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Build Your Wardrobe with the Brit Dress
The Brit dress is quick to sew and easy to wear, and it has details that won’t go out of style. Featuring a modest bateau neckline and full-length bishop sleeves with cuffs, this little dress is semi-fitted throughout and hits at mid-thigh. Perfect for a range of medium-weight knit fabrics, pick your favorite knit for Brit, from French terry and ponte for a comfortable silhouette, to hacci and rib knits for a delicate fit.
Crosby is wearing a size 16 Brit dress with 1” added to the sleeves, a swayback adjustment, and 1/2” added to the hips. Her measurements are 44”, 32 3/4”, 46 1/2” and she is 5’10”.
Tutorials to Build Your Skills
The Brit dress is a perfect project to practice sewing with knits. Here are some of our favorite knits resources.
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How to Sew Knits Without a Serger: This is one of our most popular tutorials, as it walks you through all the tricks to sew knits without a serger. -
How to Sew with Sweater Knits: The Brit dress is perfect for sweater knits. Learn how to handle these special knits with this guide. -
A Guide to Shopping for Knits: 5 questions to ask yourself when shopping for knits, by Melissa Fehr.
Learn How to Customize the Brit Dress
The whole Seamwork team sewed this month’s patterns! See what fabrics we chose and what modifications we made.
Shop for Fabric
Love the samples in this month’s issue? Here is where we sourced the fabric. Remember, if you’re a premium member, you get fabric discounts at a bunch of our favorite fabric shops around the world.
Get the Perfect Fit
Brit pattern details
Sizes 0 - 16
About the fit
The Brit dress has negative ease in the bust, semi-fitted in the waist, and is fitted in the hips.
Sizes 18 - 26
About the fit
The Brit dress has negative ease in the bust, semi-fitted in the waist, and is fitted in the hips.
