#Smultron dress pdf#
#Smultron dress plus#

The Bertha Blouse, Charlize Dress, Florence Dress and Emily Dress come in sizes 34 - 52 Sizes: Viki Sews patterns do sizing a little differently, you purchase the pattern by choosing your size and prefered hight and then get sent a single sized PDF. I particularly love the Faith coat and the Bertha blouse and will be adding them to my enormous project list. There are six sewing patterns in the collection, they range from coats, to tops, to dresses.

#Smultron dress pdf#

I am obsessed with Viki Sews patterns, I’ve spend many a long day trying to translate Russian on their PDF files, I was so happy when they announced they were going to be releasing patterns with English Instructions! I love their new collection, they’re so ahead with the trends, which is not usually something I care much about but Viki Sews make me want to get involved. We also have a range of Organic Cotton Jerseys that would work really well and be nice to sew with. It's so soft and would feel luxurious against the skin. Robin Bra: Light to medium weight knits with four-way stretch with 50% stretch and good recovery, such as cotton jersey, bamboo/soy jersey blends, double brushed polyester knit, mesh, and rib knit, mesh, stretch lace, and rib knit.įable Underwear: Light to medium weight knits with two-way stretch with 50% stretch and good recovery, such as cotton jersey, bamboo/soy jersey blends, double brushed polyester knit, mesh, and rib knit.īoth patterns would be dreamy made up in our bamboo jersey. There is also a class available to make the process less daunting. However, this set by Seamwork may actually push me towards taking the plunge. It’s my understanding that patterns that came after The Envelope Dress address some of the fit issues I’ve pointed out, and I look forward to trying them in the future.At least once a month I say I need to sew my own underwear, but then I get distracted by so many other sparkly fabrics and less practical projects. Bodies have a shape and clothing should honor that. Unfortunately it’s not as easy as making a pattern wider or a neck hole longer. The fit issues with the Envelope Dress highlight the need for proper grading of patterns by individuals who understand how bodies grow and move.

Bodies don’t simply grow wider as we get fat, fat bodies will accumulate more fat in certain areas of the body due to a variety of factors, including but not limited to hormones, body type (Ectomorph, Mesomorph or Endomorph,) and genetics. The design relies on being shapeless to fit a variety of bodies- but fat bodies require at least minimal shaping to account for – well, the shape of our fat bodies. The Envelope Dress made to the author’s measurementsĭue to the design of the neck hole being a long narrow longitudinal open seam, neck circumference eats into available width of this opening, making it feel tight even when extra depth is added to this part of the pattern. If you fall above a US size 20, carry weight in your biceps, neck and/or shoulders, this pattern will likely not work for you without major retooling and adjustments. This is the perfect project for straight sized and smaller bodies. I write the above recommendation with one catch. I would definitely recommend this project for beginner sewists – even as a very first sewing project! The major construction is all straight lines and the minor edge finishing doesn’t have to be perfect to get a nice looking garment. The pattern was easy to understand and mark out on the fabric, super simple to cut out and sew together.

I figured it would be the perfect low effort project to get back into sewing because if you read my last blog post, you’ll remember I’ve been slowly getting my sewjo back after major surgery. The instruction booklet does offer a link to some resources for minor adjustments and being that the pattern is based on your own personal measurements, Cris Woods states that the pattern is size inclusive and very beginner friendly.

#Smultron dress plus#

The pattern consists of 3 panels (2 in the front and one in the back) based on your hip measurement plus a denoted amount of ease. The pattern for the Envelope Dress is less of a traditional pattern and more of a formula that you plug in your measurements to get your pattern pieces.