Scoop Neck Sleeveless Sheath Dress

Name: Scoop Neck Sleeveless Sheath Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5202
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5202

A women's sleeveless fitted sheath dress at knee length, with a scoop neckline, bust and waist darts on the front, waist darts on the back and a zipper in the centre back seam. Fully lined, with the neckline and armholes finished by the lining. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: light silk or blended fabrics; the sample is made in silk crepe 150 cm wide.

Tech. Description

Scoop Neck Sleeveless Sheath Dress

When To Wear

Office and business wear, with a jacket or cardigan.
Summer daytime events and dinners, on its own.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting sheath with a straight skirt.

Length: Around the knee.

Neckline: Scoop neckline at the front, rounded neckline at the back, on wide shoulder straps.

Sleeves: Sleeveless.

Front: One piece cut on the fold, shaped with bust darts (pressed down) and waist darts (pressed to the centre).

Closure: Zipper in the centre back seam, basted so that the teeth are not visible and stitched 0.5 cm from the edge.

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

Finishing: Neckline and armholes sewn to the lining, turned through the shoulders and understitched; side seams of dress and lining stitched in one pass; turned-up hem.

Lining: Full lining cut from the same pieces, with 2 cm fusible strips at the neckline and armholes, 2 cm shorter than the dress.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Darts, a concealed zipper and a full lining attached at the neckline and armholes and turned through the shoulders.

Fabric Recommendations

Light silk or blended fabrics; the sample is made in silk crepe 150 cm wide.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (2 cm strips for the lining neckline and armholes)
1 zipper

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 2 pieces
Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
From lining:
Back – 2 pieces
Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
From fusible interfacing: 2 cm wide strips to interface the neckline and armholes of the lining Back and Front.

Sewing Instructions

Interface the neckline and armholes of the lining Back and Front with 2 cm wide fusible strips (fusible interfacing is pressed onto the wrong side of the piece with a hot iron).
Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem. Finish and press open the seam allowances, press the edges of the zipper opening.
Stitch the darts on the Back and Front. Press the waist darts towards the center and the bust darts downwards.
Baste the zipper in so that the teeth are not visible, and stitch 0.5 cm from the edge.
Stitch the shoulder seams, finish and press open the seam allowances.
Assemble the lining pieces in the same way as the main pieces. Place the lining and the dress right sides together and stitch along the neckline and armhole edges. Turn the top of the dress right side out by pulling the back halves through the shoulders to the front. In one continuous seam, stitch the side seams of the dress and lining. Turn the neckline and armhole seam allowances towards the lining and understitch the lining to the allowances close to the seam.
Hem the dress and the lining with a turned-up hem; the lining should be 2 cm shorter than the dress.