Draped Twisted Waist Sheath Dress Three-Quarter Sleeves

Name: Draped Twisted Waist Sheath Dress Three-Quarter Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4837
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4837

A women's knee-length sheath dress with a round neckline and set-in sleeves just below the elbow. The front is cut in two parts joined at the waist, and pleats in both parts meet at one point off-centre, giving a twisted, draped look. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: lightweight dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Draped Waist Sheath Dress

When To Wear

To the office, with tights and court shoes.
For daytime events and dinners in spring and autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting sheath, shaped at the back with darts.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with interfaced front and back facings.

Sleeves: Set-in, one-piece, just below elbow length.

Front: Upper and lower front joined by a waist seam; pleats on both parts are folded and secured so that they run diagonally towards a single point on the waist seam to one side of the centre.

Closure: Invisible zip in the centre back seam.

Back: Two back pieces with darts and a centre back seam.

Finishing: Dress hem 3 cm and sleeve hems 2 cm, overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Asymmetric pleats that must meet accurately at the waist seam, an invisible zip, set-in sleeves and a faced neckline.

Fabric Recommendations

Lightweight dress fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Invisible zip
Fusible interfacing (neckline facings)

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 edge – 3.0 cm, hem allowance for the sleeve bottom edge – 2 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 pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Upper front - 1 piece
- Lower front – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing - 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing - 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the facing pieces.
Stitch darts on the back pieces. Press dart allowances towards the center. Overlock the center back edge separately on each piece. Stitch the center back edge from the mark to the bottom. Press open the center back seam allowances. Insert the zipper.
Fold and secure pleats on the upper and lower front pieces. Stitch the front pieces together. Overlock the allowance and press it upwards.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch shoulder seams of the neckline facings, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing on the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure the facing to the main garment at the shoulder seams and center back edge.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock the allowance and press. Set the sleeve into the armhole, matching notches. Overlock the allowance and press.
Overlock the bottom edge of the dress and sleeve, press to the wrong side and topstitch.