2013年8月21日星期三

Sewing "All-In-One" Short/Long Formal Dresses

Here is a formal dresses that is a record-breaking standard and still works today. It is an incredible thought for bridesmaid’s dresses.

This sharp dress truly heads a twofold life. Its outline gives it the exceptional capacity to be worn long to the lower leg or as short as you like. It is one that doesn't need to use the greater part of its existence in the storage room. It changes over into a short length with the drop of a skirt. The mystery of this simple slender dress is the second skirt which is connected to a half slip of coating and is worn underneath the long prom dresses.

The point when worn together, they give a tunic like impact. To change over to the short length, the half-slip is evacuated and with it the appended easier skirt. This thought is not for flared, full or bouffant skirts. Yet, it works delightfully on slim straight skirts or juniors formal dresses.

To sew this skirt, you require an extra 1-1/8 yards of the dress or skirt fabric and around the range of 2 yards of 42 inch covering fabric. (Feeling Bamberg Rayon works well.)

Finish sewing the short dress or short skirt first.

Then sew a long half slip of lining fabric.
1.Utilize a straightforward straight skirt design that fits you. It might as well have a middle back crease.
2.Add about 12 inches to the length. Plan to finish the lining hem about 2 inches above the ankle.
3.Cut the width of the lining slip the same as the bottom width of your short dress or short skirt.
4.Make a narrow elastic waist or a narrow waist band with a side opening. A zipper is not necessary.
5.Plan to have a slit in the center back seam for walking ease.
6.Try on the short dresses and long half-slip.
7.Mark the half-slip 3 inches above the finished lower edge of the dresses for the office
8.This is where you will attach the lower skirt.

The Lower Skirt

1. For the lower skirt, use the dress pattern.
2. Measure 20 inches up from the lower edge of the pattern and mark front and back. Use this lower marked section for your under lower skirt pattern.
3. Stitch the center back seam at 5/8" and leave a slit opening for walking ease.
4. Stitch the lower skirt together making the side seams 3/4" deep.
5. Place right sides together with the bottom of the lower skirt laying up toward the half-slip waist and the top edge of the lower skirt laying along the marked line on the half-slip.
6. Stitch the lower skirt to the half-slip along the marking that is 3 inches above the short length dress.
7. Turn the lower skirt down over the stitched seam.
8. Hem the lower edge to your desired length.
9. Whip the half-slip lining slit to the lower skirt slit to secure.

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