~ 1 ~ http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/2011/03/ric-rac-dress -tutorial.html TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011 Ric rac dress tutorial Here's how I transformed the Rachel wrap pattern into this retro ric rac d ress! Get the how to after the jump! You'll need: fabric (I used about 1.5 yards for my 2 year old, with leftovers. You need a lot of yardage for the pleats) ric rac (I used under 2 yards) buttons 1/4" elastic (or smaller, I used a scrap) thread Rachel wrap pattern Printable version of this tutorial
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then I cut a piece of 1/4" elastic to 2" (depends on your button, mine was rather large), and
pinned it to the inside of one of my side seams. Just make sure it 's the side you want to bebuttoning on the inside. (make sense?) Then sew the sides together and f inish your seams.
Next for the skirt. I measured around the bottom of the bodice and got a measurement of
34".
I measured around and f igured I would do pleats every 3 inches. That meant 11 pleats for
my length. I needed 2 extra inches for every pleat so I added 22 " to my 34"=56"+1 inch for
the side hem.
It didn't quite work out perfectly, but it worked out. More on that later. First, I sergedaround the whole thing (and the bottom of the bodice), and ironed over the sides 1/2" and