Long Sleeve Draped Asymmetrical Dress

Name: Long Sleeve Draped Asymmetrical Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2340
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2340

A women's fitted knee-length dress in low-stretch knit fabric, with a boat neckline, three-quarter set-in sleeves and a lower front cut in two parts that forms a cascading drape and an asymmetric hem on one side. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: low-stretch knit fabric in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Long Sleeve Draped Asymmetrical Dress

When To Wear

At the office or at day events in autumn and spring, with pumps.
For dinners and parties, with heeled shoes and a clutch.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice with bust and waist darts, joined to a narrow lower part at a seam just below the bust.

Length: About knee length, with the draped side falling lower.

Neckline: Wide boat neckline finished with interfaced facings, secured to the shoulder seams and zip tape.

Sleeves: Three-quarter set-in sleeves with a short slit at the hem, finished with an interfaced facing slip-stitched by hand.

Front: One-piece upper front; separate right and left lower fronts are joined to it and to each other so that one side falls into a cascade.

Back: Upper and lower back joined at a horizontal seam, centre back seam with a concealed zip from the neckline.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned up 1.5 cm and topstitched; a twin needle is advised to keep the stretch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Knit fabric with stretch or zigzag stitches, an asymmetric drape joined at a pivot mark, a concealed zip and faced sleeve slits.

Fabric Recommendations

Low-stretch knit fabric in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip
Fusible interfacing (neckline and sleeve facings)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Upper back – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- Upper front - 1 piece
- Lower front right – 1 piece
- Lower front left - 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Sleeve facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Sleeve facing – 2 pieces

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

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch darts on back and front pieces, press waist dart depths towards the center, bust darts upwards.
Stitch upper and lower back parts, press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Serge the center back edge separately on each piece. Stitch the center back edge from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press open the seam allowances of the center seam, pressing the slit. Insert the zipper.
Stitch upper and lower right front parts up to the mark, clip seam allowances at the mark, press upwards and serge. Stitch upper and lower left front parts, simultaneously stitching lower right and left parts. Press seam allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch side and shoulder edges, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch shoulder edges of neckline facings, press seam allowances open, serge the outer edge. Place the dress with the facing right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Attach the facing to the shoulder seams and the zipper tape.
Serge sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the mark, press seam allowances open. Serge the side edges of the sleeve facing and the upper edge separately. Stitch the facing into a loop from the upper edge to the mark, press seam allowances open. Place the facing with the sleeve right sides together and stitch the side edges and the lower edge. Trim seam allowances at corners, turn the facing to the wrong side, press. Hand stitch the upper edge of the facing to the sleeve with blind stitches.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.