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Mixed Media Maxi Dress A mixed-media dress with a stretch strapless top and fully lined skirt

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My main deviation here was the crazy amount of hand-basting required to get the slippery fabric to even half-cooperate: Gathering was also a huge pain--once I pulled the basting stitches to gather, the fabric didn't want to UNgather itself to match its intended finished width or length, and so some of the gathering turned out rather uneven