Sew Over It Sidbury Slip Dress

Buy the Sidbury Slip Dress sewing pattern from Sew Over It. The Sidbury Slip Dress is a delicate, lace-adorned slip perfect for wearing underneath your favourite me-made dresses, as a nightdress, or even as a cute summer dress!

It has a stunning appliqued lace front, with a bias-bound back neckline and underarms and lovely pleated straps. It is cut on the bias and has bust darts to help you to create your perfect fit. Get creative with the lace to create your own bespoke design, and choose from two different lengths to suit your style.

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). Choose sizes 6 - 20 or sizes 18 - 30. What is Copy Shop?

Suggested fabrics: Light to medium weight silk fabrics with lots of drape, but viscose and crepe also work.

Fabric requirements:

Sizes 6 – 20

1.15 m wide fabric: 1.9 - 2.2 m // 1.40 m wide fabric: 1.7 - 2.1 m.

Sizes 18 – 30

1.40 m wide fabric: 2.2 - 2.5 m.

Sizing: UK 6 – 20 and UK 18 – 30 (approx. UK 6 – 20 and UK 20 – 32, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer’s size charts and finished garment measurements.

This pattern is split into two different blocks. The 6 – 20 size range is drafted for a B cup. The 18 – 30 size range is drafted for a D cup.

Notions: 0.5 m of non-stretch, lightweight corded lace (avoid French corded lace as this is too heavy). The designer recommends choosing lace with a scalloped edge as this will give you more motifs to choose from.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4 print-at-home pattern (41 pages for sizes 6-20, 46 pages for sizes 18-30); US letter print-at-home pattern (41 pages for sizes 6-20, 48 pages for sizes 18-30); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets for sizes 6-20, 4 sheets for sizes 18-30).

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