Leini is a cute sleeveless mini dress with two wide, slanted pleats running from the shoulders to the waist. It has a relaxed fit and an elasticated waistband. The armscyes and the round neckline are finished with a facing.
Skill level: Novice
Materials & Supplies
- Fusible interfacing, 80 cm (3/4 yd)
- Sizes 32–46: 2.5 cm elastic, your waist circumference
- Sizes 48–56: 3.5 cm elastic, your waist circumference
Fabric suggestions. Choose a light to medium weight woven fabric. Depending on the desired result, you can select a low-drape fabric, or a fabric with a little drape. However, avoid a very light or drapey fabric, as it will affect the look of the pleats.
Fabric yardage requirement. See chart below
This is a digital PDF pattern. This PDF pattern includes instructions (print at home), a print-at-home format pattern (print on US printer paper and tape together), and a large format version of the pattern (2 large pages 36" x 48"). The files will be sent to you in an email from ${email}.
If you would like Lakes Makerie in-house large format printing ($3/page x2), select the appropriate variant below. We do not print the instructions, only the large format pattern pages. Your pattern will be folded for shipping, or rolled for local pickup.