Sleeveless Round Neck High-Low Dress

Name: Sleeveless Round Neck High-Low Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4603
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4603

A women's sleeveless trapeze dress with bust darts, a deep high-low hem that is short at the front and long at the sides and back, and a bound back neck slit fastened with a rouleau loop and one button. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless Round Neck High-Low Dress

When To Wear

In summer and on holiday, with sandals or flat shoes.
Over slim trousers or leggings, since the front hem is short.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted at the bust by darts, then flaring freely to the hem; no waist seam.

Length: High-low: the front hem is the shortest, the hem dips to long points at the sides and is longest at the back.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with an interfaced all-in-one facing that also finishes the armholes.

Sleeves: Sleeveless.

Front: Cut in one piece on the fold, with bust darts pressed upwards.

Closure: A slit at the centre back neck, bound with 4 cm bias binding folded in half, with a bias-cut rouleau loop and one button.

Back: Cut in one piece on the fold, no centre back seam.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Only two main pieces and a facing; the bound slit and rouleau loop are the most detailed steps.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (facings)
1 button
Bias binding 4 cm wide (ready-made, or cut from the main fabric)

Fabric & Materials

You will also need: fusible interfacing, 1 button.

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Attention! First of all, 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!

From main fabric:

Back – 1 piece (cut on fold)
Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
Back Facing – 1 piece
Front Facing – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Back Facing – 1 piece
Front Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Back Facing and Front Facing.
Stitch the darts on the Front. Press the dart allowances upwards.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Press the seam allowances open. Stitch the side seams. Overlock the seam allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the Back Facing and Front Facing, press the seam allowances open. Overlock the lower edge. Place the facing on the neckline right sides together and stitch. Trim the seam allowances, turn the facing to the inside and press. Stitch the facing to the armholes in two stages: first the front armhole, then the back armhole.
Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 5 cm long for the loop. Fold the strip in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim the seam allowances close to the stitching, turn the strip right side out and straighten the rouleau. Adjust the loop length.
Cut a slit in the Back from the top edge to the mark. Cut (if not using ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and as long as the slit + 4 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Bind the back slit, inserting the loop.
Overlock the lower edge of the dress, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Sew on the button.