Burda Style For people who sew
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This dress took a while to complete! I weaved the bodice part with fabric strips by hand.
Although each of the strips I used for weaving were not cut on bias, the entire bodice was cut on bias. The weaving the fabric itself was very time-consuming, but the other portions of the piece came off without a hitch. Since the bodice was on bias and the weaving created some stretch, I eliminated the gather in the bodice pattern, and treated the fabric as I do with jersey fabrics. I used the bodice pattern I drafted recently for another project. I added a gather at the waistline to replace darts(for the previous project). For this dress, I even went so far as to take out the entire gather ease.
I had this blue fabric sitting in my stash for a while. I bought it on wholesale, but since the fabric is such a light weight, I wasn’t sure what to do with it. The weaving was a perfect fit for the fabric. It didn’t become too bulky but added some structure to the fabric, making it easier the rest of the sewing.
I lined the dress with the same fabric, as it is a bit sheer. Also added side pockets, and a matching fabric belt. The buckle is from this online shop I wrote about in the past.
Overall, I LOVE the result, and it was very satisfying to make. If you were to ask whether I’ll do it again, I don’t know…it really was time consuming, so I’m not sure.
Fabric: light weight cotton
Lining: same as the fashion fabric
Pattern: self drafted bodice pattern, skirt is two big squares. Pocket patterns are borrowed and modified from BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook coat pattern.
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Material Notes
cotton, belt buckle, thread, flat knit zipper, interface
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Mar 21, 2012, 01.26 PMby Binita Shrestha
Love how you did all that weaving. Love it!
Mar 14, 2012, 09.50 AMby francini
piece of art work!!! love it :)
Mar 12, 2012, 09.09 PMby libra-s
How wonderful!!
Mar 12, 2012, 01.20 AMby Kazmoda
So exquisite! I added it it My Favorites.
Mar 11, 2012, 10.06 PMby ariation
This is great! I would love to try this
Mar 11, 2012, 08.01 PMby infinite-plus-one
incredible, love it!
Mar 11, 2012, 07.55 PMby Crystal Fashionsbycj Jordan
GREAT JOB I LOVE THE BODICE
Mar 11, 2012, 02.27 PMby jadealamode
The weaved bodice looks great!!
Mar 11, 2012, 11.27 AMby mokosha
sooo beautiful.. and it looks like so much work, but it definitely was worth it..