December Draft-at-Home Pattern Freebie Dress No. 2051
This download is now archived.
This was December's free draft-at-home sewing pattern for members of our Textile Wrangler and Fabric Whisperer tiers only. But never fear! You can now download this pattern from our website!
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For this month's draft at home pattern freebie, I just had to work with this gorgeous 1930s dress pattern. When cut to floor length, it's a marvelous evening gown. When cut to tea length, it makes a timelessly chic cocktail dress.
The cape sleeves are the real show-stopper, help in place with just a few clever stitches at the ruched or gathered shoulders. The bodice is dart-fitted at front and back with side skirt insets for a bit of volume.
Happy sewing!
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For our newbies:
SIZING:
This is a pattern from a French pattern drafting system fairly similar to the Lutterloh golden rule patterns. You will be able to draft a pattern to your exact size from the miniature pattern template and specially designed rulers. To draft any of these special patterns to doll, children, and adult sizes is easy. Rulers are available to draft the pattern as small as a 5 1/2" bust/hip to as large as a 60" bust/hip and the pattern will be scaled perfectly every time.
ALL RULERS ARE INCLUDED AS PRINTABLES WITH THESE PATTERNS.
Don't have a printer? Not a problem! We offer a printing service Add-on for these patterns.
Simply add the printing service to your cart along with this pdf pattern. (You will still need to draft your pattern using the printed tools - we do not offer a drafting service at this time.)
The pattern includes basic markings and notches that show you how they fit together, and indications such as dotted lines for cutting on the fold. I have included several pages of drafting instructions that I have translated from the original French personally. The illustrated instructions show you how to easily draw your pattern pieces from the miniature pattern template using your special ruler.
These patterns were marketed originally to both home seamstresses and professionals alike and assume that you have a basic understanding of clothing construction. The original patterns DO NOT include any sewing instructions or facings. To sew these, you should have a basic understanding of how pattern pieces should fit together. The pattern pieces are illustrated in such a way that you can see how they are supposed to be sewn to each other.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: These patterns might be a bit difficult for the beginner but an intermediate level home seamstress will most likely have little trouble.
For a complete tutorial on drafting your pattern including photos, check out this blog post.
QUESTIONS? Check out our draft-at-home patterns FAQ page which included video tutorials!
What you will need:
Paper (I use large tracing paper but butcher paper, wrapping paper etc all work great!),
Pencil,
It's that simple! No special tools are required!
Measuring band type: Class A