Thank you all for the input and suggestions, please keep them coming
Utta &
Tamnymore I have the Marcy Tilton pattern, but it's not really adaptable to replicate the shape due to the circle bits and curved seams.
Jessie, it's most definitely a dress, there is a seam of sorts at the front, maybe even an overlapping one.
Efemera, that's what I think too.
At the moment my thought process is:
- use my semi-fitted TNT pattern
- slash and pivot the bust darts to create circumference at the bottom for ruching up the side seam
- slash and open the back to match the front shape
That leaves two issues open:
- figure out the seam line at the front - curved or straight?/how to deal with a straight border embroidery to create a soft curve/line
- figuring out the mullet hem
I suspect that the original dress features a border embroidery the is shaped, and ,of course, made to suit the seam lines. What I can use will have straight border embroidery, so I might have to compensate for that with gathering/shaping darts or seams.... hmm...
Any ideas and suggestions are more than welcome