Pumpkin Dress Crepe
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The fabric was line dried, drying quickly with little creasing. Husband on pegging out duty - can you tell?
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Next the fabric was measured and appeared to have only shrunk slightly (as is expected for viscose)
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Ironing beautifully, the Pumpkin Dress Crepe was then ready for pattern cutting. When ironed the crimped yarns (that create the crepe finish) relaxed. Any slight shrinkage appears to have been remedied |
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Dawn chose two patterns to showcase the beautiful breathable drape quality. One from the VERY EASY VOGUE pattern collection: V9311, altering where necessary to her own requirements |
Woven crepe fabrics can move around, so plenty of pins and pattern weights are useful, so that you can cut accurately for professional results |
The other pattern: The Palazzo Trousers (Simple Sew). A super easy pattern that can be shortened to create different length culottes to suit your style and height
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Dawn chose to close up the plunging neckline by 6cms and added cover buttons. The '70s look starts to come together! |
Dawn wanted to create a '70s inspired dress that came to just below the knee, but without the lower frill that you can see in View A (pattern on right) | Once cut out the pieces went together well and you can make the culottes quite easily in an afternoon. The only parts you should take your time with are the invisible zipper and the waistband |
 
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| After making a fabric tie (intended for the back waist) she decided to add this to the neckline to create a pussy bow, which gives the dress a more autumnal style that you can wear with thick tights come winter. | Did you notice the smart cover buttons? If you fancy adding some extra detail, try it for yourself. It'll finish the look and match your garment perfectly! |
