I knew what this Linen/Silk Organza would be the minute I saw it. For years, I have been struggling with wearing my Italian Ren Garb in the hot summers. It has not only been a struggle but a disappointment to have to try and find something else to wear when the temperature is above 75. Enter, the lightest kirtle I have ever sewn. I'm not joking, this dress is half the weight of my other kirtles. I even had other people test it to make sure I wasn't delusional.
Over the past 10 years, I have made so many kirtles that I know the process and how to get this done efficiently. The only problem that I saw was how to get the right drape on the skirt without adding bulk and therefore warmth to the dress. The solution? Add a canvas facing on the hem of the skirt. This was such a simple fix that is not only historically accurate, but it produced such an amazing shape to the dress that it somehow looks better than all my past dresses?
I might just be biased.
I managed to finish this dress right before an event that was about 70 degrees throughout most of the day. I thought my shift/kritle combo would be sufficiently warm, but I was wrong. I got cold. Like, put on a sweater, wrap up in a blanket, cold. Which only makes me more excited to wear this dress over the summer as we get temperatures in the 90-100 range.
MARTY | @scrappypatterns
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