Sheath Dress with Stand Collar

Sheath Dress with Stand Collar

A women's fitted sheath dress, just above knee length, with princess seams front and back, a stand collar open at the front and a lower square neckline on the centre front panel below it. Long sleeves are gathered into buttoned cuffs.

When To Wear

• At the office and at business events.
• For dinners and the theatre in the cooler months, with court shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath shaped by princess seams on the front and back.

Length: Just above the knee.

Collar: Two-piece stand collar, one layer interfaced, stitched along the top and front edges and open at the front; it is set on the side fronts and back.

Neckline: The centre front panel, cut on the fold with a cut-on facing, ends below the collar in a square neckline, leaving an opening between the collar ends; the side fronts are finished with interfaced neckline facings sewn into the princess seams.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves, gathered at the lower edge into interfaced cuffs, with a slit in the sleeve seam topstitched 0.1 cm from the fold; one button per cuff.

Closure: Concealed zip in the centre back seam.

Back: Centre back and side back pieces joined by princess seams, plus a centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams with a facing sewn into them, a stand collar open at the front, a concealed zip, cuffs with slits.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres with added elastane.

Additional Supplies

• Fusible interfacing (one stand collar, front neckline facings, cuffs)
• Concealed zip
• 2 buttons

Cutter’s Must

From Main Fabric:

1. Center Back — 2 pieces
2. Side Back — 2 pieces
3. Center Front — 1 piece on fold
4. Side Front — 2 pieces
5. Stand collar — 2 pieces
6. Front neckline facing — 2 pieces
7. Sleeves — 2 pieces
8. Cuffs — 2 pieces

From Fusible Interfacing:

1. Stand collar — 1 piece
2. Front neckline facing — 2 pieces
3. Cuffs — 2 pieces

Important Information

Before starting, print the paper pattern pieces and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width may range from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine the required amount of material. Do not forget to consider paired and symmetrical pieces.

When sewing, pay attention to the notches — they must match.

Sewing Instructions

1. Interface the required pieces with fusible interfacing.
2. Stitch the princess seams on the back pieces. Press seam allowances toward the center and finish the edges.
3. Finish the center edges of the back separately. Stitch the center back seam from the neckline to the first mark and from the second mark to the hem. Press seam allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
4. Finish the seam allowance of the built-in facing on the front center panel, press it to the wrong side, and secure along the seam line.
5. Finish the outer edge of the neckline facing. Place the facing and the front side panel together, inserting the center front piece between them, and stitch the front seams. Press seam allowances toward the center and finish. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, and press.
6. Stitch shoulder seams. Press seam allowances toward the back and finish.
7. Place the collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the upper and front edges. Start and finish stitching exactly at the marked attachment line. Clip curves, trim corners, turn right side out, and press.
8. Attach the outer collar to the garment, matching notches. Press seam allowances toward the collar. Fold the inner collar edge inward and stitch into the seam.
9. Stitch side seams. Press seam allowances toward the back and finish.
10. Sew a gathering stitch along the lower edge of the sleeve and gather slightly. Finish sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press seam allowances open. Topstitch the slit at 0.1 cm from the fold. Insert sleeves into armholes, press and finish.
11. Place cuff pieces right sides together and stitch side edges. Turn right side out, straighten, and press. Attach the outer cuff to the sleeve. Fold the inner cuff edge inward and stitch into the seam.
12. Finish the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side, and stitch.
13. Sew buttonholes on the cuffs and attach the buttons.