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Dresses UK 18 / US 14 / EU 46 (Plus / 2XL) Intermediate Level
Aldrich Metric Standard
Free UK 18 Shift Dress Block Pattern (PDF & SVG)
Continuous torso sheath sloper joining bodice and skirt without a waist seam, featuring a contour fisheye dart. Guaranteed 1:1 physical calibration test box, standard 10mm seam allowances, and multi-format exports for home printers or industrial CAD software.
Cutline Seamline (+10mm) Darts Grainline
100mm Test Square on Sheet
Home Printing & Scale Verification Guide
1
Set 100% "Actual Size"
Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat or browser. Ensure "Fit to Page" or "Shrink Oversized" is unchecked.
2
Measure 100mm Box
Page 1 has a dedicated 100mm × 100mm (4 × 4 in) calibration test square. Measure with a ruler before assembling.
3
Trim & Align Diamonds
Trim along the marked borders, align diamond match points, and tape sheets together using row/column indices.
Anatomical Sizing Metrics
UK 18 / US 14 / EU 46 (Plus / 2XL) BUST 108 cm 42.5 in
WAIST 88 cm 34.6 in
HIP 114 cm 44.9 in
Seam Allowance: 10mm Included (+10mm standard)
Pattern Pieces: 2 piece(s)
Included Pieces:
Shift Dress Back Panel Shift Dress Front Panel
Recommended Fabrics: Silk Charmeuse, Linen, Crepe, Cotton Sateen
CAD Parametric Geometric Spec ASTM Metric
Scye Depth: 265 mm
Armhole Perimeter: 433 mm
Drafted Bust Arc: 1120 mm
Front Shoulder: 133 mm
Engineered Pattern Features
- Precision drafted to Winifred Aldrich metric standard (108cm bust / 88cm waist / 114cm hip)
- Includes physical scale calibration square (100mm & 4x4in) for 100% print accuracy
- Comes with +10mm professional seam allowances, grainlines, and balance notches
- Instant multi-format downloads: Tiled A4/Letter PDF, 1:1 scale SVG vector, and ASTM D6673 DXF CAD file
100mm TEST BOX
Zero Printing Scale Distortion
Calibrated to 100.0mm physical accuracy across all standard home printers.
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