The Camber Set

I made this Camber dress ( pattern by Merchant & Mills) with some Nani Iro double gauze in a gorgeous blue from Eternal Maker that has been waiting for its destiny for over a year! I didn’t have sufficient for a standard layout with the pattern piece grainlines following the selvedges so I had to go rogue; the back below the bodice was placed perpendicular to the selvedge with no ill effects and I used all of the 1.5m length, only tiny scraps remained.
The neckline and back yoke construction is particularly neat but also requires some patience as M& M instructions tend to be brief. Bias binding finishes the front neckline and a clever bit of seam work over the shoulders means everything is covered and stabilised by the back bodice. The neckline is quite high but that works for me and it would be easy to lower, just allow a longer piece of bias binding, I used a scrap of Liberty lawn. It’s a fast make once the fit is correct and I made the top first in some test fabric and worked my changes out on that before cutting into this lovely fabric!
You can see more pictures and read about the alterations I made here: https://verykerryberry.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/merchant-mills-camber-dress-in-nani-iro.html