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I think you’d probably be ok choosing a size 10 and maybe reducing the width at the hips if you find that you need it. Its something you can do after you’ve sewn it if you want. Just turn the dress inside out, pin the hips to be as narrow as you want, and re-sew them. Regarding the height, it depends on where you are tall. I’m 5’8″ and long…[Read more]

If you raise the V-neck (which you can absolutely do, no problem) you’ll want to shorten the collar at the center back so it fits correctly. Again, easy to do–just measure at the seam line and shorten at the back seam by the same amount. I hope that helps!

As I know, the Fira dress pattern is available in both downloadable PDF and printed paper format.

I opt for printed paper, because no printer required. However, you have to be aware of things like it is more expensive, can take several days or even weeks to arrive.

Ok, it looks like maybe your shoulders are wider than the pattern? I think you could make an adjustment for this by drawing a wider shoulder on the front and back pattern pieces.

Here the image, hopefully

Yes, I meant draglines. (Stupid autocorrection.) The folds go from the shoulder to the inner elbow. It is worse on the right shoulder.

Hi Claudia, I’m not sure what you mean by drawings? Do you mean drag lines? Can you post a photo so we can see what’s happening?