Buy the Carter Dress sewing pattern from Style Arc. This mid-calf length dress features a knit bodice with various necklines and sleeve length options, paired with a skirt in either knit or woven fabric.

Note: Style Arc patterns are suited to a more confident maker. The written instructions are not illustrated at each step.

Sewing level: Intermediate

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following format:

– PAPER (next working day dispatch on orders and FREE UK delivery over £50)

Suggested fabrics: 

Bodice and knit skirt option: Ponte, jersey, unbrushed fleece, tee shirt knit. Bodice must be knit, recommend minimum 180 gsm with at least 30% stretch.

Woven skirt option: Lightweight linen, cotton poplin or voile, silk, rayon.

Sizing: 4 – 16 or 18 – 30 (approx. UK 4/6 – 16/18 or UK 18/20 – 32, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer's size chart.

Notions: 6 mm (1/4") wide elastic or clear stay tape cut to the length of your bodice waist measurement // Polo top: fusing; optional three 10 mm (16L) buttons.

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