Buy the Simplicity S8983 dresses or top pattern, it’s perfect for an advanced beginner/intermediate dressmaker. Misses' loose-fitting Dress or Top with small stand collar, three-button neck fastening and back yoke. Sleeve style and length variations. Suitable for light-to-medium-weight woven fabrics.

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: Lightweight to medium-weight fabrics such as: chambray, cotton lawn, cotton types, crepe, crepe de chine, double georgette, linen types, shirtings, silky types, voile.

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

Sizing: H5 (6-8-10-12-14) R5 (14-16-18-20-22), approx. UK sizes H5 (4/6 – 10), R5 (10– 18/20). Please check the size chart and finished garment measurements.

Notions: Thread. A: Nine 5/8" buttons. B: Seven 5/8" buttons. C: 7/8 yd. of 1/4" wide elastic. C,D: Three 5/8" buttons.

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