Vikisews - Etel Dress Sewing Pattern (UK 6-24)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Sizes: UK 6-24

Approximate sewing time: 1.5 days

Description

Etel is a partially fitted dress emphasizing the waist, with a two-piece wrap-style front bodice and shoulder darts in the back bodice. It boasts gathers at the waist on both the front and back, with a bias-cut skirt featuring waist elastic. The back skirt is contoured with waist darts. Etel's design includes an extended shoulder line, long semi-fitted sleeves with a slit and bound placket, a gathered bottom edge, and cuffs secured by two buttons and buttonholes. It showcases a deep V-neckline and comes with a detachable belt featuring a buckle. Etel's length gracefully falls below mid-calf.

Please Note: The paper pattern does not come with printed instructions. To access the instructions, kindly utilize the QR code provided on the pattern sheets to download the PDF file.

Recommended Fabric

Natural or man-made silk, crepe sateen, satin, chiffon, lightweight viscose.

Choose dress-weight fabrics with the following properties:

- Medium-weight, pliable, breathable, soft, non-stretch or with little stretch, opaque;

- The fabric content can include natural (wool, silk, cotton, linen), artificial (viscose), blends (wool + silk, wool + polyester, cotton + viscose, etc.), and synthetic fibres (polyester, polyester + elastane);

ATTENTION: Very stretchy knit materials (jersey fabric) and lightweight sheer fabrics (organza, stretch lace) are NOT recommended.

Notions

• Lightweight knit fusible interfacing, 140 cm (55″) wide, 1.16 – 1.52 m (1 1/4 – 1 5/8 yd)
• Stitch-reinforced bias fusible tape, 1.2 – 1.4 m (1 1/4 – 1 1/2 yd)
• 4x buttons, 0.7 – 1 cm (1/4″ – 3/8″) diameter
• Elastic, 58 – 94 cm (22 7/8″ – 37″)
• 1 belt buckle
• Matching thread

Delivery & Returns

Delivery

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UK Delivery:

Royal Mail Tracked 48 - 2nd Class Delivery: This is our standard Royal Mail service. Delivery is typically estimated at 2–3 working days from dispatch, although times can vary.
Royal Mail Tracked 24 - 1st Class Delivery: A faster Royal Mail option, typically estimated at 1–2 working days from dispatch. Please note that this is not a guaranteed next day service.
Courier Delivery: We offer a courier service via Parcelforce for customers requiring a faster delivery option. We aim to dispatch eligible orders placed before 1pm on the same working day, but this cannot be guaranteed. Courier delivery is generally expected on the next working day following dispatch. Orders placed on Friday may not be collected until the following Monday. This service is tracked.

We process orders Monday to Friday, so weekend orders begin processing the following Monday.

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Returns

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Please note that fabrics are cut to order, so a restocking fee may apply. Some items are non-returnable except where faulty or not as described.

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