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Front dress: cut one on the fold
Back dress: cut one pair
Sleeves: cut one pair
Neck binding: cut a bias strip, 5cm x 55cm
Sleeve binding: cut two bias strips, 5cm x 36cm
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout unless otherwise stated.
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one on the fold
Front neck facing: cut one on the fold
Back neck facing: cut one on the fold
Drawstring channel: cut two strips, 5.5cm x width of bodice
Drawstring strips: cut two 4.5cm x width of fabric
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout unless otherwise stated.
Back: cut one pair
Front: cut one on the fold
Front neck facing: cut one
Back neck facing: cut one pair
Left tie: cut one
Right tie: cut one
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one pair
Lower front: cut two on the fold
Lower back: cut two on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
Frill: cut two on the fold
Neckband: cut a bias strip, 4cm x 68cm
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout unless otherwise stated.
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one pair
Back facing: cut one pair each from Tana lawn and interfacing
Front neck facing: cut one each on the fold from Tana lawn and interfacing
Sleeve: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Hat peak: cut two from tweed
Peak stiffener: cut two from pelmet stiffener
Crown panel: cut eight each from tweed and lining
Hat band: cut one 6cm x 60cm strip each from from tweed and lining
Scarf: cut one 40cm x 1.5m strip from tweed
1cm seam allowance used throughout.
Back: cut one pair
Back neck facing: cut one pair
Front: cut one on the fold
Front neck facing: cut one
Button loop: cut one 2cm x 10cm strip from fabric on the bias
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one on the fold
Pocket: cut one on the fold
Neckband: cut one 6cm x 62cm strip
Sleeve: cut one pair
Sleeve cuff: cut two 14cm x 25cm strips
Hem cuff: cut one 14cm x 1m strip
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Front and back dress: cut one each on the fold
Front and back neck facing: cut one of each on the fold, in both fabric and fusible interfacing
Sleeve: cut one pair
Ties: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout unless otherwise stated
Main fabric
Front skirt: cut one on fold
Back skirt: cut one pair
Pocket: cut one pair
Pocket flap: cut one pair
Waistband: cut one
Lining
Pocket: cut one pair
Pocket flap: cut one pair
Waistband: cut one
Interfacing
Waistband: cut one
Use a 5mm seam allowance for pocket and pocket flap, and 1.5cm for the rest of the skirt.
Front coat: cut one pair
Back coat: cut one on fold
Front facing: cut one pair in fabric
Sleeve: cut one pair
Collar: cut one pair in fabric
Hood: cut one pair in fabric and one pair in lining
Front and back bodice: cut two on fold
Sleeve bands: cut two 16cm x 47cm pieces
Skirt: cut two in contrast fabric, 57, (59, 61)cm x 78cm [small/medium/large]
Hem band: cut a strip 21cm x 54cm (small), 21cm x 56cm (medium), 21cm x 78cm (large)
1cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one pair
Flaps: cut two pairs
Waistband: cut two on the fold: one in fabric and one in fusible interfacing
Belt loops: cut a strip, 4cm x 32cm
Belt: cut one strip in fabric, 11cm x 95cm; cut one strip in fusible buckram, 4cm x 90cm. Cut an arrow head at one end on both strips. Add an extra 4cm for each size increase.
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout unless otherwise stated.
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one pair
Sleeve: cut two pairs
Pocket: cut two pairs
Back neck facing: cut one pair in fabric and one pair in interfacing
Front neck facing: cut one on the fold in fabric and one on the fold in interfacing
1.5cm seam allowances used throughout, except around the base of the sleeves where 1cm is needed.
Front:cut one pair, then cut along the marked line for the left-hand side
Back: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout unless otherwise stated.
Main skirt: measure your waist to determine fabric length. The ratio for the gathering is 3:1, so a 66cm waist x 3 = 1.98m. Add 3cm for the hem and 1.5cm for the waistline seam allowance.
Waistband strip: add 2.5cm to waist measurement, 2cm for the overlap and 1.5cm seam allowance at each end. Cut a fabric strip, 16cm wide, to this measurement, plus
another in fusible interfacing.
1.5cm seam allowances are used throughout
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one pair
Upper side front: cut one pair
Lower side front: cut one pair
Waistband: cut one in main fabric, plus one half the width in fusible interfacing
Use 1.5cm seam allowances throughout unless otherwise stated.
Neaten the skirt edges where specified using overlocking or zig zag stitch.
Note: cut along the line at the hem of each of the panels as indicated on the pattern.
Centre-front: cut one pair each from wool felt and lining fabric
Centre-back: cut one pair each from wool felt and lining fabric
Side: cut two pairs each from wool felt and lining fabric
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Note: The top is cut in two layers – the outer pink section is 6cm shorter than the grey under layer
• Front outer piece: cut two rectangles, 35cm x 70cm; cut one grey rectangle, 9cm x 70cm
• Front: Cut one on the fold in each colour
• Back: Cut one on the fold in each colour
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout, except on the neckline where 1cm is used.
Front bodice: cut two on fold, one for lining
Back bodice: cut two pairs, one for lining
Skirt: cut three on fold (one for centre front, one each for side panels); cut one pair for back, with a seam through centre back for zip
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Front bodice: cut one on the fold
Back bodice: cut one on the fold
Front and back skirt: cut two on the fold
Neck binding: Cut a strip on the bias, 5cm x 82cm
Armhole binding: Cut two bias strips, 5cm x 50cm
Front: cut one on the fold from cotton
Front facing: cut one on the fold from cotton
Back: cut one pair from cotton
Back facing: cut one pair from cotton
Ruffle: cut two on the fold from broderie anglaise
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
