Folkwear - PDF Sewing Pattern - 1920s Flapper Dress PDF pattern

The Folkwear 1920s Flapper Dress is a PDF sewing pattern for creating an elegant, vintage-inspired dress based on an original 1920s design. Available in Misses' sizes XS–3XL, this distinctive flapper dress has a beautifully simple construction, using just two pattern pieces, with the same shape for the front and back.

The original dress that inspired this pattern was made from black cotton and silk gauze, heavily embellished with black glass beads arranged in Art Deco shapes across the fabric. Oblong red glass beads, stacked in rows, outlined the armholes, neckline, slightly dropped waist and hem. The result is a dress designed to move, with embellishment taking centre stage and a distinctive silhouette that leaves the neckline, arms and legs relatively uncovered.

Make your own interpretation using beaded or fringed fabric, or add your own beads and fringe to create a decorative 1920s evening dress. For a simpler approach, choose a beautiful silk charmeuse and let the clean lines of the design speak for themselves. The pattern can also be made as a simple sundress using cotton lawn or linen.

Suitable fabrics include flowing, drapey materials such as silk, rayon, cotton lawn and gauze, as well as blends. With its straightforward two-piece construction and scope for embellishment, this Folkwear vintage dress pattern offers plenty of possibilities for recreating the style of the Roaring Twenties.

This is a PDF pattern.  The files include a print-at-home version (tiled - 13 pages), a copyshop version (that works for 36 and A0) paper, as well as sewing instructions and a short history of the flapper dress (9 pages). 

Sizing and Yardage Chart (PDF)

LEARN MORE: 

• You can find a tutorial on how to add simple short sleeves to this dress on our blog.  
  

• How to embroidery with glass beads.