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New Look Dress in Wool Crepe

Winter-weight wool crepe dress lined in cotton, shawl collar, vintage Bakelite buckle on the belt. This dress is my first project sewing on this scale - those skirt pieces take up a lot of space. It's quite heavy and has great movement; I'd call the pattern a success and this summer, a linen model is forthcoming from the same one.

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Mar 22, 2011. 7:05 PMcraftyv says:

Very nice indeed. I can imagine the same pattern done in a floral (large flowers) polished cotton, this would make it crisp. The addition of large patch pockets would look good too.

Mar 20, 2011. 3:19 PMRhi-Rainbow says:

I love the look of this dress!!
Would you be willing to do a tutorial? :)

Rhi.x

Mar 21, 2011. 9:31 AM

gtrachel (author) says:

Thank you, I'm glad you like it! I've been planning to make another dress from this pattern, and I could certainly do a tutorial. It won't be until the end of the semester, though.

Mar 21, 2011. 2:31 PMRhi-Rainbow says:

Oh brilliant! Of course :)
Can I ask where you get your patterns from because I've been looking for some vintage dresses, or patterns to have a go at!

Rhi.x

Mar 21, 2011. 11:04 PM

gtrachel (author) says:

I use _The Costume Technician's Handbook_ as my reference for drafting patterns. I prefer to make my own, but I look at vintage patterns online for inspiration; eBay and Etsy often have a lot of them. If there's a photo of the back of the envelope that shows the layout of the pieces, I can usually re-draft the pattern myself. Vogue Patterns also has a limited selection of their own original patterns from the 40's and 50's that they still print and sell through their website or in stores where other patterns are sold.