Draped Blouse with Shoulder Clasp

Name: Draped Blouse with Shoulder Clasp
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2251
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2251

A women's hip-length blouse with long set-in sleeves and buttoned cuffs. The one-piece front is gathered at the left shoulder into diagonal drapes, and loose pleats there are held with a decorative clasp and two beads. The back has a centre seam with a neck slit, closed with a rouleau loop and a button. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics with good drape, from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Draped Blouse with Shoulder Clasp

When To Wear

For the office, tucked into or worn over a pencil skirt or trousers.
For dinners and events with a plain skirt, so the shoulder drape stays the focus.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, hip length.

Neckline: Round neckline finished with an interfaced front and back facing; the facing is tacked to the shoulder seams.

Front: One piece, with gathers along the left shoulder seam concentrated near the neckline; loose pleats folded across the marked line and fixed through all layers with a bead on each side (eyelets and a chain can be used instead).

Sleeves: Long one-piece set-in sleeves with a slit at the sleeve seam, edgestitched 0.1 to 0.2 cm; interfaced cuffs with one button each.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam; slit at the neck finished by the facing, edgestitched, with a bias rouleau loop and one button.

Finishing: Shoulder and side seams pressed towards the back and overlocked; hem turned 1 cm twice and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Controlled gathering at one shoulder, a faced neckline with a back slit and rouleau loop, and sleeve slits with cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics with good drape, from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (cuffs, neckline facings)
3 buttons
2 beads
Decorative clasp

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 2 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Cuffs, Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facings.
Finish the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the slit mark to the hem, press the seam allowances open.
Run a gathering stitch (loosened upper thread) along the left shoulder edge of the Front and gather it (most of the gathers sit close to the neckline). Stitch shoulder and side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and finish.
Cut a bias strip 2.5 cm wide and 10 cm long for the loop. Fold the strip in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch 0.3 cm from the fold. Trim seam allowances close to the stitching, turn the rouleau right side out and straighten it. Adjust the loop length.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the Front Neckline Facing and Back Neckline Facings. Press the seam allowances open. Finish the outer edge. Place the facing on the blouse right sides together and stitch around the neckline and along the back slit edges, inserting the loop. Clip the seam allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Tack the facing to the shoulder seams. Edgestitch 0.1–0.2 cm from the slit edges.
Finish the sleeve seams separately. Stitch the sleeve seam up to the slit mark, press seam allowances open. Edgestitch along the slit 0.1–0.2 cm from the edge. Set the sleeves into the armholes. Finish seam allowances.
Fold the cuff in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short sides. Trim seam allowances, turn the cuff right side out and press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve. Fold under the seam allowance of the inner side and stitch it down along the cuff seam.
Press the hem of the garment to the wrong side by 1 cm, then another 1 cm, and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the cuffs and sew on the buttons; sew the button at the back neckline opposite the loop.
Fold a few loose pleats across the marked line at the left shoulder. Secure them through all layers with the decorative clasp: a bead on each side, leaving 5–6 cm free. Eyelets and a chain can be used instead.