Two-Tone Wrap Bodice V-Neck Pencil Dress

Name: Two-Tone Wrap Bodice V-Neck Pencil Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4597
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4597

A women's sleeveless pencil dress in two colours, with a double-layer wrap V-neck bodice whose right front has a cut-on collar folded back as a lapel, a topstitched inset band at the waist and princess seams front and back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres with added elastane, in two colours: one for the bodice, one for the waist inset and skirt.

Tech. Description

Two-Tone Wrap Bodice Pencil Dress

When To Wear

For the office and business meetings, with a jacket over it in cooler weather.
For daytime events and dinners, with heels.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting through bodice, waist and hips, shaped by princess seams from the armholes down to the hem.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Wrap V-neck at the front: the right upper front overlaps the left and carries a cut-on collar, folded back and secured at the shoulder. High round neckline at the back.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished between the outer and inner bodice layers.

Front: Bodice cut double in fabric 1, the inner layer acting as a full facing for neckline and armholes; the two fronts are basted together along the lower edge.

Waist: Inset band in fabric 2, cut in four panels, topstitched 0.5 cm from both joining seams.

Skirt: Pencil skirt in fabric 2 with princess seams continuing from the bodice and a centre back seam.

Back: Centre back seam with an invisible zipper.

Finishing: 2 cm hem, overlocked and blind-stitched by hand.

Level Of Difficulty

Advanced. A fully self-faced wrap bodice with a cut-on collar, shoulder seams sewn with the fronts inserted between two back layers, armholes turned through, and precise matching of princess seams across a topstitched waist inset.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres with added elastane, in two colours: one for the bodice, one for the waist inset and skirt.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zipper

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, 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric 1:

Upper Back – 4 pieces
Right Upper Front – 2 pieces
Left Upper Front – 2 pieces
Side Upper Back – 4 pieces
Side Upper Front – 4 pieces

From main fabric 2:

Lower Center Back – 2 pieces
Lower Side Back – 2 pieces
Lower Side Front – 2 pieces
Lower Center Front – 2 pieces
Center Back Inset – 2 pieces
Side Back Inset – 2 pieces
Side Front Inset – 2 pieces
Center Front Inset – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Outer bodice: stitch the princess seams of the front (Side Upper Front to Right/Left Upper Front) and back (Side Upper Back to Upper Back). Press the seam allowances towards the center. Stitch the side seams of the upper parts. Press the seam allowances open.
Inner bodice (facing layer): stitch the princess seams of the inner front and back in the same way. Press the seam allowances towards the center. Stitch the side seams of the inner parts. Press the seam allowances open.
Place the two Right Upper Front layers right sides together and stitch around the grown-on collar. Trim the seam allowances at the corner, turn right side out and press. Fold the collar back at the shoulder seam area and secure. Stitch the neckline edge of the left front (outer and inner layers) in the same way. Stitch the back neckline (outer and inner Upper Back). Trim the seam allowances on curves. Stitch the shoulder seams, inserting the front pieces between the outer and inner back pieces.
Stitch the armholes in two steps: first the front armhole, then the back armhole. Trim the seam allowances on curves. Turn right side out and press. Overlap the right front over the left, baste the pieces together along the lower edge and then treat them as one piece.
Attach the inset pieces (Center Front Inset, Side Front Inset, Side Back Inset, Center Back Inset) to the corresponding lower parts of the dress. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the inset. Stitch the princess and side seams. Overlock the seam allowances. Press the princess seam allowances towards the center and the side seam allowances towards the back. Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem.
Stitch the upper and lower parts of the dress together. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the inset. Topstitch along the inset 0.5 cm from the joining seams.
Insert the concealed zipper.
Overlock the hem of the dress, press it to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.