Sleeveless Sheath Dress Textured Waist Intricate Back

Name: Sleeveless Sheath Dress Textured Waist Intricate Back
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4055
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4055

A fitted sleeveless women's dress with a contrast-fabric waist insert, princess seams, and an open back: a buttoned neckband joined to the upper back by two diagonal straps. A concealed zipper sits in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: firm dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres, plus a contrast fabric for the waist insert.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Sheath Dress with Textured Waist Detail

When To Wear

Office days and daytime events in spring and summer.
Evening dinners and receptions, where the open back and the buttoned centre back are on view.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, with princess seams above and below the waist insert on the front and on the lower back.

Neckline: High round neckline at the front. At the back the neckline is a band made of outer and inner facings, closed with two small buttons and buttonholes.

Sleeves: Sleeveless, cut-in armholes finished with the lining.

Waist: Horizontal insert cut from contrast fabric, set between the upper and lower parts of the front and back.

Back: Two straps run from the neckband down to the upper back edge, leaving the area between them open. Below the waist insert a centre back seam, with the left back pressed along the centre line to form a pleat, carries five buttons.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the left side seam; two buttons at the back neckband.

Lining: Upper front and upper back are lined; the lining also finishes the neckline and armholes.

Finishing: Hem turned 1 cm and then 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams joined to a contrast insert, a concealed zipper, a partly lined bodice with the straps caught in the seam, and a two-layer neckband with buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Firm dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres, plus a contrast fabric for the waist insert.

Additional Supplies

Contrast fabric
Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (back neckline facings)
Concealed zipper
2 buttons, 1 cm diameter
5 buttons, 2 cm diameter

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 – 3 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Upper back - 2 pieces
- Central lower back – 2 pieces
- Side lower back – 2 pieces
- Central upper front – 1 piece
- Side upper front – 2 pieces
- Central lower front – 1 piece
- Side lower front – 2 pieces
- Left back facing - 2 pieces
- Right back facing - 2 pieces
- Strap - 2 pieces
From contrast fabric:
- Back insert - 2 pieces
- Front insert - 1 piece
From lining fabric:
- Upper back lining - 2 pieces
- Central upper front – 1 piece
- Side upper front – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing - 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Interface the back neckline facings with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the princess seams on the lower back pieces, press seam allowances towards the center seam and overlock. Attach the back insert to the lower, press seam allowances upwards and overlock. Attach the upper back to the insert, press seam allowances downwards and overlock.
Stitch the center back seam, press seam allowances and overlock. Press the left back along the center line, forming a pleat.
Stitch the princess seams on the lower and upper front pieces, press seam allowances towards the center front and overlock. Attach the front insert to the lower, press seam allowances upwards and overlock. Attach the upper front to the insert, press seam allowances downwards and overlock.
Stitch the right side seam, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock. Overlock the raw edges of the left side seam. Stitch the left side seam from the zipper mark downwards, press seam allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Fold the strap in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the long edge. Turn right side out and press.
Stitch the center back seam, front princess seams, and right side seam on the lining pieces. Press seam allowances and overlock. Overlock the lower and left side raw edges.
Place the lining and the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline and armhole edges of the front, the upper edge of the back, inserting the lower end of the strap. Clip seam allowances at curves, turn the lining to the wrong side. Topstitch the lower edge of the lining into the seam attaching the upper back and front parts.
Fold the back neckline facings wrong sides together and stitch the neckline edge and center seam exactly up to the marked line for stitching the lower edge. Clip seam allowances, turn the facing right side out, press. Press the lower edges of the outer and inner facings to the wrong side by 1 cm.
Place the outer facing with the front at the shoulder seam, wrap with the inner facing and stitch. Turn the facing right side out, straighten, align the lower folds, insert the upper of the strap between them and stitch.
Press the hem allowance of the dress to the wrong side by 1 cm, then by another 2 cm and topstitch.
According to the markings, make buttonholes on the neckline facing, and sew on buttons accordingly. Sew buttons on the back.