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Loren Dress & Blouse - PDF sewing pattern

£ 14.00

Loren Dress & Blouse - PDF sewing pattern


Sizing Chart

£ 14.00

*This pattern is available as a PDF download for you to print and assemble at home, or take to your local copyshop to print. For help with the downloading, printing and assembling process, please see this post.

THE DRESS

Inspired by the knockout that is Sophia Loren, the Loren dress & blouse is a timeless peasant-style design that can be cut and sewn in as little as one and a half hours! Loren features a comfy loose fit, raglan sleeves, a drawstring neckline and the option of ruffly shirred cuffs or basic elasticated cuffs, as well as two hem lengths. Sure to be your summer staple, year in year out!

Check out #bhlLoren on Instagram to see how other people have made this pattern!

Loren is a multi-sized sewing pattern from UK 2-24 / US 00-20 (dressmakers' B cup*) and UK 16-38 / US 12-34 (dressmakers' D cup*).

*Please note - dressmaker's cup sizes have absolutely nothing in common with bra sizes! Dressmaker's cup sizes relate to the ratio between your high bust and full bust measurements, whereas your bra size relates to the ratio between your full bust and under bust measurements. A dressmaker's B cup indicates that the full bust that is 2" larger than the high bust, while a dressmaker's D cup indicates that the full bust that is 4" larger than the high bust.

Copyshop files (B cup): 3x A0 sheets

Copyshop files (D cup): 3x A0 sheets

Print at home files (B cup): 42x A4/US letter

Print at home files (D cup): 55x A4/US letter

Loren will look great in a wide variety of woven fabrics, so feel free to have fun and experiment! Lightweight cottons, soft linens, floaty silks and drapey viscose will all work beautifully.

For our samples, we used a fruity print viscose from Fabric Godmother (that Elisalex had in her stash from ages ago!) and a green gingham viscose from Rainbow Fabrics.

B cup - Dress VARIATION 1
45" / 1.15m
Sizes UK 2-12 2.8yd / 2.6m
Sizes UK 14-18 3.1yd / 2.8m
Sizes UK 20-24 3.9yd / 3.6m
60" / 1.5m
Sizes UK 2-12 2.8yd / 2.6m
Sizes UK 14-18 3yd / 2.7m
Sizes UK 20-24 3.1yd / 2.8m
B cup - Blouse VARIATION 2
45" / 1.15m
Sizes UK 2-12 2.3yd / 2.1m
Sizes UK 14-18 2.4yd / 2.2m
Sizes UK 20-24 3.2yd / 2.9m
60" / 1.5m
Sizes UK 2-12 2.3yd / 2.1m
Sizes UK 14-18 2.4yd / 2.2m
Sizes UK 20-24 2.5yd / 2.3m

D cup - Dress VARIATION 1
45" / 1.15m
Sizes UK 16-22 6.2yd / 5.7m
Sizes UK 24-30 6.9yd / 6.3m
Sizes UK 32-38 7.7yd / 7m
60" / 1.5m
Sizes UK 16-22 4.4yd / 4m
Sizes UK 24-30 5.1yd / 4.7m
Sizes UK 32-38 6.3yd / 5.8m
D cup - Blouse VARIATION 2
45" / 1.15m
Sizes UK 16-22 5.4yd / 4.9m
Sizes UK 24-30 5.7yd / 5.2m
Sizes UK 32-38 6.2yd / 5.7m
60" / 1.5m
Sizes UK 16-22 4yd / 3.7m
Sizes UK 24-30 4.4yd / 4m
Sizes UK 32-38 5.1yd / 4.7m