Hello fellow needleworkers! Hope you all are staying as creative as always. I'd love to share with you a dress I made for a recent event.
I was invited to an impromptu event and the dress code is black dress paired with any pink headwear. Simple right? But I had never realized I didn't have a plain black dress until now. Since I didn't have any plain black dress, I thought of buying a simple black dress because my schedule for the week was tight. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a dress I liked and everything was either overpriced or of low quality.
Friday afternoon, a day before the event, after finishing a client cloth, I decided to make something quick and easy. I checked my fabric stash and I found a leftover black crepe fabric I had used for a previous project. It wasn't much not even up to 3 yards.
I check for inspirations on Pinterest, I sketch out a design inspired by the styles I find on Pinterest. I wanted something long. I have been in my modest fashion era lately. I knew the fabric would not be enough for the design I wanted, so I tried to cut down the design to fit what I had, hence the title “cut your coat according to your cloth” and that's exactly what I did.
I made the sleeves really small and the gathers on the two sides are less full than the original sketch just to manage the fabric.
Materials used: Black crepe, threads, invisible zip, and bias binding.
The process:
I drafted a princess dart and cut
I joined the pieces together
I cut the back piece
I cut the skirt part, which is the lower part of the dress
I sew the skirt part And sew it to the upper part
I gathered the sides of skirts and sewed them together
I cut the sleeves and sew it to the dress
i sew bias binding on the edge of the neckline and sleeves then I hem it down
I folded the bottom of the dresses as well and here is the final look.
i love the dress, especially the upper part. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
Thanks for visiting my blog and have a fabulous week ahead ❤️
All images are mine and the thumbnail was created using canva
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This dress is beautiful. I also sew, but I confess that I am afraid of darts, especially of placing them wrong and not being able to really fulfill their function. The fit you achieved is beautiful. I truly congratulate you.
Darts can be awkward especially when they are not done right.
Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you like it
I don't know which is more prettier between you and the dress. It fits you well. Lovely dress you made, thanks for sharing.
Awwww☺️, that's so sweet of you. I'm literally blushing. Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you like it 🥰
I love the hip feature, it's beautiful how it turned out, what you did is very creative :3 a very elegant job
Thank you, I'm glad you like it ☺️
Your dress is beautiful
Thank you for sharing with us your steps.
And it looks perfectly fitted
Thank you for you comment
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What a lovely and gorgeous dress. The black color and design is so nice
Well done.
Thank you. Black is my happy color 🖤🙂
Beautifully drafted and designed . And your are looking awesome 👌 in it.
Thank you , I’m glad you like it