"Oh this? I made it myself!"
Get ready for all the compliments with this dreamy dress or blouse with shirred waist and cuffs. Learn to sew shirring with our step-by-step guide, plus a free video tutorial by Tilly if you need extra help.
- Flirty, square-shaped elasticated neckline
- Full-length or elbow-length sleeves, with deep shirred cuff or narrow shirred cuff with frill hem
- Voluminous raglan sleeves elasticated around the shoulders
- Front neckline has a pretty frill, keyhole opening and faux drawstring ties
- Blousy bodice and floaty skirt cinched in with shirred waistline
- Make it as a midi-length dress or peplum blouse
SKILL LEVEL - Improver
SUPPLIES
- Fabric (see below)
- Matching thread
- 1.5m (1¾yd) x 8-10mm (⅜in) wide elastic
- 1-2 spools of shirring elastic (elasticated thread)
- 2 x safety pins
FABRIC SUGGESTIONS
Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics, such as cotton lawn, voile, seersucker, chambray, double gauze, viscose (rayon), Tencel (lyocell), lighter weight needlecord.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
140cm (56in) wide
Knee-length + short sleeves:
- sizes 1-6 - 2.6m (2 7/8yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 3m (3 3/8yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 3.2m (3 1/2yd)
Knee-length + long sleeves:
- sizes 1-6 - 2.8m (3 1/8yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 3.3m (3 5/8yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 3.5m (3 7/8yd)
Midi-length + short sleeves:
- sizes 1-6 - 3.1m (3 3/8yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 3.8m (4 1/8yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 4.1m (4 1/2yd)
Midi-length + long sleeves:
- sizes 1-6 - 3.2m (3 1/2yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 4.1m (4 1/2yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 4.4m (4 7/8yd)
115cm (45in) wide
Knee-length + short sleeves:
- sizes 1-6 - 3m (3 3/8yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 3.4m (3 7/8yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 3.8m (4 1/8yd)
- sizes 14-15 - wider fabric needed
Knee-length + long sleeves:
- sizes 1-6 - 3.2m (3 1/2yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 3.7m (4 1/8yd)
- sizes 11-15 - 4.1m (4 1/2yd)
- sizes 14-15 - wider fabric needed
Midi-length + short sleeves:
- sizes 1-6 - 3.8m (4 1/8yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 4.3m (4 3/4yd)
- sizes 11-13 - 4.6m (5yd)
- sizes 14-15 - wider fabric needed
Midi-length + long sleeves:
- sizes 1-6 - 4.1m (4 1/2yd)
- sizes 7-10 - 4.6m (5yd)
- sizes 11-13 - 4.9m (5 3/8yd)
- sizes 14-15 - wider fabric needed
