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I bought this fabric while I was away travelling in the summer and love it so much I’ve been too scared to use it.. I’m quite a beginner and haven’t made anything with sheer silk like this before. I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to unpick and redo any mistakes! For that reason I decided to go with a very simple shift dress shape, so less chance of messing up. I later added a gold fringe around the bottom which I’m really pleased with. I really love fringing on dresses – I definitely should have lived in the 1920s and been a flapper.
This was based on a pattern by burda young 7390 but I made it a few inches shorter and more of a straight shift dress shape.
Difficulty
Novice
Categories
- Season
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Dress
- Style
- Evening Wear, Other, Vintage
- Material
- Silk
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Nov 30, 2012, 04.49 AMby Erica Vinson
I like that the dress is made from silk. What pattern did you use?
1 Reply
Dec 5, 2012, 11.21 AMby jenni689
Hi, thanks! Good point, I forgot to mention the pattern – it was burda young 7390. I changed it a bit to make it more of a shift dres shape rather than a-line, and shortened the length a bit.
Nov 27, 2012, 05.01 PMby jenni689
Thank you!
Nov 24, 2012, 07.28 PMby heatherrique
Gorgeous dress! You look stunning in this.
Nov 24, 2012, 06.29 PMby Mary Athey
Its lovely and the fringing is a nice touch x