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French Poetry Pleiades 2 Dress XS-XL (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:

XS - XL (also available in XL - 6XL, 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 XS to M L to XL    
French Poetry sizes 
2 to 8 10 to 16    
View 1 2.7m 2.9m    
View 2 2.7m 2.9m    
For frill skirt, add: 35cm 35cm    
For pussy bow collar (view 1), add: 15cm 15cm    

110CM WIDE FABRIC

International sizes XS to M L to XL    
French Poetry sizes  2 to 8 10 to 16    
View 1 2.7m 3.2m    
View 2 2.7m 3.2m    
For frill skirt, add: 92cm 92cm    
For pussy bow collar (view 1), add: 15cm 15cm    

 

Sizing:

SIZE RANGE XS TO XL (2 TO 16)

French Poetry size 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Intl size XS S M M L L L XL
US size 0 2 4 6/8 10 12 14/16 18
EU size 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46
UK/AU sizes 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Bust measurement 80 to 83cm 84 to 87cm 88 to 91cm 92 to 95cm 96 to 99cm 100 to 103cm 104 to 107cm 108 to 111cm
Waist measurement 60 to 63cm 64 to 67cm 68 to 71cm 72 to 75cm 76 to 79cm 80 to 83cm 84 to 87cm 88 to 91cm
Hips measurement 86 to 89cm 90 to 93cm 94 to 97cm 98 to 101cm 102 to 105cm 106 to 109cm 110 to 113cm

114 to 117cm

Finished garment measurements:

MEASUREMENTS IN CENTIMETERS - SIZE RANGE XS TO XL (2 TO 16)

International size XS S M M L L L XL
French Poetry size
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Bust 87 91 95 99 103 107 111 115
Waist 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98
Hips 125 129 133 137 141 145 149 153
Length 90.5 91 91.5 92 92.5 93 93.5

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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. 

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.