Description
Description
Aquarius is a modern day princess dress, with its fitted bodice and dreamy full skirt for maximum twirl factor. Its most charming detail is undoubtedly the ladder lace trim that delicately highlights the silhouette. Include this girly dress in your everyday style for a striking outfit, or make it in your most beautiful fabrics for a special event. Would it not be the most adorable of wedding dress patterns, or prom dress patterns?
**This pattern is in English**
Available sizes:
XS - XL
SEWING LEVEL
Advanced (4/5) or intermediate (3/5), difficulty depending on the chosen instructions: two versions are described in the booklet, one more suited to experimented sewists looking for a new challenge and wishing to learn new techniques. You will be guided throughout the process by a detailed booklet illustrated with over a hundred digital illustrations. You will learn haute couture techniques, and discover how to make a very full structured skirt, thanks to an ultra-light tulle structure that is never in contact with the skin.
FABRIC CHOICE
Broderie anglaise (eyelet/embroidered cotton), lace, but also woven fabrics such as crepe, twill, challis, in silk, viscose, polyester, cotton, linen, tencel…
NOTIONS
1.55 yard (1.4m) of interfacing. A 40cm zipper (about 15.7 inches), 2.7m (2.95 yards) of ladder lace trim (the embroidered part should be 25/64’’ (1cm) wide or close to this measurement), 30’’ (75cm) of stiff tulle/mesh fabric, thread matching your fabric, a sleeve ironing board, a machine needle that fits your fabric type, a marking pen, scissors and pins.
Fabric requirements:
140CM WIDE FABRIC
| International sizes | XS to M | L to XL |
| French Poetry sizes | 2 to 8 | 10 to 16 |
| Main fabric | 3.4m | 3.8m |
| Lining | 1.7m | 1.7m |
110CM WIDE FABRIC
| International sizes | XS to M | L to XL |
| French Poetry sizes |
2 to 8 | 10 to 16 |
| Main fabric | 4.1m | 4.4m |
| Lining | 1.8m | 2.1m |
SIZE RANGE XS TO XL (2 TO 16)
| French Poetry size | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Intl size | XS | S | M | M | L | L | L | XL |
| US size | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6/8 | 10 | 12 | 14/16 | 18 |
| EU size | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 |
| UK/AU sizes | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Bust measurement | 80 to 83cm | 84 to 87cm | 88 to 91cm | 92 to 95cm | 96 to 99cm | 100 to 103cm | 104 to 107cm | 108 to 111cm |
| Waist measurement | 60 to 63cm | 64 to 67cm | 68 to 71cm | 72 to 75cm | 76 to 79cm | 80 to 83cm | 84 to 87cm | 88 to 91cm |
| Hips measurement | 86 to 89cm | 90 to 93cm | 94 to 97cm | 98 to 101cm | 102 to 105cm | 106 to 109cm | 110 to 113cm | 114 to 117cm |
Finished garment measurements
You can find your French Poetry size based on your measurements or ready-to-wear size (US, EU, UK, AU, international) using the Size guide. This dress needs to be fitted at bust for a flattering fit. Check finished garment measurements below and choose the closest size to your actual measurements at bust; if in between sizes, trace a line between these two sizes to get the best fit.
MEASUREMENTS IN CENTIMETERS
| International size | XS | S | M | M | L | L | L | XL |
| French Poetry size |
2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Bust | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 103 | 107 | 111 | 115 |
| Waist | 67 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 87 | 91 | 115 |
| Hips | 132 | 136 | 140 | 144 | 148 | 152 | 156 | 160 |
| Length | 90 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 95 |
