Criss-Cross Halterneck Fitted Dress

Name: Criss-Cross Halterneck Fitted Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4054
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4054

A fitted sleeveless women's dress with princess seams on the front and back and two straps that cross at the front neck and fasten behind the neck with three hooks. Closes with a concealed zipper in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: silk fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Criss-Cross Halterneck Dress

When To Wear

Warm-weather parties, dinners and evening events, with bare shoulders and arms.
Under a short jacket or wrap when the evening turns cool.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, shaped by princess seams that run from the armholes to the hem on the front and back.

Neckline: Halter neck made of two separate straps, each cut double and interfaced. The left strap is set into the left front facing seam, the right strap into the centre front seam; they cross over the chest and meet behind the neck, where three hooks and loops are set into the strap ends.

Front: Centre front seam with princess seams on each side; straight upper edge finished with an interfaced facing.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the left side seam; hooks and loops at the back neck.

Back: Centre back seam with princess seams; low straight upper edge finished with an interfaced facing; slit at the hem in the centre back seam, topstitched 0.1 cm from the edge.

Finishing: Facings understitched into the attaching seam; hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, a concealed zipper, facings joined to the zipper tape, and straps that are turned, clipped at the curves and set into seams at marked points.

Fabric Recommendations

Silk fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zipper
3 hooks and loops
Fusible interfacing (front and back facings, straps)

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: hem allowance and center back seam allowance - 1.5 cm, other seams 1 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:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Center front – 2 pieces
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 4 pieces
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Right strap – 2 pieces
- Left strap – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back facing – 1 piece
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Right strap – 1 piece
- Left strap – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Interface the strap and back/front facing pieces with fusible interfacing.
Overlock the center back edge of the center back piece. Stitch the center back seam from the top to the notch. Press seam allowances open, pressing the slit.
Stitch the princess seams of the front and back. Overlock seam allowances and press towards the center.
Attach the interfaced back facing to the upper edge of the back. Press seam allowances towards the facing. Attach the interfaced front facing to the upper edge of the front. Press seam allowances towards the facing.
Overlock the left side edges. Stitch the left side seam from the zipper mark to the hem. Press seam allowances open, pressing the zipper slit. Insert the zipper. Stitch the right side edge, overlock seam allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch the left strap on three sides: neckline edge, center edge, outer edge, inserting hook loops into the center edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the strap right side out, press. Stitch the right strap along the contour from mark "o" to mark "o", inserting hooks into the center edge. Clip seam allowances at curves and at mark "o", turn the strap right side out, press.
Attach the right non-interfaced front facing to the back facing, press seam allowances open. Overlock the lower edge. Fold the facings with the dress and stitch the upper edge of the back and the right of the front. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the facings right side out. Turn under the back facing allowance at the zipper and stitch to the zipper tape. Topstitch the facing into the attachment seam.
Overlock the lower edges of the left front facing. Fold the facing with the dress, insert the left strap between them and stitch the upper edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the facing right side out. Turn under the facing allowance at the zipper and stitch to the zipper tape. Topstitch the facing into the attachment seam.
Stitch the center front seam, inserting the right strap between the pieces. Press seam allowances and overlock. Topstitch the right strap onto the left front along the marked line, fold back to the right side and secure to the dress.
Overlock the lower edge of the dress, fold and topstitch. Topstitch the slit in the center seam 0.1 cm from the edge.