French Poetry Pleiades 1 Dress SIZES XS-XL (Intermediate)

Description

French Poetry's popular Pleiades 1 dress features a signature inverted V-cut on bodice front, and has a lot of feminine details: soft gathers at shoulders and sleeve heads, covered buttons… Make Pleiades suitable for several seasons by selecting the different style options included: long sleeves, short sleeves, short tied sleeves, or “lantern” sleeves; gathered skirt, frilly skirt, or frill-less skirt.

**This pattern is in English**

Available sizes:

XS - XL (also available in XL - 6XL, please seem other listing)

Difficulty:

3/5 – average. You need to be familiar with reading a sewing pattern, to know how to make gathers, insert a zipper, set in sleeves… Tutorials available here.

FABRIC CHOICE/YARDAGE

Length: with a 60inch (150cm) wide fabric, up to size 16 you will need a maximum of 2.8 yards(2.5m). For sizes 16 to 34, you will need a maximum of 4 yards (3.5m) fabric for the version without frill, and 4.6 yards (4.2m) for version with frill.

Fabric choice: a large choice of woven fabrics: crepe, twill, poplin, double gauze… in cotton, viscose, polyester, linen, tencel… This pattern is also ideal for velvet, as it has shoulder gathers instead of bust darts. You will need more fabric to match prints if any.

You will need:

A 21inch (55cm) zipper, interfacing in the right weight for your fabric (half a yard or meter will be enough), 6 buttons for the bodice (they are decorative but also a way to hold facing in place even better). Matching thread for your fabric, scissors, pins, a marking pen, a machine needle that fits your fabric type. You will also need some strips of interfacing or organza to stabilize seams that are on the bias, to prevent any stretching (optional but recommended).

Sizing:

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 measurements:

MEASUREMENTS IN CENTIMETERS - SIZE RANGE XS TO XL (2 TO 16)

International size	XS	S	M	M	L	L	L	XL
French Poetry size	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16
Bust	84	88	92	96	100	104	108	112
Waist	99	103	107	111	115	119	123	127
Hips	125	129	133	137	141	145	149	153
Length	88	89.5	91	92.5	94	95.5	97	98.5