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Returns Policy, Shipping & Customer Service
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40s Elegant Kimono Sleeve Dress
ONE-PIECE DRESS: Skirt has a sectional front panel and side front sections draped over shallow yoke. Skirt joins bodice at waistline. Bracelet length and short kimono sleeves. Deep 'V' neckline below built up neckline.
Offered here as a Digital Download (how to print and assemble). This pattern is also available as a Paper Pattern.
Size Guide
Size Guide
Bust: 34” (86.4cm)
Waist: 28” (71.1cm)
Hips: 37” (94cm)
Sewing Notions
Sewing Notions
Matching thread
Fabric Amount Guide
Fabric Amount Guide
YARDAGE
Fabrics printed in one direction require with nap measurements.
VIEW A
With Nap| 39”, 3 5/8 yds.
Without Nap| 39”, 3 3/8 yds.
Without Nap| 54”, 2 ½ yds.
VIEW B
Without Nap| 35”, 3 3/8 yds.
Without Nap| 39”, 3 1/8 yds.
SHOULDER PADS
Cotton Wadding for Padding
352 or 39”, ¼ yd.
INTERFACING
Muslin 35”, 5/8 yd.
12” Dress Placket Fastener
Length of dress at centre-back from natural neck-line, 48”
Width at lower edge of dress in size 16 is 57” (about 1 ½ yds.)
3” hem allowed.
*With nap, pile or one-way design.
|Without nap or pile, or with design in both directions.
Above requirements do not allow for shrinkage.
Imperial to Metric Conversion Guide
Imperial to Metric Conversion Guide
Yards to Centimeter
Imperial | Metric |
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⅛ yard | 11.4cm |
¼ yard | 22.9cm |
⅓ yard | 30.5cm |
⅜ yard | 34.3cm |
½ yard | 45.7cm |
⅝ yard | 57.2cm |
⅔ yard | 61cm |
¾ yard | 68.6cm |
1 yard | 91.4cm |
1¼ yard | 114.3cm |
1½ yard | 137.2cm |
1¾ yard | 160cm |
2 yards | 182.9cm |
2¼ yards | 205.7cm |
2½ yards | 228.6cm |
2¾ yards | 251.5cm |
3 yards | 274.3cm |
3½ yards | 320cm |
4 yards | 365.8cm |
Inches to Millimeters/Centimeter
Imperial | Metric |
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⅛" | 3mm |
¼" | 6mm |
⅓" | 8mm |
⅜" | 10mm |
½" | 12mm |
⅝" | 16mm |
⅔" | 17mm |
¾" | 19mm |
1" | 2.5cm |
1¼" | 3.2cm |
1½" | 3.8cm |
1¾" | 4.4cm |
2" | 5.1cm |
2¼" | 5.7cm |
2½" | 6.4cm |
2¾" | 7.0cm |
3" | 7.6cm |
3¼" | 8.25cm |
3½" | 8.9cm |
4" | 10.2cm |
4½" | 11.4cm |
5" | 12.7cm |
5½" | 14cm |
6" | 15.2cm |
7" | 17.8cm |
8" | 20.3cm |
9" | 22.9cm |
10" | 25.4cm |
11" | 28cm |
12" | 30.5cm |
Roll Width (Inches to Centimeters)
Imperial | Centimeters |
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35" | 88.9cm |
36" | 91.44cm |
38" | 96.52cm |
39" | 99.06cm |
42" | 106.68cm |
48" | 121.92cm |
54" | 137.16cm |
Seam Allowances
Imperial | Metric |
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¼" | 6mm |
⅜" | 10mm |
½" | 12mm |
⅝" | 16mm |
¾" | 19mm |
Recommended Fabrics
Recommended Fabrics
PLAIN OR PRINTED
Crepe, Crepe Faille, Satin, Shantung, Taffeta, Sheer Woollen, Lawn, Cotton Shantung, Cotton Taffeta, Cotton Damask, Muslin.
Velvet, striped, plaid or diagonal fabrics are not suitable. See our Fabric Partners
Skill Level
Skill Level
Intermediate
What You Will Receive
What You Will Receive
After purchase, you will receive an email with a link to simply download at home, formatted for A0 (print-shop copy), 8.5"x11" and A4 printing. This digital download will print actual size full-scale pattern pieces