Bias dress PATTERN inside 🎥 

Yeeee! I've done my first bias dress ☺️

The paper pattern was a HUGE help toward understanding what you're going. And I love the pockets are cut with the dress, not added on.

It's a gorgeous dress! And you look lovely in it!

Absolutely gorgeous! 💯% for French Seams and the belt is the cherry on top! Thank you for such a wonderful demonstration! 😊 🎉 Prior Comment since Edited:- I ❤ bias cut dresses for the subtropical coast where I live in Australia. It gets so hot that this is the absolute perfect style for this climate! I also Adore hidden pockets ... and as I already have a bias-cut dress with similar pockets and is all cut on the bias (or we just used to call it cut on the cross). I've decided not to confuse the comment with a full description of the dress as it has 6 front panels, but each side panel is cut diagonally to give it even more fullness, and the centre panel is also cut in half, but horizontally, with the top middle half being flat, and the bottom half of the middle panel is gathered. The whole dress is cut on the bias, including the 2 sides panels on the bottom half of the front that are also cut diagonally. It makes for an absolutely gorgeously floaty, cool dress to wear, especially in summer. It's a cotton & linen blend fabric, so even the fabric is unusual. The side pockets are just an added bonus! I'd planned to make a couple of that style using the dress as a pattern, but it wasn't going to be easy! I just might copy your bias cut style instead ... I'll have to alter the shoulders on your dress, just to cover bra straps. I might also alter the neckline to a V, as it's not only a little cooler but the V neckline would also keep that 'cool' appearance of the dress. I'm 70, so it won't look as good on me as it does on you! I've only gained the extra kilos in the last 4 years, to 144lbs ...so I'm now fair fat and 70 now! I'd taken my slim figure for granted all my life ... and now I look like all of my friends! 😮 💡 to try:~ I use a flat iron for pressing tiny hems, bias tape, etc. Fast to heat up and easier to manipulate on narrow pieces of fabric ... as well as ribbons. I also really appreciated your use of tacking! It makes the difference between homemade and hand-made, as did your emphasis on pressing the stitches into the fabric. This is something that makes a huge difference to the finished garment. There's also a big difference between 'pressing' the stitches into the fabric and 'ironing'. Ironing causes the stitches to move back and forth across the fabric, as the iron is virtually pushing the threads back and forth on the fabric. 'Pressing' is lifting the iron 'up and down' on the fabric, as opposed to regular 'ironing' which pushing it back & forth across the stitches. 'Pressing' allows the thread of the stitches to almost 'become one' with the fabric, or 'set' them into it. I learnt this from a RU-vid channel where they are real artists and make couturier fashion. They also had a few different shaped pressing items other than a regular pressing 'ham'. I learnt a few fashion finishes from looking at some of my mother's clothing. Fine lace, such as nylon or polyester, was usually sewn onto the raw edge of hems, making them virtually invisible on the soft floaty fabrics, and stops any hemlines showing on heavy fabrics when drycleaned or pressed, whilst also covering the raw edges. It has that extra little bit of very pretty hidden femininity. The lace is equally useful for fine fabrics, or heavier ones. It's particularly good for using heavy fabrics such as wool as it reduced the thickness of the turned-up hem. They also used small weights in the hems of fine/light fabrics, 'for modesty', in windy weather. Marilyn Munroe wouldn't have had that wonderfully gorgeous and iconic photograph if her skirt had weights sewn into the hem! Well-tailored ladies' slacks usually had/have bias cotton tape on their hems, and men's trousers had the bias tape and a small piece of leather sewn onto the hem inside the back, just where they touched/rubbed against the back of the men's shoes. It's sad to see some of these professional finishes being lost because of the cheap, mass-produced factory clothing of today, as they don't even seem to be used on the more expensive garments. Most of my mother's clothes were covered with hand stitching, covering the metal hooks & eyes, or finely fabric bound buttonholes, and either Hong Kong or French seams, and tailored slacks were lined to just below the knees. I hated sewing French & Flat fell seams at school, however as I began sewing a few things for myself, I always used French seams. I found flat fell seams far too difficult, however I discovered the trick to them. Instead of having to sew one side of the fabric so closely to the edge, I could just sew a regular seam, then just trim off the excess on the one side, and then sew the seam as usual for a flat fell seam, still with a nice narrow edge inside. It's a far neater and finer seam finish than a French seam. I've finally been shown how to use my overlocker. I'm so grateful to my friend for showing me how to use it! Prior to an overlocker, I've relied on pinking shears if in a hurry or for inside linings, but mainly used French seams. I'll now use either flat-fell seams, or the overlocker, depending upon what it is. Is it worth bringing back some of these things for the gen X, Y & Z. I have a friend who is in her early 50s, and I had asked her to "Just tack the side hem for me please" ... and she looked at me as though I asked her to build me a space rocket and then fly a mission to Mars! 😅I dread to imagine what her reaction would have been if I'd asked her to pop some tailor's tacks onto something to mark the bust points, etc. We did at least giggle about it! 😊 I also remember having 'rope' petticoats for my dresses with gathered waists. They were just gathered petticoats with rows of fine cotton fabric, and the rope was sewn between each row, (similar to piping but with rope) the hem of each row that was around 6 to 9 inches deep. I had 2 of these petticoats. They were very lightly starched, and I felt a million dollars when I wore them with my beautiful dresses that had gathered skirts. They were like the rockabilly dresses nowadays! 😊 I hope that my post hasn't been too boring, but that it's has added a few little things that seem to have been lost over the years. - NO reflection on this fabulous Channel! B.T.W. I don't understand your problem with the interlining.

Beautiful dress, so clever. Don't take of the stiffener along the side seams, it is a stabilizer to prevent the seam stretching out. Beautiful work, impeccable finishing. Very well done, I love it!

Its a gorgeous dress, no need for any changes🎉

So pretty with and without the belt. Well done

Beautiful! I am just about to try a bias. I never thought to make a matching belt! 💞💞💞

This bias dress is so lovely.

Lovely dress and method. Nice to see that someone else still tacks as they sew 😊

It absolutely gorgeous love the flow of the dress.

Приятно смотреть как Вы работаете! Нельзя лениться делать намётку при пошиве из таких мягких подвижных тканей! Спасибо за мастер-класс!

First time i watched a tutorial on Bias that i can follow by myself. Fantastic job. Im definitely going to make this one!!! Thanks for the share

What a beautiful dress! Thank you for sharing. You made it seem so easy!

Bias cut is more beautiful 💕

You are so creative! Love what you did with the colored pencils.

Stunning!! You look beautiful in the dress you created! I think you're a talented and classy lady!

So impressive you are! This dress is beautiful. Bias cut makes a huge difference-I’ve just not been able to figure it out. Thank you so very much. ☘️

Iloveit this bias dress.💞

Excellent first attempt. Love how you base before stitching. 😍

Really beautiful love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 uk xx

With the belt! 👍 Just beautiful.

You are very clever, love your dress, looks sooo good on you👍👍

Well done my dear. Thanks for the simplicity you gave us. And inspiration. Keep sewing 😍

Lena this dress is very beautiful and I am going to try my luck, the top marks goes to the way you brilliantly show and explain how to make this dress, a very unique way of teaching how to sew, you have a new member❤️❤️

Love it!!! 😘

A very elegant dress. Totally beautiful. Belted or not it is so pretty.

You can also make this dress with handkerchief hem. In other words a square cut on bias.

Wow it's lovely, I have a price of material about one and half Meyers, that I left, because Ivdi not know what to do with, thank you for sharing I can use your pattern to make a top from it, thank for the inspiration today.

That dress is so beautiful. And easy to make.

I like the fabric you’ve chosen 😊👏

Beautiful design, and you are very generous for sharing. Thank you.

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته. جزاك الله خيرا ، شكرا جزيلا . Merci beaucoup pour c'est jolie patron. C'est je ne comprends pas ce que tu dis en anglais . Mais c'est bien expliqué , jai compris la pratique , merci 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

I LOVE this dress. You’ve given me sooo many ideas

For a beginner like myself, I would use those running stiches as my guide than using pins, before sewing it in the sewing machine! Thanks for the idea!

The fabric falls very nicely. Well done, good design!❤

Precioso, y muy fácil. Gracias por ensñar

I absolutely love it!

This was so eye-opening. loved it! Thanks for sharing

Looks stunning on you.

What a beautiful make😍👍🏽

beautiful creation!

Леночка, какое чудесное платье!!!

Absolutely stunning

It’s lovely! I will do a bias cut dress too now.

Parabéns maravilhoso.

très facile merci

🎉Hermoso trabajo, felicitaciones es muy hábil... saludos desde Cuenca Ecuador Sudamérica 😊

Beautiful job ❤

It's beautiful.... I Love It.....

So🥰 butfull❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤i meke this dress👗 thank so much🥰

Nice dress

Very Beautiful love it so much

I love it!

So beautiful 🎉

Fabulous!

Hola, te quedo precioso! Saludos desde México 🇲🇽

😍😍😍😍😍 Love it!!!.

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Very beautiful

Thank you : )

Lena …beautiful

How would you edge it to make it look good?

God I truly love this dress, what a treat. Could you please specify your height?

я бы озвучку кому-нибудь другому доверила, чтобы не портить видео. но на русском посмотрела. великолепно!

Nice

Where did you get the loom for your weaving rugs video? Or is it one you can make with directions? Thank you for your reply. Jm

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So beautiful on you,

I don't have a model form to hang the dress from for hemming, how else can I do this, worried about getting the hem right 😛

Free Download???? Only music Videos under your free download link. Can someone help me?

Is pattern still available?

I didn't quite get the pockets 😅

its only me but i thought your neckline was too thin and too close to the armholes in other words you have not made the shoulder s wide enough but otherwise it was a great dress x look out for your other RU-vid videos

😒😒 The dress is not bad, but you are very complicated and you go around too many times, I would have made it much simpler and without so many turns, I don't like it 👎👎👎

El vestido azul colgado allí .. ese indícanos por favor... Gracias