Dress with Yoke and Separating Zipper

Name: Dress with Yoke and Separating Zipper
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2176
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2176

A women's knee-length dress for knit fabric with a funnel neck cut in one with the front and back yokes, long sleeves joined to the body under the yoke, and a separating zipper in the centre front seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dense, low-stretch knit of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Dress with Yoke and Separating Zipper

When To Wear

In autumn and winter, with tights and boots or ankle boots.
For everyday wear and the office, alone or with a long cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, slightly widening towards the hem; bust darts in the front for the sizes that need them.

Length: About knee length, with a curved front hem and a straight back hem.

Neckline: High funnel neck formed by the yokes, with centre seams in the front and back yokes, faced with interfaced front and back facings tacked to the seam allowances.

Sleeves: Long, narrow sleeves sewn to the front and back below the yoke and closed in one seam with the side seams.

Front: Centre front seam with a separating zipper running from the yoke seam to the hem, topstitched 0.5 cm from the seam.

Back: Centre back seam in the body and in the back yoke.

Finishing: Yoke seam topstitched 0.5 cm from the seam all round; hems of the dress and sleeves turned up 1.5 cm and stitched with a twin needle; seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches, a yoke set in all round, a separating zipper in a seam and a faced funnel neck.

Fabric Recommendations

Dense, low-stretch knit of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing for knits (front and back facings)
Separating zipper
Twin needle for the hems

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. Hem allowance for the bottom of the garment and sleeve hem – 1.5 cm. Attention! First, 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Back Yoke – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Front Yoke – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Facing – 2 pieces

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim allowances to 0.6 – 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse the facings with knit fusible interfacing.
Stitch the darts on the Front, if your size includes them, and press them upwards.
Stitch the center seam of the Back Yoke, press allowances to the left side, serge. Stitch the center seam of the Front Yoke, press allowances to the left side, serge. Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back, serge.
Stitch the center back seam, press allowances to the left side, serge. Stitch the center front seam, inserting the right side of the separating zipper between the pieces, press allowances to the right side, serge. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 cm. Topstitch the left side of the separating zipper to the front.
Attach the sleeves to the back, press allowances towards the sleeve and serge. Attach the sleeves to the front, press allowances towards the sleeve and serge.
Stitch the yoke all around to the main garment, press allowances towards the yoke and serge. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 cm.
Stitch the side seams simultaneously with the sleeve seam, press allowances and serge.
Stitch the center and shoulder seams of the Back Facings and Front Facings, press allowances open. Serge the bottom edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure the facing to the allowances of the center and shoulder seams.
Serge the hem allowance of the garment and sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.