Larnaca women's dress - sewing tutorial
FABRIC RECOMMENDATIONS
For sewing a dress we recommend using:
Natural fabrics: silk, cotton, linen.
Artificial: viscose, blended (viscose + silk, silk + polyester, cotton + viscose, polyester, polyester + elastane).
SUPPLIES
- Main fabric;
- Interfacing – 0,3 m (11,8″);
- Elastic tape 2 cm wide (the length of the elastic is indicated in the pattern).
FABRIC REQUIREMENT (CM/IN)
for fabric width 1.4 m (55,1 in)
When buying fabric, keep in mind that the material can shrink, so take with a margin of 5-10%
|
International Size \ European size |
XS / 36 |
S / 38 |
M / 40 |
L / 42 |
XL / 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main fabric, (m /in) |
1,5 / 59,1 |
1,55 / 61 |
1,60 / 63 |
1,65 / 65 |
1,65 / 65 |
SPECIFICATIONS
(№ – Name – Pieces’ quantity)
Main fabric:
1 – Back – 1
2 – Front – 1
3 – Sleeve – 2
4 – Back skirt – 1
5 – Front skirt – 1
6 – Cuff – 2
Attention! All our patterns already contain 1 cm / 0.39 in seam allowances.
DRESS MEASUREMENTS (CM)
|
International Size \ European size |
XS / 36 |
S / 38 |
M / 40 |
L / 42 |
XL / 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dress width across the chest (half chest) | 44,9 | 46,4 | 48,3 | 50 | 51,8 |
| Dress width at the hips (half hip) | 61 | 63,5 | 66 | 68,3 | 70,7 |
| Skirt length from waist to side seam | 50,9 | 50,7 | 50,6 | 50,5 | 50,4 |
| Back length | 40 | 40,2 | 40,3 | 40,4 | 40,5 |
| Sleeve length | 54,4 | 54,6 | 54,8 | 55 | 55,2 |
SEWING INSTRUCTIONS
Cut out the required details.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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″) to the stitching line.
Understitch the seam allowances to the neckline facing.
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.
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.
Chalk the stitching line on the bodice. Fold the bottom hem of the bodice to 1 cm (0,39″) and press.
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″) for inserting elastic.
Thread the elastic through the casing.
Stitch the ends of the elastic together by Zigzag.
Close the hole with invisible hand stitch or using sewing machine.
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.
Iron the garment.
