We firmly believe that anyone can sew anything with patience and perseverance, but sometimes it helps to understand how time-consuming or challenging a pattern will be to sew. Here's how we rate the difficulty of our patterns:
Beginner (⭑): Appropriate for a true beginner with simple style lines and details, quick to sew with no closures.
Confident Beginner (⭑⭑): Achievable for beginners who are willing to learn a new skill, may include more design features and techniques (ie. zippers, buttons, facings, etc). Relatively quick to sew.
Intermediate (⭑⭑⭑): More details and style lines, may include interesting details like a zipper fly or topstitching, projects can take 6+ hours to sew.
Advanced (⭑⭑⭑⭑): Still achievable for most sewists, but patterns will include more pieces and more details, and can take 8+ hours to sew.
Challenging(⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑): Complex, skill heavy projects like tailoring and bra-making. Again, achievable for most sewists but be prepared to spend 10+ hours on these types of projects.
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The Celia Dress is inspired by the romantic, bohemian designs of Ossie Clark, the iconic London designer who defined 60s and 70s fashion. Featuring a dramatic banded V-neckline and soft gathering at the shoulders and under the bust with a side seam zipper, the curved bodice seam flows from an almost-empire height in front, dipping gracefully to the natural waist in the back with subtle release pleats for shaping. Gently puffed sleeves taper at the hem with an inverted box pleat, while a flowing maxi-length skirt falls just below the ankle. An optional contoured belt offers additional styling versatility.
I recently joined crew and decided to sew the Celia dress for an upcoming event. I used a viscose I purchased from Core Fabrics almost a year ago which worked very well for this pattern. My only adjustment was shortening the dress as I’m only 5’3”. Excellent instructions. A very enjoyable sew. I have also enjoyed the support from the crew community. So glad I finally signed up.
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Karkicaz
Beautiful dress!
I loved the style of this dress as soon as came to my inbox. Love the neckband and the skirt. I made it and omitted the sleeve pleats. It is one of my favorite dresses.
I recently made the Adriana, I love this 2 piece set. Closet Cores instructions are easy to follow, I always look forward to a CC make. I keep coming back to their patterns because they are on trend and don't feel intimidating even for beginners.
I've just finished the Frank jeans (mid rise, straight leg) and I'm thrilled with the result. I really enjoyed the class and learnt a lot from it. It was very easy to pick up where I'd left off (jeans made over a month or so) and the fact that you left in little mistakes and showed how to fix them rather than pretend they'd never happened was very comforting!! They aren't perfect but are better than if I'd done it on my own. Will definitely follow along for the next pair I make. Thanks!
I got a bit confused initially by the borderless pattern. But I have almost finished the shorts which I intend to use as pyjamas on a forthcoming trip to Madrid. I am going to hem the bottom edge rather than topstitching. I made the pockets out of contrasting fabric (as I don't have much of the intended fabric) and that might have been a mistake as I didn't realise how much would be 'on show' (assuming I have got things right). But I think it will look OK once the waistband is done.
Je suis ravie de ma commande ! 😊 Je suis actuellement en train de réaliser la robe Myosotis et je suis déjà ravie du résultat. Je ne manquerai pas de vous mentionner dans mes publications sur les réseaux sociaux une fois celle-ci terminée. 🥰
