rk.purcell

Boozhoo, I am venturing into the new experience of jingle dress dancing and can finally work on my regalia now that my teaching have come to that stage. I was wondering if i could get some help in finding the basic pattern for the dress. it would be greatly appreciated.. Chi- Megwetch -Rhonda

dancinfancy

They have jingle dress patterns, Missouri River makes them, but I've heard that their hard to follow. What I done when I made my daughters dress was I went to the fabric store and got a pattern for a straight dress, like a jumper and lengthend it and added sleeves and a zipper. It worked just fine, I do that with all my outfits, I find patterns close to what I want and alter them to make it work.

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DinehHuny

I myself have made my own pattern. It's pretty easy to have a front and a back piece (kinda like a rectangle). Be sure to make a place for your head to go thru...lol. I try to do my appliqe' work first and do the front first and then the back piece and put them together... but it really all depends how you feel and what is comfortable to you.

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wyo_rose

You can also just make a pattern off a shirt. Turn it inside out, so you get the seam allowances. And lengthen of course.

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