Bishop Swift's Song Cut, Sew, Pleat Kit
A little touch of Liberty floral for a classic bishop dress.
Your kit will be made using the Children's Corner Bishop pattern with short sleeves, pleated or unpleated. Your dress will be pleated for the number of rows by the Bishop pattern and you will need to adjust your smocking plate for the size you are making. Simply add or remove geometric rows, happy smocking!
This kit includes:
Solid White Lawn Fabric
Dress Cut to Size with Short Sleeve Sewn In (pleated or unpleated) and Round Yoke Pleated
Liberty of London Poplin as Pictured for Bias Neck and Sleeves
April by Ellen McCarn Smocking Plate with Floss
For finishing touches we recommend these products, not included:
Plastic Snaps
Shank Button
What is a Cut, Sew, Pleat?
We will cut, sew in the sleeves and pleat the yoke for your project. After you smock, you will simply finish the dress. The instructions in this pattern (sold separately) will walk you through the continuous bound placket to finish your dress.
The Children's Corner Bishop pattern is sold separately.
Please note there is a 1-2 week fulfillment time for this product and may ship separately.
Don't forget to purchase your pattern to complete your kit!
Our new Children’s Corner Bishop is the classic, raglan-sleeved bishop with smocking around the neck. It falls just below the knee. The revised Bishop pattern is inspired by the original Betsy, Gwen, and Ki bishop patterns by Elizabeth Travis Johnson, and includes two views that close in the back. VIEW A has an easy self-faced placket with a seam up the center back. VIEW B has a continuous bound placket, and the back is cut on the fold. Choose from four different sleeves: banded puff, angel, and long & short smocked sleeves.
We have completely updated our Bishop pattern in August 2017. This new pattern has an expanded size range now include newborn and 3 months. The instructions have been completely re-written with step-by-step diagrams. Each size and piece is unstacked now and is based on the original Elizabeth Travis Johnson Bishop designs.
For Liberty fabric 54" wide, use the 60" wide fabric requirements for sizes newborn-12mo and the 45" wide fabric requirements for sizes 18mo-6.
Size Range: Newborn-24mo & 3-6yrs. See Measurement Chart for correct sizing.
Printing Type: Unnested on Tissue
SKU: 3
Suggested Fabrics: Light to medium-weight fabrics such as batiste, broadcloth, chambray, or lawn.
Notions:
Shank Buttons (3/8") or plastic snaps (1/4") – 3
Sewing Adhesive Tape 1/4" wide (Tiger Tape or Quilter's Tape)
Edging for sleeve – 1 1/4 yard (optional)
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The Bishop is a classic, raglan-sleeved dress with smocking around the neck. It falls just below the knee. In this lesson we will be sewing both views, VIEW A has an easy self-faced placket with a seam up the center back. VIEW B has a continuous bound placket, and the back is cut on the fold. We will also cover the four different sleeve options: banded puff, angel, and long & short smocked sleeves.
Pattern: Bishop
Run Time: 1 hour 35 min
Teacher: Susan Whitman
Difficulty Rating: 4 Thimbles - Expert
Note: While you may use any version of our Bishop pattern, Susan will be sewing in the order of our most current printing of the instructions.