Its stretch lycra khaki green ribbed fabric for the lining like the stuff used for the body of thisT shirt and the paisley power mesh I still have metres and metres of. I am sure I will find something else to make from it. I already have a wrap top which will be Ok over this dress if its cold, a high low skirt and another unlined mesh dress which I turned into a ruched sided T shirt top because I never wore the dress. I have yet to get a photo of it as it is now. Similarly I seem to have no photo of my paisley wrap top. Maybe in Me Made May!
I really really like this dress though not so sure I put it together quite right.
The picture does not have a pointy hem at the back. I quite like that though.
Also not too sure about the baggy back neck tho suspect that is my sewing.
Its possibly a bit off what it should be because I decided its so tight I would skip adding the elastic along the front.
Well yes, it works without, but in the end to keep the gathers even you do need elastic so I sewed that in after construction which makes it harder to sew it.
Also I omitted the back darts and the zip. Probably why its baggy at the neck?
I should have omitted the back seam allowance I expect. I was worried it would in the end need that zip, but it works as an over the head top/dress. I do not think it needs the darts and without the zip is always better than with, if its possible to do it without, in my mind anyway.
Having a zip always means the zip breaks and the garment goes into the bin because its often too much hassle to fix it rather than just make a new version of the garment. I really dislike zips.
So almost the #127, 04/2013 dress.
You know I really do love this even if its not quite like the picture. Its very "me".
Bracken
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