Kimono Sleeve Mock Wrap Dress

Name: Kimono Sleeve Mock Wrap Dress
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5959
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5959

A women's knit dress with short cut-on kimono sleeves and a mock-wrap front: an upper front piece laps diagonally over the front and is edged, together with the V-neckline and back neck, by a continuous interfaced band. The sleeves end in folded bands. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with low to medium stretch, made of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Kimono Sleeve Mock Wrap Dress

When To Wear

Office and everyday wear in spring and summer, with a belt at the waist.
Daytime events and travel, as a dress that pulls on with no fastenings.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, easy fit through the waist and hips, usually worn belted.

Length: About knee length.

Neckline: V-neck formed by the wrap. A double band, its inner layer interfaced, is joined at the shoulders and stitched round the back neckline and the edge of the upper front, then turned through and stitched in the ditch.

Front: One-piece front with a separate upper front laid over it; the upper front's diagonal edge is enclosed between the two front band pieces and runs from the shoulder down to the opposite side seam.

Sleeves: Short kimono sleeves cut in one with the body; the underarm and side seam are stitched in one. Each sleeve hem is finished with a band stitched into a ring, folded in half lengthwise and attached with its seam underneath.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams serged; hem turned to the wrong side and topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A continuous neckline band joined at the shoulders and stitched in the ditch, with the overlapping upper front enclosed in it, sewn in knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with low to medium stretch, made of natural or blended fibres. Silk satin is also used for the trim.

Additional Supplies

Silk satin fabric for the trim
Fusible interfacing (inner neckline and front bands)
Twin needle (or a coverstitch machine) for the hem

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 2 pieces
Front – 1 piece
Upper Front – 1 piece
Back Placket – 2 pieces
Front Placket – 2 pieces
Upper Front Placket – 2 pieces
Sleeve Placket – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
Inner Back Placket, Front Placket and Upper Front Placket pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the inner Back Placket, Front Placket and Upper Front Placket pieces.
Stitch the center back seam. Serge and press. Stitch the shoulder seams, serge and press towards the back.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Back Placket and Upper Front Placket pieces. Press the seams towards the back. Stitch the outer plackets to the neckline edge. Serge and press the seam towards the placket.
Place the outer and inner plackets right sides together and stitch along the neckline edge of the Upper Front and back. Turn the pieces right side out and press. On the Upper Front, turn under the open edge of the inner placket and stitch it into the seam, stopping at the shoulder seam. Press the seam. On the Front, place the two Front Placket pieces right sides together, insert the Upper Front between them and stitch. Turn the pieces right side out and press. Turn under the open edge of the placket and attach it into the seam.
Stitch the underarm seam of the sleeve and the side seam in one. Serge and press the seam towards the back.
Stitch each Sleeve Placket into a ring. Press the seam. Turn the placket right side out and fold it in half lengthwise, right side out. Attach the placket to the sleeve, positioning the placket seam at the bottom. Serge and press the seam.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment. Fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.