I have been wanting to use the
Roscoe Dress sewing pattern to make a swim coverup for a long time. I decided to make it happen for Roscoe Month and found
this perfect cotton/nylon crochet fabric from the Fabric Store. I love that it has the see through, floral look that you find with lace in general, but this feels a bit more casual and everyday because it's cotton and geometric. I noticed that they have a few other colors as well -
white, maroon, and cobalt blue.
For the purposes of this photoshoot, I layered the dress over a black
Ogden cami that I lengthened into a slip dress. I think I will wear it this way quite a bit actually and I love that I can wear it for everyday or over a swimsuit for traveling.
Because of the fabric being crochet and having holes in it, I made a few changes. For the parts of the dress that need more fine tuned sewing, I used a black rayon fabric instead of the lace fabric for those areas such as the neckband, neck ties, and neck facing. For the hem and ruffle I also played around with the fabric. I knew that the hem would be tricky so I turned my pattern pieces and cut the hem along the selvage so I wouldn't actually have the hem it. I also sewed the raw edges of the ruffle on the outside of the fabric instead of the inside. I like the way that ended up looking. Because lace generally doesn't fray, this is a perfect time to use the seam allowance as a design detail.
Just a reminder that the
Roscoe is on sale thru the end of the month with the code ROSCOEMONTH. I have three more versions of the
Roscoe to show you before the end of the month so be prepared for that.
