5215 EVENING DRESS

 

Length between waistline and hem is 108 cm.

 

YOU NEED: beaded silk or printed silk for upper part; rich silk/satin for skirt; lining; fusing; zipper of 40 cm length.

 

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Middle back part – 2 pieces

2. Side back part – 2 pieces

3. Side front part – 2 pieces

4. Side front part – 2 pieces

5. Back skirt – 2 pieces

6. Front skirt – 2 pieces

 

Lining:

1. Middle back part – 2 pieces

2. Side back part – 2 pieces

3. Side front part – 2 pieces

4. Middle front part – 2 pieces

5. Back skirt – 2 pieces

6. Front skirt – 2 pieces

 

Fusing: middle front part, side front part, middle back part, side back part. Double details if the fabric is beadless. If it is beaded, tack fusing to wrong side of details and process them as single.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

ADVICE ON HOW TO PROCESS BEADED FABRIC.

Before sewing seams , remove beads on seam allowance up to seam lines. Reinforce beads near seam line with one or two stitches to prevent their unpicking. We also advice you to set special sewing machine foot to sew the zipper, so that the foot goes along seam allowance where beads are unpicked. You can also sew these seams by hand, with close back stitches; in this case, you do not need to unpick beads.

 

1. Sew relieves into front/back parts and right side seam at bodice details (fabric and lining).

 

2. Lay the lining on bodice right sides together and stitch along neckline/armholes edges (begin and stop stitching strictly on shoulder seam lines). Cut allowance close to seam and turn the garment right side out. Sew bodice shoulder seam (fabric). Turn lining shoulder edges under, edge-to-edge, and sew. Make small blind stitches on right side of neckline and armholes to hide lining.

 

3. Front/back skirts, fabric and lining: sew middle/side seams leaving closure slit into left seam. Gather skirts along upper edge up to bodice lower edge length, stitch correspondingly. Press waist seam allowance toward bodice.

 

4. Sew the zipper by hand with its teeth hidden. Fold the lining and sew it to zipper braid.

 

5. Sew the hem by hand, with 1.5 cm width.