Halter Neck Flared Asymmetrical Hem Dress

Name: Halter Neck Flared Asymmetrical Hem Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5888
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5888

A long, strongly flared women's halter dress, fully lined, with cascading flounces set into the centre front seam that make the hem uneven. The halter straps are one long tie threaded through a casing at the front upper edge and a loop on a diamond-shaped upper back panel, tied in a bow at the shoulder. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Halter Neck Flared Asymmetrical Hem Dress

When To Wear

Summer evenings, holidays and garden parties, with heeled or flat sandals.
Hot days in town, with a light shawl over the bare shoulders.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Trapeze shape, widening from the upper edge to a full hem; no waist seam.

Length: Below the knee, with the hem dipping at the sides of the front cascade.

Neckline: High halter neckline: the front upper edge is topstitched 1 cm from the edge to form a casing for the tie.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes cut away towards the neck, finished by the lining.

Front: Two front panels joined by a centre front seam, with two flounces caught into it; the bias and lower edges of the flounces are finished with a narrow rolled hem.

Back: Diamond-shaped upper back panel, made in two layers with a loop at the top, stitched to the back skirt; the back skirt has a centre back seam and its upper edge is gathered with elastic thread from each side seam to the diamond panel.

Closure: None; the dress goes on over the head and is held by the tie, which is cut 4 cm wide and 150 cm long and folded into a narrow strap.

Finishing: Hems of the dress and the lining finished separately with a narrow rolled hem.

Lining: Full lining cut from the upper back, back and front panels, joined to the dress around the upper edge.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Flounces set into a seam, a two-layer shaped back panel, a lined upper edge turned out with a casing, shirring with elastic thread and rolled hems on bias edges.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Elastic thread

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Upper Back – 1 piece
Back Skirt – 2 pieces
Front Skirt – 2 pieces
Flounce – 2 pieces
From lining:
Upper Back – 1 piece
Back Skirt – 2 pieces
Front Skirt – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Cut the tie and the loop from the main fabric (by measurement). Tie: 4 cm wide, 150 cm long. Loop: 4 cm wide, 4 cm long. Fold lengthwise in half, right side out, and press. Unfold, press side edges towards the center, and fold in half. Stitch 0.1 cm from the edge.
Place the Upper Back pieces (main fabric and lining) right sides together and stitch the long sides of the diamond and the top section, inserting the loop. Turn right side out and press.
Finish the bias and lower edges of the Flounces with a narrow rolled hem. Stitch the center front seam of the Front Skirt pieces, inserting the Flounces. Press seam allowances to the left and serge.
Stitch the center back seam of the Back Skirt pieces, press seam allowances to the left and serge. Stitch the Upper Back to the upper edge of the Back Skirt.
Stitch the side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Assemble the lining pieces in the same way as the main fabric pieces. Place lining and main garment right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Then, starting 1 cm from the seam, stitch the rest of the upper edge all around, stopping 1 cm before the seam on the other side. Turn the dress right side out and press. Topstitch 1 cm from the upper front edge, creating a casing.
Finish the lower edges of the dress and lining separately with a narrow rolled hem.
Along the upper edge of the Back Skirt, from the side seam to the Upper Back, sew a line of stitching using elastic thread in the bobbin. Thread the tie through the casing and the loop.