Sunday 31 August 2014

Anda dress (Burda)

The Anda dress was my first attempt at commercial patterns, I was looking for something really easy and getting it online as a PDF seemed fairly straightforward and cheaper than in paper. It's a sleeveless dress with a gathered waist, not complicated at all, but I struggled at times with the instructions.


The facing on the sleeves was not very clear to me, so after checking a few tutorials I ended up doing a bias binding that doesn't show on the outside, which looks almost professional. It's quite different from how I had attached it in the apron. Another thing that I'm not entirely sure about is the final shape of the sleeves, the front and back in the lower side are joined in a v-shape, rather than round, although it's not a major concern, as it's hardly noticeable under my arms.


The pattern fit is certainly wide, so there is not much point in spending time adapting it as long as the bust size is right. Finally, something I would change is the neck. I found it a bit narrow, just enough to get my head through.