One-Shoulder Ruched Mini Dress

Name: One-Shoulder Ruched Mini Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4064
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4064

A fitted one-shoulder women's mini dress in knit fabric, cut from just a front and a back. The shoulder and the right side seam are gathered over casings, and a decorative cord threaded through both casings hangs free at the shoulder and at the side. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-stretch knit fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

One-Shoulder Ruched Mini Dress

When To Wear

For parties and evenings out in summer.
On holiday, with flat sandals.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, straight to the hem, relying on the stretch of the knit.

Length: Mini, above the knee.

Neckline: Asymmetric one-shoulder neckline running diagonally from the shoulder to under the opposite arm; edge turned in and topstitched.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armhole edges turned in and topstitched.

Closure: None; the dress is pulled on.

Waist: No waist seam; the right side seam is gathered from the top down to a mark, which ruches the body across the front and back.

Finishing: Separate casings on the shoulder seam and on the right side seam. A decorative cord runs up through one casing and down through the other, so the gathers can be adjusted; the drawing shows tassels at the cord ends. Hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches or an overlocker, gathering to a set length and applying casings to the seams.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-stretch knit fabrics made from natural or blended fibres. Sew with an elastic or narrow zigzag stitch or on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker, and topstitch the hem with a twin needle.

Additional Supplies

Decorative cord

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 – 2 cm; neckline allowances for back and front, armhole allowances for back and front - 1.5 cm; casing allowances – 0 cm; other seams 0.7 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. Inscriptions on the patterns are on the right side!

From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece
- Front – 1 piece
- Shoulder casing – 2 pieces
- Side casing – 2 pieces

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

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

Press the short edges of the casing 1 cm to the wrong side. Press the casings in half lengthwise, wrong sides together.
Finish the neckline allowances of the back and front, and the armhole allowances of the back and front, press them to the wrong side and topstitch.
Along the right side edge of the back and front, from the top to the mark, sew a row of loosely tensioned stitches and gather to the length of the casing. Place the casings on the side edges of the back and front from the top edge to the mark and secure. The fold of the casing is directed away from the edge. Stitch the right side seam, press allowances. Stitch the left side seam, press allowances.
Along the shoulder edge of the back and front, sew a row of loosely tensioned stitches and gather to the length of the casing. Place the casings on the shoulder edges of the back and front and secure. The fold of the casing is directed away from the edge. Stitch the shoulder seam, press allowances.
Finish the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Thread the cord through the casings: first into one casing from bottom to top, then into the other from top to bottom. Secure.