Tailored Wrap Dress
A women's knee-length lined wrap dress with a notched collar, a waist seam and a flared panelled skirt. Three-quarter two-piece sleeves finish in turn-back cuffs; the wrap fastens with two snaps.
When To Wear
- To the office and business meetings, in place of a suit.
- For daytime events in spring and autumn, with court shoes or ankle boots.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted bodice shaped by curved side panels and front darts, with a flared skirt from the waist.
Length: Knee length.
Collar: Notched collar with lapels; the undercollar is set into the dress neckline and the top collar into the facings.
Front: Wrap front fastened at the waist with two snaps, with a decorative button on the outside; front edges finished with facings.
Sleeves: Set-in, two-piece, three-quarter length, with separate interfaced cuffs turned back over the sleeve.
Back: Upper and lower back cut on the fold, joined to side panels by curved seams.
Waist: Waist seam joining bodice and skirt, allowances pressed up.
Skirt: Flared, cut in front, side and back panels whose seams continue the bodice panel lines.
Lining: Full lining in bodice, skirt and sleeves, cut without the width of the facings.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Collar set between dress and facings, a two-piece sleeve with eased cap, cuffs and a full lining.
Fabric Recommendations
Lightweight suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing (collar, front facings, back neck facing, cuffs)
- 2 snaps
- 1 decorative button
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the bottom of the dress – 3 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).
From main fabric:
- Upper Back – 1 piece on fold
- Upper Side – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 2 pieces
- Lower Side – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 2 pieces
- Lower Back – 1 piece on fold
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Upper Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Upper Back – 1 piece on fold
- Upper Side – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 2 pieces
- Lower Side – 2 pieces
- Lower Front – 2 pieces
- Lower Back – 1 piece on fold
- Upper Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower Sleeve – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Collar – 1 piece
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
Attention! The lining pieces are cut minus the width of the front facing and the back neckline facing.
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Stitch the Upper Side pieces to the Upper Back and press the seams open.
- Stitch the darts on the Upper Front pieces and press them downwards. Stitch the Upper Side pieces to the Upper Fronts and press the seams open.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams of the bodice. Press the seams open.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the Center Front Facings and the Back Neckline Facing. Press the seams open.
- Place the upper collar on the under collar, right sides together, and stitch along the ends and the outer edge. Start and end the stitching exactly at the marked neckline seam line. Trim the seam allowances at the corners and clip them at the mark. Turn the collar right side out, ease out the edges and press.
- Place the Center Front Facing on the front, right sides together, pin and stitch along the front edge, up to the notch that marks the end of the collar seam. Trim the seam allowances at the corners. Turn the front edges right side out and ease out the seams.
- Stitch the under collar to the dress neckline and the upper collar to the neckline of the Back Neckline Facing and the Center Front Facings. Press the collar seam allowances open and tack them together close to the seams.
- Stitch the Lower Side pieces to the Lower Back and press the seams open. Stitch the Lower Side pieces to the Lower Fronts and press the seams open.
- Stitch the bodice to the skirt and press the seam allowances upwards.
- Stitch the elbow and front sleeve seams (Upper Sleeve to Lower Sleeve) and press them open. Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching the notches and easing the sleeve cap.
- Fold the Cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the ends from the fold to the mark. Trim the seam allowance at the corner and clip it at the mark. Fold the cuff into a ring and stitch the sections from the mark to the raw edge. Turn the cuff right side out, ease out the edges and press. Place the cuff on the sleeve, matching the cuff seam to the mark, and stitch it to the lower edge. Turn the cuff down.
- Sew the lining pieces together and set in the lining sleeves, leaving an opening in the front seam of the left sleeve.
- Stitch the lining to the inner edges of the Center Front Facings and the Back Neckline Facing.
- Stitch the lining to the hem of the dress and to the lower edges of the sleeves. Turn the dress right side out through the opening. Stitch the opening closed.
- Sew on the snaps at the marks. Sew a decorative button on the outside at the waist, on the edge of the overlapping front.
