To make a dress like this one you are going to need a shirt and a dress to create the new pattern.
Paper,
pins,
a cut mat,
sissors,
a pencil or a marker,
patternmaking rulers. In this case I'll use a French ruler, curve ruler and a straight ruler.
Knit fabric, I used less than one yard.
And lastly your sewing machine.
The first step to follow is to put the paper on the cutting mat, then the dress and finally the shirt,
making sure that all of them are perfectly aligned.
As you can notice the shirt is narrower than the dress,
I want to combined both pieces to create a new design.
To achieve this task I hammered the pins following the shape of the shirt, from the middle neck to the side of the dress
Since my cut mat is not large, I used a pencil to trace the rest of the dress. So the pins wouldn't damage the table.
Once you are done marking the shape of your pattern, remove the pins and the garments.
You will notice tiny wholes that will help as a reference to trace the contour of the pattern.
I recommend to use the rulers to get better lines; however, if you don't have these kinds of rulers
you can also try to trace the curves with a pencil.
This is the final result of the front part
I decided to trace it again using a black marker, so it looks more clear.
And then I folded the paper to cut it.
Although I used scissors I also recommend using a rotary cutter, which is going to help to improve the symmetry of the pattern.
Finally you will have two patterns like these, one for the front and the other one for the back side.
Cut these patterns using the knit fabric.
The next step is to sew these pieces starting from shoulders and continuing with the sides.
To sew this dress I used my overlock machine AKA serger
If you don't have this kind of machine don't worry,
you can also use your sewing machine, only adjust the zigzag stitch.
The zigzag stitch is perfect to sew knit fabrics.
It is very important not to use the basic straight stitch, because this is going to break once the fabric stretches
Then, you will have to overlock or zigzag stitch the edges of the hem,
And this is how the dress should look.
Now we have to sew the finishes of the shoulder and the neck as well,
using a striped of the same fabric
that measures at least one inch of width.
This stripe has to be sewn all arround
leaving 1/4 of inch of seam allowance,
use your presser foot as a guide to make it easier.
It is important to sew with the zigzag stitch so the fabric will keep stretchy.
Once you are done, sew the edges with the zigzag stitch and cut the rest of the fabric to avoid bulkiness.
Next, open the fabric as the video shows make a top stitch
Next, open the fabric as the video shows and make a top stitch.
Fold the fabric stripe to make a nice finish,
this has to be done in the shoulders and the neck.
It is a little bit complicated, it has to be done slowly and carefully because this kind of fabric stretches and the seam allowance is very narrow.
However I'm sure that with a little bit of practice and patience is going to look great.
The result has to look like this.
Finally, the last step is the hem,
Mine is about one inch
To make this finish, in the industry it is used a cover stitch,
I don't have this kind of machine, so I used the overlock for the edges and the zigzag stitch. This method achieves a very similar result.
And this is the final result
So this is how you can combine a shirt and a dress to create a new design.
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