Two-Tone Draped Sheath Dress

Name: Two-Tone Draped Sheath Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4116
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4116

A sleeveless, close-fitting women's dress in medium-stretch knit, above the knee, with a cut-on stand neck and a front made of two pieces in two colours joined by a curved seam. Three pleats at the bust and gathers at the hip on the right front. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: well-draping knit with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres, in two colours.

Tech. Description

Two-Tone Draped Sheath Dress

When To Wear

To the office or for daytime meetings, with a jacket or cardigan over it.
For dinners and evening events, with heeled shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Sheath, close to the body from bust to hem.

Length: Above the knee; hem allowance 1.5 cm, topstitched.

Neckline: Stand neck cut in one with the front and back, finished with neckline facings that are tacked to the shoulder seams.

Front: Asymmetric. The right front in fabric 1 is joined to the left front in fabric 2 along a seam that runs down from the neck and curves across to the left side seam at the hip. On the right front, 3 pleats are laid between the marks with the depth turned upwards, and the lower section is gathered from the mark to the side seam. The left front has one dart.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes turned in 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Back: Centre back seam, no darts.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch or on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker; hem and armholes topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch. Unlined.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Matching a long curved seam in knit between a pleated, gathered piece and a darted piece, and facing a stand neck.

Fabric Recommendations

Well-draping knit with medium stretch, of natural or blended fibres, in two colours.

Additional Supplies

Second colour of knit fabric for the left front and its neckline facing
Twin needle or coverstitch machine for the hem and armholes

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: hem allowance and armhole allowances – 1.5 cm, other seams 0.8 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! Markings on the patterns are on the right side!

From main fabric 1:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Right Front – 1 piece
- Right Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Back Facing – 2 pieces
From main fabric 2:
- Left Front – 1 piece
- Left Front Neckline Facing – 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 or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Stitch the center back seam. Press seam allowances to the left and serge.
Stitch the dart on the left front. Trim the depth with an overlock machine.
On the right front, between the upper mark and the round mark, lay 3 soft pleats. Direct the pleat depths upwards. Secure the pleats with machine stitching.
On the right front, from the lower mark to the side seam, run a gathering stitch and gather. Stitch the right front to the left front along the curved seam, matching notches, press seam allowances and serge.
Stitch shoulder and side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the seams joining the back facings and the right and left front neckline facings. Serge the outer edge of the facings. Place the facings on the neckline right sides together and stitch. Turn the pieces right side out and press. Attach the facings to the shoulder seams.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment and the armhole edges. Press to the wrong side and topstitch.