Silk Wrap Lounge Dress with Contrast Trim Sleeves

Name: Silk Wrap Lounge Dress with Contrast Trim Sleeves
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5792
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5792

A short women's wrap dress with a wide bodice cut in one with the sleeves, an elasticated waist seam, a deep V back closed with neck ties, and contrast bias binding along the necklines and sleeve edges. The wrap fastens with a tie at the left side. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: soft, draping silk fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Silk Wrap Lounge Dress with Contrast Trim Sleeves

When To Wear

As a robe or lounge dress at home.
As a beach cover-up in summer.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose, wide upper body gathered into the waist by elastic, with a softly flared skirt.

Length: Short, to the upper thigh.

Neckline: Deep wrap V at the front and a deep V at the back, both bound with contrast bias binding; the binding continues into ties at the back neck.

Sleeves: Wide, cut in one with the upper front and upper back and joined by a seam along the top of the arm. The lower sleeve edge is bound with contrast bias binding and closed together with the side seam.

Closure: Wrap front. A bias tie on the right front meets a 40 cm bias tie set into the left side seam.

Front: The skirt front edges are overlocked, turned and topstitched.

Waist: Elastic equal to the waist circumference plus 12 cm, stretched and stitched onto the seam allowance of the waist seam.

Finishing: Overlocked seams, turned and topstitched hem.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Binding edges with bias tape on silk, stopping seams exactly at a marked point and clipping, and applying stretched elastic.

Fabric Recommendations

Soft, draping silk fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Contrast bias binding (approximate length marked on the back sleeve pattern piece)
Elastic

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
1. Back skirt half – 1 piece
2. Back sleeve – 2 pieces
3. Front sleeve - 2 pieces
4. Front skirt half - 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Press the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and bind the back neckline edge.
Stitch the upper edge of the sleeve, press the seam allowances towards the front and overlock. Press the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and bind the lower edge of the sleeve.
Overlock the front placket edge, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Attach the front skirt half to the front sleeve, ending the stitch exactly at the marked side seam allowance. Clip the sleeve allowance at the end of the stitch, press the seam allowances upwards and overlock. Press the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and bind the front neckline edge, simultaneously processing the neckline ties and the tie on the right front.
Attach the back skirt half to the back sleeve, ending the stitch exactly at the marked side seam allowance. Clip the sleeve allowance at the end of the stitch, press the seam allowances upwards and overlock.
From bias binding, make a tie approximately 40 cm long. Stitch the lower edge of the sleeve simultaneously with the side edge, inserting the tie into the left side seam. Press and overlock the seam allowances.
Overlock the hem allowance of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Topstitch elastic tape, equal in length to the waist circumference plus 12 cm, onto the seam allowance of the attachment of the back skirt half and front skirt half, stretching it.