Merchant & Mills Dress Shirt

Merchant & Mills

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Buy the Dress Shirt sewing pattern from Merchant & Mills. The Dress Shirt is a lightweight, versatile dress inspired by Grandpa’s shirt. It is a relaxed, classic cut to be worn loose and is absurdly comfortable. You can choose a rolled up sleeve or a short sleeve.

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

– PAPER (next working day dispatch on orders and FREE UK delivery over £50)

– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?

– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: Linen, lightweight denim, cotton chambray, cotton linen union, baby wale corduroy. Choose a relaxed fabric that will gather and pleat well. Depending on the thickness of the fabric, the bib and yoke linings can be cut in self or lining.

Fabric requirements:

Sizes 8 – 18

All self fabric (with or without nap): 110 cm (43 1/2″) wide fabric: 3.1 – 3.5 m (3 1/2 – 4 yd) // 120 cm (47″) wide fabric: 2.3 – 3.3 m (2 1/2 – 3 3/4 yd) // 140 cm (55″) wide fabric: 2.3 – 2.5 m (2 1/2 – 2 3/4 yd) // 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 1.9 – 2.5 m (2 1/4 – 2 3/4 yd).

Using lining for the yoke and bib (with or without nap): 110 cm (43 1/2″) wide fabric: 2.9 – 3.4 m (3 1/4 – 3 3/4 yd) // 120 cm (47″) wide fabric: 2.3 – 3.1 m (2 3/4 – 3 1/2 yd) // 140 cm (55″) wide fabric: 2.3 – 2.5 m (2 3/4 yd) // 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 1.6 – 2.4 m (1 3/4 – 2 3/4 yd) // Lining (all widths): 0.6 m (3/4 yd).

Sizes 20 – 28

All self fabric (with or without nap): 110 cm wide fabric: 3.25 – 3.5 m // 120 cm wide fabric: 3.25 – 3.5 m // 140 cm wide fabric: 2.9 – 3.25 m // 150 cm wide fabric: 2.9 – 3.25 m.

Using lining for the yoke and bib (with or without nap): 110 cm wide fabric: 2.9 – 3.3 m // 120 cm wide fabric: 2.9 – 3.25 m // 140 cm wide fabric: 2.7 – 3.1 m // 150 cm wide fabric: 2.7 – 3.05 m // Lining (all widths): 0.6 m.

Sizing: UK 8 – 18 or UK 20 – 28 (approx. UK 8 – 16/18 or UK 20 – 30, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size charts and finished garment measurements.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4/US letter print-at-home pattern (35 pages for sizes 8-18, 42 pages for sizes 20-28); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets for sizes 8-18, 3 sheets for sizes 20-28) // Layers: No // Projector file: No.

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Additional information

Fabric

Cottons, Denim / Corduroy, Linen

Make time

All day

Sewing level

Confident Beginner

Size

UK 8 / US 4 / EU 36, UK 10 / US 6 / EU 38, UK 12 / US 8 / EU 40, UK 14 / US 10 / EU 42, UK 16 / US 12 / EU 44, UK 18 / US 14 / EU 46, UK 20 / US 16 / EU 48, UK 22 / US 18 / EU 50, UK 24 / US 20 / EU 52, UK 26 / US 22 / EU 54, UK 28 / US 24 / EU 56, UK 30 / US 26 / EU 58

Pattern format

PAPER (20 – 28), PAPER (8 – 18), PDF (20 – 28), PDF (20 – 28) + Printed copy shop (+£7.00), PDF (8 – 18), PDF (8 – 18) + Printed copy shop (+£7.00)

PDF Printing

35 pages (sizes 8-18), 42 pages (sizes 20-28)

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