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Loïse wearing the hacked Violette top, a white crinkle cotton top with a scoop neckline, rouleau button loop placket and ruffle hem

Hack the Violette Top: Add a Rouleau Button Loop Placket & a Scoop Neckline

August 04, 2026

A two-part tutorial for hacking the Violette top: how to redraft the pattern for a scoop neckline and a wider hem, then how to sew the gathered ruffle and the rouleau button loop placket.

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