Buy the 5948 Dress sewing pattern from Burda. It’s perfect for an advanced beginner dressmaker. Feel good fashion is what we want to call this dress with a high set skirt and round neckline with a back slit. View A is calf length with wide sleeves held at the wrists by cuffs. View B is knee length and features narrower sleeves with pleats to finish off the lower edges.

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following format:

– PAPER (next working day dispatch on orders and FREE UK delivery over £50)

Suggested fabrics: Viscose-rayon, crepe, muslin.

Note: Extra fabric maybe needed to match plaids, stripes, one-way design fabrics or shrinkage.

Sizing: A (8-10-12-14-16-18), which is approx. UK sizes A (6 – 14), based on our standardised size chart. Please also check the designer's size chart and finished garment measurements.

Notions: Thread. A,B: flat button x 1, A; press stud x 1, piping 5 1/2 - 6 1/8 yds. (5.00 - 5.6m).

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