What is a balloon Dress? (In a nut shell) The balloon dress or balloon skirt is two garment in one, first you have a straight skirt and next you have a gather skirt, your straight skirt will be about one or two inches shorter than your gather skirt, you gather the bottom and top of [...]

1. Measure directly up from the dart point the amount you wish to lengthen the dart. Mark the new dart point. 2. Draw new dart legs starting at the ends of the original darts and ending at the raised dart point The broken lines in diagram shown represent the original darts; the solid lines, the [...]

CANVAS: PENELOPE is the classic canvas which is used in Traditional Needlepoint. It is a double woven fabric with pairs of horizontal and vertical threads which form the mesh. When doing regular needlepoint, the stitches are worked diagonally over two horizontal and two vertical threads. For Petit Point, the double vertical thread is separated and [...]

I pick up this piece of polka dot material while in Miami, I am going to make a summer dress for my daughter with just two measurements, using your regular thread and elastic thread. 1) Take a very loose hip measurement (like for a gather waist skirt) 2) Take dress full length start measuring from [...]

Pattern Layout Cut four front and four back as pattern is fully lined. join center front of dress and center front of lining join side sean of dress and side seam of lining sew dress strap and turn as shown Tack strap to dress back both side, center back to located strap position then place [...]

This simple, sleeveless dress with mock pleats is embellished with a swag of embroidery on the yoke. This design is not only perfect as a summer dress, but also works well as a winter pinafore. worn over a long-sleeved lap Materials 7(8:9) 50g, balls of Debbie Bliss cotton double knitted. Pair each of 3-1/2mm (US [...]

To put this dress together please follow the step by step instruction And cutting diagram Three links that will help with drafting instruction dress-bodice-foundation slopers/draft-fitted-bodice draft-dress-sleeve-juniors-misses-women 1.    Join front and back shoulder seam together 2.    Join neck and back facing together 3.    Attach joint facing to front and back 4.    Trim and base facing in [...]

ABBREVIATIONS Alt., alternate; beg., beginning, ch., chain; ch-sp., chain space; em, centimetres; d.c., double crochet; dec., decrease; d.tr., double treble; h.tr., half treble; in., inch(es); inc., increase; k., knit; p., purl; patt., pattern; p.s.s.o., pass slipped stitch over; rep., repeat; sl., slip; sl.st., slip stitch; st., stitch; sts., stitches; t.b.i., through back of loop; tog., [...]

This Sunday dress- up was made from georgette material Foundation pattern instruction for the sleeve is here And instruction for the skirt is here the jacket /blouse foundation hip length for the blouse foundation is here Make your pattern according the your size and measurement, cut pattern pieces out and be guided by the sewing [...]

Jacket with Kimono sleeve [style 5] 1) using the dress foundation as in style 1, trace front & back to waistline only; then extend the front dart up to the level of the side dart. make waist dart 1/2″ wider [1/4” on each side of the dart], 4” above waistline instead of the 1/4″ ease [...]