Funnel Neck Sleeveless Asymmetrical Hem Dress

Name: Funnel Neck Sleeveless Asymmetrical Hem Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5111
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5111

A women's sleeveless dress for thin stretch knits, with a funnel collar cut in one with the front and back, a diagonal seam across the upper front, a slanted low seam joining the bodice to the skirt, and an asymmetric hem. Zip in the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin knit fabrics with good stretch.

Tech. Description

Funnel Neck Sleeveless Asymmetrical Hem Dress

When To Wear

For daytime and evening events in the warmer months.
With a jacket or cardigan over it in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting bodice in stretch knit, joined below the waist by a slanted seam to a skirt that falls in soft folds.

Length: Knee length on one side, dropping lower on the other.

Collar: Funnel collar cut in one with the bodice and with its own cut-on facing; the facing is turned inside along the fold line, which is left unpressed, and sewn to the zip tapes and shoulder seam allowances.

Front: Upper and lower front joined by a diagonal seam.

Back: Right and left back pieces with darts started at the lower edge, a centre back seam and a zip inserted so the teeth are hidden.

Skirt: Right and left front skirt panels and one back skirt panel, attached to the bodice; asymmetric hem.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armhole edges overlocked, turned in and blind-stitched by hand.

Finishing: Bias strips of thin fusible interfacing along the upper edges of the skirt panels and the centre back seam allowances; hem overlocked and hand-stitched with a catch stitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing thin stretch knit, a cut-on funnel collar with facing, a hidden zip in knit fabric, hand-finished armholes and hem.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin knit fabrics with good stretch.

Additional Supplies

Zip for the centre back
Thin fusible interfacing, cut into bias strips

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Upper Front - 1 piece
Lower Front - 1 piece
Right Back - 1 piece
Left Back - 1 piece
Front Skirt (right) - 1 piece
Front Skirt (left) - 1 piece
Back Skirt - 1 piece
From fusible interfacing: Press bias binding made of thin fusible interfacing to the wrong side along the upper edges of the skirt pieces and to the seam allowances along the center back edges of the back pieces, aligning the center of the strip with the marked seam line.

Sewing Instructions

Pin and stitch the back darts, starting the seam at the lower edge of the back. Press the dart depth towards the center back line.
Sew the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom of the garment. Overlock and press open the seam allowances, press the edges of the zipper opening.
Baste the zipper so that the teeth are not visible, and stitch at a distance of 0.5 cm.
Place the back and back skirt right sides together, pin and stitch the edges. Overlock the seam allowances together and press downwards.
Place the lower front and upper front right sides together, pin the edges and stitch the diagonal seam. Overlock the seam allowances together and press downwards.
Place the front and front skirt right sides together, pin and stitch. Overlock the seam allowances together and press downwards.
Place the front with the back right sides together and pin the side seams, matching the skirt seams.
Pin the shoulder seams and continue up along the side edges of the cut-on collar and cut-on collar facing. Stitch. Clip the shoulder seam allowances several times at the curves. Press open and overlock the seam allowances.
Overlock the upper edge of the cut-on collar facing and the armhole edges, stretching them slightly.
Turn the cut-on collar facing to the wrong side along the fold line, but do not press the fold. Stitch the facing to the zipper tapes and the shoulder seam allowances.
Press the armhole seam allowances to the wrong side and hand stitch with blind stitches.
Press the hem allowance of the dress to the wrong side, overlock and hand-stitch with a catch stitch.