In Part 2 of the sew along for Dress T from Stylish Dress Book: Wear with Freedom by Yoshiko Tsukiori, I cut the fabric, using the paper patterns we made in Part 1. I also applied interfacing to the yoke.
Cutting Fabric
I’m using crepe de chine, which is beautiful but extremely slinky and difficult to cut. I used paper weights to hold the fabric still, and snipped very carefully with the very end of my fabric scissors.
My fabric has a decorative border, so I’ve decided to show the border along the hem. I’ve shortened the skirt about 5cm (2″).
Applying Interfacing
You need to apply interfacing to the front and back yokes, which form the neckline of the dress. To cut the interfacing, I like to pin the fabric on to the interfacing and cut around the fabric. I find this gives me the most accurate fit.
In Part 3, let’s start sewing the dress!
4 comments
Hi
I recently purchased the Stylish dress book and decided to see dress T. Well I ran into trouble pretty much straight away, so I was really interested to see your blog about this dress. However I can’t seem to find the part 3! I can see pattern cutting and then finished project. Can you help?
Hi Ksenja
I didn’t end up doing Part 3 because I had a lot of trouble with the fabric and couldn’t take any good photos.
Which part do you need help with?
Rin
I need help with the decorative neckline. The book seems to show that you sew wrong sides together (trim to bodice) then flip the trim over and topstitch both edges of the trim. Any tricks to getting the trim to lie flat in the center front?
Hi Laura – you can baste it on with hand stitches and then remove those stitches later.