Pencil Skirt with Side Insets
Introducing a sophisticated women's pencil skirt pattern, distinguished by its elegant high-waist design and unique contoured side insets that define a sleek, body-skimming silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile pencil skirt is an essential addition to a professional wardrobe, perfect for:
- Professional & Office Attire: Ideal for daily office wear, business meetings, and professional presentations.
- Formal & Elegant Events: a refined choice for business dinners, networking events, or semi-formal gatherings.
- Sophisticated Daily Wear: Easily styled for elevated casual outings or smart-casual occasions.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a classic pencil silhouette, fitted through the hips and tapering gently to a below-the-knee hem.
Waist: Features a wide, contoured high-rise waistband designed to flatter and provide a structured fit.
Front: Incorporates distinctive curved side insets that create elegant style lines, complemented by subtle waist darts for shaping.
Back: Designed with a functional center back slit for ease of movement and vertical darts for a tailored fit.
Closure: a discreet invisible zipper is seamlessly integrated into the center back seam.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Involves precise dart and inset construction, invisible zipper application, and a clean-finished contoured waistband.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose woven skirt fabrics with a structured drape and a hint of stretch for optimal comfort and fit:
- Suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers with elastane
- Gabardine with elastane
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Invisible zipper
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece with fold
- Gusset – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 1 piece
- Waistband – 4 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Waistband – 2 pieces
- Front facing — 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces. Fuse the center back seam allowance at the beginning of the slit to prevent stretching.
- Stitch darts on the back. Trim the seam allowances with an overlocker and press towards the center. Topstitch along the dart at 0.5 cm.
- Overlock the center back seam allowances separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the slit mark. Overlock and press open the seam allowances. Topstitch along the slit at 0.5 cm.
- Attach the gusset to the front. Overlock the seam allowance and press towards the center. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 cm. Attach the back to the front. Overlock the seam allowance and press towards the back. Topstitch along the seam at 0.5 cm.
- Attach the outer waistband to the front and back panels. Press the seam allowance upwards. Insert the invisible zipper.
- Stitch darts on the front. Press the seam allowances towards the center. Topstitch along the dart at 0.5 cm, gradually tapering off.
- Attach the front facing to the inner waistbands. Press open the seam allowances. Overlock the bottom edge. Fold the skirt and inner waistband right sides together and stitch the top edge. Turn the inner waistband to the wrong side and press. Secure the center waistband edges to the zipper tape. Topstitch along the top edge at 0.5 cm. Topstitch along the bottom waistband seam at 0.5 cm for decorative and securing purposes.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the garment. Press the seam allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
