Fibre Mood Hortence Dress

Buy the Hortence Dress sewing pattern from Fibre Mood. A combination of distinguished and whimsical, Hortence is fitted at the top but flares out with a tiered skirt. With a gorgeous smocked yoke, standing collar, and wide sleeves, this dress is contemporary with a sweet nostalgic feel. Would a Hortence top suit you better? Simply lengthen the front and back and omit the two flounces at the bottom. That’s all there is to it!

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

– 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: A soft drape fabric is the only way to go for the romantic Hortence: gauze or double gauze, (viscose) crepe, silk, satin, etc. Solid or patterned? You pick. Woven fabrics are the best option for shirring.

Fabric requirements: 

Top: 110 cm wide fabric: 220 - 315 cm // 140 cm wide fabric: 170 - 250 cm.

Dress: 110 cm wide fabric: 305 - 465 cm // 140 cm wide fabric: 235 - 390 cm.

Sizing: XS – XXXL (approx. UK 6 – 28/30, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size chart and pattern measurements.

Notions: Thread; elastic thread, 2 bobbins.

PDF pattern includes: Step-by-step illustrated instructions; A4/US letter print-at-home pattern (45 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets); projector pattern.

Note: Seam allowances are included in this pattern. The copy shop file we print for you shows the cutting lines only (not cutting lines and stitching lines) to make it easier to know what size to cut out.

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