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Cami Top & Dress, The Aether

#custom-fit

The Aether is an asymmetric cami top and dress that’s semi-fitted at the bust and effortlessly loose everywhere else. One shoulder features a sleek band, while the other has your choice of spaghetti strap or tie for a touch of modern, easygoing charm. (More in our designer notes.)

View A is a dress with an asymmetric hem, adjustable waist wrap, and side pocket.
View B is a minimalist top that’s quick and satisfying to sew — and perfect for your creative hacks.

This is a digital sewing pattern, not a finished product.

Themes	Asymmetrica Adjusta
Experiencei	⭐⭐
Patiencei	❤️
Social hashtag	#AetherCamiWildCress
Closure type	ties no closures
Pocket type	in-seam
Fabric yardage	1.5 (wide) 1.5 (narrow) 2.5 (wide) 3 (narrow)
Fabric type	woven lightweight midweight
Project type	tops dresses

The Aether

$17

💡 Have a fuller bust?
If your full-bust vs upper-bust difference is ≥ 2¾″ (7 cm), we’d love your help testing this pattern for curvy sewists.

Your Customized Fit

This is a custom-fit pattern based on 8 body measurements. It is designed with the following assumptions built-in:

The wearer has boobs (the front bodice is darted).
Height is between 4'11" (150 cm) and 5'11" (180 cm).
Full bust is between 31½" (80 cm) and 51" (130 cm).
The difference between full bust and upper bust is ≤ 2⅜" (6cm).
We did, however, design this pattern to accommodate a bust difference of up to 5" (13 cm) -- if your difference is ≥ 2¾" (7 cm), we'd love to have you test it!

The Aether's ease includes:

Bust: about 5-7% of the full bust measurement.
Waist and hips: greater than 8” (20cm) for both.
Lengths: see our finished garment measurement chart.

The lavender/floral dress is made from lightweight viscose/rayon with no modifications. The model is 5'3" (160 cm), with a 37" (94 cm) bust and a 35" (89 cm) upper bust.

The mint/leaf top is made from a lightweight linen/cotton blend with the same model as above. This version uses a pattern generated with ¾" (2 cm) less at the bust and upper bust than the model’s actual measurements, lengthened by 1¼" (3 cm), and finished with side pockets. Note: the pocket for View B is not included in the pattern, but is available as video tutorials (drafting, sewing).

Your Customized Pattern

Supporting projector and A4/US Letter, our custom pattern generation system takes your measurements and draws the pattern on the fly in a PDF file. What exactly does this mean?

A unique pattern for every body – each of us gets a slightly different version.
Save time on adjustments – blending sizes and bust adjustments are already handled.
Adjustable ease – enter different numbers for a looser or closer fit.
Fitting is still part of the process – just like any other garment pattern.
Guided adjustments – toiling/fitting instructions are built into the sewing steps.

Fabric & Supplies

Main fabric

Light-weight or mid-weight woven with some drape. E.g. chambray, crepe, challis, lawn, double gauze.
2½ - 3yd (2.4 - 2.7m) for View A, 1⅓ - 1⅝yd (1.2 - 1.5m) for View B on a 55”(140cm) fabric width, depending on the bust and body height.
Allow more fabric usage with narrower width.
More details in our fabric usage chart.

Interfacing

Woven or non-woven fusible interfacing lighter weight than the main fabric.
About ½ yd (0.5m), at least 39” (100cm) wide.

Pocket Fabric

Main fabric, or another lightweight woven in a similar color.
12” (0.3m) of fabric.

What's Inside

Our instructions for this pattern are delivered digitally as a series of step-by-step tutorials. You can comment directly at each step to ask questions, and get support as you go. Curious how it works? Here's a preview:

1

Getting Started
2

Your Pattern
- Views & Terminologies
- Getting the Pattern
- Lay Plan
3

Sewing Instructions
- Construction Overview
- Staystitching
- Darts
- Ties and Straps
- Fitting
- Pocket and Side Seams
- Prepare Facing
- Attach Facing
- Prepare Wrap (View A Only)
- Attach Wrap (View A Only)
- Hemming
4

Wrapping Up
- Share Your Makes

Video Tutorial

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