Our latest sewing pattern release, the Bronte Woven Dress is a modern, versatile dress sewing pattern designed for effortless style and wearability. With its flattering silhouette, subtle pleats, and clean round or V neckline, it’s the kind of dress you’ll want to sew again and again. An invisible zip at the back keeps the look sleek while making it easy to make and wear. Bronte is a go-to special occasion dress sewing pattern that blends elegance, structure, and timeless design. This project is perfect for intermediate sewists wanting to create a sophisticated dress with beautiful pleated details and clean finishes.
The Bronte Woven Dress pattern features:
- Round or V-neck option with facings
- Sleeveless option with inside binding
- Elbow-length sleeve option with extended shoulder line
- Centre-back invisible zip
- Optional inseam pockets
- Pleated waist, which creates an exaggerated silhouette
- Slight A-line skirt
- Mid-length skirt with shorten/lengthen lines
This style is ideal for lightweight woven fabrics such as cotton lawn, rayon, linen, or light crepe. Choose a soft drape for casual wear or a slightly structured fabric for a polished, tailored finish.
Our Fabrics
The fabrics used for the sample garments shown here came from THE CLOTH SHOP in Ivanhoe, Melbourne. It’s a local gem for anyone who loves to sew. We chose them to show how the same pattern can create completely different looks with a different fabric choice.
The white twill holds structure, highlighting the dress’s silhouette and tucks. The brown crepe is soft and bouncy, giving movement while keeping its shape. The printed silk flows and drapes beautifully, while the black fabric is soft with a little structure for a relaxed, polished finish.
Each fabric was picked to inspire your sewing and show how one pattern can create many different looks.
Bronte Woven Dress Sew-Along
To help you sew your very own Bronte, we’ve created a step-by-step sew-along video. In this sewing tutorial you will master the pleats, round neck facing, and invisible zip as you create your Bronte Woven Dress. Watch it now for free on our YouTube channel! The skills you’ll learn will help you with many other sewing projects too.
Each week we are releasing more videos on our YouTube channel to help you on your sewing journey. If you like our sewing tutorials and find them helpful please leave us a comment and let us know what other tutorials and sew-alongs you would like to see.
Learn as you sew, and let’s sew together!
