Education
Gabarit Sessions & Workshops
Move beyond standard sizes and create garments that are flawlessly tailored to your unique body. Learn the art of French pattern making and leave with a reusable, personal body template — your key to a lifetime of perfect-fitting clothes.
Your Personal Pattern-Making Journey
Choose the path that fits your learning goals and schedule
1:1 Private Session
The Foundation Session
2.5 hours of instruction
Master the core of custom fitting. Create a personal bodice gabarit and use it to construct an elegant dress.
- ✦Personal bodice gabarit template
- ✦Pattern adaptation skills
- ✦One finished dress
1:1 Private Session
The Complete Upper Body
4 hours of instruction
Expand your skills to achieve a flawless fit for any top by adding custom-fitted sleeves to your gabarit.
- ✦Bodice + sleeves gabarit
- ✦Upper body mastery
- ✦Finished dress with sleeves
1:1 Private Session
The Signature Gabarit System
Adds a full skirt system for only $75 more
5.5 hours of instruction
The complete experience for total pattern-making freedom. Create a full gabarit system — bodice, sleeves, and skirt.
- ✦Complete gabarit system
- ✦Full-body pattern freedom
- ✦Master-level skills
- ✦Finished dress
Group Session
2-Day Group Intensive
per person
12 hours of instruction over 2 days
Get the complete $325 Signature Gabarit System in a collaborative and immersive small-group setting — all for less than the 1:1 signature session.
- ✦Complete gabarit system (bodice, sleeves, skirt)
- ✦Peer support and extended instruction time
- ✦Limited to 3–5 students for personalized attention
- ✦Your complete, reusable gabarit system
What You Leave With
Skills and Tools for a Lifetime
Your Personal Gabarit
A reusable, custom-fitted template system that is the foundation for all your future projects.
The Skill of Adaptation
The knowledge to confidently adjust any commercial pattern to your unique body shape.
A Finished Garment
A beautiful, perfectly fitted dress made by you, for you.
Creative Confidence
The freedom to move beyond the limits of standard sizing and bring your design ideas to life.
From Our Students
"I've been sewing for years but could never get the fit right. After the Signature Session, I finally have a dress that fits me perfectly. Maeva's process is a revelation. Having my own gabarit has changed everything!"
— Sarah M., Honolulu
"The group intensive was incredible. Not only did I learn a skill I'll use forever, but doing it with other passionate sewists was so inspiring. It was worth every penny and more. I feel like a real pattern maker now."
— Jennifer K., Kailua
"I was always intimidated by pattern adjustments. Maeva breaks it down into clear, manageable steps. The Foundation session gave me the confidence I was missing. I can't wait to come back for the next level."
— Lisa T., Kaneohe
Your Questions, Answered
Hawaiʻi
Home Studio, Oʻahu
Sessions are held at the ThreadsbyMaeva home studio on Oʻahu. Dates are available by appointment. Group intensives are announced seasonally.
Mainland Travel
Available by Request
Maeva is available to travel to mainland locations for group intensives (minimum 3 participants). Travel costs are shared among participants. Contact us to discuss your location and dates.
Ready to Create Your Perfect Fit?
If you have any questions before booking, please don't hesitate to reach out. I look forward to guiding you on your pattern-making journey.