Asymmetric Pleated Yoke Long Sleeve Sheath Dress with Stand Collar

Name: Asymmetric Pleated Yoke Long Sleeve Sheath Dress with Stand Collar
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5981
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5981

A knee-length women's sheath dress for knit fabric with a high stand collar and an asymmetric double-layer yoke laid over the front in fan pleats, running from the right armhole up to the left shoulder and fixed with a button. Long sleeves with pleats along the lower seam and a button. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetric Pleated Yoke Long Sleeve Sheath Dress with Stand Collar

When To Wear

At the office in autumn and winter, with tights and boots or court shoes.
Daytime events and dinners, without extra jewellery at the neck.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting sheath, shaped by darts in the front.

Length: Knee length.

Collar: High stand collar: a band folded in half lengthwise and set into the front neckline. The back neckline edge is turned under and topstitched.

Front: One-piece front with darts. The yoke, cut from two pieces stitched together along the straight and the large curved edge and turned, is basted to the front along the right armhole and right shoulder, folded into pleats directed towards the left shoulder, and the inner fold of each pleat is topstitched to the front at the markings.

Sleeves: Long, set-in. Near the hem the sleeve seam opens into pleats folded upwards and caught in the seam; a button is sewn at the marking.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam; no zip or opening.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch or on an overlocker; hems topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Folding and topstitching a fan of pleats accurately to the markings, starting from the right side seam, and pleating the sleeve hems on knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

3 buttons (one on the yoke, one on each sleeve)
Twin needle or coverstitch machine for the hems

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back – 2 pieces
Front – 1 piece
Sleeve – 2 pieces
Yoke – 2 pieces
Collar – 1 piece

Tip: Knit fabric pieces should be sewn with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance should be topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. Alternatively, pieces can be sewn directly on a 3- or 4-thread serger.

Sewing Instructions

Mark and stitch the darts on the Front. Trim the dart excess with a serger. Fold the Collar in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Stitch the Collar to the front neckline.
Place the Yoke pieces right sides together and stitch along the long straight edge and the large semicircular edge. Trim the seam allowances, clip the curves, turn right side out, and press. Place the yoke on the front and baste it along the armhole edge and the right shoulder edge. Fold the pleats on the yoke according to the markings, with the inner folds of the pleats directed upwards towards the left shoulder. Topstitch the inner fold of each pleat to the front along the markings on the Front piece. It is best to fold and topstitch the pleats starting from the right side seam.
Stitch the center back seam. Stitch the shoulder seams of the back and front (on the back, the shoulder seam allowance is 1.5 cm longer than on the front). Press the seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the side seams, serge, and press towards the back.
On the Sleeve, clip the seam allowance from the lower corner to mark "o". Mark and fold the pleats on the sleeve, with the pleat folds directed upwards. Baste the pleats along the edge. Stitch the seam from mark "o" down to the lower edge. Serge and press the seam. Stitch the sleeve seam, serge, and press. Set the sleeves into the armholes. Serge and press the seam.
Serge the hem edge of the dress, the back neckline edge, and the lower edge of the sleeves. Turn to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.
Sew on the buttons according to the markings on the yoke and the sleeves.