Mandarin Collar Keyhole Sheath Dress

Name: Mandarin Collar Keyhole Sheath Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5337
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5337

A fitted, below-the-knee women's sheath dress with a stand (mandarin) collar, a faced teardrop keyhole at the centre front, short set-in sleeves and princess seams on the front and back. Invisible zipper in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: silk satin fabrics.

Tech. Description

Mandarin Collar Keyhole Sheath Dress

When To Wear

Summer evenings, dinners, receptions and family celebrations.
Daytime events with flat sandals or heels.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting sheath, shaped by princess seams from the armholes on the front and back.

Length: Below the knee.

Collar: Stand collar with rounded ends meeting at the centre front, cut double, interfaced on the inner side and edge-stitched.

Front: Centre front panel with a teardrop keyhole below the collar, faced with an interfaced facing; a decorative loop and two buttons are sewn to the edges of the keyhole.

Sleeves: Short, one-piece set-in sleeves with topstitched hems.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams, pressed towards the centre panel.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the left side seam.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; shoulder seams pressed towards the back. Hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A faced keyhole trimmed to 0.3 cm, a stand collar, princess seams and an invisible zipper in a side seam.

Fabric Recommendations

Silk satin fabrics.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (inner stand collar, centre front facing)
Invisible zipper
1 decorative loop
2 buttons

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Stand Collar – 2 pieces
Center Back – 2 pieces
Center Front – 1 piece
Side Front – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Center Front Facing – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: inner Stand Collar, Center Front Facing.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the inner Stand Collar and the Center Front Facing.
Place the Center Front and the Center Front Facing right sides together. Stitch around the teardrop (keyhole) opening along the marked line. Cut out the teardrop along the marking, leaving a 0.3 cm seam allowance. Turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Overlock the free edge of the facing.
Stitch the Side Back to the Center Back. Overlock the seam and press it towards the center panel.
Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the seam and press.
Stitch the Side Fronts to the Center Front. Overlock the seams and press them towards the center panel.
Stitch the left side seam, leaving an opening for the zipper. Overlock the seam and press open. Insert the invisible zipper into the left side seam.
Stitch the right side seam. Overlock the seam and press open.
Stitch and overlock the shoulder seams of the dress. Press the shoulder seams towards the back.
Press under 1 cm along the lower edge of one Stand Collar. Stitch the Stand Collar pieces together along the outer edge. Trim the seam allowances at the rounded ends, turn the stand right side out and press. Stitch the stand to the neckline, then topstitch the pressed edge over the attachment seam. Edge-stitch around the stand.
Press up the sleeve hem. Stitch the sleeve seam. Topstitch the sleeve hem.
Set the Sleeve into the armhole. Overlock the seam and press it towards the armhole.
Fold up and topstitch the hem of the dress.
Sew the decorative loop and the buttons to the edges of the teardrop opening.