Merchant & Mills Cawley Dress

Buy the Cawley Dress sewing pattern from Merchant & Mills. A twist on an artist's smock designed by Cawley Studio. Featuring front welt and in-seam pockets and an optional belt.

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?

Note if purchasing copy shop printing: Some of the pattern pieces have been split (to fit on the A0 sheets) and will need to be joined together.

Suggested fabrics: Medium dress weight wovens, sanded twill, linen, 6-9 oz. denim, corduroy, tencel and tencel/linen.

Fabric requirements: All with or without nap.

Sizes 6 – 18

110 cm (43 1/2″) wide fabric: Without belt, 3.5 - 3.8 m (3 3/4 - 4 1/4 yd) // With belt, 3.5 - 4.9 m (3 3/4 - 5 1/4 yd).

120 cm (47″) wide fabric: Without belt, 3.5 - 3.6 m (3 3/4 - 4 yd) // With belt, 3.5 - 3.6 m (3 3/4 - 4 yd).

140 cm (55″) wide fabric: Without belt, 3.2 - 3.5 m (3 1/2 - 3 3/4 yd) // With belt, 3.2 - 3.5 m (3 1/2 - 3 3/4 yd).

150 cm (60″) wide fabric: Without belt, 2.7 - 3.5 m (3 - 3 3/4 yd) // With belt, 3 - 3.5 m (3 1/4 - 3 3/4 yd).

Sizes 18 – 28

120 cm (47″) wide fabric (sizes 18-24 only): Without belt, 3.7 - 3.9 m (4 - 4 1/4 yd) // With belt, 4.6 - 4.8 m (5 - 5 1/4 yd).

140-150 cm (55-60″) wide fabric: Without belt, 3.7 - 3.9 m (4 - 4 1/4 yd) // With belt, 3.7 - 3.9 m (4 - 4 1/4 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: 0.35 m (1/2 yd) interfacing; 0.6 m (3/4 yd) lining; eight 11 mm (1/2") buttons.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4/US letter print-at-home pattern (55 pages for sizes 6-18, 60 pages for sizes 18-28); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets for sizes 6-18, 4 sheets for sizes 18-28) // Layers: No // Projector file: No.

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