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A young woman with long dark blonde hair is wearing the Pléiades 1 dress in an ochre viscose crepe. She has a dreamy expression on her face and the wind sweeps her hair and skirt to the side.
A young brunette woman with short hair is wearing the Pleiades 1 dress in a black tercel crepe, in the tied sleeve version. She is standing by a river, and the sun is setting in the background, creating a gold halo around her.
This drawing shows the different options of the sewing pattern: short, long or lantern sleeves, skirt with or without frill.
Picture of Pleiades 1 in plus size
Pleiades 1 dress with lantern sleeve option
A detail of Pleiades 1: a tied sleeve option
The Pleiades 1 dress is shown here on a young woman with shoulder-length brown hair. The dress is made of a tencel crepe in a subtle shade of dark grey, almost black. It has soft gathered shoulders, a V neck, the bodice is adorned with covered buttons, and it has an inverted V cut where the skirt joins the bodice.

Pleiades 1 dress

(5 customer reviews)

€10.42 – €15.00

Our iconic Pleiades 1 dress features a signature inverted V-cut on bodice front, and has a lot of feminine details: soft gathers at shoulders and sleeve heads, covered buttons… Make Pleiades your own and wear it from Winter to Summer with several options: long sleeves, short sleeves, short tied sleeves, or “lantern” sleeves; gathered skirt, frilly skirt, or frill-less skirt.

  • Format: layered A0, A4 and US letter PDF (one layer per size), with or without margins to cut off (depending on your preference).
  • Pattern pieces do not overlap.
  • A 5/8” (1.5cm) seam allowance is included.
  • A fully illustrated, 23 pages booklet is provided with the pattern, with highly detailed illustrations.
  • This pattern and its instructions are in English. You can purchase French version here.
  • Sizing, fabric choice, notions: see below.
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Description

Fabric choice/yardage

Length: with a 60inch (150cm) wide fabric, up to size 16 you will need a maximum of 2.8 yards(2.5m). For sizes 16 to 34, you will need a maximum of 4 yards (3.5m) fabric for the version without frill, and 4.6 yards (4.2m) for version with frill.

Fabric choice: a large choice of woven fabrics: crepe, twill, poplin, double gauze… in  cotton, viscose, polyester, linen, tencel… This pattern is also ideal for velvet, as it has shoulder gathers instead of bust darts. You will need more fabric to match prints if any. 

You will need

A 21inch (55cm) zipper, interfacing in the right weight for your fabric (half a yard or meter will be enough), 6 buttons for the bodice (they are decorative but also a way to hold facing in place even better). Matching thread for your fabric, scissors, pins, a marking pen, a machine needle that fits your fabric type. You will also need some strips of interfacing or organza to stabilize seams that are on the bias, to prevent any stretching (optional but recommended).

Sewing level

Intermediate: 3/5. You will need to sew a zipper and make gathers on several pieces (there are videos about these techniques here).

Fabric

Length in meters

140CM wide fabric

International sizes XS to M L to XL XL to 3XL 3XL to 6XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16 16 to 24 26 to 34
Long sleeves, plain skirt 2m 2.4m 3m 3.5m
Short tied sleeves, frilly skirt 2.1m 2.4m 2.9m 3.4m

110cm wide fabric

International sizes XS to M L to XL XL to 3XL 3XL to 6XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16 16 to 24 26 to 34
Long sleeves, plain skirt 2.7m 3m 3.2m 4.2m
Short tied sleeves, frilly skirt 2.1m 3.15m 4.3m 4.4m

Length in yards

140CM wide fabric

International sizes XS to M L to XL XL to 3XL 3XL to 6XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16 16 to 24 26 to 34
Long sleeves, plain skirt 2.2 yards 2.6 yards 3.3 yards 3.85 yards
Short tied sleeves, frilly skirt 2.3 yards 2.65 yards 3.2 yards 3.7 yards

110cm wide fabric

International sizes XS to M L to XL XL to 3XL 3XL to 6XL
French Poetry sizes (size guide) 2 to 8 10 to 16 16 to 24 26 to 34
Long sleeves, plain skirt 3 yards 3.3 yards 3.5 yards 4.6 yards
Short tied sleeves, frilly skirt 2.3 yards 3.44 yards 4.7 yards 4.85 yards

Finished garment measurements

You can find your French Poetry size based on your measurements or ready-to-wear size (US, EU, UK, AU, international) using the Size guide. Please find below the finished measurements for Pléiades 1.

For this dress sewing pattern, the most important measurement is your bust measurement: choose the size closest to this measurement. If your waist and / or hips are one size bigger or smaller, you will not need to adjust.

Measurements in centimeters - size range XS to XL (2 to 16)

International size XS S M M L L L XL
French Poetry size (size guide) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Bust 84 88 92 96 100 104 108 112
Waist 99 103 107 111 115 119 123 127
Hips 125 129 133 137 141 145 149 153
Length 88 89.5 91 92.5 94 95.5 97 98.5

Measurements in centimeters - size range XL to 6XL (16 to 34)

The pattern was entirely re-done for these sizes: it was not just graded in bigger sizes, it was conceived specifically for this size range to offer a flattering cut, and tested out on live models.

International size XL XL 2XL 3XL 3XL 4XL 4XL 5XL 5XL 6XL
French Poetry size (size guide) 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
Bust 117 122 127 132 137 142 147 152 157 162
Waist 167 172 177 182 187 192 197 202 207 212
Hips 183.5 188.5 193.5 198.5 203.5 208.5 213.5 218.5 223.5 228.5
Length 101 101.6 102.3 102.9 103.5 104.1 104.8 105.4 106 106.6

Measurements in inches - size range XS to XL (2 to 16)

International size XS S M M L L L XL
French Poetry size (size guide) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Bust 33 34.5 36 38 39 41 42.5 44
Waist 39 40.5 42 43.7 45 47 48.5 50
Hips 49 51 52.5 54 55.5 57 59 60
Length 34.5 35 36 36.5 37 37.5 38 39

Measurements in inches - size range XL to 6XL (16 to 34)

The pattern was entirely re-done for these sizes: it was not just graded in bigger sizes, it was conceived specifically for this size range to offer a flattering cut, and tested out on live models.

International size XL XL 2XL 3XL 3XL 4XL 4XL 5XL 5XL 6XL
French Poetry size (size guide) 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
Bust 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64
Waist 65.6 67.6 69.6 71.6 73.6 75.6 77.6 79.6 81.6 83.6
Hips 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90
Length 40 40 40 40.5 40.5 41 41 41.5 42 42

Finished garment measurements

You can find your French Poetry size based on your measurements or ready-to-wear size (US, EU, UK, AU, international) using the Size guide. Please find below the finished measurements for Pléiades 1.

For this dress sewing pattern, the most important measurement is your bust measurement: choose the size closest to this measurement. If your waist and / or hips are one size bigger, you will not need to adjust.

Measurements in centimeters - size range XS to XL (2 to 16)

Intl size French Poetry size (size guide) Bust Waist Hips Length
XS 2 84 99 125 88
S 4 88 103 129 89.5
M 6 92 107 133 91
M 8 96 111 137 92.5
L 10 100 115 141 94
L 12 104 119 145 95.5
L 14 108 123 149 97
XL 16 112 127 153 98.5

Measurements in centimeters - size range XL to 6XL (16 to 34)

The pattern was entirely re-done for these sizes: it was not just graded in bigger sizes, it was conceived specifically for this size range to offer a flattering cut, and tested out on live models.

Intl size French Poetry size (size guide) Bust Waist Hips Length
XL 16 117 167 183.5 101
XL 18 122 172 188.5 101.6
2XL 20 127 177 193.5 102.3
3XL 22 132 182 198.5 103
3XL 24 137 187 203.5 103.5
4XL 26 142 192 208.5 104
4XL 28 147 197 213.5 105
5XL 30 152 202 218.5 105.4
5XL 32 157 207 223.5 106
6XL 34 162 212 228.5 106.6

Measurements in inches - size range XS to XL (2 to 16)

Intl size French Poetry size (size guide) Bust Waist Hips Length
XS 2 33 39 49 34.5
S 4 34.5 40.5 51 35
M 6 36 42 52.5 36
M 8 38 43.7 54 36.5
L 10 39 45 55.5 37
L 12 41 47 57 37.5
L 14 42.5 48.5 59 38
XL 16 44 50 60 39

Measurements in inches - size range XL to 6XL (16 to 34)

The pattern was entirely re-done for these sizes: it was not just graded in bigger sizes, it was conceived specifically for this size range to offer a flattering cut, and tested out on live models.

Intl size French Poetry size (size guide) Bust Waist Hips Length
XL 16 46 65.6 72 40
XL 18 48 67.6 74 40
2XL 20 50 69.6 76 40
3XL 22 52 71.6 78 40.5
3XL 24 54 73.6 80 40.5
4XL 26 56 75.6 82 41
4XL 28 58 77.6 84 41
5XL 30 60 79.6 86 41.5
5XL 32 62 81.6 88 42
6XL 34 64 83.6 90 42

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Reviews (5)

5 reviews for Pleiades 1 dress

  1. claire.negrini (verified owner) –

    Fit is good and instructions are very detailed. Great value for money.

  2. marcela.rosario (verified owner) –

    My all-time favorite pattern. I made 6 versions of this one, winter versions, summer versions, in double gauze, crepe… Just pay attention to shoulder width if you have narrow shoulders, you may need to adjust.

  3. Charlotte Brown (verified owner) –

    Super cute dress, will make it again!

  4. Jennifer (verified owner) –

    Easy to download and from instructions it seems like they will be easy to follow.

  5. dale.henry613 (verified owner) –

    I cant wait to make this baby..I read through the instruction and they were great.
    I also mad the last minute skirt and LOVED it. the skirt was easy to put together and it was drafted beautifully. So I am very confident on the drafting of the Pleiades.

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