Dressmaking & sewing

An Emery for a wedding

May 13, 2015

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Anyone who is anyone in the sewing world has attempted an Emery, haven’t they? Yep, it’s one of those classic dresses that everyone goes mad for and I, of course, lag way behind (like I do with 90s TV shows too by the way – so at least there’s a pattern).

Anyway, the story behind this dress is that my good friend Phoebe got married last month and I decided to set myself the challenge of making myself a dress with only about a week to spare (great planning there!). I didn’t want to use any of my tried and tested dress patterns and I knew I wanted to use a Liberty fabric, so enter months of debating over which pattern to use and telling everyone I knew about my plan to make a dress, and I had finally decided on the Emery.

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In the end I think I had about four days to cut and trace the pattern, make the muslin and sew the final version. But I managed it and the dress is a firm favourite now. I think the Emery, although suitable for a wedding, is also wearable in a casual way. I’ve been adding a cardigan and flats and wearing it that way ever since.

The fabric is Liberty’s Tatum, which I pored over during my last visit to London but ended up buying online in the end. It is quite thin and creases a bit, but is a really good quality tana lawn. I love the colourway as it is summery, floral and perfect for a wedding, but I’m definitely tempted by this colourway too.

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I now know why everyone raves about the Emery. It’s such a lovely pattern to work with and so versatile too. I’m longing to try out the longer sleeved version ready for the autumn and I already have plans for more Emeries.

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I bought my Emery pattern at The Village Haberdashery and my Liberty fabric at Shaukat.

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6 Comments

  • Reply trishstitched May 14, 2015 at 12:22 am

    Gorgeous fabric! Looks fantastic! I’m a last minute sewer too – and sometimes it really works out!

    • Reply Aneira May 14, 2015 at 9:29 am

      Thank you! Yes, it is a really beautiful fabric 🙂

  • Reply Roses are… purple | Street Style Wales June 10, 2015 at 9:06 am

    […] didn’t really love working with this fabric but I think that is because I used Liberty tana lawn for the previous Emery I made and that’s a dream to work […]

  • Reply Strawberry Thief Liberty Emery dress | Street Style Wales June 29, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    […] also a massive fan of the length of the Emery dress, but the last one was just a little bit too long. So I shortened this one quite a bit and now the length is perfect […]

  • Reply A Liberty print Flora top - And she madeAnd she made March 26, 2017 at 7:43 pm

    […] was in the orange colourway, from Etsy. I’m a big fan of the Tatum print. Ever since I made this beautiful dress for my friend Phoebe’s wedding almost two years ago now (in the purple colourway if […]

  • Reply A handmade Liberty skirt - And She MadeAnd she made October 11, 2017 at 10:26 am

    […] fabric is Liberty’s Tatum, a firm favourite which I’ve featured before here and here (this last one is what I made from […]

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