Halter-Neck Mermaid Evening Gown with Train

Sewing Instructions

1. Stitch the darts on the FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL on both the crepe-satin and chiffon pieces. Stitch the side seams. Place the right side of the chiffon dress on the wrong side of the crepe-satin dress and stitch along the upper edge. Trim the SEAM ALLOWANCES, turn the dress so that the wrong side of the chiffon lies on the right side of the crepe-satin. Baste along the lower edge.
2. Lay the chiffon panels over the crepe-satin panels and then treat them as single-layer pieces. Stitch the side seams, the center back seam, leaving the opening for the ZIPPER unstitched.
3. Attach the lower part of the dress to the upper part, placing them right sides together. Press the seam upwards.
4. Press the SEAM ALLOWANCES for the closure to the wrong side. Place the ZIPPER under the edges of the opening and stitch so that the teeth are not visible.
5. Finish the hem of the dress with a 1 cm turned-under seam. Cut 2 straps from the decorative TRIM STRIP. Sew the front ends to the FRONT PANEL according to the markings. Also, sew the TRIM STRIP along the upper edge of the dress.