Burda Style For people who sew

Description

A very simple, easy, quick dress. No darts, no zips, no buttons! Ten steps (excluding options) to a fabulous dress!

Here’s the instructions, I’ll add them in a separate page later on (haven’t got any pictures at the moment)

1. Do you need a new dress? Go on, you know you do.
2. Decide how long you want your new dress to be. Measure from your shoulder.
2.1 Add a bit extra for the seams, and for if you decide you’d like it a little longer after all.
2.2 Add another 10 cm because you’re going to wear a belt on this dress, and you don’t want your knickers to show, do you?
3. Measure your waist, i.e. your bra size. Double it.
4. Buy a nice fabric you’d like to turn into a dress, size of 2 and 3 combined. Let’s take 95cm x 150cm to make things easier. That’s length x (brasize x 2).
5. Cut it in half. You now have two bits of 95cm x 75 cm.
6. Zigzag all edges to stop them from fraying.
7. Put the right sides together, you might want to use pins. Sew the side seams (95cm), except for the last 20cm. This will be the sleeve.
8. Take one short side (the top). Put two safety pins where you think you want the shoulder seams to be. Leave enough room for your head.
9. Try it on. It’ll look like a bin bag, but all it needs is a belt!
10. Sew the shoulder seams you pinned together at 8. Anything from 1cm to 10cm should look fine.

Wear it with a belt or a nice ribbon.

Now, you could make it look nicer…

• Use bias tape along all edges. It’s easier than a hem.
• Cut a (deep) neckline.
• Cut the corners off the sleeves, either rounded off or straight.
• Ruche it by pinching up small sections. For example, go down 15cm from where your belt is. Tuck it under the belt to get the idea. You could either look nice or ridiculous, depending on the fabric material.

Material Notes

Satin, bias tape, a nice long ribbon.

Categories

For

Women

Garment Type

Dress

Style

Bohemian, Classic, Evening Wear

Material

Satin