So once upon a time, about 2 years ago now, I made a version of the Eura dress. (You can read about that here.) This is an update on that dress and how it’s worn over time. There are a few pros and a few cons and I’m actually curious as to how many other people experienced similar things.
So the linen I used for this was a standard 100% medium weight linen. I love the fit and it was very comfortable in the shoulders and sleeves. The v-neck was great too, once I figured out the proper fit. Not to mention that the Eura dress was super easy to assemble. Four trapezoids and two long triangles and no pesky center gore to worry about.
The one thing that I noticed early on through was that the underarm triangles began to wear rather quickly. Now, I’m no expert, but I didn’t expect those areas to wear out as fast as they did. It’s even stranger that the wear is happening in the same way on both sides of the gown. I’ve included some pictures below.
Eura dress right under arm wear and tear. A close up – each of these holes is about an inch to an inch and a half long.
Repairs
The saddest thing about this is that it can’t be patched, at least not easily. The patches would have to be large and would make the underarm area bulky. The best way would be to replace both gores on either side. Unfortunately, there is no material left to make two such gores. My next step is to see if I can find some material that is similar in weight and color to fix the dress. If I can’t find something suitable I may try darning it using needle weaving techniques before I use a different color to replace the gores entirely.
Has this happened to anyone else?
Left underarm gores. Beginning of wear on the seam.