Sleeveless Draped Dress with Shoulder Cutout

Name: Sleeveless Draped Dress with Shoulder Cutout
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4111
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4111

A women's sleeveless fitted dress for knit fabric, about knee length. Downward-facing pleats on one side of the front form a drape at the waist, and a separate upper front piece leaves an open slit at the neckline, trimmed with decorative braid. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Draped Dress with Shoulder Cutout

When To Wear

At the office or for daytime meetings, with a jacket or cardigan over it.
For dinners and evening events in the warmer months.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, close to the body, cut for stretch knit.

Length: About knee length, straight hem.

Neckline: High round neckline. On one shoulder the upper front is a separate piece; the edges between it and the front are turned and topstitched, leaving an open slit trimmed with decorative braid.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armhole edges overlocked, turned and topstitched.

Front: One front piece with pleats laid at the side seam, folds directed downwards, creating a drape across the waist.

Back: Two back pieces with a centre back seam; no closure, the dress pulls on.

Finishing: Neckline, armholes and hem overlocked, turned and topstitched; twin-needle hem recommended.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Laying pleats precisely to markings, setting the upper front into the front with clipped corners, sewing knit with elastic stitches.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Decorative braid or trim for the slit edges

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 allowance for back and front, armhole allowances for back and front, allowances for front slit edges and upper front - 1.5 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Inscriptions on the patterns are on the right side!

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece
- Upper front – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Tip: Knit fabric pieces 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.

Stitch the center back seam, press allowances to the left side and overlock.
Lay and secure the pleats on the front according to the markings. The pleat depths are directed downwards.
Attach the upper front to the front on a straight stitch machine with an elastic stitch. Clip allowances at the mark, overlock. Overlock the slit allowance on the upper front, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Clip the slit allowance on the front at the neckline edge mark, overlock, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press allowances to the back and overlock.
Overlock the neckline allowances for back and front, armhole allowances for back and front, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew decorative braid to the edges of the slit.