Sleeveless Stand Collar Side Split Blouse
Introduce a modern sophistication to your wardrobe with this chic sleeveless blouse pattern, featuring a sleek stand collar and distinctive high side splits.
When To Wear
This versatile blouse is perfect for a range of occasions, offering effortless style for:
- Elevated Casual Outings: Ideal for brunch, garden parties, or relaxed summer events when paired with tailored trousers or skirts.
- Smart Everyday Wear: a comfortable yet polished choice for daily wear, from office casual to running errands with a touch of elegance.
- Vacation & Resort Styling: Its breathable design and chic silhouette make it perfect for warm-weather getaways and resort wear.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed, straight-fit bodice with a clean, contemporary line, designed to float gracefully away from the body.
Neckline & Collar: Features a refined stand collar that provides a minimalist yet sophisticated frame to the neck.
Sleeves: Sleeveless design with broad shoulder coverage, finishing cleanly at the armhole.
Side Details: Defined high side splits extend from the hem towards the waist, creating movement and visual interest.
Back: a neat keyhole opening at the back neck, secured with a single button and a self-fabric loop closure.
Hem: Straight hemline for a crisp finish.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in constructing a stand collar, creating a keyhole opening with bias binding, and attaching a button with a self-fabric loop.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose medium-stretch knit fabrics that offer both comfort and drape:
- Knit fabrics with medium stretch, made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Front - 1 piece on fold
- Side - 1 piece
- Collar - 1 piece
- Armhole facing – 2 pieces
Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker.
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Stitch shoulder seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the back.
- Fold the facing in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the corners. Trim allowances, turn right side out, and press.
- Overlock the upper and lower edges of the side parts. Fold allowances inwards and topstitch.
- Place the main and the facing right sides together and secure them. Lay the facing and the top onto the side and stitch in one continuous line starting from the bottom of the back, along the armhole, to the bottom of the front. Overlock allowance and press.
- Make a slit on the back. Cut a bias strip for finishing the back slit, equal to twice the slit length + 4 cm and 5 cm wide. Press the bias strip in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Mark the slit line on the back, cut it. Lay the back flat along the slit line, place the bias strip on the right side, aligning the edges, and stitch. The seam width along the slit length is 0.5 – 0.7 cm, decreasing to 0.2 cm at the bottom of the slit. Fold the bias strip to the wrong side, enclosing the seam, and topstitch into the stitching line.
- 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 allowances close to the stitching, turn the strip right side out, and straighten the loop. Adjust the loop length.
- Fold the collar in half lengthwise and stitch the short edges, inserting the loop. Turn the collar right side out and press. Stitch the outer side of the collar into the neckline. Fold the allowance of the upper collar inwards and topstitch into the stitching line.
- Overlock the hem allowance, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
