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Purple knit dress
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First attempt on a knit dress. For the pattern, I used the instructions from Pattern Drafting by Dressmaking (a Japanese book from the late 60’s) with a few errors. There’s no instruction on how to sew it, so I winged it. It was obviously incorrect because the inside of the collar, which I did last, ended up stretched out from the struggles. It’s a pretty easy one to make, despite the lack of instruction.
Blogged here for the result and here for the origination.
Material Notes
Polyester knit from a re-use craft supply depot, so inexpensive it's perfect for trial projects.
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Jan 7, 2010, 05.20 AMby smallone
this is just gorgeous!
Jan 4, 2010, 09.51 PMby mlssfshn
very nice now I want the book
Jan 4, 2010, 03.35 PMby almatinka
I love the dress – the colour, the neckline, the drape… It’s simply beautiful!
Jan 4, 2010, 03.14 PMby lizah
love it!
Jan 4, 2010, 02.40 PMby leeavent
Looks great!
Jan 4, 2010, 11.51 AMby mema79
very nice..great colour!
Jan 4, 2010, 11.29 AMby jenna428
Very nice……………..great job………….first attempt?…I’d never know if you did not tell me!
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Jan 5, 2010, 02.59 AMby scheryka
Same here. Beautiful 1st!
Jan 5, 2010, 04.16 AMby littlecottondresses
Thank you! I’ve been sewing with woven fabric a lot, and this knit happens to be pretty stable, so it didn’t slip around. :)
Jan 4, 2010, 10.37 AMby angelical
Nice work! LOVE the color and the collar with the bow!
Jan 4, 2010, 10.08 AMby ichigogirl
It’s really nice, I love the collar and the colour. That book sounds interesting!
Jan 4, 2010, 08.25 AMby joanne-lej
it looks great, i love the collar and the colour is beautiful
Jan 4, 2010, 08.15 AMby frkbustad
Oh, it sounds really interesting with a Japanese dressmaking book from the 60’s! The dress looks really nice and comfortable, and yet the collar makes it look very elegant.