Dress Cotton Knit

I've been looking forever for a long , cotton knit ,T-shirt style dress, with long or 3/4 sleeves, size XL.
Cannot find a suitable one anywhere ,not even eBay !
Can anyone help ?
Or even suggest a sewing pattern?
It has to be long - --to mid-calf.

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2010-04-09 17:34:49 by Tomassina

CORAL COTTON KNIT & SPANDEX MAXI DRESS

I love comfortable clothing for my children, especially cotton, any sources for wholesale and retail cotton blank dresses? Need to purchase a few dresses for my 4 year old, must be priced at $10 or less. Thanks.

http://www.kanaccasbridal.com/home.php?c at=333&catexp=333

2009-09-19 20:23:48 by magali v

Embroidered Polo Pony logo on the left chest.
96% cotton, 1% elastane, 3% other fibre. Machine washable. Imported

No cotton isn't stretchy, it's open and flowing, and very soft if washed with softener.

Poly types of matterial are stretchy like stretch pants and elastic tops. They can blend cotten with these matterials.

cotton knit is comparable to your bed sheets. (if you have cotton bed sheets) they cost alot more then 50% poly fiber and 50% cotton.

Just look at the tags before you buy. I have only seen cotton knit dresses/clothing if they are hand made because it's more expensive to make full cotton items. So just check the tags.

2006-06-02 17:04:08 by dee

Price: $36.00 $36.00

Belt
Stripe bodice

Tiny spots of balsamic salad dressing that has flicked onto the piece of clothing.

I used club soda when balsamic vinegar was spilled on me. Dip a cloth in the club soda. Blot, do not rub the stains. It should pull right out.

2007-10-29 19:43:42 by Amanda L

I made a dress without a pattern and it's all great, except that the part that hangs over my caboose hangs and drapes unflattering.

The dress is a simple summer dress made of white cotton knit fabric-- like a soft sport knit. It's a sheath shape that stops above my knees. The shoulder straps go through a folded hem at the top, so it's gathered at the top in the front and back. At the waist, on the sides, there are two bands that tie in the back to give the dress shape. The problem with this is that when tied, the fabric in the back of the dress gathers and drapes in a "U" shape across my bum. A picture of the dress is at the link below. Only the front is shown, sorry.

http://tyoh-tyoh.blogspot.com/2008/08/ta nk-top-part-2.html

How can I fix this? Do I need to add a pleat? A something else?

It'd be nice to have a view of the rear of the dress... but here are some suggestions:

1) back fisheye darts to give it some shape. Dump the ties.

2) reshape the side seams; dump the ties.

3) draw a chalk line parallel to the floor across the widest part of your backside while you try on the dress (yes, this is what sewing buddies are especially good for!) See if the courses (the "crossgrain" of a knit) are following this line at least in the center back. If not, take the side seams out and pin out a tuck across the width of the back to bring the grainline up properly-- this is the amount you'll need to take out of the back shoulder seamline to get it to hang properly.

#1 is probably the easier option, if it'll work for this dress.

Sometime when you've got a wiling model around, cut a front and back neckline shape out of a couple of pieces of knit. Pin the shoulder "seams" together and then the side seams. Watch what happens when you make the front side seam more angled out than the back. Watch what happens if you don't keep the crossgrain parallel to the floor. Watch what happens when you change the angle of the shoulder seams.... the lessons you learn from "doing it wrong" while draping will help you later fix what's going on in other garments.

2008-08-05 10:53:10 by Lauren CA