Round Neck Sheath Dress with Buttoned Yoke

Name: Round Neck Sheath Dress with Buttoned Yoke
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4724
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4724

A women's knee-length sheath dress with front and back yokes, a faced front tab at the neckline buttoned onto the yoke with four buttons, back princess seams and elbow-length sleeves with cuffs. Invisible zip and vent at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Yoke Detail Sheath Dress

When To Wear

For the office and business meetings, on its own or under a jacket.
In autumn and spring with tights and closed shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath, shaped by waist darts at the front and princess seams at the back.

Length: Knee length, hem finished with blind stitches.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with an interfaced facing.

Front: Front yoke with a curved seam across the bust; the centre front below it is cut on the fold. A rectangular tab with its own interfaced facing lies over the yoke at the centre and fastens with four buttons in two pairs.

Sleeves: Set-in, elbow length, finished with an interfaced cuff folded in half.

Back: Back yoke, centre back and side back panels joined by princess seams, centre back seam with a lapped vent at the hem.

Closure: Invisible zip in the centre back seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A lapped back vent, an invisible zip, a faced neckline, princess seams and a buttoned tab with buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, tab facing, cuffs, vent)
1 invisible zip
4 buttons

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 the dress bottom – 3.0 cm, slit allowance – 6 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). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Center front – 1 piece on fold
- Back yoke – 2 pieces
- Front yoke – 2 pieces
- Front insert – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front insert facing – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front insert facing – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to designated pieces.
Stitch back princess seams, press allowances towards the center and overlock.
Attach back yoke to the lower back, press allowances towards the yoke and overlock.
On the left center back piece, trim 5 cm along the vertical edge of the vent. On both center back pieces, fuse interfacing to the vent from the wrong side. On the right side, mark the center seam line (vent fold line). Press the left side along the vent fold line; on the right side, press only the allowance of the right side of the vent (6 cm) to the wrong side. Align the pieces along the center seam and secure at the upper edge of the vent. Overlock the vent allowances. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the corner of the vent. Clip the corner of the vent seam allowance on the right piece. Press open the center seam allowances, press the vent allowances and secure them with machine stitching. Insert the zipper.
Stitch darts on the front, press depths towards the center.
Stitch shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch shoulder seams of back and front neckline facings, overlock the outer edge. Place the dress and facing right sides together, aligning neckline edges, and stitch. Clip allowances at curves, turn facing to the wrong side and press. Secure the facing to the shoulder seams and to the zipper tape.
Place the front insert facing and insert right sides together and stitch the outer edge. Trim allowances at corners, turn facing to the wrong side and press. Make buttonholes according to markings. Place the insert on the yokes and secure along the lower edge.
Attach front yoke to the lower front, press allowances downwards and overlock.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch sleeve seam, press allowances and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches. Press allowances and overlock.
Stitch cuff into a loop, press allowances open. Press cuff lengthwise in half, right side out. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, press allowances towards the sleeve. Fold under the edge of the inner of the cuff and topstitch into the seam of the outer attachment.
Overlock the hem allowance of the dress bottom, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
Sew buttons onto the yokes corresponding to the buttonholes.