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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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Hi Laura,Β
I have to go to a fancy dress medieval dinner and...
So...I can't sew...but this is straight lines right? The bit I am wondering about is the braiding...any idea where to get some beautiful ribbon / braid in the UK. Β I think it would make the dress for me. Take the attention away form the dodgy stitching.
Thanks
Michelle
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Hi Michelle,
(This isn't a medieval dress it's ancient Roman in origin- just so you know.)
If you want a more medieval look then I suggest you curve the pattern - by cutting in more at the waist- and make the belt sit at the waist instead of just under the bust (which is known as a 'Empire line'). You would also need to change the shape of the neck but that would mean a whole new pattern and if you're not confident in your sewing then just stick to what I've suggested.
Yes it's 'straight' lines (well as straight as possible if you don't have a sewing machine!) remember though in the time before sewing machines it would have been hard to get very neat lines so don't worry too much about it.
As for ribbon I would try places like Hobby Craft and Ebay or any fabric craft supply shop.
Good luck with your creation!
Laura
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Hi again, I made slight change on shape of sleeves, so they are bit narrower between shoulder and elbow, do the sihlouette is clearer. And we made another set of shooting.Β www.dropbox.com/sc/6kckuakjbf3β¦ Thank you again for yout pattern so easy to make.Β
I spent several hours with embelishing it beads on trims but final photo I still heaven't. And I'm going like that to be a wedding guest, since bride wish to have very colourful wedding and wedding party.
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ooh it looks great! Thank you for showing me your result
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Thakns and sorry for so many spelling mistakes I had a begining migrain attack.
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Oh my gosh, this is absolutely perfect! I'm going to a Renaissance Festival next week, and this pattern is absolutely PERFECT for the dress I wanna make! Thank you so much for uploading this!!
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you're welcome! I'd love to see the results, have fun at the Renaissance Festival- we don't have them in England.
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I love you, man. This is awesome. You have no idea how long I've been trying to find a tutorial for something like this. You rock - absolutely rock. A tip of my hat.
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you're very welcome! thank you xx
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Looking forward to trying this one.
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lovely...wonder if u can try kahlan Amnell's confessor dress?
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hmm, it's a lovely dress but it's a fitted bodice, I could have a go at a template.
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Hi, I made your design from some lining "satin" and the result is quite OK, thank you for sharing it
[link]
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"quite OK" ?! your dress looks amazing! You're very welcome.
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Thank you, you know, there are some flaws, like they are to short and bit crook hems. Corset is custom made by [link] apprentice, I am really not that good.
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very well thought out design, and gives more shoulder room than the traditional method for this dress
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This is fabulous, I'm going to make it for a Dagorhir event I'm going to. How do you think it might look in a mid-weight linen?
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Thank you! I think linen would be beautiful, definitely link me to a picture once you're done if you can! I'd love to see it.
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So it only took me 2 years, haha, but I wanted to share with you the dress I made with this tutorial! Thanks again for sharing!Β
johnnywhatsisface.deviantart.cβ¦
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it should give you some good simple practice
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This is wonderful! I'm going to adjust it to fit my seven year old niece for the Renaissance Faire, since I was having trouble finding a cheap dress.
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oh lovely! That sounds like a great idea, I'm glad it's helped you, good luck! x
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Thank you so much for the pattern. It took me an hour to make, and it looks great! Will be using a jersey knit in red for the next one I'm starting after I post this.
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you're very welcome! I'm pleased you like the finished look.
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a link to photos is in the description
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Finally found the pattern! Phew! catch a break!
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Hey! Thank you so much for posting this tutorial. I'm going to use it, in combination with another not-a-pattern, to make my wedding dress. I've already ordered my fabric (royal blue jersey, for that nice drape!) and it should be here by the end of the week. I can't wait to start working on it! Could you post any further comments on steps you might have left out, or things you wish you'd done? How deep of a collar did you cut? IIRC, in the movie, Keira's dress kept slipping over her shoulder tooβ¦
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Hello, well I would suggest using a interfacing for the neck area just to stop it from moving/stretching so much, and cut a neck smaller than you think it looks because the weight of the sleeves will pull it off your shoulders.
You should make a mock up dress first in a similar jersey just so you can see how it works, I would hate for your wedding dress to not be perfect for you.
there are close up shots and some details about the dress here [link]
one lady on the site had the same idea as me to cut it all from a square/rectangle.
best of luck, I'm happy to help if you have further questions. x
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ohhh, I am looking for a medieval pattern for a teddy I am going to make...this will be grea... with a few 'size' adjustments. :^)
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I think I'm gonna make myself a dress like this too
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ez nagyon jΓ³ ΓΆtlet! egyszer kiprΓ³bΓ‘lom!
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I've been looking for something like this. I appreciate the simple instruccions, and the result is quite good.
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So my friends and I used your great tutorial to make some ritual robes, they are not quite done yet, but look great so far. Thank you!
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oh you are welcome! do you practice the craft?
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Yes, we (me and two more) just formed our own small coven. It's been great so far. We are learning and practicing together.
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ah, lovely 
blessings to you all.
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I have it in the description.
But I suggest using 3 meters just in case you need to make it bigger or smaller etc. I used cotton jersey which was very stretchy (I chose it for colour and budget) but I would suggest if you have a better budget than I did then go for a textured (woven) soft cotton fabric.
you can see better images of the dress from the film here to give you an idea what to look for;
[link]
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that's awesome, thank you very much!
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thank you for such an easy and great pattern. My daughter loves her Halloween costume
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you're very welcome, Happy Halloween! x
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Wish me luck I'm making this this morning for my daughters Halloween costume! We are using a light weight suiting material in a pretty light green! I'll post pics when it's done!
Thanks so much for this great tutorial!
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oh good luck! I hope it'll help you out a bit, I look forward to seeing the result!
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LOOKY! thanks so much! she loved it! [link]
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