Long Sleeve Boat Neck Sheath Dress

Name: Long Sleeve Boat Neck Sheath Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5957
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5957

A women's knee-length sheath dress with princess seams running from the armholes on the front and back, a wide boat neckline finished with a folded bias binding, set-in sleeves and a centre back seam with a concealed zip and a vent at the hem. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Long Sleeve Boat Neck Sheath Dress

When To Wear

At the office, with a jacket or on its own.
For dinners, theatre and daytime events in autumn, winter and spring.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted sheath shaped by princess seams on the front and back, with no waist seam.

Length: Knee length.

Neckline: Wide boat neckline, finished with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half, turned to the inside and topstitched along the fold.

Sleeves: Set-in, one-piece sleeves with a single underarm seam; the hem is turned up and blind-stitched.

Front: Centre front cut on the fold, side fronts joined to it by princess seams from the armholes to the hem.

Back: Centre back cut in two pieces, with princess seams from the armholes and a centre back seam.

Closure: Concealed zip in the centre back seam, from the neckline down to the notch.

Skirt: Vent at the lower end of the centre back seam, interfaced, with the left side folded over the right.

Finishing: Princess seams pressed towards the centre, side and shoulder seams pressed towards the back; hems of dress and sleeves blind-stitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A concealed zip, a lapped back vent with a clipped corner, princess seams fitted to the body and a bias-bound neckline.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip
Fusible interfacing (back vent)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Center Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
Side Front – 2 pieces
Center Back – 2 pieces
Side Back – 2 pieces
Sleeve – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the princess seams on the front and back. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the center front and center back respectively.
On the left Center Back, trim 5 cm off the vertical edge of the vent extension. Fuse interfacing to the vent area on the wrong side of both Center Back pieces. On the right side, mark the center back seam line (the vent fold line). Press the left piece along the vent fold line; on the right piece, press only the right vent allowance (6 cm) to the wrong side. Align the pieces along the center back seam and baste them together along the top edge of the vent. Overlock the center back edge of each piece separately, including the vent edges. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper notch down to the vent. Clip the corner of the vent allowance on the right piece. Press the center back seam allowances open, press the vent allowances and secure them with a line of machine stitching. Insert the concealed zipper from the top edge down to the notch.
Stitch the side and shoulder seams. Press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Cut a bias strip 4 cm wide and equal to the length of the neckline. Fold the bias strip in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Place the binding on the neckline edge on the right side and stitch, then turn the binding to the wrong side, clip the seam allowances and topstitch along the fold onto the dress. Press the seam. Hand-stitch the ends of the binding to the zipper tape.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Press the seam and overlock. Set the sleeve into the armhole, matching the notches. Press the seam and overlock.
Press the hem allowances of the dress and sleeves to the wrong side, overlock, and hem with blind stitches.