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French Poetry Pleiades 2 Dress XL-6XL (Intermediate)

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Description

Description

Recently updated and redrafted, French Poetry created the Pleiades 2 dress in response to the success of their Pleiades 1 pattern. Pleiades 2 features bust darts, a shirt-like bodice fit and a gathered skirt at front and back. This dress pattern includes many style variations that can be combined to make a number of unique looks from one single pattern. It includes short or long sleeves and a variety of collar and skirt options.

**This pattern is in English**

Available sizes:

 XL - 6XL (also available in XS - XL, please seem other listing)

Difficulty:

3/5 – average. You need to be familiar with reading a sewing pattern, to know how to make gathers, insert a zipper, set in sleeves… Tutorials available here.

Fabric choice:

Double gauze, crepe, twill, challis, in silk, viscose, polyester, cotton, linen, tencel… but also light velvet, denim etc. Pretty much all light-weight woven fabrics. 

Notions:

11 small buttons (11mm or so) for view 1, a 21inch (55cm) zipper for view 2 only, 1, 2 small buttons for shoulder straps (optional). Interfacing in the right weight for your fabric, matching thread for your fabric, scissors, pins, a marking pen, a machine needle that fits your fabric type (use a new needle or make sure it is in good condition, to avoid scratching your fabric). 

Fabric length:

LENGTH IN METERS

140CM WIDE FABRIC

International sizes     XL to 3X 3X to 6X
French Poetry sizes 
    16 to 24 26 to 34
View 1     4.3m 4.7m
View 2     4.3m 4.7m
For frill skirt, add:     92cm 92cm
For pussy bow collar (view 1), add:     15cm 15cm

110CM WIDE FABRIC

International sizes     XL to 3X 3X to 6X
French Poetry sizes      16 to 24 26 to 34
View 1     4.7m 4.7m
View 2     4.7m 4.7m
For frill skirt, add:     1.15m 1.15m
For pussy bow collar (view 1), add:     15cm 15cm

Sizing:

Patterns adapted in this new size range have been entirely redrafted to offer a flattering cut. This is why, if you compare the two size ranges, you may find that pattern pieces have a slightly different shape.

French Poetry size 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
Intl size 1X /XL 1X/ XL 2X / XXL 3X 3X 4X 4X      
US size 12W 14W 16W 18W 20W 22W 24W 26W 28W  
EU size 48 48/50 50 54W 56W 58W        
UK/AU size 18 20 22 24 26          
Bust measurement 108 to 112cm 113 to 117cm 118 to 122cm 123 to 127cm 128 to 132cm 133 to 137cm 138 to 142cm 143 to 147cm 148 to 152cm 153 to 157cm
Waist measurement 88 to 97cm 98 to 102cm 103 to 107cm 108 to 112cm 113 to 117cm 118 to 122cm 123 to 127cm 128 to 132cm 133 to 137cm 138 to 142cm
Hips measurement 114 to 118cm 119 to 123cm 124 to 128cm 129 to 133cm 134 to 138cm 139 to 143cm 144 to 148cm 149 to 153cm 154 to 158cm 159 to 163cm

 

Finished garment measurements:

MEASUREMENTS IN CENTIMETERS - SIZE RANGE XL TO +6X (16 TO 34)

The pattern was entirely re-drafted for these sizes: it was not just graded in bigger sizes, it was conceived specifically for this size range to offer a flattering cut, and tested out on live models.

International size 1X/XL 1X/XL 2X/XXL 3X 3X 4X 4X 5X 5X 6X
French Poetry size 
16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
Bust 117 122 127 132 137 142 147 152 157 162
Waist 167 172 177 182 187 192 197 202 207 212
Hips 183.5 188.5 193.5 198.5 203.5 208.5 213.5 218.5 223.5 228.5
Length 104 104.5 105 106 106.5 107 108 108.5 109 109.5

 

French Poetry Pleiades 2 line drawing, showing both views: First row shows 3 examples of view 1, and second row shows 3 examples of view 2. View 1 has buttoned down front and shirt collar, stand-up collar or pussy bow collar. View 2 has a slit neckline. Both views have an inverted v-cut on the bust, bust darts and a gathered skirt, with or without frill.