Basic sewing pattern
for sleeveless dress

A small evening dress should not be missed in any women's wardrobe. There is a very easy pattern for your doll of Barbie type (size 12 "- 30 cm).

Short dresses can be lengthen by sewing the extended skirts on of various length and so the pattern provides infinite variability. Inspiring combinations of lengths and materials can be viewed on the photos bellow.

To manage production dress of this style is very simple and quick. It is therefore ideal for beginners and occasional seamstress. The dress gains in attractiveness when you decorate by beads, sequins, ribbons, lace and so on.

Material:

Because the clothes have no fastening, use only stretch materials. Then you can simply pull ready-made clothes on the doll. The elastic material also adaptes shapes nicely dolls. Dress are loosely cut, so if you have really a lot of flexible material, you can the pattern a bit narrow to get a better fit.

Description of pattern and work out:

Cut is composed of three parts. Front and back parts and the top, which we cut twice, the second piece of mirror. Layout does not include any allowance for seams. Because it is a small thing that can top parts and the back part to cut in one piece and saving shoulder seams. First we edge armholes and then we sew gathered parts of top with the front part under the breasts. Finally, we sew the side seams. If you sew prolonged skirt, think ahead, in which the step to make. This will depend on your intentions, how should dress eventually look like.

Variability of pattern:

Here are some inspiring versions of pattern. The attachment also contains the most simplified version without gathered top. On the layout different lengths are noted - length just below the buttocks, to mid-thigh and the knee. Any extended length skirts you can measure yourself on a doll and cut a rectangle with the right length. On gathering you count for example twice much again than the circumference. In the simplified version we are cutting only back part, which we will use as the front and one shortened back part. Then we sew on only spaghetti or ribbons shoulder strap with a length of 5 cm.

Collection of dresses for Scarlet

Scarlet really like her dresses. By the same pattern she produced dresses for various occasions. For evening party, to the theatre and also for city walk. On collection we show the variability of style and design.

• Short black dress: flexible cloth with glittering effect, black lace and beaded decoration on border and top.
• Long blue dress: a combination of two different materials, schiffon and printed cloth, embroidery by shiny thread and spangles.
• Lond red dress: shiny elastic cloth with decorative stitching, lace and ribbon in complementary color and bead brooch.
• Short blue dress by simplified pattern: a combination of of two different materials, printed lace and stretch velvet.
• Half-long tiger dress: showy shiny elastic material with animal print and with ironing glitters.