![]() Again, a simple detail which makes it much more wearable for me. I also added belt loops to my Wiksten Shift, since I will always wear it with the waist tie. But even if I wasn’t using lace, I would still have cut out two back yokes as this is the kind of slightly elevated (but, let’s be serious, still pretty basic) detail that I expect from indie sewing patterns. I cut two so that I could use my lace overlay without having the problem of the facing being visible through the lace. Turning to the back yoke, for example, the pattern calls for you to just cut one, rather than being a shirt-style double yoke, which I think is a nice detail. Here, I found the Wiksten Shift Dress a tad lacking. I want the finishing methods to be well thought through. I want all the necessary details included. I don’t know about you but, especially when I buy a very simple indie sewing pattern (which, let’s be honest, this is!), I expect it to be very thoughtful. ![]() What do you expect from a simple sewing pattern?Īs the sewing process continued, there were other things which continued to bug me. As they’re the only ones who wouldn’t be affected by the crazy lines and overprinting of the email address over the top of the lines of the “bigger” sizes.Īnd that left me feeling a bit cranky at the outset. In all honesty, before I had even cut out the paper pattern, I was feeling a bit cynical because to me, between the line styles and huge email address, I felt that the paper pattern layout had clearly been designed with the needs of people size 8 and under in mind. Of course, I’m used to seeing my email address on a downloadable pattern for security purposes, but I’ve never seen it so obtrusively before. The A0 pattern also came with my email address printed in bold large font on top of several lines which I needed to cut through (it was printed over the top of the sizes in the upper half of the size range). I’ve never had this problem with an indie sewing pattern before and it could readily have been solved by a more thoughtful distribution of the “line styles” amongst the sizes. It was very difficult to distinguish between the sizes. ![]() I printed the A0 version and was dismayed to see that sizes 6-18 of the pattern were all drawn with varying lengths of dashes. This was my first time sewing with a Wiksten pattern and there were a few things I thought were a bit lacking. So much so that I was pretty much cursing this dress as being a horrible potato sack right up until the moment that I finally put it on at the end, added the waist tie and promptly fell in love. Ok, I gotta say, that while I couldn’t love the end product of this Wiksten Shift Dress more, there were a number of things that bugged me in the sewing stage. There won’t be any changes I make for next time! So I chose my size based on my bicep measurements and, in the end, I couldn’t be happier with how it fits all over. I read this post on Wiksten’s website, suggesting that the bicep measurement is actually one of the most important, as you really need enough ease around the arm, whereas the rest of the dress has a more flexible fit. I read some reviews before sewing suggesting that it tended towards being too big and Wiksten is known for an oversized aesthetic so I was a little bit nervous in selecting the size. My Wiksten Shift Dress is a size 16 and I think the sizing is spot on for me. For reference, after pre-washing, my fabric had shrunk to 105cm wide and I just managed to squeeze this Wiksten Shift Dress out on 3.2 metres of it. For the yoke panel at the back, I used t his cotton/nylon lace from The Fabric Store. My Wiksten Shift Dress is sewn from t his lovely flax embroidered cotton from Ray Stitch. I’ve seen some lovely versions in feature stripes, in particular. The joys of a simple sewing pattern is that, sometimes, it can really be an opportunity for a beautiful fabric to shine – and I definitely get this vibe when looking at some of the Wiksten Shift Dresses out there. I am, frankly, a little bit in love with it! Ridiculously comfortable and perfect for warm weather. My Wiksten Shift Dress is amazing, right? The Wiksten Shift has definitely been one of the ‘hit’ patterns of summer 2019 in the online sewing community – so here’s my take on the Wiksten Shift Dress.
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