Panel Dress Sewing with Princess Seams, Flared Skirt, Facing, Lining and Invisible Zipper - Online Video Lesson

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Learn how to sew a panel dress with princess seams, flared skirt, facing, lining and invisible zipper and how to style a bodice and skirt block pattern for it.

Part A:

In this lesson you will learn how to: Measure the body for styling your block pattern, connect your bodice and skirt block patterns together, add ease and style your pattern according to your design for a square neckline, princess seams on the front and back patterns and transferring the bust side dart and shoulder dart to the princess seams to the front and back armholes.

You will also learn how to draft the facing patterns and transfer your marks from the shell pattern to them. Then how to add flare to the skirt panel sections and the seam and hem allowances to your patterns.

Part B:

In this section you will learn how to: mark the tailor tacks and notches on the shell panels, how to copy the lining panels from the front and back shell. You will also learn how to adjust the facing pattern to let the dress fall nicely on the body and trim the excess from around the shell, lining and facing patterns to get the patterns ready for cutting the fabric.

Part C:

In this section you will learn how to square and prepare the fabric for cutting. Laying the pattern on the Shell and lining fabric, then cut the shell, lining and fusible interfacing. Learn how to fuse the interfacing to the facing pieces. Baste marking the seams by hand and machine, then pinning and basting all the seams together for the shell, lining and the facing pieces and then do the first fitting.

Part D:

In this section of the lesson you will learn how to make the first fitting adjustments on the shell. Then transfer these adjustments to the facing and lining. We will also sew the seams on the shell, facing and lining and finish the raw edges for the seams we have sewn. You will learn how to clip notches in the curved sections of the seam allowances and layer the seam allowances as well.

Part E:

In this final section, you will learn how to press open the princess seams of the dress on the shell and the lining. Then you will learn how to join the lining to the facing, insert the invisible zipper and do the second fitting. Next you will learn how to pin, baste and sew the facing to the shell around the neckline and armholes and sew the facing and lining around the zipper. Next you will learn how to hem the rounded edge of the shell using binding techique, and sew a double fold on the rounded hem of the lining. You will also learn how to press the finished dress.

Duration: 597 mins
Video Chapters: 71 | Free Videos: 10
Released: Nov 2011 - March 2012
Instructor: Nehzat Houshan
Voice over: Arad Houshan

Materials List:

Pins
Needle
Thread
Scissors
Tailors Chalk
Measuring Tape
Ruler
Triangle Ruler
Pencil
Fabric
Invisible Zipper
Fusible Interfacing
Skirt + Bodice Patterns

Part A - Test your pattern on muslin fabric

Video Chapters	Duration
1 - Introduction (Free Sample)	1:25 mins
2 - Measuring the Body for Styling the Dress Pattern (Free Sample)	3:22 mins
3 - Connecting the Bodice and Straight Skirt Block Patterns	4:15 mins
4 - Styling the Back Pattern for the Invisible Zipper	5:08 mins
5 - Adding Ease to the Front and Back Patterns	8:38 mins
6 - Styling the Princess Seam and Bust Dart on the Front Pattern	2:08 mins
7 - Styling the Princess Seam and Shoulder Dart on the Back Pattern	6:52 mins
8 - Styling the Neckline and Armhole on the Front Pattern	5:40 mins
9 - Styling the Neckline and Armhole on the Back Pattern	3:37 mins
10 - Styling the Skirt Block Section of the Patterns for Flared Panels	3:10 mins
11 - Drawing the Lengthwise Grain Lines for Each Panel	5:38 mins
12 - Marking the Tailor Tacks on the Princess Seam Lines	5:00 mins
13 - Drawing the Seam lines for the Facing and Lining	5:53 mins
14 - Adding Seam Allowances to the Top Sections of the Patterns	13:47 mins
15 - Copying the Front and Back Facing Patterns	13:47 mins
16 - Adding Seam Allowances to the Bottom of the Facing Patterns	6:51 mins
17 - Cutting the Pattern's Shell Panel Sections	4:05 mins
18 - Preparing Pattern Panels for the Flared Skirt and Seam Allowances	3:43 mins
19 - Adding Flare to the Dress Pattern's Skirt Section Panels	4:45 mins
20 - Adding the Seam and Hem Allowances to the Dress Pattern Shell Panels	19:49 mins

Part B

21 - Marking the Tailor Tacks and Notches on the Shell Panels	12:26 mins
22 - Copying the Front Lining Patterns from the Shell Patterns	23:11 mins
23 - Copying the Back Lining Patterns from the Shell Patterns	20:37 mins
24 - Adjusting the Facing Patterns	18:24 mins
25 - Trimming the Excess Paper Around the Shell, Lining and Facing Patterns	15:15 mins

Part C

26 - Squaring the Shell Fabric and Lining	2:57 mins
27 - Pressing the Shell Fabric and Lining (Free Sample)	2:18 mins
28 - Preparing Our Shell Fabric for Cutting	6:56 mins
29 - Pinning the Shell and Facing Patterns to the Fabric	9:22 mins
30 - Cutting the Shell Panels and Facing Patterns	5:14 mins
31 - Pinning the Lining Patterns to the Lining (Free Sample)	5:06 mins
32 - Cutting the Lining Panels	2:42 mins
33 - Cutting the Fusible Interfacing for the Facing Pieces	5:58 mins
34 - Fusing the Interfacing to the Facing	5:22 mins
35 - Transferring the Notch Marks from Patterns to Cut Pieces	7:09 mins
36 - Transferring the Tailor Tacks from Patterns to Cut Pieces	8:49 mins
37 - Baste Marking the Princess Seam Lines by Machine	5:21 mins
38 - Baste Marking the Seam Lines Connecting the Facing and Lining by Machine	5:50 mins
39 - Baste Marking the Zipper Opening on the Shell and Lining by Machine	6:09 mins
40 - Pinning the Front and Back Shell Panels Together	14:12 mins
41 - Pinning the Front and Back Lining Panels Together	9:01 mins
42 - Basting the Seams on the Shell Panels	8:48 mins
43 - Basting the Seams on the Lining Panels	5:09 mins
44 - Pinning and Basting the Facing Pieces Together	3:41 mins
45 - First Fitting (Free Sample)	3:48 mins

Part D

46 - First Fitting Adjustments on the Shell	21:24 mins
47 - Transferring the Adjusted Seam Lines from the Shell to the Facing and Lining	19:34 mins
48 - Sewing the Shell Seams by Machine	5:44 mins
49 - Sewing the Facing Seams by Machine	2:03 mins
50 - Sewing the Lining Seams by Machine	3:20 mins
51 - Removing the Basting Threads from Shell and Facing Seam Lines	4:23 mins
52 - Removing the Basting Threads from the Lining Seam Lines	1:44 mins
53 - Finishing the Raw Edge of the Sewn Seams of the Shell, Facing and Lining (Free Sample)	9:38 mins
54 - Clipping Notches on the Seam Allowances for Shell and Lining	15:30 mins

Part E

55 - Pressing Open the Seams of the Shell, Facing and Lining (Free Sample)	8:30 mins
56 - Joining the Lining to the Facing	29:51 mins
57 - Inserting the Invisible Zipper	22:12 mins
58 - Pressing the Center Back Seam on the Shell (Free Sample)	2:57 mins
59 - Pinning and Basting the Hem of the Shell for the Second Fitting	2:57 mins
60 - Second Fitting (Free Sample)	2:28 mins
61 - Pinning and Basting the Facing to the Shell Around the Neckline	9:34 mins
62 - Sewing the Facing to the Shell Around the Neckline by Machine	13:28 mins
63 - Pinning and basting the Facing to the Shell Around the Armhole	8:36 mins
64 - Sewing the Facing to the Shell Around the Armhole by Machine	16:10 mins
65 - Basting the Finished Edge of the Neckline and Armholes	2:55 mins
66 - Basting and Sewing the Facing and Lining Around the Zipper	11:39 mins
67 - Binding and Sewing the Hem of the Shell	18:02 mins
68 - Sewing the Hem of the Shell by Hand	4:34 mins
69 - Sewing the Hem of the Lining by Machine	5:54 mins
70 - Tacking the Facing to the Side Seams Under the Armholes	2:36 mins
71 - Pressing the Finished Dress (Free Sample)	10:26 mins