Updated neckline - New summer fave!
I've held off for years creating those perfect little dresses for myself. The trapeze-style peasant dress is the easiest thing to sew and the time has come. It can be a simple process without a pattern, but with this tutorial we have used a portion of an old peasant blouse pattern as a guide.
|
Restyle & remix your thrift store find or old, back of the closet favorite.
|
Using peasant top pattern to create trapeze neckline.
|
Fold dress in half. Pin sides to secure.
|
Pin pattern from arm hole side and place as high as possible on original dress neckline.
|
|
|
|
Newly created arm & neck lines.
|
First 1/4" fold of the double hem of armhole. Begin at center, working outwards to neckline.
|
Final fold of 1/4" hem around armholes.
|
Pin both armholes & sew.
|
Sewn armholes. Use a safety pin to mark dress front.
|
Measure & pin front & back. Front neckline should land across your collar bone for trapeze style.
|
Fold neckline & pin. Trim to 1" for creating a 1/2" double fold pocket.
|
Sewn & ready for threading in neck tie.
|
Sew a tab of fabric to the back of the dress neck, as a reminder of the dress back.
|
Tie-Use ribbon or remnants of dress top. Clip 1" wide & 36"-40" long (pieced together).
|
Fold 1/4" for edges to meet in center.
|
Fold the folds, pull taut & sew.
|
Attach safety pin to feed into pocket.
|
Tie knot & clip ends. After feeding tie through neckline pocket, tie knot at other end.
|
Gather neckline as wide or narrow according to taste.
RSS Feed