YOU NEED: silk of 150 cm
width; 1 zipper.
CUTTING:
Fabric:
1. Strap – 2 pieces
2. Armhole edging –
2 pieces
3. Neckline edging
– 1 piece
4. Middle back part
– 2 pieces
5. Side back part –
2 pieces
6. Side front part
– 2 pieces
7. Middle front
part – 2 pieces
8. Flounce – 1 piece
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Sew front darts.
2. Process short
and curved long edges of flounce as follows: fold the edge under at 1 cm and
topstitch at 1 mm from bending. Cut the allowance at 1 mm from stitch, fold it
under again (as narrow as possible) and topstitch along the seam.
3. Sew front middle
seam inserting the flounce between details, with its wide side up. Slash allowance.
Sew front/back relieve seams
as well as back middle seam between the mark and the hem.
4.
Press closure allowance to wrong side. Sew the zipper under slit edges with its
teeth hidden.
5. Press slit allowance to wrong side and topstitch.
6. Press edgings and straps along the center. Unfold the stripe, turn
edges to wrong side towards bending and bending the stripe along this bending line.
Cut upper part allowance to 0.5 cm. Insert neckline edge into ready edging and
topstitch at 1 mm from lower bending. Do the same for upper edge of back part
and armholes.
7. Topstitch straps. Sew front ends under front corners. Try the dress,
adjust straps length and sew back ends to back part.
8. Follow dress hem under at
1 cm.