This pattern is available to active Cashmerette Club members only. This is the PDF pattern for November 2022.
Sew a vintage-style gown with the Rockwell Dress! The Rockwell is inspired by the groundbreaking creations of fashion designer Claire McCardell in the late 1940s. The Rockwell has a tightly gathered neckline with front tie and slit and is gathered under the bust with a waist tie that wraps around the torso. Top it off with a coordinating cover-up, the .
The Rockwell Dress has three different views:
- View A has a contrasting neckband and waist tie
- View B is color-blocked
- View C is made from a single fabric.
Each view can be made as either a maxi length or a midi length dress and the versatile waist ties can be tied in numerous different ways to create many different looks
The Rockwell Dress is a Cashmerette Club x Julie Eilber collaboration.
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SEWING LEVEL
Advanced beginner
SIZING
Sizes 1-6; includes 33-62” full bust and 35-62” hip. This dress has a very flexible fit, so has a different sizing scheme to standard Cashmerette patterns. Use the tables in the "Fabric Requirements & Measurements" section to determine your size for this pattern.
RECOMMENDED FABRIC
Main fabric: Lightweight, drapey fabrics such as rayon, chiffon, cotton lawn, or gauze.
Neckband and waist ties: Light- to mid-weight woven fabrics such as rayon, cotton, or lightweight jaquard.
NOTIONS
Microtex needle, hand sewing needle, thread, ¾ yd (0.7 m) of 3/8"(1 cm) wide seam binding (such as hug-snug), chalk marker or tailor’s chalk.
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PDF pattern information
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Files are delivered as a .zip file which can be downloaded on a computer, but not on a mobile device. For more on PDFs, see the .
- Instructions: 30 pages (4 MB)
- Print-at-home files: 63 (0.5 MB)
- Copy shop (A0): 4 pages (0.5 MB)
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Model details
Jenny (black) is wearing a Rockwell Dress in a size 4 and a Caroll Shrug in a size C. Her measurements are 44" high bust, 49" full bust, 42" waist, and 46" hips.
Julie (two tone) is wearing a Rockwell Dress in a size 2 and a Caroll Shrug in a size A. Her measurements are 38" high bust, 41" full bust, 37" waist, and 45.5" hips.
Rachel (colorful print) is wearing a Rockwell Dress in a size 4. Her measurements are 43" high bust, 47" full bust, 36.5" waist, and 51" hips.
Jan Marie (plaid) is wearing a Rockwell Dress in a size 2 and a Caroll Shrug in a size A. Her measurements are 33.5" high bust, 37" full bust, 28" waist, and 40" hips.
