How To Sew An Off Shoulder Snatched Bodycon Dress
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Overview
Learn how to sew our Off the Shoulder Snatched Bodycon Stretch Mini Dress sewing pattern, designed exclusively for drag queens who crave a fierce, snatched silhouette. This PDF sewing pattern is your ticket to creating a jaw-dropping look that will turn heads.
Pattern Difficulty: For Beginners
Sizing Details
This pattern is available in our unqiue drag queen sizes (XS-4X). Please review our sizing guide for more information on our size measurements.
Fabric & Notions
Suitable for light-weight fabrics with some stretch:
- Spandex
- Milliskin
- Stretch Vinyl
- Stretch Knits
- Lycra Blends
- 0.25-0.5 inch Elastic
Fabric Yardage
The yardage below is based on fabric widths of 58 inches.
| Size | Fabric A | Fabric B |
|---|---|---|
| XS | 1y / 0.9m | 1y / 0.9m |
| S | 1y / 0.9m | 1y / 0.9m |
| M | 1y / 0.9m | 1y / 0.9m |
| L | 1y / 0.9m | 1y / 0.9m |
| XL | 1y / 0.9m | 1y / 0.9m |
| 2X | 1y / 0.9m | 1y / 0.9m |
| 3X | 1y / 1m | 1y / 0.9m |
| 4X | 1y / 1m | 1y / 0.9m |
For information on converting inches to meters, please check out our conversion guide.
Sewing Instructions
Fabric Pieces
After cutting your fabric, you should have the following pieces:
- One seamless Front Center
- Two Front Side pieces
- One seamless Back Center
- Two Back Side pieces
- Two seamless Sleeve Center peices
- Four Sleeve Side pieces
Stitches
Preferred stitches: Stretch stitch, zigzag stitch, or serger overlock stitch. You can use a straight stitch only on non-stretch areas.
STEP 1
Sew the Front Center and Front Sides together, matching notches, with the right sides of the fabrics facing each other.
STEP 2
Repeat for Back Center and Back Side pieces.
STEP 3
Repeat for Sleeve Center and Sleeve Side pieces.
STEP 4
Sew front and back peices together, right sides facing each other along the side seams.
STEP 5
Sew sleeves sides together, right sides facing each other.
STEP 6
Sew sleeves onto the arm curves of the front and back, right sides facing each other.
STEP 7
If your fabric needs more support, sew in 0.25” - 0.5” inch elastic around the top edge of the wrong side of the dress and sleeves.
STEP 8
Then fold over the elastic and top stitch to hem.
STEP 9
Hem the bottom of the sleeves and dress with a rolled hem, stretch stitch or zig zag stitch.
