71-21 GIVY Scalloped Lace Mini Dress with ruffle hem
Meet Givy: the dress that was made to twirl. It's our take on the viral scalloped-lace mini that's been all over Instagram and TikTok — reimagined as a pattern you can sew, fit and style entirely your own. Cut from delicate broderie anglaise or cotton eyelet lace with a pretty scalloped edge, Givy falls in a relaxed, swingy A-line from fine shoulder straps and a high, clean neckline, then drops into a deep gathered ruffle that swishes with every step. We reimagined the shape with some cotton eyelet, so it is much more fitting for a summer holiday or office day.
It's romantic, breezy and just a little bit playful — fully lined and finished inside with couture-style details, so it feels as beautiful as it looks. The kind of throw-it-on-and-go piece you'll reach for all summer, from garden parties to city strolls (with hands tucked happily into the pockets).
Key Features
- Scalloped self-hem: The lace's own scalloped border forms the hemline — no turned-up edge, just a delicate, decorative finish.
- Gathered ruffle flounce: A generously gathered ruffle drops from a lowered, slightly angled seam for volume, movement and plenty of twirl.
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Crafted silhouette: This isn't a simple straight-cut shift — the back panels are wider and a touch longer than the front, so the dress falls with extra volume and a gentle dip behind for real movement and shape.
- Fully lined under-dress: A separate lined slip keeps the openwork lace opaque and feels soft and comfortable against the skin.
- Hidden in-seam pockets: Discreet pockets tucked into the ruffle's side seams hold your essentials without interrupting the silhouette.
- Concealed side zip: An invisible zip sits in the lining only and is left out of the lace, so the closure stays completely hidden; a hook and eye keeps the side neatly closed.
- Self-fabric straps: Fine straps are wrapped so no seams show — giving even delicate lace stability — and are set to your perfect length during fitting.
- Subtle bust darts: Quiet front shaping refines the otherwise breezy, easy-going shape.
- Couture-style inner finishes: Understitched neckline and armholes plus bias-bound seams give a clean, high-quality inside that looks as good as the outside.
Recommended materials / fabrics
Fabric requirements
Sizes included in download: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50
Level of Difficulty: Medium
Garment fit: loose fit or oversized
Seam allowance: Integrated
Visual step-by-step illustrations: Included
Pattern layout plan: Included
Languages: 🇺🇸 English, 🇫🇷 French / Français, 🇩🇪 German / Deutsch
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£11.00 - Regular price
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£11.00
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Final measurements
Please find the final measurements of the garment in this table. The measurements can also be found in the instruction booklet.
There may be deviations of a few centimeters in the final sizes, depending on the accuracy of the sewing, the nature of the fabrics used, etc.
Product details
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What's included in your download
This is a digital pattern for download. The download contains the pattern in copy store format (A0), A4 (Europe) and Letter (US) format for self-adhesion, measurement chart and sewing instructions. You will find all sizes in this PDF. Each pattern is available in English and German language.
Size Charts
A few words on size inclusivity: After doing sewing patterns for many years as a side project and only available in one size for our magazine sisterMAG, we finally fulfilled our dream a few years back, starting to grade and work on our back catalogue. Most of our patterns – and all of the new ones – are available in Sizes 34-50 (US 4-20 | UK 8-24).
As we are a super small team with limited resources we do not have the expertise in house - yet - to develop patterns that go beyond size 50 although we would really like to offer a more diverse range of sizes. As we don’t want to sell something that is ill-fitted and won’t work we are limited to the sizes that we can offer right now.
Thank you so much for reading.
The sisterMAG Patterns team
Download chart as PDF: here.
Please find our sizing chart for the sewing patterns:
1. Body height
2. Bust measurement (below the arms and along bust & back)
3. Waist measurement
4. Hip, usually around 18cm underneath your waist – the widest point along your hips
5. Shoulder width
6. Back width
7. Front waist length
8. Back length from your cervical vertebrae to your waist
9. Arm length
Size Chart for women clothing 
Conversion Chart for Sizing
Size Chart for baby clothing
Printing instructions & assembly – fast & easy
Print patterns at home
The PDF pattern comes in two different sizes: A4 paper (21 x 29,7 cm) and Letter format (8.5 x 11 inches).
If you are printing the pattern at home, please make sure that the printer is set to:
This way the pattern will be printed to scale and the size will not be distorted. A quick check is our 10cm / 3 inch size ruler, which is always printed on the first page of the pattern. Best to print out the first page by itself, check the length of the line to be sure that the pattern has not been wrongly scaled by your printing software.
Our updated PDF patterns (look for the button "with TECHNICAL DRAWINGS" for updated patterns) contain selectable layers that allow you to choose which size(s) you would like to print. This makes your pattern more comprehensible and saves ink. In Adobe Acrobat Reader go to View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Layers. All sizes are selected by default. Deactivate the sizes you do not need. However, always leave the layer “For all sizes – select when printing” active!
On all pages you‘ll find the page number (grey) and an assembly line for the pattern. Spread out the pattern on the floor and place the pieces along the lines. The numbers run from top to bottom, the columns from left to right. Tape all the pages together to get the complete pattern.
Print at the copyshop
Your .zip file also contains a file in “copy shop” format, which you can print out at a local print shop or service such as patternsy.com if you wish. Our copy shop pattern files are usually A0 format (1189 x 841 mm), as this is a common large format for printing.
Printers have a variety of printing options, so it’s best to google if your copy shop can print the pattern. Unfortunately, we can’t customise our pattern files for every specific request or change the size for custom requests.
But we have compiled some important information for your copy shop in each pattern.
Print with patternsy.com
We would also like to recommend patternsy.com for printing our patterns. This small, friendly British company ships worldwide at very low prices. They understand patterns and produce patterns on tissue paper at very high quality. You can find Su & Mark at patternsy.com
Important note
This is a digital download sewing pattern and no paper pattern. The download contains the pattern in copy shop format (using a plotter at a copy shop – whole pattern on one printing plate), A4 and letter format, sizing chart as well as instructions for sewing this garment in written language. NO visual illustrations included. Find all patterns with step-by-step illustrations here.
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How to find your size
Size chartAs important as the right fabric: the fitting and finding the right size for your body shape. Check out our Size Chart to see which of the included sizes will fit you best.
