Long Sleeve Dress Front Yoke
Introducing an elegant women's sewing pattern for a long sleeve dress featuring a stylish front yoke and a distinctive back design with a box pleat and decorative bow.
When To Wear
This versatile dress offers both comfort and style, making it suitable for a variety of occasions:
- Professional Settings: Its clean lines and modest silhouette are perfect for office wear or business casual environments.
- Everyday Elegance: Ideal for daily wear when a polished yet comfortable look is desired.
- Semi-Formal Gatherings: Easily dressed up with accessories for dinners, parties, or special events.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A gently flared A-line silhouette, offering a comfortable yet refined fit.
Neckline: Classic round jewel neckline.
Front Yoke: A defining horizontal yoke seam accentuates the upper bodice.
Darts: Thoughtfully placed bust darts ensure a flattering fit.
Sleeves: Full-length, straight set-in sleeves.
Back: Features a central box pleat for ease of movement and a decorative fabric bow positioned at the back neckline opening.
Length: Designed to fall gracefully above the knee.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves skills such as constructing darts, attaching a yoke, setting in sleeves, and creating a back box pleat and a fabric bow.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose woven dress fabrics with good body and drape for the best results:
- Dress fabrics made from natural fibers (e.g., wool crepe, cotton sateen)
- Dress fabrics made from blended fibers (e.g., polyester blends, viscose blends)
Additional Supplies
Fabric & Materials
Fabric recommendations: dress fabrics made of natural or blended fibers. YOU WILL ALSO NEED: fusible interfacing.
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 for dress bottom, sleeve bottom – 2.0 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical details).
- From main fabric:
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Front - 1 piece on fold
- Front yoke - 1 piece
- Sleeve - 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Bow – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
WHEN STITCHING PIECES, PAY ATTENTION TO THE NOTCHES - THEY MUST MATCH!
- Fuse interfacing to the neckline facing pieces.
- Fold the back piece in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the pleat 6 – 7 cm from the top. Spread the pleat depths to form a box pleat, press.
- Stitch the darts on the front piece. Press the dart depths upwards.
- Attach the yoke to the front, press seam allowances upwards, serge.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the facings, press seam allowances open. Serge the bottom edge. Place the facing on the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge and back opening. Clip seam allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Stitch the upper edges of the pleat depths to the facing.
- Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances towards the back and serge. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches, serge seam allowances.
- Serge the hem allowance of the dress bottom and sleeve bottom, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Fold the bow piece right sides together and stitch along three sides, leaving an opening for turning. Trim seam allowances at corners, turn the bow right side out and press. Hand stitch the opening closed. In the middle of the bow, stitch with a loosely tensioned thread and gather. Attach the bow to the dress according to the technical sketch.
