Sleeveless High Low Gathered Dress

Name: Sleeveless High Low Gathered Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4262
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4262

A sleeveless women's dress with a lined, darted bodice, a gathered skirt on an elastic waist and a high-low hem that falls in deep cascading folds at the sides and back. A shorter straight underskirt sits beneath the skirt. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: light dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres, chiffon.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless High Low Gathered Dress

When To Wear

Summer parties, garden weddings and evening events.
With flat sandals or heeled sandals in warm weather; a light cardigan or shrug over the bare shoulders in the evening.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice, skirt gathered at the natural waist and widening towards the hem.

Length: High-low: shorter at the front, dropping at the sides and back to below the knee in cascading folds; the underskirt is shorter and straight.

Neckline: Wide round neckline, finished with the bodice lining.

Sleeves: Sleeveless, with wide shoulder straps; armholes finished with the bodice lining.

Front: Bodice cut in one piece on the fold, with bust darts pressed downwards.

Back: Bodice cut in one piece on the fold, with no centre back seam and no fastening; the dress pulls on over the head.

Waist: Skirt and underskirt are joined to the bodice in one seam; the seam allowance forms a casing for narrow elastic.

Skirt: Cut in one piece on the fold, gathered by the elastic at the waist.

Finishing: Hems of the skirt and underskirt overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Lining: Fully lined bodice; separate front and back underskirt pieces.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Darts, a bodice lined to the edge with the armholes stitched in two steps, an elastic casing and machine-stitched hems; no zip or buttons.

Fabric Recommendations

Light dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres, chiffon.

Additional Supplies

Elastic, 0.5–0.7 cm wide

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: upper edges of lining and skirt — 1.5 cm, all other seams 1 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.

From main fabric:
- Upper front – 1 piece with fold
- Upper back – 1 piece with fold
- Skirt – 1 piece with fold
- Front lining – 1 piece with fold
- Back lining — 1 piece with fold
- Upper front lining — 1 piece with fold
- Upper back lining — 1 piece with fold

Sewing Instructions

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

Stitch darts on front pieces. Press seam allowances downwards.
Stitch shoulder and side seams on main and lining pieces. Press seam allowances towards the back. Place main and lining pieces right sides together and stitch the neckline. Turn the lining to the wrong side. Stitch the armhole with the lining in 2 steps: first the front armhole, then the back armhole. Clip seam allowances, turn pieces right side out and press.
Secure main and lining pieces at the lower edge with a temporary stitch 0.5 cm from the edge.
Stitch side seams of the skirt lining. Overlock seam allowances and press towards the back.
Place the skirt and lining right sides together. Stitch the lining and skirt along the upper edge, inserting the upper of the dress between them. Overlock seam allowance, leaving an opening. Insert elastic into the created casing. Secure the ends of the elastic.
Overlock the lower edge of the skirt and the lower edge of the lining. Fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.