A-line Halter Neck Dress with Front Inverted Pleats

Name: A-line Halter Neck Dress with Front Inverted Pleats
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5962
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5962

A women's halter-neck dress in thin silk: a self-faced upper front with a deep V-neck and darts runs up around the back of the neck, and is joined under the bust to an A-line lower front with two inverted pleats at the centre. Low back with a concealed zip and a hem that dips to a point at the centre front and centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin silk fabrics made of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

A-line Halter Neck Dress with Front Inverted Pleats

When To Wear

Summer parties, holidays and warm evenings, with sandals.
Beach and resort wear, with a light wrap or cardigan over the bare shoulders.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice above an under-bust seam, flaring out into an A-line skirt.

Length: Below the knee at the centre front and centre back, shorter at the sides.

Neckline: Deep V-neck formed by the halter. The upper front is cut four times (outer layer and facing), with the two halves of each layer joined by a centre neck seam behind the neck; the layers are sewn together along the armholes and neckline and turned through, so no separate facing or binding is needed.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; shoulders and upper back left bare.

Front: Darts in the upper front pressed towards the side seams. The lower front has a centre front seam and two inverted pleats at the under-bust seam.

Back: Low back with a centre back seam and a concealed zip; the upper edge is serged, turned to the wrong side and topstitched.

Skirt: A-line, flaring from the under-bust seam, with the hem cut to a point at the centre front and centre back.

Finishing: Hem finished with a narrow double-turned rolled hem: pressed under 1.5 cm, stitched 0.1–0.2 cm from the fold, trimmed close and turned and stitched again.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A self-faced halter bodice turned through, a concealed zip and a narrow rolled hem, all in thin, slippery silk.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin silk fabrics made of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: hem allowance – 1.5 cm, all other seams 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need.

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Upper Front – 4 pieces
- Lower Front – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Stitch the darts on all Upper Front pieces according to the markings. Press the darts towards the side seam. Stitch the center front neckline seam of the Upper Front pieces in pairs (outer pair and facing pair). Press the seams. Place the outer and facing Upper Fronts right sides together and stitch along the armhole and neckline. Clip the allowances. Turn right side out and press. Baste the layers together along the side and lower edges.
Stitch the center front seam of the Lower Front. Serge and press the seam. Lay and baste 2 inverted pleats according to the markings. Stitch the Upper Front to the Lower Front. Serge and press the seam downwards.
Serge the center back edges of the Back. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper notch to the hem. Press the seam open, also pressing the allowances of the zipper opening. Insert the concealed zipper.
Finish the lower edges of the back and front with a narrow double-turned hem (the "Moscow" hem). To do this, press the allowance to the wrong side by 1.5 cm, stitch 0.1-0.2 cm from the fold. Trim the allowance close to the stitching. Fold the allowance again and stitch along the previous line. Press the seam.
Stitch the side seams, starting from the hemline. The side edge of the back is 1 cm longer than that of the front (because of the upper edge allowance). Serge and press the seam towards the back.
Serge the upper edge of the back, press it to the wrong side, folding it around the side seam allowance, and topstitch.