Asymmetrical Neck Diagonal Seam Dress

Name: Asymmetrical Neck Diagonal Seam Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4822
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4822

A mid-calf women's knit dress with an asymmetric front neckline, a diagonal seam under the bust, a pleated flared lower front and long set-in sleeves. The lower parts can be cut in a second colour. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-stretch knit of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours.

Tech. Description

Asymmetrical Neck Diagonal Seam Dress

A mid-calf women's knit dress with an asymmetric front neckline, a diagonal seam under the bust, a pleated flared lower front and long set-in sleeves. The lower parts can be cut in a second colour.

When To Wear

For daytime wear and the office in autumn and winter.
With boots or low shoes; the long sleeves suit cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice with a flared lower part.

Length: Mid-calf.

Neckline: Asymmetric at the front, with an angled edge on one side; round at the back. Finished with facings.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves, sewn in before the side seams; the sleeve seam is sewn in one with the side seam.

Front: The upper front, shaped with bust darts, joins the lower front along a diagonal seam. Pleats are laid at this seam on the lower front.

Back: A horizontal seam below the shoulder blades joins the upper back to the lower back, which has a centre back seam and waist darts.

Closure: Pulls on in knit. If the lower parts are cut from suiting fabric, a zipper is set into the left side seam.

Finishing: Hem and sleeve hems turned up and topstitched with a twin needle; seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetric neckline with a facing, darts and pleats in knit, and asymmetric single pieces cut with the pattern markings facing the right side of the fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-stretch knit of natural or blended fibres, in two contrasting or related colours. The lower front and lower back can also be cut from suiting fabric.

Additional Supplies

Knit fusible interfacing (neckline facings)
Zipper for the left side seam, only if the lower parts are cut from suiting fabric

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 garment bottom and sleeve hem – 2 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side!

From main fabric:

Upper Back – 1 piece
Upper Front – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece

From main fabric 1 (second colour):

Lower Left Back – 1 piece
Lower Right Back – 1 piece
Lower Front – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim allowances to 0.6 – 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity. Tip: for main fabric 1 you can use a suiting fabric instead of knit. In that case, for ease of wear, set a zipper into the left side seam.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Back Neckline Facing and Front Neckline Facing.
Stitch the darts on the Lower Left Back, Lower Right Back and Upper Front. Press the waist dart depths towards the centre, the bust darts upwards.
Stitch the centre back seam of the Lower Left Back and Lower Right Back, press allowances to the left side and serge. Stitch the Upper Back to the lower back, press allowances upwards and serge.
Lay and tack the pleats on the Lower Front according to the markings. Stitch the Upper Front to the Lower Front, press allowances upwards and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Set the Sleeves into the open armholes, press the allowances, serge. Stitch the sleeve seams together with the side seams in one go, press allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Neckline Facing and Front Neckline Facing, serge the outer edge. Place the dress and the facing right sides together, matching the neckline edges, and stitch. Clip the allowances on the curves, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Secure the facing to the shoulder seams.
Serge the bottom edge of the dress and the sleeve hems, press to the wrong side and topstitch.