We firmly believe that anyone can sew anything with patience and perseverance, but sometimes it helps to understand how time-consuming or challenging a pattern will be to sew. Here's how we rate the difficulty of our patterns:
Beginner (⭑): Appropriate for a true beginner with simple style lines and details, quick to sew with no closures.
Confident Beginner (⭑⭑): Achievable for beginners who are willing to learn a new skill, may include more design features and techniques (ie. zippers, buttons, facings, etc). Relatively quick to sew.
Intermediate (⭑⭑⭑): More details and style lines, may include interesting details like a zipper fly or topstitching, projects can take 6+ hours to sew.
Advanced (⭑⭑⭑⭑): Still achievable for most sewists, but patterns will include more pieces and more details, and can take 8+ hours to sew.
Challenging(⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑): Complex, skill heavy projects like tailoring and bra-making. Again, achievable for most sewists but be prepared to spend 10+ hours on these types of projects.
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As graphic as a pencil stroke, the Graphite Dress is a sophisticated yet comfortable addition to your wardrobe. Graphite features long sleeves, a form-fitting silhouette, and a bold, asymmetrical neckline with a unique elastic finish.
Midweight stretch knit fabrics with excellent recovery and at least 50% crosswise stretch, such as cotton-spandex jersey, and viscose- and bamboo-spandex blends.
Yardage (sizes 0-20) - 45inch / 1.14 m wide
VIEW A - DRESS ~ Sizes 0-14 = 2 yd (1.8 m), Sizes 16-20 = 2.5 yd (2.3 m)
VIEW B - TOP ~ Sizes 0-8 = 1.25 yd (1.1 m), Sizes 10-20 = 1.5 yd (1.4 m)
Yardage (sizes 0-20) - 58inch / 1.5 m wide
VIEW A - DRESS ~ Sizes 0-14 = 1.25 yd (1.1 m), Sizes 16-20 = 2 yd (1.8 m)
VIEW B - TOP ~ Sizes 0-8 = 0.75 yd (0.7 m), Sizes 10-20 = 1.25 yd (1.1 m)
Yardage (sizes 14-32) - 45inch / 1.14 m wide
VIEW A - DRESS ~ Sizes 14-20 = 2.5 yd (2.25 m), Sizes 22-26 = 2.75 yd (2.5 m), Sizes 28-32 = 3.25 yd (3 m)
VIEW B - TOP ~ Sizes 14-20 = 1.5 yd (1.25 m), Sizes 22-26 = 1.75 yd (1.5 m), Sizes 28-32 = 2.25 yd (2 m)
Yardage (sizes 14-32) - 58inch / 1.5 m wide
VIEW A - DRESS ~ Sizes 14-26 = 2 yd (1.75 m), Sizes 28-32 = 2.5 yd (2.25 m)
VIEW B - TOP ~ Sizes 14-32 = 1.5 yd (1.25 m)
Additional Supplies
Fold over elastic (FOE), 1.5 yards (1.25 m) x 3/8" (10 mm) wide
Knit stay tape, 1.5 yards (1.25 m), or alternatively 1/2" (16 mm) strips of lighweight knit interfacing
Optional: Twill tape or clear elastic, 1/2 yard (0.5 m) to stabilize shoulder seams
Optional: Double needle or coverstitch machine to finish hems
This is such a soft poplin. It has a cool hand that begs to be a summer sundress. It is so light and airy. I find a lot of cotton poplins to be stiff or have an unappealing feel to them, but this one is special. The colors are so bold and fun. Minor to no shrinkage in the wash. I honestly can't decide what to make with it.
Very pleased to finally find a good shirting poplin. Local fabric stores, few and far between, seem to carry predominately material for quilting or children’s clothing.
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Bamboo Cotton Stretch Fleece - Teal Kate A.
Can’t wait to sew this up!
I prewashed this fleece (and matching baby rib) and it came out well. It’s very soft and cozy, but a little too stretchy, I thought, for my original plans for a Marlow Sweater. I’m going to make an Elliot Sweater instead, or maybe another Toaster. Can’t wait to get to it.
I plan to make a skirt from this fabric. The colors will work well with my wardrobe and the drape of the fabric will work well with the pattern I want to use.
I love this bemberg lining. I’ve used it to line a Wool Jasika blazer and a linen+rayon Magnolia dress. It’s slick but not slippery so it sews and serges well. It also has a great body to use as an underlining, only altering the drape a bit on lighter fabrics to make a slightly sturdier (and opaque) bodice.
