Open-Back Halter Dress with Draped Neck Tie

Name: Open-Back Halter Dress with Draped Neck Tie
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5908
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5908

A sleeveless women's halter dress above the knee, in silk with stretch. The upper edge of the front is folded accordion-style into a 4–6 cm channel that falls in soft drapes, and bands in a contrast fabric frame the armholes and the low back, run through the channel and tie at the back of the neck. Invisible zip in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: silk dress fabrics with added elastic fibres, in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Open-Back Halter Dress with Draped Neck Tie

When To Wear

For summer evenings, parties and dinners out.
In warm weather on holiday, with flat or heeled sandals.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, close to the body, with no darts or waist seam.

Length: Above the knee.

Neckline: Halter. The front upper edge is folded along the seam line and the centre line, gathered freely into accordion folds 4–6 cm wide, turned in and stitched to form a channel; the bands are threaded through it.

Front: One piece cut on the fold, with drapery falling from the neck channel.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes and back upper edge finished with the bands.

Back: Low, curved upper edge bound with the contrast band; centre back seam with an invisible zip from the upper edge.

Closure: Invisible zip in the centre back seam, plus ties at the back of the neck.

Finishing: Bands made of two layers (four pieces in contrast fabric) stitched around the outer edge and corners, turned, attached to the dress and stitched in the ditch on the inside. Hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Slippery stretch silk, a free-folded draped channel, double-layer bands with turned corners and an invisible zip set under a band.

Fabric Recommendations

Silk dress fabrics with added elastic fibres, in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Contrast fabric for the bands
Invisible zip

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
1. Front – 1 piece on fold
2. Back – 2 pieces
From companion fabric:
3. Placket – 4 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the side seams. Overlock the seams and press them towards the back. Overlock the center back edges.
Overlock the upper edge of the dress. Fold the front right sides together and stitch the armhole section from the notch upwards. Clip the seam allowance near the notch and press the seam open. Place the plackets in pairs, right sides together, and stitch the outer edge, the corners, and the inner edge up to the notch. Trim the corners, turn the placket right side out and shape it. Clip the seam allowance near the notch. Stitch the outer plackets to the dress. Press the seam allowances towards the placket.
Fold back the inner placket. Insert the invisible zipper from the upper edge down to the notch. Fold the lower end of the zipper aside and stitch the center back seam from the notch downwards. Press the seam allowances open. Fold under the edge of the inner placket and topstitch it into the attaching seam.
Fold the upper edge of the dress along the seam line and the center line of the front and align the upper edge. Then fold this section freely into an accordion to a width of 4–6 cm. Holding it like this, fold the upper edge allowance to the inside and secure with stitching. Thread the plackets through the resulting channel.
Overlock the lower edge of the dress. Fold the allowance to the inside and topstitch.