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Sewing: Surplice Dress
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Surplice Dress

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Sewing With Knits: 5 Wardrobe Essentials »
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Category: Sewing

Type of item: Clothing

For: Women

Style: Casual

Materials

A slinky, very stretchy knit from darn cheap fabrics

What are you most proud of?

These are my very first sleeves!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

I have only been sewing 5mths and I found it pretty easy! Don't choose a really slinky fabric like I did, unless you enjoy fiddling with it. I knew this fabric wouldn't be fun to work with but I knew it would look sweet and drape beautifully

 

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PattiT on craftsy.com
PattiT
Feb 06, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Gorgeous. I'm taking this class now. I'll be interested to see how I can make it work for me. It's nice seeing it in a not-size-two size.
Scheri Manson on craftsy.com
Scheri Manson
Jan 13, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Great dress in a cute fabric :-)
Yuka on craftsy.com
Yuka
Sep 30, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Seems worth working slinky fabric. Great looks. You made me want to keep sewing this class.
deckerston on craftsy.com
deckerston
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
great dress, I love that fabric. It looks like the ends of a spool of fabric ;)
AskSarah on craftsy.com
AskSarah
Sep 24, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! I love the fabric too, I thought it looked like it was printed with reels of thread!
crazihippichic on craftsy.com
crazihippichic
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Super groovy!
AskSarah on craftsy.com
AskSarah
Sep 24, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
evie1203 on craftsy.com
evie1203
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Lovely:):)
AskSarah on craftsy.com
AskSarah
Sep 24, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
MissN on craftsy.com
MissN
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
A rolled hem its a breeze & looks very professional. You may want to consider using Wooly nylon in the lower loopers of the serger. Very pretty dress. Nice job!
AskSarah on craftsy.com
AskSarah
Sep 24, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I went with the rolled hem and it looks great!
MissN on craftsy.com
MissN
Nov 18, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Isn't it
MissN on craftsy.com
MissN
Nov 18, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Isn't it
Snoozn on craftsy.com
Snoozn
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Great print for the dress ! It looks great.
AskSarah on craftsy.com
AskSarah
Sep 24, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you. I bought the fabric ages but couldn't find the right thing to sew with it, I knew this dress would be perfect for it.
MissN on craftsy.com
MissN
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
A rolled hem its a breezed & looks very professional. You may want to consider using Wooly nylon in the lower loopers of the serger. Very pretty dress. Nice job!
AskSarah on craftsy.com
AskSarah
Sep 24, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
hank you. Is wooly nylon easy to use? I keep meaning to buy some but there is only one place locally that sells it and I don't go there often.
PerlenDiva on craftsy.com
PerlenDiva
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very cool print. I think a tiny serger hem would be great and way easier then to fiddle with a twin needle.
AskSarah on craftsy.com
AskSarah
Sep 24, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! I really love the print too, it's very slightly shiny. I think I'm going to go rolled hem.
Lynne O on craftsy.com
Lynne O
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Wow, your dress looks amazing! Working with a difficult to handle fabric was definitely worth it for the end result.
AskSarah on craftsy.com
AskSarah
Sep 24, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you! I haven't done the hem yet as I couldn't decide on how to hem it without losing the flow of the fabric. I'm thinking a rolled overlocker/serger hem?

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