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Hi,
I had been looking for what seemed like ages for a shelf bust dress pattern and finally found one! (advance 9399) see pic below.
I am going to change the skirt to a fitted pencil skirt which I have already drafted and I would like to either make it sleeveless or even better a halter neck! but unfortunately I don’t know where to start making it sleeveless let alone halterneck! If there is anyone out there that could help me I would be ever so grateful :)
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Feb 12, 2013, 11.53 AMby sewingfan1
I just wouldn’t sew the sleeves on and neaten the armhole edge with a binding strip instead if you stick to the above style rather than halternecking it.
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Feb 14, 2013, 12.47 PMby lunaroak
Thanks :) I will give that a go I didn’t realise it would be that simple!
Feb 18, 2013, 10.22 PMby purplefan
Looking at the pattern envelope, I’m struck at how the dress is basic a dirndl pattern and the shelf bust part and sleeves seem to be the blouse part of a dirndl. I was just looking through my little batch of past Burda Style/World of Fashion pages and I had a couple of dirndl photos and instructions in there.
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