Video: The American Beauty Dress
Come sew along with me as I sew a sleeveless American Beauty Dress with a bias band and bow in the most luxurious (and slippery!) pink silk brocade.
Don't forget to download this pattern and instructions in the separate American Beauty Dress post.
xoxo,
Gertie
Follow along with the timestamps below:
00:00 Introducing the American Beauty Dress
2:10 Chapter 1: Pattern Pieces
5:40 Chapter 2: Fabric and Supplies
8:40 Chapter 3: Sewing the Princess Seams
18:33 Chapter 4: Sewing the Shoulder Seams
21:07 Chapter 5: Sewing the Neckline with the Clean Finish Method
29:20 Chapter 6: Understitching the Neckline
33:04 Chapter 7: Sewing the Armholes
35:52 Chapter 8: Understitching the Armholes
40:20 Chapter 9: Sewing the Side Seams
44:59 Chapter 10: Sewing the Skirt
49:29 Chapter 11: Attaching the Skirt Lining
52:29 Chapter 12: Attaching the Bias Band
57:47 Chapter 13: Sewing the Bow
1:01:30 Chapter 14: Attaching the Skirt to the Bodice
1:06:13 Chapter 15: Sewing the Zipper Underlap
1:10:17 Chapter 16: Sewing the Zipper Overlap
1:15:05 Chapter 17: Finishing
1:17:23 Goodbyeeee!
Sew the American Beauty Dress (January 2026 - exclusive video for Charm's Patreon members) (YouTube)
Comments (13)
Thank you for this.
Is there a video you would recommend of Gertie's that shows the different ways to hem the dress please?
I really love this empire waist style! Also that pink silk in the tutorial has me drooling over here❤️
I'm going to try to put some inseam pockets in this dress. I've never done it with a lined dress before so we'll see how it turns out 🤞
Thank you for thé vidéo explain, with that i’am a little less stressed to start thèse sewing
What great theme!
I love this theme and I've been so interested in Ann Lowe for a couple of years after discovering her - what an incredible woman and designer!
Wow, I am so excited for this theme. I absolutely love the line about not consuming more and being more intentional. That's 100% where my head is at.
Over the Moon! I love the theme and this dress with options are amazing! Thank you Charm!
This dress has legit been on my wishlist to make for almost 20 years!!!! I saw a fellow guest wearing a vintage Ann Lowe dress at a wedding I was attending in 2007, and have been obsessed with those gorgeous silk flowers ever since. But I knew I didn’t have the skill set at the time (and then ADHD has had me putting off making this dress for the last few years) so I literally SCREAMED when I saw the photo.
I like having a mini length option. I carry all of my shortness in my legs, so for me...that's a knee length dress! Works out perfectly. I love the empire waistline too. I haven't seen many options for that in general (that isn't a costume pattern) so I'm excited to get going on this!
Hi Gwenhwyfar. The leg length is also for me the reason that i like and almost always wear miniskirts
Gosh, I am so thrilled to be a member and be able to plunge into this year of sewing joy :-) it sounds very interesting, lots of learning, mid century is my favourite :-) I really enjoyed your video especially sewing the princess seams, I have learnt more tips to try out when doing mine from now on :-) Thank you Gertie x