Harley dress
Harley is a close-fitting dress with an accentuated waist. The front features waist darts transferred to the princess seams. The dress has a welt above the bust on the left as well as functional patch pockets with buttons at the hips. The back features a center seam as well as waist darts transferred to the princess seams.The round neckline is finished with a facing that has buttonholes for the collar. The turn-down collar is detachable, it has a separate collar stand and fastens to the dress with buttons. The long set-in sleeves are made up of two pieces. The hems of the sleeves are finished with facings that have buttonholes for the detachable cuffs. The cuffs fasten to the bottom of the sleeves with buttons. The dress closes with buttons and buttonholes at the center front and is finished with a free-hanging lining. Harley is above-knee length.
Model Polina: Height 165 cm (5’5”), Bust 83 cm (32 5/8”), Waist 63 cm (24 3/4”), Hips 91 cm (35 7/8”). Polina is wearing size 36 in height 2.
Approximate sewing time — 2 days (16 hours).
To sew this dress, choose dress-weight and suiting fabrics with the following properties:
- medium weight, structured, non-stretch, opaque;
- the fiber content can include natural fibers (wool), artificial fibers (viscose), blends (wool + viscose), and synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane);
- the following fabrics are recommended: dress-weight wool, tweed, bouclé fabric.
Attention! We do not recommend stretchy, thin, soft, fluid, loosely woven fabrics (knit fabrics, jersey knits).
For the lining, choose lining fabrics made of artificial fibers (viscose), blends (viscose + elastane, viscose + polyester), or synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane).
The garment in the photo is made of wool tweed. The fabric is medium weight, malleable and non-stretch. The fiber content is 90% wool + 10% nylon.
The lining is 100% viscose.
1. Main fabric, 140 cm wide, with a directional print/nap, in meters:
Height, cm | Size | |
34–44 | 46–52 | |
1 (154–160) | 1.8 | 1.9 |
2 (162–168) | 1.85 | 1.95 |
3 (170–176) | 1.9 | 2 |
4 (178–184) | 2 | 2.05 |
Main fabric, 55" wide, with a directional print/nap, in yards:
Height, ft | Size | |
34–44 | 46–52 | |
1 (5’1”–5’3”) | 2 | 2 1/8 |
2 (5’4”–5’6”) | 2 | 2 1/8 |
3 (5’7”–5’9”) | 2 1/8 | 2 1/8 |
4 (5’10”–6’1”) | 2 1/8 | 2 1/4 |
2. Additional (contrast) fabric, 140 cm (55") wide, with a directional print/nap, for all sizes in all heights — 0.5 m (1/2 yd)
3. Lining fabric, 140 cm wide, with a directional print, in meters:
Height, cm | Size | |
34–42 | 44–52 | |
1 (154–160) | 1.4 | 1.7 |
2 (162–168) | 1.45 | 1.77 |
3 (170–176) | 1.5 | 1.83 |
4 (178–184) | 1.55 | 1.9 |
Lining fabric, 55" wide, with a directional print, in yards:
Height, ft | Size | |
34–42 | 44–52 | |
1 (5’1”–5’3”) | 1 1/2 | 1 7/8 |
2 (5’4”–5’6”) | 1 5/8 | 1 7/8 |
3 (5’7”–5’9”) | 1 5/8 | 2 |
4 (5’10”–6’1”) | 1 3/4 | 2 1/8 |
4. Woven interfacing, 140 cm wide, in meters:
Height, cm | Size | ||
34–42 | 44 | 46–52 | |
1 (154–160) | 1.83 | 1.83 | 2.1 |
2 (162–168) | 1.9 | 1.95 | 2.15 |
3 (170–176) | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.2 |
4 (178–184) | 2 | 2 | 2.25 |
Woven interfacing, 55" wide, in yards:
Height, ft | Size | ||
34–42 | 44 | 46–52 | |
1 (5’1”–5’3”) | 2 | 2 | 2 1/4 |
2 (5’4”–5’6”) | 2 1/8 | 2 1/8 | 2 3/8 |
3 (5’7”–5’9”) | 2 1/8 | 2 1/8 | 2 3/8 |
4 (5’10”–6’1”) | 2 1/8 | 2 1/8 | 2 1/2 |
IMPORTANT! When purchasing fabric, please account for shrinkage and buy 5% more than required.
5. Stitched bias-cut fusible stay tape, 1–1.5 cm (3/8–5/8") wide — 4 m (4 3/8 yd).
6. Twenty-three buttons, 0.7–1 cm (1/4–3/8") in diameter.
7. Nine buttons, 2–2.5 cm (3/4–1") in diameter.
8. Matching thread — 6 spools (1 spool for the sewing machine [main fabric] + 1 spool for the sewing machine [additional fabric] + 4 spools for the overlocker).
9. One pair of shoulder pads.
- sewing machine for construction;
- overlocker for finishing raw edges. This may be replaced with a stretch overlock stitch or a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine (overlock or zigzag stitch width 2–3 mm, stitch length 2.5 mm);
- buttonhole foot for the sewing machine;
- stitch-in-the-ditch foot for the sewing machine (optional).
Ease type | Ease measurement, cm | Ease measurement, in |
Bust ease | 7–7.7 | 2 3/4–3 |
Waistline ease | 5.2–6.3 | 2–2 1/2 |
Hipline ease | 7.1–8.6 | 2 3/4–3 3/8 |
Upper arm ease | 5.5–5.9 | 2 1/8–2 3/8 |
Height, cm | Back length, cm | Sleeve length (without cuff), cm |
1 (154–160) | 83.1–85.1 | 53.8–54.8 |
2 (162–168) | 86.1–88.1 | 55.8–56.8 |
3 (170–176) | 89.1–91.1 | 57.8–58.8 |
4 (178–184) | 92.1–94.1 | 59.8–60.8 |
Height, ft | Back length, in | Sleeve length (without cuff), in |
1 (5’1”–5’3”) | 32 3/4–33 1/2 | 21 1/8–21 5/8 |
2 (5’4”–5’6”) | 33 7/8–34 5/8 | 22–22 3/8 |
3 (5’7”–5’9”) | 35 1/8–35 7/8 | 22 3/4–23 1/8 |
4 (5’10”–6’1”) | 36 1/4–37 | 23 1/2–23 7/8 |
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1. The pdf pattern in your chosen size, in the following formats: Letter, A4, A0 and plotter format. The size of the plotter format is indicated in the name of the document. You will need a plotter printer that can print at least 900mm width.
2. Detailed instructions which include cutting layouts, construction steps accompanied by photos, as well as instructions on how to work with Vikisews patterns (printing, taping, adjusting, sewing terminology).
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