Patterns and sewing a sheath dress do-it-yourself

Universal fitting style for several decades emphasizes the charms of a female figure. He is considered to be the basic element of the wardrobe. And if an elegant sheath dress has not settled in your closet, it's time to fix this situation.

Below are the patterns of different models of this style, which will surely suit your taste.

It is enough to add one element to a classic dress, for example a peplum, so that it plays in a new way.

Only the upper part will be modeled, the skirt will remain classic, so we cut the pattern along the waistline:

1. On the details from the waistline, measure up 3 cm and cut the belt. Tuck glue.
2. Set aside 6 cm from the line of depth of the armhole and draw a relief. Depending on the physique and desire, the number may vary. You can understand how to better model the relief if you attach the pattern to yourself and put a dot at the mirror.
3. Move the waist tucks and cut the front and back along the created relief lines.

Cut the shoulder tuck at the front of the bodice and close. A small tuck has formed, which also close.

Model the armhole by laying 5 cm along the shoulder section from the neckline. Now draw new lines.

To simulate a basque, calculate a radius that equals 1/6 of the waist circumference and build a semicircle. It remains to set aside the length of the part and draw a second semicircle.

Now open the fabric and sew the dress.

The tight-fitting case will be significantly transformed due to a vertical magnificent flounce with folds diverging fan on the waist.

• Reshape the details of the pattern and enlarge to the desired size.
• On the upper part of the front (detail 1), grind the chest tuck, and on the lower part (detail 2), sew the folds from the wrong side, and then grind the part to the upper part.
• On the shuttlecock (det. 3) lay the folds. Put it on the right relief slice of the front face to face and mark to the marks. Sweep a short section to the shoulder section. Stitch the right side of the front (detail 4) to the bodice.
• At the front of the pad (detail 6), grind the darts, then sweep the part to the front of the main fabric.
• On the details of the backrest and lining (det. 5), grind the tucks and stitch the zipper. On the lining, make the middle seam, leaving room for stitching the zipper.

• From the slots mark to the zipper, make the middle seam.
• Sweep the slot along the seam line, iron the seam.
• To understand which side the slot should lie on, turn the part downside down and put the right side on the left. Secure the cut with a pin and turn the part over again.
• Iron the slot on both sides, make a notch in the corner of the seam and lay the fastening stitch at the top.

The slot is treated with a lining in this way:

• Tuck the left lining allowance and iron. Bending it to the right side, pin the left allowance with pins and stitch it.
• The right side allowances are cut in the corner. Tighten the oversize, iron and secure with pins.
• Bend the lining to the left side and sew up the right allowance, then bend down and sew the upper allowance.

Tuck the lining, stitch it to the zipper and sew the dress.

In autumn and winter, cases with short and long sleeves are popular. Modeling and stitching such a model is not at all difficult.

1. Cut the standard pattern in front of the dress along the waistline.
2. Tuck the skirt to the side.
3. Set 8 cm from the hips down, then narrow the skirt by 1.5 cm. Do the length of the skirt from the waist as you wish. This also applies to neck modeling.
4. From the armhole, lay down 5 cm. From this point to the point of the center of the chest, draw a line.
5. Close the shoulder tuck and create a breastplate.

On the back, simulate a cut, deepen the neckline and tighten the skirt.

Shorten the sleeve or vice versa lengthen.

Contrast stripes - the easiest option to successfully correct the figure, making it visually slimmer.

You will need striped gabardine, stretched in the transverse direction and a hidden zipper. You can also pick up bielastic fabric.

1. To the upper part of the front bodice (det. 21) stitch the left yoke of the front (det. 22) and the lower part of the front bodice (det. 23).
2. Stitch the back yoke (det. 24) with the back of the bodice (det. 25).
3. Make side seams on the bodice of the dress.
4. Stitch the upper part of the front panel of the skirt (det. 26) with the middle part (det. 27) and the bottom (det. 28).
5. On the back panels of the skirt (det. 29), grind the tucks, then make the side seams.
6. Stitch the skirt with the top and sew a zipper.
7. On the edges of the front (detail 30) and the back (detail 31), grind the shoulder sections and stitch to the front and back.
8. Iron the hem allowance and sew on with your hands.

Contrast inserts and a slit on the skirt of the dress will best highlight the advantages of the figure.

You will need a bielastic knitted double-faced fabric and 60 cm zipper.

• Stitch the middle part of the front bodice with a fold (detail 1) with side parts (detail 2).
• Do the same with the details of the bodice of the back (details 3 and 4), just stitch the zipper in the relief section with the middle and left side part.
• Tuck the front and back with a fold (det. 11 and det. 12) pin to the bodice and stitch. Make shoulder seams and sew side cuts on the dress and hem.
• Stitch the middle part of the front panel of the skirt with a fold (detail 7) with the side parts (detail 8). Stitch embossed seams on the details of the back panel of the skirt (details 9 and 10), then make side seams.
• Stitch the set-in belt with a fold (detail 5) with the middle back of the set-in belt with a fold (detail 6) and stitch it to the skirt and bodice
• Stitch the zipper to the cut, then run the left embossed seam from the bottom to the zipper on the back.
• Fold the bottom of the dress.

Regardless of whether you yourself model a pattern or use a finished one, a sheath dress should emphasize your merits, thus becoming an indispensable option for all occasions.