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Pencil dress
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A bodice and any skirt, made to your measurements

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Your shape. Your dress.

Combine a fitted bodice block with a pencil, A-line, flared, godet, slip or sun skirt. Both parts are drafted from the same measurements and meet at the waist seam.

Optional sleevesCentre-back or side zip

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A few of the combinations

Pick the top, pick the skirt

Pencil dress, round neckline
Pencil dress, round neckline
A-line dress, V-neck
A-line dress, V-neck
Godet dress, scoop neckline
Godet dress, scoop neckline
Sun-skirt dress, square neckline
Sun-skirt dress, square neckline

Design choices

Make it your own

  • Skirt: pencil, A-line, flared, godet (4, 6 or 8 panels), slip, half sun, sun or double sun
  • Neckline: round, scoop, square or V-neck
  • Chest dart: original, French, underarm, side, armhole, shoulder or neckline dart
  • Sleeves: optional, drafted to match the armhole
  • Shoulder padding, fabric type and optional side pockets (supported skirts)
  • Zip at the centre back or in the left side seam

Built to go together

Matching waist seams

The skirt takes the waist ease of the bodice, and the printout shows both waist seam lengths with notches to match when sewing. If the two ever differ, the pattern says so.

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An alternative starting point

Standard dress sizes

Your own measurements always give the best, most personal fit. If you don't know your measurements, or aren't sure you are taking them correctly, use a standard size instead.

Standard sizes are body measurements in centimetres, not finished garment dimensions. You can always edit the skirt length.

XS–L
SizeWaist (cm)Hips (cm)
XS6288
S7096
M78104
L86112

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What you get

Download formats

A4 PDF · Plotter PDF · SVG

Seam allowances, grain lines, notches and sewing notes are included.

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