How I Sewed my Underlined Linen Shift Dress

Hi folks, in this weeks video I show how I sewed up my Underlined Linen Shift Dress 💙💙💙. I’m over the moon with how this has turned out, the underlining gives that little bit of extra density to this light weight linen resulting in a dress that feels substantial, super comfortable and soft against the skin. It takes a little bit of extra work but for me totally worth it and bonus this method has given me a few ideas for future makes👌👌👌 I hope that the video helps those of you that are thinking of sewing up something similar and that you enjoy. Susanne 💕

If you’ve been following along over on Instagram you will have seen the inspiration for this one
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Pattern - Self Drafted - Bodice - Cap Sleeve Kimono Block Base - drafted following the instructions laid out in the book More Dress Pattern Designing by Natalie Bray
Skirt - Standard Block Base - drafted following the instruction laid out in Diane Deziels wonderful tutorial
   • Skirt block pattern. 76th.  
Fabric - Outer - Linen - Guthrie and Ghani
Lining - Cotton Batiste from my stash
Stitch length used - Standard - 2.5mm, longer 3-4mm, shortest 1.8mm, 3mm paired with a size 70 sharps needle.
Interfacing - standard lightweight cotton - from my stash
Bias Binding - standard - from my stash



My Sewing machine - Brother F420
My Overlocker - Brother 1043d
Pattern weights I usually use https://www.diy.com/departments/avf-m...
Marking Pen I usually use - Prym Trickmarker EF
Marking pen used here - Prym Chalk Pen
Paper I usually use for patterning - standard parcel paper