Learn how to dress the hourglass body shape and find out which dresses, pants, tops and skirts are best for hourglass shaped women.
. Empire dresses have a fitted bodice, then fall loosely from the bust down. This style is designed to highlight a woman’s decolletage (that’s fashion talk for “neckline”) and flow freely through the gathered skirt. This style is a favorite for just about everyone. Drop-waist dress...
Label each pattern piece with the relevant name (e.g., front bodice, back skirt) and any necessary markings such as grain lines, notches, or fold lines. Cut out the pattern pieces, taking care to preserve the design integrity and ensure accurate edges. ...
Draw a criss-cross strap on the middle of the bodice and a huge gem in the middle of the crown, as shown in the illustration. You can opt to follow the illustration exactly how it is, or style the dress and the crown using your own design ideas. Step 9 – Draw the Facial Features...
1. Print and cut the Bodice Front, Bodice Side Insets and Bodice Back pattern pieces out according to your size. Note on sizing: Isobel has 1 1/4" ease at the bust and 1 3/4" ease at the waist. When sewing the dress option, sizing down (to have less ease and a more fitted lo...
Green represents the protective nature of mothers, while yellow alludes to their optimistic outlook towards life and for their children. Pink captures their compassionate and nurturing side and red focuses on their passion and empowerment drive. At the same time, they are always calm and patient,...
Green dress, Stradivarius, visit Mall of the Emirates, City Centre Deira, City Centre Mirdif, City Centre Bahrain, City Centre Muscat, Mall of Egypt and City Centre Beirut This wear-anywhere frock wins on all fashion fronts thanks to the modest silhouette and stomach-flattering wrap detai...
This dress is a perfect example of this switch. The original pattern has an in-seam pocket that is sewn into the side seam just below the waist seam. I will show you how to alter the pocket and steps to sew the pocket into the waist seam. I made this dress with gorgeous rayon ...
The kinds of projects that I would make a toile for are those that are more closely fitted or that have darts and seam lines across the bodice that you want to position in the right place. For example, theFrancoise dressis fitted at the bust with both bust darts and French darts. It ...
Sometimes I get an idea in my head for a new dress design, it’s often easier to alter an existing pattern than draft a whole new design. This was the case with theMcKenzie pattern. I loved the square neckline, and the babydoll fit, and although the instructions do include how to ma...