Kielo wrap dress

The Kielo wrap dress is one of the simplest but most interesting knit dresses out there. Here is my maxi version in gorgeous merino wool jersey from The Fabric Store. I've done my best to model all the possible ways I could think of to tie it for you...

Seriously, it was love at first fitting. I put it on and thought, I want to make a thousand more of these! This is, of course, the Kielo Wrap Dress, a favourite of the sewing blogosphere since it w…

So I recently had an answer to the question ‘what will I sew for once my friends are done getting married?’, and that answer is: work-related black tie events. This is the Named Pattern…

I bought this beautiful silk from the fabric store about two years ago to make a dress for my eldest daughter’s Grade 6 dinner – she didn’t like it and we ended up getting somethi…

I'm super embarrassed about how long it has taken me to document some of my favourite sewing projects from last year. I made a few incredible things that I hung in our sample closet intending to photograph, and then just got busy and forgot about. When I finally got my act together this month, it was […]

Here’s another pattern from Named! It’s my favourite pattern of theirs due to its sheer ingenuity. It’s a gorgeous wrap dress destined to make everyone look amazing! …

I made a Named Clothing Kielo wrap dress out of lovely organic jersey print by Nuppu print company. This dress was easy to make and the result is fabulous!

This is my Kielo wrap dress by Named Clothing Patterns.Named clothing’s last pattern collection All things nice was so overwhelming. So many good looking patterns. Most companies release one …

I ordered the fabric for this dress off of Sprout Patterns after envying the other versions I had seen popping up online for a couple months. The dress is the Kielo Wrap Dress by Named Patterns and when I first saw it come out I wasn't sure it would be my style (I think a lot of people were thrown by the styling on the pattern release) but in the end I am super happy with how it turned out! I actually used the pdf pattern that comes with your order when you purchase from Sprout to make a…

I bought some $2 fabric from the LA garment district that demanded to be a Kielo Wrap Dress, and unexpectedly fell in love with this pattern!