Asymmetrical Draped Mock Neck Blouse
This elegant women's blouse pattern features a distinctive asymmetrical draped mock neck, complemented by softly gathered long sleeves and tailored cuffs.
When To Wear
This sophisticated blouse is versatile for various occasions, perfect for:
- Professional & Office Settings: Its refined design offers a polished look for business environments.
- Dinner Parties & Social Gatherings: The unique drape and elegant silhouette make it suitable for semi-formal events.
- Everyday Chic: Pair with smart trousers or skirts for an elevated casual style.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed-fit blouse designed to drape gracefully, creating a flattering, comfortable fit.
Neckline: a high mock neck collar, elegantly folded and secured to create an asymmetrical draped detail across the front chest.
Closure: Five decorative buttons are positioned on the right shoulder, accentuating the draped neckline, with a concealed zipper closure at the center back for a seamless finish.
Sleeves: Full-length sleeves feature subtle gathering at the shoulder and controlled pleats at the cuff, finished with a tailored buttoned cuff.
Back: Clean, unadorned back with a hidden zipper for a sleek and uninterrupted line.
Hem: a straight hem, designed to be worn tucked into a waistband or styled loosely over the waist.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves inserting a concealed zipper, creating structured pleats on both the front and sleeves, and constructing tailored cuffs.
Fabric Recommendations
Select well-draping blouse fabrics that enhance the garment's fluid silhouette:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Concealed zipper
- 5 buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 2 cm. Attention! First of all, 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). Attention! Markings on the patterns are on the face side!
- From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front - 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- Finish the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem, press seam allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
- Form and secure the pleats on the front (pleat depths face outwards, towards the neckline).
- Stitch the shoulder and side seams, clip seam allowances at curves, press towards the back and finish.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the neckline facings, clip and press seam allowances open. Finish the lower edge. Place the facing and garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge, clip seam allowances at curves, trim corners. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure the facing to the zipper tape and shoulder seams.
- On the upper of the sleeve cap, form and secure a box pleat and two arbitrary pleats to its left and right. Along the lower edge of the sleeve, form and secure arbitrary pleats on the back of the sleeve. Finish the sleeve edges separately. Stitch the sleeve seam from the armhole to the slit mark, press seam allowances open. Topstitch the slit 0.1 cm from the fold. Set the sleeves into the armholes, press seam allowances and finish.
- Place cuff pieces right sides together and stitch the side edges. Start and end stitching precisely at the marked cuff attachment line. Turn the piece right side out, press. Attach the outer cuff to the sleeve, fold the seam allowance of the inner cuff inwards and topstitch into the seam of the outer cuff attachment.
- Press the hem of the garment to the wrong side twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
- Make buttonholes on the cuffs, sew on buttons. Sew buttons on the left shoulder seam, on the pleats.
