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So this is how I made the dress from the film King Arthur.I am no seamstress I merely made this in a methodical way.
Anyway, with all of that aside I hope this helps or at least sheds some light upon how to make it.
After step 5 please turn inside out to hide the seams, for the sleeves you will see the seams anyway unless you make them separately.
I used around 3 meters of fabric that was 60 inches wide.
The cotton jersey fabric was a soft stretchy type so it draped really well.
I have some new photos of the dress here charter-magic.deviantart.com/aβ¦ and here charter-magic.deviantart.com/aβ¦
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As I receive so much interest from this tutorial if I made a short run of these dress would anyone be interested in buying one?
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I followed this tutorial (with a few alterations/additions) to make my costume to the renaissance festival! Thanks so much for posting this- it was a lot of fun!
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Wow your dress looks fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing your result, I love it!
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This is going to be my Ren Faire dress so thanks for making this! I'm going on Saturday and it's already Friday sooo I don't have a lot of time lol
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Oh wow well I hope it helped you and you got your costume made in time! I'd love to see a photo of your finished creation
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Thank you so much for this tutorial! 
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Hi! You're welcome!
As for making the sleeves bell shaped I would suggest cutting the fabric in a curve and maybe try taking some of the width out of the bottom part of the sleeve.Β
So essentially trimming the point of the sleeve where you cut it up from where the bottom of the dress is. Does that make any sense?
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Thank you so much for this tutorial. Easy to understand and to realize even for beginners like me
Very helpful ! merci
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I'm so pleased it helped you!
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This was amazingly helpful helping me make costumes for a fairy-tale themed pantomime I'm currently in. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Oh you are very welcome! I'm so pleased it has helped you!
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Thanks for this tutorial, I made it for a shoot and was really happy with the result! Hopefully I'll post the photos in the next month.Β Β
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Oh brilliant! I'm glad it helped you
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Hi Laura. Lots of love for all your works
Sorry to bother, but i'm starting to get really crazy not being able to figure out how to make one of the other Guinevre from the same movie, to be more specific thisΒ images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/β¦
Do you have any clue, suggestion or tips on how to do that?
Any help will be really appreciated.
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Hi Foijeaf,
Personally I would start with buying leather-look (faux leather) plaited belts and sewing or tying them together with leather cord. You want lots of dangly bits so you don't have to worry about being too neat.Β
They would make the top and also the belt around the top of her trousers.
If you look in thrift/charity shops or ebay you could find some suede trousers that you can cut up and then glue or sew back together again to get that multi layered patch effect.
You can buy torcs (the necklace she is wearing)Β
For the sword I would suggest looking in party places and searching for Roman type swords.Β
The Arm bracer base you could make from faux leather again and then glue on some gold painted card or even craft foam that you paint yourself for the details on top.
I hope this gives you some help, good luck with making it. Remember though that it's all a learning process and we all start somewhere so don't feel that you can't do it
I'm still learning now and will continue to! Try and have fun with it and I would love to see your results.
best wishes,
Laura
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Hi Lawra,
I loved your tutorial for Β guinevere's gown ( as many many others ) Β and thought this will make a very good and easy to sew dress for a kid also and have included your tutorial in a roundup post of Β best kids dress tutorials for my siteβs readers at sewguide.com (sewguide.com/free-dress-patterβ¦ ) . I have linked it back to this page.
hope you will check it out
thank you
Sarina
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thank you very much for the pattern
it's looking amazing!
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Nice post you have done here. I am really very happy to read this. This is a very informative topic that you are chosen. shirts collection
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Just finished sewing your dress and I really, really wanted to thank you! I hate patterns and this was more or less my salvation! Did some adjustements, though, but overall it's a brilliant dress and so, so easy to make and lovely to wear! Thank you! *huggles*
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I'm so pleased this helped you, thank you for letting me know! Yes the pattern can and needs to be adjusted for everyone as we are all different shapes and sizes
Thank you again, this made me smile x
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Haha, you're welcome! Would you mind if I post a picture of me wearing it (as soon as the decors are finished)? I would link back to you of course!
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Of course! I was going to say I'd love to see the result
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Thank you so much!
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This is so good and so easy! Perfect for larp.
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I used this pattern for my dress in Bicolline (biggest larp in north america) and I got a huge succes. I didn't sow the sleeves togeter and used the front part to wrap around my waist. Thanks for that pattern!
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Oh wow I'm so pleased for you! Thank you for telling me.
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So easy and yet so pretty!
I think I might go for this when I'm doing my Elyon cosplay!
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Thank you so much! I was looking for a costume for an English project, and this is perfect.
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How did you calculate how long your fabric needed to be?
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I held it up to myself in the shop to see. I also had a tape measure with me to work out the length etc I'd need to get what I was after. I hope that helps.
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So.... Let's say I want to have measurements it...
If I measure shoulder to floor for the length, is that correct?
And how wide do you suggest the neckhole to be?
Sorry I have so many questions, just love the dress and want to make it as perfect as possible (a)
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Yes from the shoulders to the floor is the right measurement, you want that front and back and then a little for the train at the back to drag on the floor.
As for the neck, I made mine so it was a wide opening that ended on my shoulder/collar bone with 4 inches of fabric before the sleeve opening.
It's a personal choice really, just cut the neck opening in the middle, like I've got in the tutorial to fit your head through, then widen it till you are happy I would say
No problem about the questions, I'm happy to help. Good luck with it!
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I really should try to think before I typ (or hit submit.....) OK..... So 1 last question.... Any advise on the frontlength?
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hi laura i made the dress in two hours is very easy with your tutorial i did in small size like 36 for mexico Β and i used 3 meters of fabric Β thanks for sharing your ideas.
i live in mexico
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Ah that's great to hear
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how would you messure to get the whith of the sleaves not up and down the across
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I just worked with the width of the fabric I had. I think most off the roll fabric is around 57 inches/ 1 metre give or take, different brands are wider than that. If you do need it wider than the fabric you have found then you could make a tabbard/tunic then attach the sleeves separately.Β
If you measure with a tape measure the width of the fabric then lay it over your shoulders, see where the ends fall and if you have enough to reach down to about mid upper arm. - this is where the buttons sit and gather up the sleeve fabric.
I hope that helps!
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Used your great tutorial for sewing my dress: daniellefioremodel.deviantart.β¦
Thank you sooo much for sharing it with us! 
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Oooh it looks great! Good job, thank you for showing me.
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I'm so happy you like that! I had lot of fun in sewing it :3Β
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thx so much for the simple explication - when i find the time one day, i'll sure make it!
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