Pencil Dress Keyhole Neck Structured Shoulders

Name: Pencil Dress Keyhole Neck Structured Shoulders
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2725
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2725

A women's fitted pencil dress about knee length with a high neckline, a front keyhole closed by one button, front yokes and princess seams, and three-quarter sleeves gathered at the cap and along a seam across the upper sleeve. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pencil Dress Keyhole Neck Structured Shoulders

When To Wear

At the office and business meetings in autumn, winter and spring.
For dinners, theatre and family celebrations with heels.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted pencil shape shaped by princess seams at the front and back; about knee length.

Neckline: High round neckline without a collar, finished with interfaced front and back facings. A slit at the centre front forms a keyhole, closed at the neck with one button joining the right and left sides.

Front: Centre front panel running from the neckline to the hem, side fronts with yokes at the shoulder.

Sleeves: Three-quarter set-in sleeves cut in two parts, upper and lower. The upper part is gathered both at the cap and into the seam joining it to the lower part, giving raised, puffed shoulders.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the centre back seam; back facings stitched to the zipper tape.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams.

Finishing: Hem and sleeve hems 2 cm, overlocked, turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams with yokes, a faced neckline with a front slit, gathered two-part sleeves and an invisible zipper.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back neckline facings)
1 button
Invisible zipper

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back - 2 pieces
- Side front - 2 pieces
- Front yoke – 2 pieces
- Center front – 1 piece
- Upper sleeve - 2 pieces
- Lower sleeve - 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
From fusible interlining:
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interlining to the designated pieces.
Stitch the back princess seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the center. Overlock the center back seams separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press allowances open, insert the concealed zipper.
Attach the yoke to the side front. Overlock allowances and press upwards. Stitch the front princess seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the center.
Stitch shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings. Press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing onto the garment right sides together and secure along the neckline edges. Stitch the neckline and front edge and the front opening. Clip allowances along the slit, trim at curves. Turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Attach the back facings to the zipper tape.
On the upper sleeve piece, from the cap to the mark, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch sleeve parts. Overlock allowances and press downwards. Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock allowances and press towards the back. Along the upper edge of the sleeve, stitch with loosened upper thread and gather. Set sleeves into armholes. Overlock allowances and press.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment and sleeve, fold inwards and topstitch.
Sew a button onto the front, joining the right and left parts.