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Pigeon Wishes’ Cocoon Dress

admin May 25, 2017 Pattern Review, Tips & Tricks 0 Comments

Some of you might know that my love of a loose dress is just a little bit extreme. When Simple Sew released a Cocoon dress sewing pattern I fell in love at first sight. Secret pyjama dress of my dreams…deep pockets included! Sizing While I usually wear a size 10, sometimes size 12 at the hips (I’m a pear) I …

Our Simple Sew Blogger of the week is the talented Klarke Caplin, who blogs as Urban Seamstress. Klarke is a professional portrait photographer by day shooting, celebrities, bands and actors; by night she sews, knits and does other crafty things. Sewing is in Klarke's blood, as her mother was a fashion designer who was well known in the industry, specialising is women’s wear. "While she didn’t really teach me to sew. as she hated commercial sewing patterns," Klarke explains, "I seemed to have picked up a lot by osmosis over the years."

Klarke's latest garment is a gorgeous Simple Sew Raglan Dress with statement floaty sleeves made of sheer fabric sewn with petals of silk. Find out how she got on with this party season look on the Simple Sew blog.