TUTORIAL

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shift dress
FROM THE FEATURE SISTERMAG
ROMAN HOLIDAY N°19

SIZE 36-38 (UK8/10, US6/8) HOW-TO

MATERIALS 1. Several websites, like www.plissee-kliss.de, provide

»» 1.6 m (1.75 yards) cot-
ton fabric (www.handar-
beitshaus-meissen.de)
»» Invisible zipper 60 cm
(23.5”)
»» 1 button
the services of making a bespoke belt and buckle from
your fabric.
2. Sew darts in front and back skirt panels
3. Fashion belt loops from two stripes of fabric (7 cm x 3
cm / 2.75” x 1.2”each)
4. Pleat the front and back and baste
5. Sew front bodice to front skirt panel
6. Sew back bodice to back skirt panel
7. Close shoulder and side seams positioning belt loops
at waist
8. Close middle back seam from zipper edge to slit edge
then sew in zipper
9. Sew sleeve facings then turn over with arm holes
Line collar trimmings and sew together the sew trim-
10.
ming to collar closing inside seam by hand
11. Make a button hole and sew on the button
12. Hem skirt incorporating the slit

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PATTERN - OVERVIEW

front panel (1x to fold)

back panel (2x)
back panel of skirt (2x)
front panel of skirt (1x to fold)
arm trimmings front (2x)
arm trimmings back (2x)
neckline trim (2x it fold)
neckline trim (4x)
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 Roman Holiday
Ausgabe 19 // Issue 19 JUNI 2015 // JUNE 2015

10cm

3 in

1
Vorderteil (1x im Stoffbruch) // front panel (1x to fold)
Rückenteil (2x) // back panel (2x)
hintere Rockbahn (2x) // back panel of skirt (2x)
vordere Rockbahn (1x im Stoffbruch) // front panle of skirt (1x to fold)
vorderer Armbesatz (2x) // arm trimmings front (2x)
hinterer Armbesatz (2x) // arm trimmings back (2x)
Ausschnittblende (2x im Stoffbruch) // neckline trim (2x to fold)
Ausschnittblende (4x) // neckline trim (4x)

hluss // zipper
e // centre front Stoffbruch // fold

linke Seite //
left side

rechte Seite //
right side
1

ack Naht // seam

3
 Hintere Mitte // centre back Reißverschlus
4

h // fold
 Vordere Mitte //

Vordere Mitte //
centre front
Stoffbruch //
fold

Hintere Mitte // centre back

5
6

Vordere Mitte // centre front Stoffbruch // f

 Reißverschluss // zipper
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