Empire Waist Layered Chiffon Bridal Dress

Name: Empire Waist Layered Chiffon Bridal Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2010
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2010

A women's floor-length wedding dress with thin straps, a short lace bodice finished at the top with a chiffon fold, a chiffon band under the bust and a skirt of two chiffon layers over satin, with a centre back zip. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: lace fabric for the bodice; silk satin; chiffon.

Tech. Description

Empire Waist Layered Chiffon Bridal Dress

When To Wear

As a wedding dress for a summer ceremony.
For a formal evening reception in warm weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: High empire waist, with a long skirt that widens gradually towards the hem.

Length: Floor length, longer at the back.

Neckline: Straight top edge covered with a chiffon fold-over band in one piece, its ends left loose from the marks.

Sleeves: Sleeveless, with 2 thin chiffon straps.

Front: Bodice of satin, fused with interfacing, under thin lace fabric; front and back pieces are each made of three layers.

Back: Zip in the centre back seam; the satin under-layer of the skirt has a centre back and a side back panel on each side.

Waist: Underbust band in 3 pieces of chiffon; its ends hang free from the marks. Chiffon roses decorate the dress.

Skirt: Two chiffon upper layers over a satin lower layer. All layers are stitched together from the top to the notches at the hip line, then each layer separately, so the sheer chiffon does not shift at the seams.

Finishing: Loose ends of the fold-over band and underbust band are finished with a French seam or a narrow zigzag.

Lining: Satin also recommended as bodice lining.

Level Of Difficulty

Advanced. Three-layer bodice, sheer chiffon skirt layers joined together and then separately, and narrow edge finishes on chiffon.

Fabric Recommendations

Lace fabric for the bodice; silk satin; chiffon.

Additional Supplies

Zip
3 decorative flowers
Fusible interfacing (all bodice pieces)

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 - 2 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:
- Center back 3rd bottom layer – 2 pieces
- Side back 3rd bottom layer – 2 pieces
- Front bottom 3rd bottom layer – 1 piece
- All bodice pieces – recommended for bodice and as lining
From thin lace fabric:
- All bodice pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- All bodice pieces
From chiffon:
- Two top layers of front and back panels
- Lapel along the top neckline – 1 piece
- Underbust band – 3 pieces
- Straps – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

All front and back pieces consist of 3 layers.
All skirt layers are stitched together along all seams up to the notches at the hip line (from the top to the notches), then layer by layer (this operation prevents unsightly shifting on transparent chiffon along side and other seams).
Zipper in the center back seam.
The ends of the chiffon lapel and the underbust band from the notches are finished with a clean edge using a French seam (a thin edge seam with an enclosed raw edge) or a narrow zigzag stitch.
Decorate the dress with decorative chiffon roses.