Pattern of a sheath dress with a fantasy sleeve

An electronic pattern of a dress with a fantasy sleeve is printed out in full size on a home printer or plotter. Can be printed on standard sheets of paper from A0 to A4.

In the photo, look at the sewn dress according to this pattern, which was sent by the customer Alena.

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How to sew a straight sheath dress with a fantasy sleeve according to a pattern with your own hands

Read this guide:

1. Description of the dress and pattern set, fabric.
2. How to download and print patterns.
3. How to cut a sheath dress with your own hands:
   1. How to cut a fantasy sleeve.
   2. Seam allowances.
   3. Laying patterns on fabric.
4. How to sew a sleeve in a dress.

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Description of the dress, fabric, its consumption and a set of patterns

Electronic pattern in two sizes:

1. Sheath dress with a fantasy sleeve pattern size from 40 to 52.
2. Pattern for full dress case for sizes 52 to 64.

File format for download in order:

PDF in full size and without seam allowances.

After paying for the order, you will receive links to download two files patterns of a dress of the gradation of the sizes chosen by you:

1. PDF file A4, adapted for printing patterns on sheets of A4 paper in any program on any device, including mobile phones.
2. Multi-format PDF file for printing on sheets of any size from A0 to A4 on a printer or plotter using Adobe Reader.

Sewing difficulty level: medium, sewing skills are required, experience in sewing a sheath dress is useful.

The set of dress patterns includes

(picture 1)

1. back patterns;
2. shelves;
3. fantasy sleeve;
4. Shelf patterns of small sizes have an additional armhole line that allows you to cut out a shelf without a tuck for the chest.

Facing for the neck and armholes are cut out according to the patterns of the shelf and back (picture 3) and is therefore not included.

The approximate consumption of fabric for a sheath dress with a width of 140-150 cm will be from 170 to 220 cm, depending on the size and choice of length.

For sewing, you can use most of the thin and dense fabrics of the dress assortment, with the exception of stretch with high stretch.

Dress wool can be considered the most suitable fabric, but jeans, jacquard (single-layer and not too loose), linen, thick silk or gabardine are also suitable.

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How to cut a straight sheath dress with your own hands

Why do you need a tuck on the shelves, you already know - for a good fit on the chest. And you know that the refusal of the tuck is not recommended for owners of medium and large sizes, as well as graceful girls with large breasts.

Read more about ditching the bust tuck

If you decide to choose a shelf without a tuck, choose a larger sleeve - with a longer eyelet, so that the size of the fit does not change.

How to cut a fantasy sleeve in a dress

Consider the design of the sleeve (picture 2) to understand how to process it.

The okat, the cut along which the sleeve is stitched in and sewn into the armhole, in this case, is represented by the oval line “inside”. Landing, as in a regular sleeve, should be distributed in the upper half of the eye. The distribution of the fit, as in a conventional sleeve, is preferably uneven. The maximum landing should be near the highest point of the eye and gradually fade away.

It is advisable to correct the length of the sleeve even before cutting, by measuring the distance from the highest point of the eyelet to the bottom of the sleeve.

The length of the winglet can also be adjusted by choosing a top cut line of different sizes. If you decide to change the length of the winglet, you need to take into account the stiffness of the fabric and the processing method.

In addition to the length of the sleeve and the winglet, you need to determine the length of the seam, the highest point of which should be located at a distance of 22–30 cm from the bottom. We need the length of the seam to determine the length of the “lower” sleeve made of companion fabric (picture 3).

The length of the “lower” sleeve should extend beyond the seam by 4-5 cm.

Seam allowances

In theory, an allowance of 0,5 - 0,7 cm is added along the turning cut, and 1 cm along the stitching seam, but we will do it easier. Let's add an allowance of 1 cm “around” the sleeve, 2,5 - 3 cm to hem the bottom, and don't add it at all along the okrug, otherwise it will become shorter than necessary.

We cut out the neckline facings, as usual, from dublerin without allowances for seams according to the patterns of the front and back or according to the product after fitting. We will add seam allowances for facings when we glue the dubbing blanks onto the fabric.

The rest of the seam allowances are normal (figures 4, 5 и 6).

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Layout options when cutting a dress according to a pattern

Layouts, depending on the size may be different.

For the smallest sizes, the option shown in 4 drawing. The fabric is folded in half along the width of the front and back with allowances for seams. After cutting out the front and back, the rest of the fabric is folded in half across and the sleeve is cut out.

If the sleeve does not fit next to the back shelf, it can be positioned “higher” (5 drawing). First, fold the fabric in half along the width of the front and back, taking into account the allowances for the seams and cut it out, then fold the rest of the fabric in half for the sleeve. That is, the sequence, as in the first option.

If you sew on a pattern for a full dress in large sizes, everything is simple (picture 6) - we lay out in the most economical way.

How to sew a sleeve in a straight dress

It can be processed in at least two ways - edging or turning.

If you edge the “winglet” section, then you can do without the “lower” sleeve from the companion fabric. The piping edge is likely to be stiff enough to keep the sleeve from falling off. In this case, the piping can be extended to the very bottom of the sleeve and joined end-to-end using decorative buttons. When choosing this method of processing, do not forget to check the width of the sleeve at the bottom before edging the cut.

If you chose turning, then you will need a second sleeve (picture 4) from a companion tissue.

We start by determining the length of the seam and perform a notch at its highest point on both sleeves - on the “upper” and on the “lower”. Having completed the notch, we process the seam on both sleeves - on the “upper” and on the “lower”.

After that, we perform the turning of the “winglet” and, after turning, we fasten the sleeves together with oblique stitches 3 cm long, stepping back from the cut of the okat 1,5 - 2 cm.

Sweep up the sleeve as usual. The armhole can be edged or processed with a facing.

A few words should be said about the turning of the armhole. It can be combined into one, as shown in 3 drawing.

Or cut out the facings that unite the neck and armhole.

You can add another highlight in the form of a heart on the clasp - figure 4 b Article by this link...

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