Make a shirred dress: Cassie Dress

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The Cassie Dress sewing pattern and workshop are aimed at Confident Beginners.

Yes, this class includes the PDF Pattern for the Cassie Dress. Choose the Online Class + A0 Printing option to receive a printed copy of the pattern pages in the post.

In the Stitch School online Workshop, we’ll go through every step of making the Cassie Dress, with special focus on the shirring technique. We’ll show how to set up your machine, talk about bobbin tension, stitch length and troubleshooting. You will sew a shirred panel first, then cut out the bodice pieces, essentially creating your own fabric before putting the dress together. We’ll talk about different shirring patterns you can try, other than the standard parallel lines you might be used to, show you some examples, and even explore the jazzy stitches on your sewing machine, like flowers and stars. You’ll be a shirring expert by the end of the class, and be able to apply this new skill to other patterns too. Why not use a fun shirring stitch on the cuffs of the Aida Dress or the back of the Siena Dress? After the shirring is done, we’ll construct the Cassie Dress and cover all the important points, like handling shirred fabric, setting in puffed sleeves, binding a neckline and hand-sewing it in place, and the gathering for the skirt panels.

This class is 119 minutes in total, split into short sections.

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