Remember this Crane Fabric? Purchased towards the end of 2017 I had grand plans to make it into a floaty maxi dress, then we had a fire and while the fabric survived it ended up with marks all over it.
With my hopes of a pretty floaty dress dashed I had an instagram poll to see if it should be a dress or a kimono. Overwhelmingly the vote was kimono, so naturally I made a dress.
When I laid it out to cut I realised it was just too marked and if I made a kimono I’d never wear it outside the house. So I thought the better use was a soft flowing style dress I can wear around the house in the hot summer months where no one will care if it’s all marked.
I used the Papercut Patterns sway dress earlier in the year to make a navy rayon dress, which I really like wearing. I feel pulled together but not constricted. I’ve done the same mods here making it longer, but I’ve ditched the facings in favour of bias binding around the neck and armholes and instead of a waist tie I’ve zig zagged lingerie elastic into a low waist to create a blouson effect.
It’s comfy and perfect for hot days and after all those dreams of a floaty maxi dress I’ve come to the conclusion that while I adore the colour and print, it really is too pale for my skin tone. Also as evidenced by my face in this photo, I don’t love it. I feel blobby in it and it adds extra bulk where bulk is not needed. Fine for an around the house dress on hot days but otherwise a bit meh
Pattern: PapercutPatterns Sway Dress
Fabric: Rayon from Spotlight
Changes: added length, didn’t add pockets, no facings used bias binding instead. Didn’t use belt. Added lingerie elastic to low waist.