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Meet your ultimate summertime dress! Gene is a knit midi dress with a scoop neck and clever high-low knot hem detail—and don’t worry, our instructions will walk you through each step to create the knot.
Sew it up in all kinds of knit fabrics, like jersey, linen, baby rib, and rayon.
Beginner
Downloadable digital pattern
Our Misses patterns are drafted for a C cup and our Curvy patterns are drafted for DD. Both are drafted for a height of 5'8" (172 cm).
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All-purpose polyester sewing thread, ballpoint sewing machine needle, ballpoint twin needle, and 1/2 yard of knit stay tape or clear elastic.
Light to medium weight knit fabrics such as cotton jersey, linen jersey, rayon jersey, and baby rib.
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