between trying to record audio/video of the class or furiously taking notes so you can retain what your learn
- Pack your sewing machine and lug it through airports and hotels to use it in class
- Instructor barraged by Chatty Pattys asking personal sewing questions and using up precious class time
What you pay:
- Flights $300
- Hotel $200
- Rental Car $150
- Food $50
- Registration $199
- Total Cost $899
Sewing Class The New Way
Attend class from the convenience of your own sewing room
What You Experience:
- High-quality, close-up camera shots from multiple angles with no obstruction
- Convenient, recorded, videos you can review as many times as you need to get your sewing right
- The familiarity of your own sewing room and the convenience of all of your at-home supplies
- A constant flow of valuable information without interruptions or distractions
What you pay:
- Flights $0
- Hotel $0
- Rental Car $0
- Food $0
- Registration $199
- Total Cost $199
Experience Sewing Class The New Way
Register NowPrevious Students are Raving About Gail's Online Classes...
“Worth every penny"
"Gail is Perfection Personified"
"I'll be signing up for the next [one]"
“This was having a front row seat!"
"Outstanding, so informative!"
"Money very well spent"
We Surveyed Over 100 of Gail's Past Sewing Students
Here's how they rated their online sewing experience:
- Average rating for skill improvement:
4.77 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Average rating for online format:
4.93 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Average rating for overall experience:
4.99 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Willingness to recommend to a friend:
4.96 out of 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wage War Against UFO's (Unfinished Outfits) Today
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The Heirloom Sewing Horror Story...
A search and rescue mission for confidence
One of the relentless challenges of heirloom sewing is feeling confident in enough different skills to complete a beautiful garment. Without confidence in each specific skill, you second-guess yourself over and over, barely moving forward, until you wake up one day and you’re sitting in your sewing room, staring at a closet of half-finished outfits racking your brain to remember what the satisfaction of completing a project feels like.
That doesn't have to be you!
Join us in waging war against UFOs (unfinished outfits) and register today!
