Littlehampton Dress

Description

Throw it on & waft about on a sultry day to keep cool & glamorous. Pop over a cossie after a swim or pop out to lunch with friends. Versatile and easy to wear. No buttons or closures, and shirring gives you leeway on sizing and fit.

Lots of hacking opportunities. Pipe the neckline (see the black & white dress image), swap ties for straps (see the green dress image), contrast the tiers, shorten or lengthen the tiers to suit you or leave the bottom tier off. So many options!

This pattern also comes with a free tutorial video that takes you through all stages of construction. You can view the video before buying the pattern if you’d like to get more detail about construction - just scroll to the bottom of the page.

Sizing

UK: 8 - 30.

US: 4-26. EU: 34-56.

Scroll down for the sizing chart.

All sizes are included in your purchase, so there’s no need to worry about selecting the correct size to buy.

Suggested Fabrics

Light viscose, cotton lawn, crepe, crepe de chine, light linen & cotton mixes, chambray.

Fabric Requirements

115cm width fabric (Up to size 16 only*) : 2.5m

147cm-150cm width fabric: 2.5m

* If you want to use 115cm width for size 18+ you will need to add an extra 30cm to allow for a piece to be added to the frill.

Notions

Thread, interfacing for neckline facing, shirring elastic.

Skill Level

Intermediate

Finished Garment Length

88cm under arm to waist.

About Our Patterns

Our patterns are printed on high quality paper rather than tissue paper, making them much more re-usable and less likely to tear. Patterns are packaged in a sturdy re-usable string and washer envelope and come with a clearly written and illustrated instruction booklet, along with a QR code that will take you directly to the corresponding YouTube video tutorial.

Our tutorial videos all features chapter marks, allowing you to jump directly to specific construction steps without needing to search through the video manually. They also contain useful hints and tips from the Sussex Seamstress herself. Tutorials are produced with the maker in mind, and are to-the-point and informative.

Format

This is a paper pattern, we aim to ship patterns within 1-2 working days.

If you would prefer a PDF digital download pattern you can order it here: Littlehampton Dress PDF Pattern

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