Woven Wrap Dress with Sleeves and Ties

Name: Woven Wrap Dress with Sleeves and Ties
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2168
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2168

A women's wrap dress in woven fabric with a V-neckline, a waist seam and a gathered skirt. It closes with a tie on the left front that meets a tie from the right side seam, plus an inner button. Sleeves are gathered at the cap and elasticated at the hem. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: cotton or linen dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Woven Wrap Dress with Sleeves and Ties

When To Wear

In summer in cotton or linen, for everyday wear and travel.
In spring with a light jacket or cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Wrap bodice shaped by darts, gathered skirt.

Length: Midi, below the knee.

Neckline: V formed by the wrapped fronts, stabilised with fusible stay tape and finished with a 4 cm bias strip.

Sleeves: Set-in, gathered at the cap, ending below the elbow with a casing for 1 cm elastic.

Closure: Wrap front: one tie stitched to the left front, the other sewn into the right side seam; an inner buttonhole and button hold the underlap.

Waist: Seam at the waist; the lower front and back are gathered onto the bodice.

Back: Upper back and gathered lower back, both cut on the fold.

Finishing: Lower front edges and hem turned twice by 1 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Six pattern pieces, darts, gathering, an elastic casing and a bias-bound neckline; the wrap needs care at the waist seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Cotton or linen dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible stay tape (neckline)
Elastic, 1 cm wide
1 button

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the garment bottom and sleeve bottom – 2.0 cm. Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to consider paired and symmetrical details).

From main fabric:
- Upper back – 1 piece with a fold
- Lower back – 1 piece with a fold
- Upper front – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Waistband – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Reinforce the neckline edge of the upper back and front parts with fusible interfacing strip.
Stitch the darts on the upper front pieces, press the seam allowances upwards.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Cut a bias binding strip 4 cm wide and a length equal to the neckline length of the back and front + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding strip in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding strip along the neckline edge, right side facing, extending the ends, and stitch. Fold the binding strip to the wrong side, clip the seams, and topstitch along the fold onto the main piece. Press the seam.
Overlock the vertical edge of the right upper front, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
Along the upper edge of the lower back, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the upper and lower back parts together, press the seam allowances upwards and overlock.
Press the vertical edge of the lower front to the wrong side twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
Along the upper edge of the lower front, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the upper and lower front parts together (the upper of the left front is longer than the lower by the seam allowance width on the overlap side), press the seam allowances upwards and overlock.
Fold the waistband in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch along the long and diagonal sides. Turn the waistband right side out, straighten, and press.
Stitch one of the waistband to the left upper front, press the seam allowances towards the front, overlock, and topstitch onto the main piece.
Stitch the side seams, inserting the second of the waistband into the right side seam, press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press the seam allowances and overlock. Along the sleeve cap, stitch with a loosened upper thread and gather. Set the sleeve into the armhole, press the seam allowances and overlock.
Overlock the lower edge of the sleeve. Press the allowance to the wrong side and topstitch, forming a casing. Thread elastic tape through the casing and secure the ends.
Press the hem allowance of the garment bottom to the wrong side twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
Make the inner buttonhole on the right front. Sew on the inner button.