5559 SLEEVELESS DRESS WITH SLIT POCKETS

 

YOU NEED: silk/viscose; zipper; fusing; sheer fusing.

 

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE DOUBLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED,

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE SINGLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS NOT PROVIDED.

 

SEAM ALLOWANCE: 1 cm for all seams, 3 cm for garment hem.

 

ATTENTION! Before sewing, print paper patterns and lay them out according to the linen width (from 90 to 150 cm) to find out how much material you need (do not forget about double and symmetric details).

 

WHEN SEWING, BE CAREFUL WITH NOTCHES – THEY MUST BE COINCIDING!

 

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Center back part – 2 pieces

2. Side back part – 2 pieces

3. Back skirt – 2 pieces

4. Side front part – 2 pieces

5. Center front part – 1 piece

6. Front skirt – 1 piece

7. Sacking – 4 pieces

8. Front facing – 1 piece

9. Back facing – 2 pieces

 

Fusing: front/back facing.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Apply the fusing to wring side of front/back parts.

 

2. Stitch front relieves. Neaten seams and press them toward front center.

 

3. Stitch back relieves. Neaten seams and press them toward back center.

 

4. Mark darts into front/back skirts. Make notches into darts into front skirt. Stitch sackings to the skirt right sides together. Neaten the seam and turn sackings into wrong side. Press allowances into lining. Stitch sackings together. Neaten sackings. Fix pocket’s bending with sheer fusing. Press the pocket.

 

5. Stitch front skirt to front part. Neaten joining seam and press it frontwards.

 

6. Stitch back skirt to front part. Neaten joining seam and press it backwards.

 

7. Neaten middle back edge. Stitch middle back edge between hem and closure notch. Press middle back seam apart, press clit’s edges. Stitch the zipper in.

 

8. Stitch dress’s side/shoulder edges. Neaten side/shoulder seams. Press seams backwards.

 

9. Stitch shoulder/side edges of front/back facings, press seams apart. Neaten facings’ outer edges. Lay facings on the garment and overstitch front/back necklines. Overstitch armholes as follows: 1. overstitch armholes’ upper part, 2. overstitch armholes’ lower part. Topstitch facing allowance at 0.2 cm from the seam. Fold the facing into wrong side and press it. Fix facing’s middle edge to closure’s allowance.

 

10. Neaten dress’s hem, fold it under and topstitch.