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ponti knits. We were so excited when we purchased these lovelies in Europe so it's been SUPER exciting to release them to you guys. A great ponti knit is truly one of the most fabulous of fabrics. It's perfect for slim pants and leggings (like our
Anita Ponti Pants), jackets, tube/pencil skirts, dresses and tops. Alllllll the possibilities!
For this dress I made for Gabby, I used the fabulous
Fossetti Fantasia Punto . This wild, wacky and whimsical print is so much fun!
The simple dress design was inspired from one that Gabby spied in a RTW. For the top bodice, I used
Vogue 8815 (a TNT pattern as shown
here and
here).
For the skirt part of the dress, I drafted my own pattern pieces. To give the dress more of a kick, I added a hem facing which helps it flute out nicely.
Truly gorgeous, in every way!
ReplyDeleteOMG so amazing!! Perfect print pattern pairing right there.
ReplyDeleteThis is my favourite fabric from the new range.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabric, lovely dress!
ReplyDeletejust beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is divine. I was about to ask what pattern that was! I posted a very similar RTW dress on IG with the same sleeves, waist seam and flounced skirt. I'd not thought of using ponti, but that makes perfect sense. Now if only we weren't on the cusp of frosty mornings here, I'd be copying this in an instant! Unfortunately, only wool will cut it for the -15degC days we have in winter. Hmmm, maybe I could get creative and underline the ponti with merino....
ReplyDeleteYep can definitely see you rockin' this style. It's magic in a ponti knit and so easy to sew. I eliminated the seam allowance to about 1/4" as I overlocked (4 thread) the whole dress. Only used the machine to insert the invisible zipper and to attach the neck and hem facings. x
DeleteWhat a brilliant dress! Just love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments Sandra, Sophie, Gail, Linda, Nicole, Debbie and Kirsty! We really appreciate the feedback x
ReplyDeleteHi Colette, can you please give me some more details on how to draft the skirt for this dress? I'm thinking of doing one for Brissie's high tea. Thanks in advance!!
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel,
Deletea fitted skirt for the skirt yoke was toiled a few times in a stretch to check fit and I moved the back darts to line up with the back darts on the bodice. Then calculated a circular peplum using this circular skirt app - http://byhandlondon.com/pages/circle-skirt-app. Then drafted a facing for the skirt hem :)
Thanks Colette! What type of circle did you do? Half or quarter? Thanks again!
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