Classic Sew Essential Box - May 2025

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Ophelia is the ultimate sundress, designed for warm days and balmy nights. It is fitted above the bust with bust darts and a wide neckband and shoulder straps, subtly shaped at the waist, and gently flared to the midi-length hem. Topstitching highlights the button-through front, stitched-down in-seam pockets, centre back seam, and wide hem. More...

Ships starting May 2, 2025

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With Pattern / Sandcastle Floral Linen Cotton
With Pattern / Mulberry Sandwashed Crinkle Cotton
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Pattern

Ophelia Dress from Tessuti Patterns

Skill Level

Intermediate

What You Should Know

Attaching buttons, sewing darts, sewing inseam pockets

Notions Included

Matching thread, eighteen buttons,fusible interfacing, swedish tracing paper, and a sewing machine needle

Sizing

US Sizes 2-20

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Sandcastle Floral Linen Cotton - How can you not love this fabric? A gorgeous, neutral oatmeal linen is covered with white leaves as if it were cyano-printed in the sun. Airy and dreamy, the fabric feels like a fresh summer day. Plus the combination of linen and cotton gives the fabric softness and sturdiness, all the better to match the straight shape of the dress. A gorgeous fabric for a stunning dress!
Mulberry Sandwashed Crinkle Cotton - We're absolutely obsessed with this crinkle cotton, so forgive us if we love to use it for everything. Completely opaque yet thin and supple, it's the ideal combination of structure and softness. Plus, the crinkle texture gives a lived in look, like you've loved your handmade makes for years, even when it is fresh off the sewing machine. And the color! The deep plum red is dark and dreamy, and straight out of the moody part of 90s. We love it!

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The color is amazing! Easy sew.

Comfy pullover

Easy pattern to sew and very warm. Not a flattering price but great to relax in.

Fabric quality for the boxes is excellent. Informational tutorials can be found online

Love the pattern

I love this pattern. It isn't a good one for beginners due to the lack of clear instructions. It also doesn't really tell you the width of bias binding to use -- odd! -- good thing bias tape comes in the kit. The garment itself is comfortable and flexible but the amount of fabric given seemed pretty skimpy this month.

struggling

I am not exactly a beginner but someone who needs more sewing experiences. This kit is frustrating me more than stretching me: e.g., I prefer tissue patterns for flexibility, manageability, elimination of steps (tracing); am finding red ink hard to read on the instruction; the English translation and abbreviations takes some figuring out (it can be done but why so challenging?); metric measurements also need translating (from instruction to pattern to sewing machine); the fabric is super slinky for someone still feeling her way. I could use a secondary Needle-sharp written tutorial to avoid confusion and frustration. I am only just beginning the sewing part so results remain to be seen . . .if it doesn't turn out useable I will really be ticked.

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