Sleeveless V-Neck Stand Collar Dress

Name: Sleeveless V-Neck Stand Collar Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4156
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4156

A women's sleeveless sheath dress above the knee, shaped by princess seams on the front and back. A deep V-neck opens into a stand collar, and the centre back has an invisible zipper and a hem slit. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless V-Neck Stand Collar Dress

A women's sleeveless sheath dress above the knee, shaped by princess seams on the front and back. A deep V-neck opens into a stand collar, and the centre back has an invisible zipper and a hem slit.

When To Wear

At the office, alone in summer or under a jacket in cooler months.
Daytime meetings and dinners, with court shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath, straight through the hips.

Length: Just above the knee.

Neckline: Deep V at the front with an interfaced front neckline facing, clipped at the point and at the princess seams.

Collar: Stand collar around the back and sides of the neck, ending at the edges of the V; outer and inner stands, interfaced, with the inner stand topstitched into the attachment seam.

Sleeves: Sleeveless. Armholes finished with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half, turned to the inside and topstitched.

Front: Princess seams from the shoulders to the hem and a centre front seam.

Back: Princess seams and a centre back seam with an invisible zipper running up through the stand collar and a slit at the hem.

Finishing: Hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched; slit allowances topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A stand collar joined to a V-neck facing, an invisible zipper through the collar, bias-strip armhole finish and a back slit.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (collar stands, front neckline facing)
Invisible zipper
Bias strip 4 cm wide for the armholes (cut from the dress fabric or bought)

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 - 2 cm. Slit allowance – 2 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Center front – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 4 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the collar stands and front neckline facing.
Stitch the back princess seams. Press seam allowances towards the center and overlock. Overlock the center back edges of the center back pieces separately.
Stitch the front princess seams. Press seam allowances towards the center and overlock. Stitch the center front edges, press seam allowances to the left side and overlock.
Overlock the outer edge of the front facing. Place the facing and front right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Clip seam allowances at the corner and near the princess seam, turn the facing to the wrong side, and press.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the center back seams from the zipper mark to the slit, press seam allowances open, pressing the slit.
Press the lower edge of the inner collar stand to the wrong side and topstitch. Place collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch the upper and side edges. Start and end stitching precisely at the marked center line.
Attach the outer collar stand to the neckline. Press seam allowances towards the collar stand. Insert the zipper. Topstitch the center edge of the inner collar stand to the zipper tape. Turn the collar stand to the right side, press. Topstitch the folded edge of the inner collar stand into the attachment seam.
Cut a bias strip 4 cm wide and equal to the armhole length. Fold the bias strip in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the bias strip with the armhole edge right sides together and stitch, turn the bias strip to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch the side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment. Press the hem allowance to the wrong side and topstitch. Topstitch the slit allowances.