Having made Paprika Patterns Onyx Shirt twice before (previous versions 1 and 2), I thought it would be a good candidate for a dress hack.
The Onyx is a woven slightly-boxy tee, with short sleeves. There’s also a sleeve add-on pack available, and for this version I used the full length sleeve from the pack.
To create a dress variation, I just extended the front and back pieces from the bottom of the pattern pieces down to the edge of my fabric, making sure to allow enough ease at the hips.
The fabric I used is lacy and not very strong, so to reinforce it (and for the purposes of decency) I also cut the front and back pieces in lining fabric. I constructed the lining separately and then attached it to the main fabric at the neckline. I left the sleeves unlined to make the lace effect more visible.
As the lace fabric doesn’t fray I left the sleeve and hem edges unfinished.
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Gorgeous colour and fabric, love the way you have styled it too! 🙂
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Thank you! I love this hat but I chicken out of wearing it very often
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Charlotte, this dress is gorgeous.
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