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ELARA MINI BALL GOWN — PDF Sewing Pattern + Sewing Manual
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The Elara Mini Ball Gown is a strapless sculptural mini dress with a fully draped shimmer satin organza bodice and a voluminous gathered skirt built over a boned underskirt cage. The kind of dress that makes people stop and ask where you got it. It's made by YOU, from scratch.
This pattern comes with everything you need to make it beautifully: detailed instructions, step-by-step draping video tutorial, designer notes, and the construction logic behind every decision. So the garment makes sense as you build it, and the knowledge stays with you long after it's finished.
WHAT YOU'LL BUILD
A complex, structured garment made in layers, starting with the underskirt cage and finishing with draped satin organza on the form. Five techniques woven into one showstopping dress:
- Underskirt Cage Construction
- Structured Bustier Construction
- Multi-Layer Structured Assembly
- Fabric Draping on the Dress Form
- Couture Hand-Stitching for Construction & Finish
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- PDF sewing pattern in 7 sizes (separate PDFs) suitable for home printing (tile) and big format (A0)
- Detailed step-by-step sewing manual with photography
- Atelier Notes & Designer Notes (the why, not just the how)
- Expanded learning sections
- Fabric, material & tool guidance
- Embedded video tutorials at key construction steps
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1hr+ companion video series including a full garment construction overview, complete draping tutorial for both the skirt and bodice, and handstitching technique guides
SIZES INCLUDED
- US 2 / UK 6 / EU 34
- US 4 / UK 8 / EU 36
- US 6 / UK 10 / EU 38
- US 8 / UK 12 / EU 40
- US 10 / UK 14 / EU 42
- US 12 / UK 16 / EU 44
- US 14 / UK 16 / EU 44
Difficulty: prior sewing experience recommended
A NOTE ON FABRIC
The draped sections of Elara are designed specifically for shimmer satin organza, this is what gives the dress its fluid, sculpted quality. The good news: it's surprisingly affordable, and the supplier I recommend delivers to most countries. You'll find the link in the fabric requirements below.
If you'd prefer to use a different fabric, guidance and alternatives are covered in the manual — but the shimmer satin organza is genuinely worth sourcing for this one.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
- Duchess Satin 1.3m (self)
- Shimmer Satin Organza 7m (draped elements — specific fabric recommended, the supplier delivers to most countries: click here
- Single Organza 4.5m (underskirt)
- Medium Weight Fusible Interfacing 1.3m
- Horsehair Canvas 1.3m
PLEASE NOTE
This is a digital product. No physical items will be shipped. Files will be available for download immediately after purchase.
***This material is courtesy of studioHENNIS. Unauthorized distribution, reproduction, or use of this pattern for garment production for monetary gain is strictly prohibited***
***Unauthorized distribution, sharing of these instructions, including the video tutorials is strictly prohibited**
