Mar 12, 2014

Burda Zoe Dress

Burda Zoe Dress



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      For my second attempt at dressmaking I chose the Burda Zoe #8123B dress. It has a novice difficulty level and the design fitted well into my wardrobe. I used a 80% wool, 20% acrylic woven fabric (locally bought) very soft but a bit bulky, which is fine because I actually intend to wear it mainly in winter - for spring it’s just too bulky. I had to overlock (using a overlocking foot on my regular sewing machine) all edges before sewing the dress because the fabric loosely weaved was fraying like crazy.



      I cut a size 36 for the bodice and did a full bust adjustment following Christine Haynes wonderful Full Bust Adjustment Tutorial. I lengthened the bodice 3 cm at the waist and lowered the back darts. For the skirt a cut a size 38, made a hip curve adjustment and lengthened it by 4 cm (fiancee had a strong opinion on that).


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      Following the Invisible Zipper Tutorial by Colette Patterns, I sewed my first invisible zipper, which due to the texture of the fabric is slightly difficult to operate, unfortunately.


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      In conclusion I enjoyed very much making this dress.

      What do you guys think, do I have a “future” as a dressmaker?



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Vestito Burda Zoe



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      Come seconda prova sartoriale ho scelto il Vestito Burda Zoe #8123B. Ha un livello di difficoltà: principiante e stava bene con il resto del mio guardaroba. Ho usato un tessuto per l’80% lana, il 20% acrilico (comprato in un negozio di Udine), molto morbido ma forse troppo spesso - il che va bene visto che intendo indossarlo sopratutto d’inverno. Ho dovuto rifinire usando un piedino per sopraggitto tutti i bordi prima di cucire, perché il tessuto si disfaceva, letteralmente.

      Ho tagliato una misura 36 per il corpetto e ho ingrandito il busto usando il Full Bust Adjustment Tutorial di Christine Haynes. Ho allungato il corpetto in vita di 3 cm e abbassato le pinces dietro. Per la gonna ho tagliato una misura 38, ho modificato la curvatura dei fianchi e l’ho allungata di 4 cm.


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      Ho montato la mia prima cerniera invisibile seguendo il tutorial di Colette Patterns. Sfortunatamente per via della texture del tessuto e un po’ difficile da operare.


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      Per concludere posso dirvi che mi sono divertita molto a cucire questo vestito.
      Cosa ne pensate, ho un “futuro” come sarta?



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7 comments:

  1. Looks great, I can't believe it's only the second dress you have made.

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  2. Thank you! ... yes it is ... the pattern description says "Easy to sew in a couple of hours".. it took me a little longer than that and I won't say how long because I'm a bit embarrassed.

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  3. I love a tweed dress! Yours looks terrific. Great job!

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  4. Thank you Sara, and thanks for pointing out that it's a tweed !

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  5. Ho scoperto il tuo blog grazie a Kollabora con grande piacere! Che bello vestito! Tonero spesso per vedere le tue neuve creazioni. (Mi scuso per il mio italiano ma sono francese)

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  6. What a flattering dress! I just checked the pattern - and yes my husband would prefer to add more length too :D. Eventhough I have like thousands of Burday Style magazines I can't remember this one. I think this isn't in any magazine(?). Thanks to your grey fabric, you can't see the (ugly) belt loops that much :). I think they are way too low and too broad.

    Stunning pictures! Thanks for the inspiration :D

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    1. Hi Lea... Thank you! ... yes the belt loops are a bit bulky ... they designed this with the late 60s, early 70s in mind and the big hip belt was a common feature :)

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