Sewing Hourglass Dress – Sew shoulders
Because our dress is made from elastic fabric, we will have to secure shoulder seams so that they do not stretch when you wear the dress.
Sewing Hourglass Dress – Sew back and invisible zipper
Prepare back pieces. Sew darts using either elastic stitch or zig-zag for knits. Press darts in the shown direction.Pin back pieces together in center line.
Sewing Hourglass Dress – Sew front
Prepare to sew center front with 2 side front pieces. There are 8 notches that must fit. Before sewing, pin the notches together.
Sewing Hourglass Dress – Choose your fabric. Cut the fabric
You can sew the entire dress from one fabric or you can combine fabrics. In any case, main fabric must be stretchy. Recommended fabric: knits, jersey.
Sewing Hourglass Dress – A glance on the pattern pieces
Each pattern file has 20 pages. Pages must be arranged in 4 row and 4 columns. For all sizes the location of the pieces on the pattern sheet is the same.
Afi AtelierHow to assemble pattern pages
Print the pattern. For each pattern you will have a number of pages. Pages must be aligned by a scheme and taped together.
How to print sewing patterns
Use a home printer, or a copy shop printer with A4 or Letter print sheet. Not all printers have all the settings I’m going to show you.
What size to choose for shoulder patterns
There are three steps to determine and choose your pattern size for tops, shirts and dresses. First step is to take your measurements.