{"id":5734,"date":"2021-01-22T11:48:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T11:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=5734"},"modified":"2021-01-22T11:56:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T11:56:17","slug":"taking-the-v9253-dress-from-summer-to-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2021\/01\/22\/taking-the-v9253-dress-from-summer-to-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking the V9253 dress from summer to winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You will remember that <strong>the V9253 dress was one of my favourite patterns of summer 2020 <\/strong>(you can see my two versions <a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2020\/06\/20\/a-new-favourite-pattern-the-v9253-dress\/\">here <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2020\/06\/22\/why-stop-with-one-my-second-v9253-dress\/\">here<\/a>). So much so <strong>I promised myself to make it into a winter version<\/strong>. And here it is, warm and cosy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E04F0AD2-2452-4242-9587-8EFEBBA98165-685x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E04F0AD2-2452-4242-9587-8EFEBBA98165-685x1024.jpeg 685w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E04F0AD2-2452-4242-9587-8EFEBBA98165-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E04F0AD2-2452-4242-9587-8EFEBBA98165.jpeg 706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5AB9724E-1E67-4EE7-97DA-8D80B7571AC3-685x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5AB9724E-1E67-4EE7-97DA-8D80B7571AC3-685x1024.jpeg 685w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5AB9724E-1E67-4EE7-97DA-8D80B7571AC3-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5AB9724E-1E67-4EE7-97DA-8D80B7571AC3-768x1148.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5AB9724E-1E67-4EE7-97DA-8D80B7571AC3.jpeg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Using wool suiting&#8230; for a summer pattern!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The V9352 pattern is definitely designed to be made for summer<\/strong>, in lightweight fabric. This is visible from the enveloppe drawing&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9B1DC334-0D38-4447-8195-2160E9F3BFC8-745x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9B1DC334-0D38-4447-8195-2160E9F3BFC8-745x1024.jpeg 745w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9B1DC334-0D38-4447-8195-2160E9F3BFC8-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9B1DC334-0D38-4447-8195-2160E9F3BFC8-768x1056.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9B1DC334-0D38-4447-8195-2160E9F3BFC8.jpeg 931w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and this is definitely what I used for me summer versions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/7DF86575-8308-45D5-B5CC-29A1BA60A458.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5548\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/7DF86575-8308-45D5-B5CC-29A1BA60A458.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/7df86575-8308-45d5-b5cc-29a1ba60a458-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-5548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/7DF86575-8308-45D5-B5CC-29A1BA60A458.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/7DF86575-8308-45D5-B5CC-29A1BA60A458-201x300.jpeg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E798C8A2-3109-4E5A-9B9F-105AF29FCE8D-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5554\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E798C8A2-3109-4E5A-9B9F-105AF29FCE8D.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/e798c8a2-3109-4e5a-9b9f-105af29fce8d-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-5554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E798C8A2-3109-4E5A-9B9F-105AF29FCE8D-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E798C8A2-3109-4E5A-9B9F-105AF29FCE8D-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E798C8A2-3109-4E5A-9B9F-105AF29FCE8D-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E798C8A2-3109-4E5A-9B9F-105AF29FCE8D-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E798C8A2-3109-4E5A-9B9F-105AF29FCE8D.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>I thought wool suiting would work well for a winter version<\/strong>. I love this fabric quality for winter dresses, as it is warm without being bulky and very easy to work with. Actually I have already used it quite a bit in the past!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/9BB30CB6-2B0E-4F6D-A37A-943FD66E8410-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/9BB30CB6-2B0E-4F6D-A37A-943FD66E8410-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/9BB30CB6-2B0E-4F6D-A37A-943FD66E8410-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/9BB30CB6-2B0E-4F6D-A37A-943FD66E8410-768x1366.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/9BB30CB6-2B0E-4F6D-A37A-943FD66E8410-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/9BB30CB6-2B0E-4F6D-A37A-943FD66E8410.jpeg 1012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fabric used from this dress is from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bennytex.fr\/\">Bennytex<\/a>, my main source of very good quality wool at very good prices<\/strong>. The weight and composition are always specified on their website so no nasty surprises. <strong>Another of my trusted wool sources is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.croftmill.co.uk\/\">Croftmill<\/a><\/strong>, although their prices are definitely higher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had bought this fabric a while ago and was scared to use it due to the <strong>pattern matching needed with all these stripes<\/strong>. I definitely did not do the best job here (I forgot about the sleeves!!!) but it does not bother me too much as the front and back are somewhat acceptable&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DCB4F001-C255-44A8-B225-A886B4ECC79A-685x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DCB4F001-C255-44A8-B225-A886B4ECC79A-685x1024.jpeg 685w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DCB4F001-C255-44A8-B225-A886B4ECC79A-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DCB4F001-C255-44A8-B225-A886B4ECC79A-768x1148.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DCB4F001-C255-44A8-B225-A886B4ECC79A.jpeg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3-685x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3-685x1024.jpeg 685w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3-768x1148.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3.jpeg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Tweaks the original pattern<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I made four changes to the original pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, my usual size 10 fit perfectly except at the bust (I am an E cup, which creates constant FBA headaches). So&#8230; like for my previous two dresses <strong>I made an FBA<\/strong>. Here is a picture of the modified bust piece, it makes the change quite explicit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/C1EBE18C-84B0-4142-93E4-988310F1FB50-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/C1EBE18C-84B0-4142-93E4-988310F1FB50-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/C1EBE18C-84B0-4142-93E4-988310F1FB50-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/C1EBE18C-84B0-4142-93E4-988310F1FB50-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/C1EBE18C-84B0-4142-93E4-988310F1FB50-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/C1EBE18C-84B0-4142-93E4-988310F1FB50-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/C1EBE18C-84B0-4142-93E4-988310F1FB50.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, I had been quite bothered by the very low neckline on my summer dresses. So I 100% copied my sewing crush <a href=\"http:\/\/emilyhallman.com\/2020\/05\/14\/redemption-the-perfect-summer-dress\/\">Emily Hallman <\/a>(do read her wonderful article) and <strong>raised the neckline<\/strong> by adding 3cm \/1 inch at the bottom of the neckline, which progressively blends in as you move up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/F176A35A-B0AE-4EAC-AFAA-2C80B1E4B85C-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/F176A35A-B0AE-4EAC-AFAA-2C80B1E4B85C-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/F176A35A-B0AE-4EAC-AFAA-2C80B1E4B85C-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/F176A35A-B0AE-4EAC-AFAA-2C80B1E4B85C-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/F176A35A-B0AE-4EAC-AFAA-2C80B1E4B85C-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This creates a faux-wrap effect at the bodice, which works wonders for more modesty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5E368051-6635-4CC9-9331-EC245E7C02D1-1024x685.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5E368051-6635-4CC9-9331-EC245E7C02D1-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5E368051-6635-4CC9-9331-EC245E7C02D1-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5E368051-6635-4CC9-9331-EC245E7C02D1-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5E368051-6635-4CC9-9331-EC245E7C02D1.jpeg 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, I also copied Emily Hallman for the sleeves. She made another version of this pattern, sadly only shown briefly in her Instagram stories, where she <strong>gathered the sleeves with a bracelet <\/strong>&#8211; and so I did the same (while also lengthening my sleeves by 5cm).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13455FA8-D540-40F0-B2AB-9ED695071853-1024x685.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13455FA8-D540-40F0-B2AB-9ED695071853-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13455FA8-D540-40F0-B2AB-9ED695071853-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13455FA8-D540-40F0-B2AB-9ED695071853-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/13455FA8-D540-40F0-B2AB-9ED695071853.jpeg 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lastly, I fully lined the dress<\/strong>, because I am a lining addict as you know&#8230; Actually, this is mainly to avoid the wool against skin effect, which I cannot bear. Here is the reverse of the dress (sorry for the ugly pictures!):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/61781BA7-A26F-41A2-8E1D-F2F5309DB417-769x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5748\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/61781BA7-A26F-41A2-8E1D-F2F5309DB417.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/61781ba7-a26f-41a2-8e1d-f2f5309db417-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-5748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/61781BA7-A26F-41A2-8E1D-F2F5309DB417-769x1024.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/61781BA7-A26F-41A2-8E1D-F2F5309DB417-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/61781BA7-A26F-41A2-8E1D-F2F5309DB417-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/61781BA7-A26F-41A2-8E1D-F2F5309DB417-1153x1536.jpeg 1153w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/61781BA7-A26F-41A2-8E1D-F2F5309DB417-1537x2048.jpeg 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31BA0755-8265-4884-AD0B-748AC25F7DDF-769x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5746\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31BA0755-8265-4884-AD0B-748AC25F7DDF.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/31ba0755-8265-4884-ad0b-748ac25f7ddf-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-5746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31BA0755-8265-4884-AD0B-748AC25F7DDF-769x1024.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31BA0755-8265-4884-AD0B-748AC25F7DDF-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31BA0755-8265-4884-AD0B-748AC25F7DDF-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31BA0755-8265-4884-AD0B-748AC25F7DDF-1153x1536.jpeg 1153w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/31BA0755-8265-4884-AD0B-748AC25F7DDF-1537x2048.jpeg 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The one thing I should really have changed and which I didn&#8217;t is the positioning of the belt<\/strong>. Each side of the belt is inserted at the back, before sewing the back zip. As result, it pulls on the zip when the belt is tightened &#8211; which make the invisible zip very visible (especially when you have run out of matching zips)! Oh well, next time&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3-685x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3-685x1024.jpeg 685w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3-768x1148.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2700B7FD-6AD9-4F72-8CE2-4B6CBB8BD2A3.jpeg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the belt issue, <strong>I am very pleased with this dress<\/strong>. It is <strong>incredibly comfortable despite its fitted look<\/strong>, as the waist ease is just perfect and the sleeve shape is super comfy. To make it even cosier despite its very low neckline, <strong>I wear it with a turtleneck thermal bodysuit and 40-denier tights <\/strong>&#8211; pretty much my uniform under all my dresses this winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/66FE86E1-9731-4856-BF78-1AE3200227C1-685x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/66FE86E1-9731-4856-BF78-1AE3200227C1-685x1024.jpeg 685w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/66FE86E1-9731-4856-BF78-1AE3200227C1-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/66FE86E1-9731-4856-BF78-1AE3200227C1-768x1148.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/66FE86E1-9731-4856-BF78-1AE3200227C1.jpeg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will remember that the V9253 dress was one of my favourite patterns of summer 2020 (you can see my two versions here and here). So much so I promised myself to make it into a winter version. And here it is, warm and cosy! Using wool suiting&#8230; for a summer pattern! The V9352 pattern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sewing-en","category-sewing-for-hubby"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Taking the V9253 dress from summer to winter - Six Mignons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I made V9253 into a winter dress and in this article I explain how. 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