I have made this pattern 2 times. Once in a cotton lawn and once in a floaty viscose. Both are awesome! The pattern sews up fast and is just perfect. I made short sleeves but didn’t put the elastic in because I wanted a fluttery sleeve. The way the waist elastic is done is pure magic with a lovely finish on the inside. I will certainly make more of the Kineton dresses!

This pattern went together well and has some lovely design features. I particularly like the v neck line back and front. Next time I just need to look at the sizing I made a straight 18 but it’s too large in the shoulders the size calculator says I should do a16 with an fba and a20 waist. I suppose they were right but I just wanted to sew!. I’ve since taken some off the shoulder and taken out the elastic from the sleeves as it irritated me

I loved sewing the Kineton dress! The sizing was right on and it came together easily. I used a cute leopard print rayon and I love wearing my new Kineton!

I've made 3 Kinetons so far. Two short sleeved versions in a floral print and one in a solid with 3/4 sleeves and flounce. The dress sews up very quickly and is very comfortable to wear.

I admired the photos of others wearing this dress and thought "I wish, but not for me" over and over. But, as I make other Cashmerette patterns, I have begun to be more adventurous, to trust Cashmerette designs to be flattering, and to understand fitting to my shape makes a huge difference. This dress is such a confidence builder! I used a beautiful navy rayon print for this dress. Rayon is its own challenge - the sides of this dress stretched more because they are cut more along the bias. Although this sounds like a problem - trust me I am not complaining at how smoothly it drapes along my hips. That bias drape is welcome, but the byproduct is a droopy hem I had to learn how to hem properly. Sometimes I am a slow learner! First I tried just giving a little deep meh as I moved to to the sides - failed. Then I tried using bright colored tape along a doorway and asked a friend to pin the hem to the height of the tape on the door - failed. Finally, I bought a stand along skirt hemming chalk puffer thing - success! But, as a result of all my fiddling, I needed to make the dress a bit shorter than I originally planned. I like it and can't believe how bombshell curvy I feel when I wear this dress. I will make this again and I plan to make it in cotton, to make it longer, and to try it as a cute little peplum top. This will be a tried and true pattern for me.

I made the Kineton out of a cotton I’d been saving for something special! After I made the FBA adjustments to the pattern as I learned how to do in Sloper School, I made the dress am very happy with how the Kineton turned out. It fit very comfortably! I also made my own bias tape for the neckline and liked having that custom look. The pattern directions were clear and easy to follow. Thanks, Cashmerette, for another great fitting dress! I’ll be making more in the future.

I am so pleased that I decided to try making the Kineton Dress as a work dress. I found some lovely navy/white spotty viscose fabric and this pattern makes for a smart dress. I was delighted that I didn’t have issues with the suggested sizes for my body, no FBA needed, although I did move the apex down around one inch as everything is moving South!

I love sewing and I alternate between simple and complex patterns. I found this a lovely simple pattern and easy to make, which is a exactly what I want when making any clothes for work.

I love flowy dresses. And for me, the Kineton is basically the Goldilocks of dresses. It's not too wide, but not so fitting that it needs a zipper. It's not too short and easy to lengthen, but it's not a maxi dress. It's great with all kinds of fabrics. It's just the perfect summer dress pattern and I've made six so far. One in a stretchy cotton that keeps the shape a little more than most fabrics, one in double gauze which is so great for beach days, one in a really thin viscose, two for church in simple poplin cotton which always looks great, and one in a viscose linen mix. It just works out great all the time. And I am by no means a experienced sewist, it's just a really easy well written pattern.

I got this pattern through my Club subscription back in July or August and only just now had time to make it. I'm going on vacation soon, and this looked like a great travel dress. Even though i've made darted woven bodices from Cashmerette before and knew I wouldn't need many adjustments (I always make a straight 22 and then have to cut it down to a 20, every time, I always do this LOL) , I still made a muslin, because I wasn't sure about the sleeves and I also for the life of me could not understand how the encased elastic waistband was supposed to work no matter how many times I read the directions. But sure enough, when I got to it, I just followed the directions one at a time (I drew the stitching lines right onto the fabric in permanent ball-point ink so I couldn't possibly mess up) and it went right together and now I understand how to enclose elastic in the seam allowances where a bodice and skirt come together! So now this is a skill I have, and next time it won't be hard at all. (Still might draw those stitching lines on in chalk or something.) And it turns out I do in fact hate puff sleeves, so now I know that and it was great to find it out in the muslin. It was simplicity itself to use the sleeves from another Cashmerette pattern for my next version (the Honeybourne dress from the AotC book)-- I compared the armscyes, and they're the same, so bingo! Straight sleeves, zero fuss. I'm going to dye the muslin and chop out a little of the sleeve fabric and I now have a wearable dress.
I'm adding an inch to the bodice length, just to give that waist a little more room, cutting a straight 20 like I needed all along, and I'm finishing one now in a rayon/linen blend to travel in. But I like the pattern so much, and now that I know i can hack the sleeves, I'm doing one with flutter sleeves in a cotton double gauze, and extending the skirt length but leaving the side seams open below the knee, to be a beach coverup for this vacation. I'm probably going to make five more of these dresses in various materials. I love it tremendously, and it's so easy to make minor alterations that give it loads more functionality for specific purposes.
Which, like, is the point of making our own clothes, right?? Making them for our needs? Anyway I'm delighted. This is a great utilitarian not-too-frilly dress to knock around in, and I love the pockets, the waistband looks great and fits so easily, and the binding on the neckline gives it a really polished finish that should hold up really well to wear and washing.

I joined the club just so I could make the Kineton dress. It's such a nice dress to make. It's easy with no closures and easy to wear too. I made mine in rayon and added some length in the bodice. So happy with my dress that I've already cut out another.

I needed something quick to add to a holiday weekend and this fit the bill perfectly! I used cotton from my stash and it’s a perfect summertime easy make. I will be making more!

The fit of the dress is lovely, however I found that I had to read and reread the instructions for the elasticized waist. The issue being that I have never done French seams before. Early on in my sewing journey I was blessed with a serger. So that part of the instructions is what I had troubles with, never having done a French seam. I’m in the middle of ripping out the waist seam again. Any cashmerette garments that I have made have looked terrific so that is why I haven’t cut my kineton dress into little pieces yet…😳

Made the Kineton in a navy and white cotton seersucker for my lovely daughter. I put both bodice pieces on folds to eliminate the center front seams and used a tiny red gingham on the bias as the binding. I cut the binding wider than recommended. The dress was a great hit!

I've made this twice now - once with an old cotton duvet cover, and once in a lovely viscose. Both fit beautifully, and the viscose one is smart enough for work in the hot summer months.

I love this pattern, easy to make, easy to fit and comfortable to wear. Always worried an elasticated waist would make me look like a sack tied in the middle but this doesn't. The bust dart adds a bit of fitting to the top, the pockets are awesome and it is just lovely to wear.

This pattern is easy to make and comes together quickly. It offers some good skill building techniques for the neckline and waist. The instructions are very clear and well written.

The Kineton is versatile and is easy to modify the length, sleeves, style lines and neckline to fit your preferences (tip: the Upton neckline variations play really well with this pattern). The dress is comfortable to wear. And it has pockets!

I love all my cashmerette patterns