Difficulty: Intermediate

Sizes: UK 6-24

Approximate sewing time: 2 days
 

Description

Sylvie is a semi-fitted dress with a cinched waist, waistline seam, faux wrap front, and waist pleats. It showcases a double-layer yoke at the back, with the shoulder seam shifted forward. The bodice gathers at the front and back waist, while the front skirt consists of overlapping sections with pleats on the left-hand side seam.

This dress features a fold-over collar, collar stand, deep V-neckline, and a slightly extended shoulder line. Its long, semi-fitted set-in sleeves have pleated bottoms and bias-bound slits, ending with cuff closures. The dress securely closes with an invisible zipper along the left-hand side seam, and it falls 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

Crepe, natural or artificial silk, satin, silk velvet.

Choose dress-weight fabrics with the following properties:

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

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

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

Notions

• Interfacing, 140cm (55″) wide, 0.4 – 0.5m (3/8 – 1/2 yd)

• 1x invisible zipper, 35cm (14”) long

• Stitch-reinforced fusible bias tape, 0.8m (7/8 yd)

• Straight grain fusible tape, 1cm (3/8″) wide, 2m (2 1/8 yd)

• 2x buttons, 0.7 – 1cm (1/4″ – 3/8″) diameter

• Matching thread