Sew Liberated Dungiven Dress

Buy the Dungiven Dress sewing pattern from Sew Liberated. Made for foggy mornings and dusky evenings, the Dungiven Dress is an ode to a different place, where something unexpected is around each corner. 

Combining a midcentury silhouette with contemporary details, Dungiven is a midi length dress with topstitched box pleats on the front and back for waist shaping. Pockets are inset on the front. The back has topstitched princess seams. The neckline is finished with a convertible collar, and the dress closes with a two-way separating zipper. The sleeves are easy fitting with two length options – elbow length and full length – and are finished with facings with a split.

Dungiven can be worn as a dress or unzipped as a duster or light coat. 

Sewing level: Intermediate

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?

Note if purchasing copy shop printing for sizes 22-34: One of the pattern pieces has been split (to fit on the A0 sheet) and will need to be joined together.

Suggested fabrics: Bottom weight woven like twill, canvas, denim, pinwale corduroy, or other sturdy wovens with no stretch. Ventana Twill and Big Sur canvas are excellent options. Suggested weight: 5-10 oz (170-340 gsm).

Fabric requirements: 

60" (152 cm) wide fabric: Short sleeve, 3 - 3.7 yd (2.7 - 3.4 m) // Long sleeve, 3 - 4 yd (2.7 - 3.7 m).

54" (137 cm) wide fabric: Short sleeve, 3.2 - 5.7 yd (3 - 5.2 m) // Long sleeve, 3.4 - 5.9 yd (3 - 5.4 m).

45" (115 cm) wide fabric (sizes 0-20 only): Short sleeve, 3.7 - 5.4 yd (3.4 - 5 m) // Long sleeve, 3.9 - 5.7 yd (3.6 - 5.2 m).

Sizing: US 0 – 34 (approx. UK 6/8 – 32/34, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer's size chart and finished garment measurements.

The pattern is drafted for a height of 5'5" (165 cm) and a dressmaker's cup size C.

Notions: 1.5 yd/m of lightweight fusible interfacing; one 36" (91.5 cm) two-way separating zipper (brass or aluminium teeth recommended); 1/4" (6 mm) Wonder Tape and/or washable fabric glue.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; US letter/A4 print-at-home pattern (54 pages for sizes 0-24, 64 pages for sizes 22-34); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets for sizes 0-24, 4 sheets for sizes 22-34) // Layers: Yes // Projector file: Yes.

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