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TrapezeKnitTankDressWomensPDFPatternSizesXSmallthruXXLarge
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OriginalVersion&TwistNeckVariation
TrapezeKnitTankDressThetrapezeknittankdressistheperfectdresstothrowonforcasualSpringandSummerdays.Youcanbecomfortableandcuteinthiseasy,breezytankdressasyoustrollthebeach,goshopping,orjusthangaroundthehouse!Alsomakesagreatswimsuitcoverup.SIZECHART
XSmall Small Medium Large XLarge XXLarge
Bust 32 34 36 39 42 44
Waist 25 27.5 30 33.5 37 39.5
Height 65 65 65 65 65 65SEAMALLOWANCE
Thepatternincludesaseamallowance.FINISHEDMEASUREMENTS
XSmall Small Medium Large XLarge XXLarge
Bust 33 36 39 42 45 48***Thedressisdesignedtobeloosefitting,foratighterfitaroundthebust,pleaseseethefinisheddressmeasurementsabove.Thedressfallsjustattheknee.Thefinishedlengthisapproximately36fromshouldertothebottomofthedress.FABRICREQUIREMENTS
XSmall Small Medium Large XLarge XXLarge
Original 2.5yds 2.5yds 2.5yds 2.5yds 2.5yds 2.5yds
TwistNeck 3yds 3yds 3yds 3yds 3yds 3yds
Allfabricrequirementsarebasedon54widthoffabric(typicalforknits).Allowextrafabricifmatchingupstripesorplaids.FABRICRECOMMENDATIONSThisfabricwasintendedforusewithKnitfabricsinterlock,jersey,orsweaterknits.Wovensareok,butwillnotfallordrapethesame,ifusingawovenIrecommendalightweightfabricwithalotofmovementorflow.
SUPPLIESNEEDED Fabric BiasTapeforFacing(asperinstructionsbelow) CoordinatingThread Scissors/RotaryCutter PinsorBinderClips SewingMachine,andotherbasicsewingessentials
PATTERNCUTTINGDressFront:
Cut(1)ontheFoldDressBack:
Cut(1)ontheFoldTIPSFORSEWINGTHISPATTERN
Washanddryallfabricbeforesewing. Readthroughentirepatterninstructionsbeforebeginningtosew. Traceyourpatternpiecesontotracingorfreezerpapertominimizeprinting.
TIPSFORSEWINGWITHKNITS
DONOTSTRETCHASYOUSEW!!!Ifyoustretchasyousew,youwillendupwithawavy/wonkylookingseam.Adjustyourpresserfoottothelowestamountofpressure,thiswillhelpyounottostretchasyousew!Theuseofawalkingfootalsohelps.
Theuseofaballpointneedleisrecommendedtoavoidskippingstitches. Useazigzagstitch,stretchstitch,overlock(serger)orcoverstitchwhensewing.
PrintingandPiecingInstructions
Allpagesshouldbeprintedonstandardpaper.UsingAdobeReader(freetodownload)isrecommendedbutmaynotbenecessary.
MakesurethatAutoRotateandCenterischeckedandthatScalingisNOTchecked(scalingmaybeinadropdownmenumakesuretofinditandcheckthesetting).IfyouhaveanewerversionofAdobeReader,youroptionsmightlooklikeFittoSizeorActualSize.Ifthatisthecase,makesureyouchooseActualSize.
Tomakesureyoureprintingtherightsizepattern,measurethe2inchby2inchtestsquare.Doyourtroubleshootingheresoyoudontprintoutthewrongsizepages.
IfyouliveoutsideCanadaortheUS,printthepagestoyourstandardpapersize. Toconnecteachpage,trimtothegreyborder(donotcutthegreyborderoff),andmatch
upthenumbersofeachpagewiththepatternimagediagrambelow. Tapethepagestogether. Oncethewholepatternisprintedandtaped,cutalongyoursizelineaccordingtothe
sizechart.Youmayprefertotraceyoursizeontotracingpaperandthencutitout.PATTERNDIAGRAM:
Toprintoutthepatternpagesonly,printpages:1837
ClassicTrapezeKnitDress
FIRSTcutoutallpatternpiecesasinstructedfromthefabriconthepatternpieces.Wewillbeusingbiastapeforthefacingsonthisdress.1.Fromtheleftoverknitfabric,cut(3)1.25
widestripsona45degreeangle,oronthebias,approximately25inlengtheach.
2.Foldthebottomedgetowardsthecenterofthewrongsideofthefabricbiasstripandpress.Ifyouarehavingaproblemwiththeknitfabriccurling,tryusingalittlebitofstarchspraywhenyouiron.Repeatforall3biasstripsandsetaside.
3.Placeyourfrontandbackdressrightsidestogether,matchingupshoulderseams.
PinandsewONEshoulderseam.Pressseamopen.
4.Wewillnowbeaddingourbiastapefacingtotheneckline.
5.Pin(1)stripofbiastaperightsidestogetheraroundtheneckline.(Thefoldedbiastapeedgeshouldbefacingupontheouteredge).
Trimoffexcessbiastape.Sewaroundusingaserger,zigzagstitch,orstretchstitchbeingcarefulnottostretchthefabricasyousewusingaseamallowance.
6.Foldthebiastapetotheinsideofthedress,sothatitdoesNOTshowontheoutsideandsothatthefoldedbiastapeedgeissecuredinthemiddleofthebiastapeandthedress.Pressaroundthenecklineseamsothatitremainsniceandflat.Pinandsewusingacoverlockstitch,longstraightstitch,orstretchstitch.Doubleneedleisalsoanicewaytofinishthenecklineifyouhaveone.
7.Placethefrontandbackofthedressrightsidestogether,matchinguptheothershoulderseam.Pinandsew.Pressseamtowardstheback.
8.Sewseamdownontheshouldertosecure.
9.Repeatthebiastapefacingmethod,whichwejustusedinthepreviousnecklinesteps,aroundbotharmsyces.
10.Foldthedressrightsidestogethermatchingupthesideseams.Pinandsew.Pressseamtotheback,andedgestitchthesideseamdown1belowthearmsycetosecureinplace.
11.Trythedressontoensureproperhemlength.
Turnhemundertowardswrongsideandpress.Pressagainandsewusingastretchstitch,zigzagstitch,coverlockordoubleneedle.
Andyouarefinished!
TwistNeckVariation
PleasenotethisvariationisNOTforthefaintofheart.Wewillbegoingoversomedifficultsewinginstructions,butyouCANdoit!Letsgetstarted
Youwillneedtoprintout(2)FrontPatternpieces,and(1)BackPatternpiece.**DONOTCUTFABRICYET!**1.Place(2)FrontPaperPatternPieces
rightnexttoeachother.
2.Fliponefrontpatternover,sothatthewrongsideisfacingup,andmatchupthefoldlineinthecenter.
Tapetogetheratthecenter,givingyouonewholefrontpatternpiece.
3.Usingyourrotarycutter,Cutanarcdownthefrontpattern.
Startingatthelowerhalfofthefrontarmsyce,curvingtowardsthefrontneckline(about1belowneckline),continuedowntothehem.
4.Now,usingyourrotaryscissorsagain,takethepiecethatyoujustcutawayfromthefrontbodice(thepiecewithouttheneckline),andcutanotherarcfromthetopgoingdownintheoppositedirection.
Itshouldlooklikeagiantcurvedtriangleinthemiddle.Letstitlethese3piecesasFront1,Front2,andFront3.Thiswillmakeiteasiertoexplaininthefollowingsteps.
5.OntheFront3patternpiece,atthenecklinewhereFront1touches,draw2connectinglinesfromFront1totheneckline.
Ishadedtheareagreyonthephototoyourrightforeasiervisibility.
Wewillbeusingthisasanadditionalpatternpiece.
6.Placeapieceofpaperontopofyourdrawnpiece(theshadedgreyarea),andusingamarkercopyaroundthedrawnlines.
Dothistwice,andcutoutbothpatternpieces.
7.Take(1)ofyournewcutpatternshapes,andtapeittothetoprightcornerofFront1.(Theshadedgreypieceontheimagetoyourright).
8.Takeyourothernewcutpatternpiece,andplaceitonthetoprightcornerofFront2.
YoushouldnowhaveyourtwotabscomingoutofthetopofbothpatternpiecesFront1&Front2.
Hereiswhatyour3FrontPatternpiecesshouldalllooklikeasofnow.Theseareallrightsidesup.Pleasepayattentioninthenextstep,aswewillbeflippingoneofthem.
9.FliptheFront2Patternpiecesothatitiswrongsideup.
AttachFront2toFront1atthenewconnectedtabends,withFront2above.
Theseareyournewfrontpatternpieces.WewillgivethemnewPatternnames(seetheimageontheright).Cut(1)ofeachFrontpatternpiece.Cut(1)oftheBackpatternonthefoldasnormal.CutoutbiasstripsandironasinstructedintheClassicDressSteps1thru2.
10.PlaceyourBackandFront2patternpiecerightsidestogether,matchingupshoulderseams.Pin1shoulder,andsew.
LEAVETHEOTHERSHOULDERUNSEWN. Pressopenseam.
11.Addbiastapefacingtonecklineandfinishsewingothershoulderseam,asinstructedintheClassicDressSteps5thru8.
12.WewillnowbeattachingFront1,totheFront2patternpiece.Matchupthearmsycewhereweinitiallycutitinhalfonthefrontpatternpieces.
13.FlipuptheFront1patternpiece,matchinguptheuppercurve(NOTthearmsyce,butratherjusttotherightofthearmsyce),andsewthefabrictogetherforabout34usingaseamallowance.
14.Pressopenseam.
15.FliptheothersideoftheFront1patternupandovertheneckline,twistingitasyouflipsothattherightsideofthefabricremainsfacingup.
16.Itshouldnowlooklikethis.
Wewillbesewingthefrontpiecestogethernowatthearcedsides(atthearrows).
17.FliptheFront2sideovertheFront1arcedtrianglecenter,sothattheyarerightsidestogether,matchinguptheseams.Pinandsew,gettingasclosetothetopknot/flipaspossible.
Repeatfortheothersideofthearcedtriangle,andtheothersideoftheFront1.Pinandsew,gettingasclosetothetopknot/flipaspossible.Pressseamsopen.
18.Youshouldnowhaveacompletedfrontpatternpiece,withtheflip/twistinplaceattheneckline.
ContinuesewingthepatterntogetherasinstructedintheClassicVersion,Step9thru11.
Consideryourselfatotalsewingrockstar.
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