Aquarius is a modern day princess dress, with its fitted bodice and dreamy full skirt for maximum twirl factor. Its most charming detail is undoubtedly the ladder lace trim that delicately highlights the silhouette. Include this girly dress in your everyday style for a striking outfit, or make it in your most beautiful fabrics for a special event. Would it not be the most adorable of wedding dress patterns, or prom dress patterns?
- Format: layered A0, A4 and US letter PDF (one layer per size).
- Pattern pieces do not overlap.
- A 5/8” (1.5cm) seam allowance is included.
- A fully illustrated, 42 pages booklet is provided with the pattern, with highly detailed illustrations.
FABRIC CHOICE
Broderie anglaise (eyelet/embroidered cotton), lace, but also woven fabrics such as crepe, twill, challis, in silk, viscose, polyester, cotton, linen, tencel…
NOTIONS
1.55 yard (1.4m) of interfacing. A 40cm zipper (about 15.7 inches), 2.7m (2.95 yards) of ladder lace trim (the embroidered part should be 25/64’’ (1cm) wide or close to this measurement), 30’’ (75cm) of stiff tulle/mesh fabric, thread matching your fabric, a sleeve ironing board, a machine needle that fits your fabric type, a marking pen, scissors and pins.
SEWING LEVEL
Advanced (4/5) or intermediate (3/5), difficulty depending on the chosen instructions: two versions are described in the booklet, one more suited to experimented sewists looking for a new challenge and wishing to learn new techniques. You will be guided throughout the process by a detailed booklet illustrated with over a hundred digital illustrations. You will learn haute couture techniques, and discover how to make a very full structured skirt, thanks to an ultra-light tulle structure that is never in contact with the skin.
Required fabric length
140CM WIDE FABRIC
International sizes XS to M / L to XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 / 10 to 16
Main fabric: 3.4m / 3.8m
Lining: 1.7m / 1.7m
110CM WIDE FABRIC
International sizes XS to M / L to XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 / 10 to 16
Main fabric: 4.1m / 4.4m
Lining: 1.8m / 2.1m