Fantasy Wedding Gown with a Corset

Name: Fantasy Wedding Gown with a Corset
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2001
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2001

A women's strapless wedding gown with a boned tulle corset bodice, a satin plastron and a high-low skirt covered with rows of tulle flounces. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: satin for the skirt underlayer, plastron, facings and trim strips; thin, not very stiff tulle for the bodice, flounces and skirt top layer.

Tech. Description

Fantasy Wedding Gown with a Corset

A women's strapless wedding gown with a boned tulle corset bodice, a satin plastron and a high-low skirt covered with rows of tulle flounces.

When To Wear

As a wedding dress.
For a themed event or a stage performance.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting corset bodice to the waist, joined to a wide, full skirt.

Length: High-low: shorter at the centre front, reaching the floor at the back.

Neckline: Strapless, with a straight top edge finished with satin facings.

Front: Bodice pieces of three layers of thin tulle; satin plastron and trim strips at the middle front, lace trim along the curved lines of the side panels.

Back: Satin trim strips on the centre back panel, as on the front.

Skirt: Satin skirt (front in one piece, back in two) under a tulle top layer. The smaller flounce 2 is stitched in rows down to the 6th marked line, then the larger flounce 1. Flounces have no seam allowances: each is slit, opened and stitched on by its inner circle only, leaving the square corners free. A gathered tulle frill finishes the top layer.

Finishing: Every bodice seam is covered inside and outside with satin bias binding that holds metal or plastic bones 2 cm shorter than the seam; lace trim, 1.5–2 cm wide, covers the seams on the outside.

Level Of Difficulty

Advanced. Layered tulle bodice, boning channels on both sides of each seam and many rows of tulle flounces.

Fabric Recommendations

Satin for the skirt underlayer, plastron, facings and trim strips; thin, not very stiff tulle for the bodice, flounces and skirt top layer.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (facings, plastron, trim strips)
Lace trim, 1.5–2 cm wide
Satin bias binding for the boning channels
Metal or plastic boning

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: All seams - 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width should be at least 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need.

From satin:
- Front skirt half – 1 piece
- Back skirt half – 2 pieces
- Front and back facing – 4 pieces
- Plastron – 1 piece
- Trim strip 1, trim strip 2, trim strip 3 – 2 pieces
From tulle:
- Flounce 1 - the number of pieces will be indicated on the piece. (For example, qty-57. For ease of cutting, we recommend folding the tulle in several layers.)
- Flounce 2 - the number of pieces will be indicated on the piece. (For example, qty-59. For ease of cutting, we recommend folding the tulle in several layers.)
- Lower flounce of front skirt half – 1 piece
- Lower flounce of back skirt half – 2 pieces
- All bodice pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front and back facing – 4 pieces
- Plastron – 1 piece
- Trim strip 1, trim strip 2, trim strip 3 – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Try to observe the grain line direction.

All front pieces consist of 3 layers of tulle (for less transparency and density). It is advisable to choose thin and not very stiff tulle.
All bodice seams should be covered on both sides (internal and external) with satin bias binding, into which metal or plastic boning shorter than the seam length by 2 cm is then inserted (for ease of processing).
For less transparency, satin trim strips are stitched onto the middle of the front and the central of the back (along the lines on the pattern). Lace trim is stitched onto the side panels along the curved lines.
All bodice seams are additionally covered with lace trim on top.
The top layer of the tulle skirt. It consists of the upper of the skirt, onto which flounces are stitched along the marked lines. Also, a lower flounce, which is gathered and attached to the lower edge of the upper of the skirt.
Flounce 2 (smaller) is stitched along the lines, starting from the skirt-bodice seam line up to the 6th skirt line. Then only the larger flounce 1 is stitched.
Flounces are cut without seam allowances. Cut the flounce along the "cut" line, open it, and stitch it onto the skirt only along the inner diameter, one after another, leaving all square ends free (see photo).