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   The width of the piece of fabric is your bust measurement plus half of that ,so for me it was 76 cm + 38cm .You may want to change it if you want it more flowy .The length can be as long as you like.I made mine above the knee.

   
   
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   Cut the rectangle in half so you have a front and back .

   
   
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   Lay the good sides together and sew up until you get to 6" from the top of the dress.Then use a basting for the 6".

   
   
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   Sew along the 6" bits that has the basting stitch and so it's neat then unpick the basting stitch so the arm hole is done.

   
   
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   Now to make the bit your ribbon goes through.Fold over the top of the dress enough so that your ribbon fits through it.Then sew,sew,sew :)

   
   
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   When you lay it flat ,it looks like this.All you have to do is hem the bottom of the dress

   
   
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   Now attach your ribbon to a safety pin so it's easier to pull through.

   
   
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   That's the dress done .You can put it on in loads of different ways.The web page has a few suggestions(http://store.americanapparel.co.uk/rsa0300.html) or check here(http://www.burdastyle.com/creations/show/28495) .Enjoy !

   
   

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