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Posted on: 3/18/10 1:10 AM ET
I was out snoop shopping today and found a skirt and dress that were incredibly flattering to me, but they look nightmarishly hard to make. I'm sure I'll have to gain a great deal more skill before attempting anything like these, but can anyone suggest patterns that might be similar?
Cocktail dress
Twisted-panel skirt
Cocktail dress
Twisted-panel skirt
Posted on: 3/18/10 8:08 AM ET
Manequim had a very similar dress pattern up for free download a few months ago. It's not free anymore (and requires a Brazilian address to sign up to buy online!!!) but if you're interested in it I can send it to you. The downsides are that a) it's in Portuguese and b) it's in one size only - 44 (which is equivalent to a Burda 42 or Big Four 16). But it may still be helpful in seeing what the pattern pieces look like.
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Posted on: 3/18/10 12:51 PM ET
Wow, that's pretty much exactly like the one I tried on, and the size is probably pretty close too. But I think I am not yet good enough to make the dress with Portuguese instructions!
Thank you though, it is pretty perfect.
Thank you though, it is pretty perfect.
Posted on: 3/19/10 7:51 PM ET
I don't think the twist panel skirt would be that hard to make.
It's a very simple straight skirt with horizontal pleats. The pleats are just fixed into the side seams and are sewn folded up on one side and down on the other.
A lot of the appeal is the fabric which is a very soft lightweight 4-way stretch - lycra or something similar.
If you are happy with handling lycra I'd give this one a go. Find a nice short skirt pattern and make up a test in a cheap lycra to check the curves that match yours.
Work out how many pleats you need and how deep they are. Then slash the pattern horizontally at each pleat placement and add twice the pleat depth (when all the pleats are folded you should end up with exactly 3 layers of fabric at any point). (When you have cut your fabric mark each slash line as the marks for folding your pleats). Fold the pleats to the outside and stitch along the pleats. Then fold the ends of the pleats at the sides (one side up and they other down) and sew your side seams.
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It's a very simple straight skirt with horizontal pleats. The pleats are just fixed into the side seams and are sewn folded up on one side and down on the other.
A lot of the appeal is the fabric which is a very soft lightweight 4-way stretch - lycra or something similar.
If you are happy with handling lycra I'd give this one a go. Find a nice short skirt pattern and make up a test in a cheap lycra to check the curves that match yours.
Work out how many pleats you need and how deep they are. Then slash the pattern horizontally at each pleat placement and add twice the pleat depth (when all the pleats are folded you should end up with exactly 3 layers of fabric at any point). (When you have cut your fabric mark each slash line as the marks for folding your pleats). Fold the pleats to the outside and stitch along the pleats. Then fold the ends of the pleats at the sides (one side up and they other down) and sew your side seams.
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Rosemary
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