Anna
from Frozen
Coronation
Dress
from Frozen
Coronation
Dress
For this costume, you will require intermediate to experienced expertise in sewing, bodice making and use of an overlocker.
Difficulty factor 8 - 10
Difficulty factor 8 - 10
Please note, that we do not make costumes to order or to hire. These are one off costumes designed for Tracy.
Please use these instructions in conjunction with our videos, as they contain more information on items needed, their sources and technique
Please use these instructions in conjunction with our videos, as they contain more information on items needed, their sources and technique
Materials:
Using Simplicity S0746
We used the pattern "as is" to a large degree, except we gave the bodice a side opening
Under Petticoat:
5 Metres White polyester Crepe
Any scrap cotton for the waistband
1/2 metre of bridal veiling net
1" wide elastic
Over Petticoat:
5 Metres Beige Cotton Fabric
Skirt:
1 Metre Pale Olive Green lightweight Duchess Satin/Silk? (did not know the name of the fabric)
1.1/2 Metres Sage Green Duchess Satin
2.1/2 Metres Grass Green Duchess Satin/Silk? (did not know the name of the fabric)
Scrap fabric for waistband
6" invisible green zip
Hooks and Eyes
Fusible Hemming Tape 25mm wide
Stiffener for waistband
2 small pieces of velcro
Paints:
Dylon fabric paint: Green (15)
Royal Blue (8)
White (12)
Block Craft fabric paint: Olive Brown
Acrylic craft paint: Dusty Rose
Bodice:
1/2 Metre Black Cotton Velvet
1/2 Metre Coutil (any colour)
1/2 Metre Blue Cotton fabric, but any dark colour will do
Small amount of Forest Green Satin to make the sleeve
Small amount of blue/green 1" lace trim
19mm Olive Green Bias binding
1 Metre waist tape
Cape:
Burda Easy 2566 Cape Pattern
2 Metres green Poly/crepe (or fabric of your choice)
Blue, green and light blue felt
1 metre of Green/blue ribbon or a scrap of fabric to make your own ribbon
Large hook and eye
2 stud fasteners
Tracedown paper
Under Petticoat:
As we have done in many of our videos, the white and beige petticoats are full circle. For the opening, you will need a circumference wide enough to put over your head as this skirt is going to be elasticated. We had a hole 36" in circumference. Try cutting a small diameter first and try it over your head, if you can't get into it, make the hole bigger until you can put it over your head with ease. Because of the size of the waist, make sure you make your petticoat length longer than you need by at least 30cms. (12").
After sewing up the side seams of both petticoats, put one inside the other and pin together. |
Cut a scrap piece of material for your waistband, to the circumference of the hole. Ours was 37" long to allow for a seam. Pin and sew the waistband onto the top of the petticoats.
Turn the waistband to the inside and handsew, remembering to leave a gap of approximately 2" (5cm) to allow access for the elastic. |
Cut a piece of beige fabric, to the same circle pattern approximately 20cm wide. We used the same idea for Anna's Cold Weather Skirt. Pin this in place and use a semi circle to make your scallops, we used a 9cm wide mug to get out pattern. Draw your pattern on, then sew over the lines. Make sure all your scallops are the same distance from the edge of the material.
The finished length needs to be just short of the dress length. |
The finished petticoat.
To Make the Skirt:
We advise making a mock up first to work out the required panels for your waist measurement.
The Simplicity pattern suggests cutting out appliques for the decorative panels, but Tracy decided to paint them instead. The pattern also suggested sewing the decorative panel directly onto each larger panel, we found this created air pockets and puckers using the materials we had, so opted to make them in sections. (More info in the videos)
Using the Olive Green fabric, cut out the required amount of panels to fit you, using the pattern piece provided. We found that 10 was enough. We started by overlocking the edges, but found this was drawing the fabric too much, so opted for pinking the edges instead. Tracy then used tracedown paper to copy the image onto the fabric, but left off the last image, as we were unsure of the length at this point and could be painted later.
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On the first picture you can see the "pinked" edge of the back seam on the far left. This is showing how the olive green fabric is turned under slightly to the inside and centreing the panels at the top and bottom before pressing. Then a line of sewing around the waist to hold all the pleats.
Sew in your zip and sew up the back seam.
The finished skirt
To make the Bodice:
We made a slight alteration to have the zip on the side opening so I could have an embroidered back panel. As usual, Mom used her skills with the embroidery machine to make the design.
Position the boning and enclose in channels on the seams. There are two extra boning channels on the back piece, but no boning on the side opening and one channel at the centre front.
Make up the sleeve as per the instructions and hand sew to the front and back of the bodice.
This completes the bodice.
Just a quick video below showing how the panels open to reveal the inside.
This completes the dress
To make the bodice:
To make the bodice:
Using cut outs, we did a rough design pattern first.
After a bit of a tidy up, we decided to make the collar design in three sections to make it more manageable. These were then cut out of blue felt.
Using the green poly/crepe, fold a 90 degree angle and cut 3 or 4 diagonal strips about 5cm (2") wide
I bought a pack of 4 different sized tape making tools, as they may come in useful on a later project, but you can buy them individually. I used the largest one 25mm to make my bias strips. As the fabric feeds through, iron as you go. I found it useful to cut a point to start as this helps to thread the fabric through the tool.
To join your strips together, lay the ends at 90 degrees right side to right side, then sew a diagonal line and trim. Re-iron the join.
Sew the blue felt side to the collar, turn to the inside and hand sew the liner in place. Then sew a large hook and eye to the top of the cape.
Cut two pieces of fabric and one piece of stiffener each measuring approximately 4" x 7" (10cm x 18cm) . Lay the two pieces of fabric together, then the stiffener. Sew all the way round, except for a gap on the long edge to enable you to turn it the right way out.
This completes the cape.