Wedding Dress with a Layered Asymmetrical Skirt

Name: Wedding Dress with a Layered Asymmetrical Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2009
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2009

A women's sleeveless floor-length wedding dress with a fitted lace bodice over three layers of fine tulle, a V-neck at the front, a high back neck with hooks, and a full skirt of three organza layers over satin, gathered by hand into folds on the left side. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: lace fabric and thin tulle for the bodice; satin for the lower skirt layer; organza, preferably in two or three shades (for example, milky white, cream and a pinkish white); a ready-made petticoat.

Tech. Description

Wedding Dress with a Layered Asymmetrical Skirt

When To Wear

As a wedding dress, worn over a ready-made petticoat.
For a formal evening ball.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting bodice to just below the waist, full skirt.

Length: Floor length; the layered skirt hem is shorter at the front than at the back.

Neckline: V-neck at the front; high back neck with a small opening fastened with hooks.

Sleeves: Sleeveless.

Front: Every bodice piece is three layers of thin tulle under one layer of lace fabric. Lace trim 2 cm wide is zigzagged over the lace edges at the neck, front opening and armholes.

Back: Zip in the centre back seam; satin lower back skirt in two pieces.

Waist: The bodice-to-skirt seam is covered with a belt folded in half, hand-sewn at the side seams on a dress form. Two organza flowers are attached on the left side of the skirt.

Skirt: Four separate layers: three organza upper layers, hand-gathered into folds on the left side, and one satin lower layer. A ready-made petticoat, its top cut asymmetrically along the hip line, is sewn in underneath.

Level Of Difficulty

Advanced. Four-layer bodice, hand-gathered organza layers and hand finishing on a dress form.

Fabric Recommendations

Lace fabric and thin tulle for the bodice; satin for the lower skirt layer; organza, preferably in two or three shades (for example, milky white, cream and a pinkish white); a ready-made petticoat.

Additional Supplies

Zip
Hooks for the neck closure
Lace trim, 2 cm wide, about 3.5–4 m
Ready-made petticoat
2 organza flowers

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: Seam allowance for the center back seam (for zipper insertion) of the garment - 1 cm. Other seams - 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width should be at least 140 cm) to determine how much material you will need. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Try to observe the grain line direction.

From satin:
- Back skirt lower layer 4 – 2 pieces
- Front skirt lower layer 4 – 1 piece
From thin tulle:
- All bodice pieces – 3 layers
From thin lace fabric:
- All bodice pieces
From organza:
- All 3 upper layers of the skirt

Sewing Instructions

All front pieces consist of 3 layers of thin tulle (for less transparency and density) and 1 layer of lace fabric.
The upper layers of the skirt on the left side should be hand-gathered into pleats.
Zipper in the center back seam.
The skirt consists of 4 separate layers: 3 upper – organza, 1 lower – satin.
As the very bottom layer, attach a ready-made underskirt, pre-cutting an asymmetrical cut-out along the hip line.
In the finished bodice, attach lace trim along the neckline and armholes.
Cover the seam line connecting the bodice to the skirt with a belt folded in half. The belt is attached with hand stitches on a mannequin along the side seams.
On the left side of the skirt, secure 2 decorative organza flowers.