Long Metallic Wrap Dress - Original
Long Metallic Wrap Dress - Original
Long Metallic Wrap Dress - Original
Materials
Metallic jersey
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Step 1 — Preparation
This pattern is printed on 8.5″ × 11″ sheets of plain paper. Do not scale or center pages before printing. Wait
until all sheets are printed out before beginning to tape them together. Do not cut out pattern pieces yet—
Arrange the sheets on a large, hard, flat surface so that they fit together, matching up like numbers and letters
(i.e. 6A to 6A). To tape pattern together, fold under the margin of one piece (6A) and tape right against the
line of it’s matching number/letter (6A).
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1+2right front 1x
1left front 1x
3back
â—’for view A with a seam 2x
â—’for view B, on a fold 1x
4front facing 2x
5back facing, on a fold 1x
9sleeve 2x
a) 2 tie bands, 120 â— 124 â— 128 â— 132 â— 136 cm (471/4 â— 49 â— 501/2 â— 52 â—
531/2 ins) long, 8 cm (31/4 ins) wide, finished width 4 cm (15/8 ins).
Interfacing: Iron to facing pieces. Iron Vilene Bias Tape/stay tape to front shoulder seam edges and to neck
edges.
Step 3 — Pleats
Stitch the centre back seam. Press seam allowances open. Stitch the bust darts. Press darts down. Work from
the inside to stitch the pleats in the fronts and in the back, between the arrow marks. Lay the pleats in
direction of arrows. Press the pleat seams. Topstitch close to the pleat seams.
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Step 5 — Tie bands
Fold tie bands lengthwise, right side in. Trim one end of each at an angle. Stitch along the long edge and the
angled end. Trim the seam allowances. Turn the bands right side out and press. Baste the bands to the front
edges, between the markings, over the flounce.
Step 6 — Darts
On the right front, cut along centre of the dart at corner of neck edge, to 1 cm (3/8 in) below bottom seam
mark (tie band joining). Lay one tie band on the right front, below corner of neck edge, and baste open end of
tie band between the markings. Stitch the dart at corner of neck edge, below the marking, catching the tie
band. Above the dart, press the seam allowance on the slanted front edge (not neck edge) to the inside, up to
the top corner, then press seam allowances to the inside along the rounded front edge and along edge of hem
allowance, up to left front edge. Turn under raw edges of pressed allowances and stitch in place. Press the
darts forward.
Step 8 — Facing
Stitch shoulder seams of facing. Lay facing right sides together with the fronts and back and pin in place.
Stitch along neck edge and left front edge, catching the tie band. Trim seam allowances. At neck edge, turn
facing up and stitch to seam allowances, as far as possible, close to seam. Turn facing to inside and press
edges. On the right front, pin the narrow edge of the facing to inside of dart seam, and stitch from the right
side. Sew inside edge of facing to the shoulder seams. Below the facing, turn seam allowance on left front
edge to inside and baste. Topstitch 7 mm (1/4 in) from left front edge.
Step 9 — Darts
On the sleeves, cut the darts along the centre, to approx. 2 cm (3/4 in) above the slit mark. Sew invisible zips
to slit edges of sleeves, from hem line to slit mark. At tops of slits, trim away the extending ends of the zips
and bind with a scrap of fabric. Stitch the darts above the slit marks. Press points of darts flat.
Step 10 — Sleeves
Stitch the sleeve seams. Press the sleeve hem allowances to inside. Sew sleeve hems by hand.