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Walk Away from the Walkaway Dress? // Drafting it Myself

TheClosetHistorian

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The requests kept coming in, so it had to be done! Today I'm showing how I would go about drafting the Butterick walkaway dress using a basic bodice and skirt sloper. This design is so famous it's infamous at this point, so let's tackle #thewalkawaydress

My all-in-one sleeve video: How To Draft The All-In-One Sleeve Bodice
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20 Comments

@cypriennezed5640 3 years ago

THIS. This is what the people want from the Walkaway Dress (AKA do everything differently 😂)

@kymberlys 3 years ago

This is just what I wanted to see - the "walkaway dress" done with a block so that it will fit a human properly! I also don't use commercial patterns (and never have), so thanks so much for this!

@fremmyoaks 3 years ago

Hilariously, this was the first walk away dress video I have seen, but I am absolutely amazed at your audacity constantly. You will make want you want and it will work out just like it’s supposed to! Your sewing is just so damn confident it’s infectious, now I’m absolutely positive I’m going to make this because it’s just so neat and wearable! I enjoy your content and art endlessly thank you for sharing it with the internet

@StephanieCanada 3 years ago

Oh my goodness! Yours is what I think the Walkaway Dress wants to be when it grows up! It looks spectacular and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

@namiburali5611 1 year ago

"I have to assume this isn't your first walk away dress video" Not me side eying my mouse because it absolutely is my first walk away dress video xD

@kathleengabriel8672 3 years ago

I can't believe you did it - you made the Walkaway Dress to look in person the way I see it in my head, as an actually gorgeous, well-fitting vintage dress! This is a triumph!

@morganw.4711 3 years ago

As a human whose measurements have never matched the expectations of fashion, your videos and patterns are so refreshing. I taught myself how to sew and tailor in high school so I could have clothes that actually fit me, and it’s so nice to learn the proper/efficient ways to do things I have been brute-forcing for decades.

@runa6030 3 years ago

The Walkaway Dress have always been a "it looks pretty-ish, but not something I would want to wear much less spend time making (and also heard a lot of less than satisfied things about it)" but this is GORGEOUS! This actually inspires me to wanna make the dress

@cynthiadugan858 3 years ago

The original dress is an interesting concept but in reality, it does look like an apron more often than not. I really like yours. The neckline is gorgeous and making the underskirt a full skirt definitely looks better as well as adding the security from blow ups😂

@cjmantel6026 3 years ago

"It's just for people who are watching me leave " you are an endless delight.

@Sujowi 2 years ago

I’m a sewist, but I never have to reset a camera each time I move from cutting out to pinning to sewing to ironing. All credit to you for your hard work…so please stop saying you’re lazy! You’re not! Beautiful work. PS I make my own bias binding too as the shop bought stuff is hopeless fabric, and have bought a little device that folds it for us as we iron. Look for it and save yourself one job…not lazy just efficient!

@ericaschultz3583 3 years ago

SLIPS! Slips are a forgotten treasure.

@funkypunkypine 3 years ago

1. SOOO adorable! I love it!
2. Your new tattoo is gorgeous 😍
3. Happy birthday! 🎉
4. Happy writing! 🖊️
5. 2 years ago I bought a $4,900 Bernina and I ended up selling it about a month ago because it was way more than I needed and honestly way too complicated and I would never use it to its fullest potential. I found an old 50s singer on the side of the road and grabbed it and had it serviced. It works beautifully. 10/10 recommend!

@Cevalip 10 months ago

Wish I could like this several times - it's the dream for a sewist :D

@nathaliepalladino4128 2 years ago

Old Singers and Kenmores are the way to go for sure!

@Kera.S. 3 years ago

That’s definitely a Run To Dress! LOVE YOUR VERSION THE BEST ❣️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💚

@thornappletea 3 years ago

What a time to be alive, where I can view this sort of content and learn in depth sewing techniques from someone so ridiculously well dressed without even needing to leave my house. 🔥

This was also my first Walkaway dress post past seeing the pattern on Pinterest so now I'm going to get myself a cuppa and get some context 😅

@lexi4693 3 months ago

Really pretty fabric and I like your version so much better than the original.

@syddlinden8966 3 years ago

I am still somehow always so thrown to learn YouTubers i admire are in fact younger than me. It's encouraging to see folks like you who are basically the same age as me AND teens out here in the maker space. I follow a couple kids that do really cool designe work with crochet and knitting and gawd it's good to see us all reclaiming our wardrobes from fast fashion. 🥰