Difficulty: Advanced

Sizes: UK 6-24

Approximate sewing time: 2 days (16 hours)
 

Description

Harley is a snug-fitting dress that cinches at the waist. It features princess seams instead of waist darts in the front and back, as well as a welt above the bust and functional patch pockets with buttons at the hips.

The round neckline is adorned with a buttoned facing, and the detachable turn-down collar comes with a separate collar stand. Its long, two-piece set-in sleeves have cuffs with buttoned facings. The dress fastens with buttons at the centre front and is fully lined, falling above the knee.

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, tweed, bouclé fabric.

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

- Medium weight, structured, non-stretch, opaque;

- The fiber content can include natural fibres (wool), artificial fibres (viscose), blends (wool + viscose), and synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane);

ATTENTION: Stretchy, thin, soft, fluid, loosely woven fabrics (knit fabrics, jersey knits) are NOT recommended.

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

Notions

• Additional (contrast) fabric, 140 cm (55″) wide, with a directional print/nap, 0.5 m (1/2 yd)

• Woven interfacing, 140 cm (55″) wide, 1.83 – 2.25 m (2 – 2 1/2 yd)

• Stitched bias-cut fusible stay tape, 1 – 1.5 cm (3/8 – 5/8″) wide, 4 m (4 3/8 yd)

• 23x buttons, 0.7 – 1 cm (1/4 – 3/8″) diameter

• 9x buttons, 2 – 2.5 cm (3/4 – 1″) diameter

• 1 pair of shoulder pads

• Matching thread (for main and additional fabric)