Larnaca — Women’s Dress – sewing tutorial

Larnaca

A V-neck dress with long sleeves, an elasticated waist and a flared skirt, finished with a neckline facing. Five sizes, thirteen steps.

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XS–XL Sizes included

1.50–1.65 m Main fabric, by size

6 Pattern pieces

13 Steps to sew it

A V-neck dress with an elasticated waist

Larnaca is a dress with a V-neck and long sleeves. The neckline is finished with a facing, and the skirt is joined to the bodice along a waist seam that holds an elastic.

The pattern has only six pieces and comes in five sizes, XS to XL (EU 36 to 44). It suits natural fabrics such as silk, cotton and linen, and artificial or blended ones such as viscose.

What you'll need

Recommended fabrics

• Natural fabrics: silk, cotton, linen
• Artificial: viscose, blended (viscose + silk, silk + polyester, cotton + viscose, polyester, polyester + elastane)
• Fabric can shrink, so buy it with a margin of 5-10%

Supplies

• Main fabric
• Interfacing: 0.3 m (11.8 in)
• Elastic tape 2 cm wide (the length of the elastic is indicated in the pattern)

Fabric consumption by size (m / in), fabric width 1.4 m (55.1 in)

Dress measurements

All our patterns already contain 1 cm / 0.39 in seam allowances.

Pattern pieces names

Description of tailoring

13 steps in five stages, from cutting to the hems.

Cutting and bodice seams

1. 1

   Cut out the required details.

2. 2

   Serge the shoulder raw edges. Pin the Front and Back along the shoulder edges with the right sides together. Stitch it. Press the seam allowances open.

3. 3

   Serge the side raw edges. Pin the Front and Back along the side edges with the right sides together. Stitch it. Press the seam allowances open.

Skirt and neckline facing

1. 4

   Pin the Front skirt and Back skirt details together with the right sides along the side edges. Serge it. Press the seam allowances to the back skirt. Serge the upper skirt’s hem.

2. 5

   Iron the interfacing to the neckline facing. Leave it for 15 minutes. Pin the short edges together with the right sides and serge. Press it. Serge the bottom hem of the neckline facing. Press it.

3. 6

   Pin the neckline facing to the neckline with the right sides together. Sew in place. Press the seam allowances to the neckline. Clip the seam allowances along the rounded edges 0.1 cm (0.04 in) to the stitching line. Understitch the seam allowances to the neckline facing.

Sleeves

1. 7

   Fold the sleeve in half and pin along the side edges with the right sides together. Stitch it using sewing machine. Serge the seam allowances to the back.

2. 8

   Pin the sleeve into the armhole with the right sides together, aligning the notches. Baste it if needed. Sew in place. Serge the seam allowances. Press the allowances to the sleeve.

Waist seam and elastic

1. 9

   Chalk the stitching line on the bodice. Fold the bottom hem of the bodice to 1 cm (0.39 in) and press.

2. 10

   Pin the skirt to the marking line. Baste it. Baste the bodice to the skirt. Sew 2 parallel stitching lines on the sewing machine. Leave a hole 10 cm (3.94 in) for inserting elastic.

3. 11

   Thread the elastic through the casing. Stitch the ends of the elastic together with a zigzag stitch. Close the hole with invisible hand stitch or using sewing machine.

Hems and finishing

1. 12

   Fold the sleeve bottom hem twice and stitch, using Twin needle. Press it. Fold the skirt hem two times and stitch, using Twin needle. Press it.

2. 13

   Iron the garment.

Finishing Your dress is ready!

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