Merchant & Mills Honey Dress

Buy the Honey Dress sewing pattern from Merchant & Mills. Channelling the free spirits of the 1970s, Honey is a maxi sundress made for lazy days, featuring a neat mitred bodice and a gently elasticated back. Choose bold patterns, little prints or plains for different looks.

Note: The embroidery design on the centre front panel of the green dress is available as a separate PDF here (not included).

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: Lightweight wovens such as linen, chambray, seersucker, cotton lawn, cotton poplin, tencel, Indian handlooms.

Fabric requirements: All with or without nap.

Sizes 6 – 18

110 cm (43″) wide fabric (sizes 6-14 only): 3.3 m (3 3/4 yd) // 120 cm (47 1/2″) wide fabric: 3 – 3.3 m (3 1/4 – 3 3/4 yd) // 140 cm (55″) wide fabric: 2.8 – 3 m (3 1/4 yd) // 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 2.7 – 2.8 m (3 – 3 1/4 yd).

Sizes 18 – 28

120 cm (47 1/2″) wide fabric (sizes 18-22 only): 3.3 m (3 3/4 yd) // 140 cm (55″) wide fabric: 3.1 – 3.3 m (3 1/2 – 3 3/4 yd) // 150 cm (60″) wide fabric: 3.1 m (3 1/2 yd).

Sizing: UK 6 – 18 or UK 18 – 28 (approx. UK 6 – 16/18 or UK 18 – 30, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer's size charts and finished garment measurements.

Notions: 4 cm (1 1/2″) wide elastic, 25-29 cm (10″-11 1/2″) for sizes 6-18 or 30-34 cm (12″-13 1/2″) for sizes 18-28; interfacing, 0.6 m (3/4 yd) for sizes 6-18 or 0.7 m (3/4 yd) for sizes 18-28.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4/US letter print-at-home pattern (42 pages for sizes 6-18, 45 pages for sizes 18-28); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets for sizes 6-18, 3 sheets for sizes 18-28) // Layers: No // Projector file: No.

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