Faro Kids Dress
Discover the charming Faro dress for kids! This fresh, versatile design is perfect for summer and easy to customize. The base pattern is included for ages 2/3 through 12-13!
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Join Lulu Ferris to watch the complete class and sew along at your own pace.
What you’ll make
The Faro is a sleeveless children’s dress with a simple bodice and a gathered tiered skirt. The featured two-tier version is adapted from the existing Mark T-Shirt pattern.
Bindings finish the neckline and armholes. Add more tiers to change the skirt length and create a longer dress.
What you’ll learn in this class
- Adapt the Mark T-Shirt pattern into a dress bodice.
- Plan the height, fullness, and number of skirt tiers.
- Allow for the hem on the lowest tier.
- Apply knit neckline and armhole bindings.
- Gather each tier to fit the section above.
- Distribute gathers and align tier seams.
Fabric choices
Jersey knit is recommended and used for the sample. Cut the neckline and armhole strips from the same fabric or a coordinating knit.
Nonstretch woven fabric is possible, but the neckline must pass comfortably over the head. Cut woven bindings on the bias and make them long enough to fit the adjusted edges.
Make it your own
Change the tier height, fullness, and number to control the dress length and amount of gathering. Add more tiers for a floor-length version or use fewer for a shorter summer dress.
The class also covers raising the low armholes and adjusting the neckline or open back. Match armhole changes on the front and back, then adjust the binding lengths.
Test substantial bodice changes before cutting the final fabric.
For a coordinating adult look, see the Oporto Smock Dress.
Other dress options include the Lisboa Dress and Maó Dress.
You can also explore the Siena Dress.
Pattern sizing
The included Mark T-Shirt base pattern covers ages 2/3 through 12/13 and is supplied in A4 format. The class shows how to draft skirt tiers for the selected bodice size and desired length.
The video demonstrates the bodice adaptation, tier planning, gathering, binding, and dress assembly using the included Mark T-Shirt pattern.
Pattern & materials
Patterns are included with membership
Active members can download every available PDF and materials list.
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