Crochet Long Sleeve Mini Dress - Medium Weight Openwork Dress for OEM Brands 2026

A mini in medium weight crochet, 53% cotton with 42% acrylic and 5% polyester, long sleeved, closing with a hidden zip at the back, and the maker says two things plainly that we would carry straight onto your product page: the garment is transparent, undergarments will be seen, and undergarments are sold separately. That is the honest way to sell an openwork dress and it changes what the dress is, because a sheer crochet mini is a piece you plan what to wear underneath rather than a dress you put on alone. The acrylic in the blend is doing a specific job: cotton gives the hand and acrylic gives the yarn loft and stability, which is what lets a medium weight crochet hold a shape rather than sag. The reference is the Jemma Dress by Cult Gaia in off white at 998 dollars. Dongguan Bafinasa Garments Co., Ltd. develops comparable crochet dresses on OEM and ODM terms, from yarn selection and stitch development through finishing and zip construction to retail or FBA ready packing. We publish this as a development reference and build your own version of it, and we do not supply the branded original or reproduce anyone else's label.

Key Features

• Medium weight crochet, which holds a shape rather than sagging

• 53% cotton with 42% acrylic and 5% polyester, a blend with a purpose

• Long sleeves at 26.5 in, so it works beyond summer

• Hidden zip at the back, which is harder in an openwork and better for it

• Mini length at 31 in for size S / M

• Hand wash cold as stated, the right instruction for crochet

• Sheer by design, stated plainly by the maker, with undergarments sold separately

• Paired sizes from XXS / XS to L / XL

• Made in China, so a comparable version is realistic at scale

Customisable Options

• Yarn: cotton acrylic polyester as the reference, higher cotton content, recycled acrylic, and the count

• Stitch: the crochet pattern, the openness, and whether it is hand or machine made

• Weight: medium as the reference, lighter for summer or heavier for structure

• Sheerness: sheer as the reference, a denser stitch, or a slip

• Sleeves: long as the reference, and the cuff finish

• Closure: hidden zip as the reference, or a tie

• A matching slip sold with it or separately, size set, colour development, private label and care labelling

Specifications

Size Chart

The reference publishes one row, size S / M at bust 32 in, waist 28 in, hips 40 in, length 31 in and sleeve 26.5 in, and it reads as a body measurement with ease, so it is more usable than most rows in this batch. But it is one row covering two sizes, and crochet has no fixed circumference the way a woven does, so we would not grade from it. Our grade below is a proposal, and the practical point is that paired sizing only works if the garment is genuinely forgiving, which crochet is, so the three-size range is defensible here in a way it would not be in a tailored dress.

Occasions and Styling

Suits resort, holidays, beach club and summer evenings, worn over a slip or swimwear. The maker's note that undergarments are sold separately is the honest way to present it, and a matching slip is the obvious upsell.

Production and Quality Control

There are no customer reviews on this listing, so there is no score to quote and no complaint pattern to read. What the listing does give us is a plain statement from the maker that we would carry onto your product page rather than soften: the dress is transparent, undergarments will be seen, and undergarments are sold separately. That is the most likely reason for a return here if it is not stated up front, and it also points to the obvious commercial answer, which is a slip sold with it.

Stability is the first production risk. A medium weight crochet is more stable than a fine one, but it still has no structure of its own and takes its shape from the stitch and the yarn, and the yarns here behave differently: cotton relaxes and shrinks, while acrylic holds but can soften under heat. That mix is why the blend works and also why it has to be controlled. We develop the stitch on the actual yarn rather than from a picture, test shrinkage and relaxation before bulk production, and set the measurements from a washed and settled garment rather than one off the hook. On a mini, a couple of centimetres of growth changes what it is.

The zip is the second, and it is the hardest thing on this dress. Putting a hidden zip into an openwork structure is genuinely difficult: the teeth have to run straight through a cloth with holes in it, the surrounding stitches have to be secured so the zip does not pull the openwork out of shape, and the tape has to be fully covered or it shows through the holes. Done badly it puckers and it also damages the structure around it. We develop this specifically rather than treating it as a standard zip insertion, reinforce the surrounding area, and test it opens and closes repeatedly without catching.

The openwork itself is the third. Every join, every edge and every finished end has to be secured, because an openwork that snags and unravels does not stop at one stitch: it runs, and a run in a crochet dress is unrepairable. We test snag resistance, secure the ends so nothing can pull through, and check the stitch is consistent across the whole garment, which is visible in an open structure in a way it would not be in a plain knit. Colour fastness is tested on a pale colourway, the hand wash instruction is confirmed by test, and every bulk shipment gets a measurement report against your approved chart.

Optional upgrades include organic or BCI cotton with documentation, recycled acrylic, a defined yarn count and stitch with testing reports, custom crochet patterns, alternative openness levels and weights, a denser stitch for more coverage, a matching slip sold with it, alternative sleeves and lengths, a fuller size range, extended sizing, colour development and private label, hangtag and care labelling.

Pre-production sample approval, in-line inspection during cutting and sewing, and a final AQL inspection before packing, with measurement reports and photos shared before shipment.

Send us your tech pack, a photo or a reference garment and we will quote within 24 hours. Contact bafinasa@bafinasa.com or WhatsApp +86 13827222469.