Off the shoulder dress DIY

In this step-by-step sewing tutorial I will show you how to make DIY off-shoulder dress cutting and stitching. This sewing project is easy even for a beginner.
For the free tutorial on off-the-shoulder dress pattern drafting go to this link
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I made the dress using my serger mostly with 4 thread 2 needles serger stitch. But a few stitches are made by sewing machine.
For this dress I used knit fabric, it’s very stretchy, I am not sure of the fiber content, but I think it’s probably rayon because even if the fabric is thin it has some weight (and this is usually happening with rayon).
Off-shoulder dress cutting
I started with cutting the bottom skirt. As you can see in the image above the dress has 2 skirts, one longer and one shorter.
Cut two pieces on fold: one is the skirt front and the other is the skirt back.
Follow the grainline - it’s usually parallel to the selvages.
Cut also the top pieces: front, back and sleeves.
If your fabric has a directional print take this into consideration so the upper edges of the top and upper edges of the skirt have the same direction of the print. For example, make sure if the flowers on your skirt looking up they are going up on the top also. Just be attentive to details.
Cut also a long strip to make a casing for the elastic at the waistband - about 46 inches long and 1.5 inches wide.
Step 1
Stitch side seams and short sleeve seams. I like to pin the pieces together before stitching.
Seam allowances are ¼ inch. Use your serger.
Step 2
Stitch the sleeves into armholes (right sides together). Pin them before stitching of course. First pin 3 points: start pinning at the side seams , then pin at the front, after that pin at the back. Then insert a few pins in between.
Step 3
Fold the upper edge of the dress to inside along the marked fold line.
Stitch forming a casing for the elastic.
Sew 2 rows of stitches forming a casing for the elastic.
You have to use a regular sewing machine for this. And here you may have a problem because a regular sewing machine doesn’t sew stretchy knit fabrics without adjusting its settings.
So you have two choices here: first - use an Eloflex stretchable thread and a regular straight stitch of the machine, or second - use a special stretch stitch of your sewing machine if you prefer to use regular all purpose thread.
Insert elastic. I like to use safety pins for this and usually I put two of them on each end of the elastic. Sew ends of elastic together for a finished measurement of 27-34 inches and adjust the elastic length after fitting.
But I wanted to show you how to sew a dress so let’s continue.
Step 4
Finish the skirt hems on all skirt pieces.
I used rolled hem stitch of my serger. But you can use other techniques to finish the skirt hem of course.
Stitch side seams on skirt pieces with a serger.
Lay the top skirt on the down skirt with the wrong side facing the right side and baste upper edges together. I decided also to stitch them together on my serger.
Stitch the skirts onto the dress using your serger.
Step 5
Try the dress on and adjust the marked waistline ( points BF on the pattern). The skirt may pull the top down a little. It doesn’t happen often, but check it just in case. My waistline stayed where it was, didn’t go down.
Tie a piece of ribbon around your waist and mark the waistline (where you want the elastic) in a few places with a sewing marker. After that check if it’s the same as on the pattern (line BF). If it’s about the same place - leave it as it is. If it’s up (compare to the marked waistline BF) draw a new waistline for inserting elastic (parallel to the previous one).
The fabric strip for the casing has to go over the waistline.
Finish the lengthwise edges of the strip for the waist casing with a serger.
Baste the facing strip on inside of the dress over the marked casing line (waistline), turn the short ends of the strip in.
Stitch the strip forming a casing for the elastic. Use the Eloflex thread again.
Sew ends of the elastic together for a finished measurement of approximately 35 - 38 inches. Adjust the length of the elastic after trying the dress on.
Step 6
Insert elastic into the sleeves also.

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