Difficulty: Intermediate

Sizes: UK 6-24

Approximate sewing time: 2 days

Description

Florence is a semi-fitted dress, featuring a straight cut. The front bust darts have been repositioned to the shoulder seam, and there are shoulder darts at the back. It includes waist belt loops and discreet in-seam pockets on the sides. The dress sports a slightly extended shoulder line, designed for shoulder pads. Its long, two-piece set-in sleeves are semi-fitted.

Florence closes elegantly with a double-breasted button front. It showcases a shawl collar, deep V-neckline, and a detachable belt with a buckle. The dress is fully lined in the front and back, while the sleeves remain unlined. Florence gracefully falls to a mid-calf length.

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

Dress-weight wool, wool suiting, silk suiting, cotton, linen, crepe, gabardine.

Choose dress-weight and suiting fabrics with the following properties:

- Medium-weight, soft, structured, non-stretch or low-stretch

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

ATTENTION: Stretchy knit materials (jersey fabrics), or lightweight sheer fabrics (chiffon, organza, stretch lace) are NOT recommended.

For the lining: Fabrics made of artificial fibers (viscose), blends (viscose + elastane, viscose + polyester), and synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane).

Notions

• Medium-weight woven interfacing, 140 cm (55″) wide, 1.23 - 1.52 m (1 3/8 – 1 5/8 yd)

• Stitch-reinforced fusible stay tape, 1.5 m (1 5/8 yd)

• 4x buttons, 2.2 cm (7/8″) diameter

• 1x backing button, 1.7 cm (5/8″) diameter

• 1x belt buckle

• Shoulder pads