Raglan Sleeve Gathered Blouse

Name: Raglan Sleeve Gathered Blouse
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2622
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2622

This sophisticated Raglan Sleeve Gathered Blouse features elegant raglan sleeves with intricate gathers at the lower arm, creating a soft, voluminous silhouette. Designed for women and drafted to your own measurements, this versatile blouse is suitable for enhancing casual outfits, professional settings, or special occasions. Choose light to medium-weight fabrics with good drape to best showcase the sleeve volume.

Tech. Description

Raglan Sleeve Blouse

A sophisticated blouse pattern featuring elegant raglan sleeves with intricate gathers at the lower arm, creating a soft, voluminous silhouette.

When To Wear

This versatile blouse is perfect for various occasions, offering both comfort and style:

Everyday Elegance: Elevates casual outfits with a touch of refined detailing.
Office & Professional Settings: a comfortable yet polished choice for workwear.
Special Occasions: Easily dressed up for events requiring a chic and comfortable top.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose-fitting and relaxed, with front darts for shaping, providing comfortable wear and a flattering drape.

Neckline: a classic jewel neckline with a short slit at the center front, finished with a facing for a clean look.

Sleeves: Distinctive raglan sleeves with a three-part construction and gathers along the lower arm, creating a full and stylish volume; the sleeve hems are finished with bias binding.

Back: Features a center back seam running to the hem.

Closure: A short invisible zipper at the top of the center back seam provides a seamless and discreet fastening.

Hem: a straight hemline that falls to the hip, allowing for versatile styling tucked in or worn loose.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires skills in dart construction, assembling multi-part sleeves with gathers, inserting an invisible zipper, and applying neck facings.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose light to medium-weight fabrics with good drape to best showcase the sleeve volume and overall silhouette:

Well-draping blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing
Invisible zipper
Bias binding 4 cm wide (ready-made or cut from the main fabric) for the sleeve hems

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 seam allowances – 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 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

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

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the darts on the front, press the dart allowances upwards.
Stitch the back sleeve to the middle sleeve, clipping the middle sleeve at the corner. Press allowances towards the back sleeve and overlock. Along the curved edge of the middle sleeve between the marks, sew a line of stitching with loosened upper thread and gather. Stitch the front sleeve to the middle sleeve, press allowances towards the front sleeve and overlock.
Overlock the middle edges of the back separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press allowances open. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the front sleeves to the front from the mark to the armhole, press allowances open and overlock. Stitch the back sleeves to the back, press allowances towards the sleeve and overlock.
Cut (if not ready-made) a bias binding 4 cm wide and a length equal to the sleeve hem length + 5 cm. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the binding on the right side of the sleeve hem edge and stitch. Clip allowances. Fold the binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam.
Stitch the sleeve underarm seams and side seams in one continuous seam, press allowances and overlock.
Stitch the front neckline facing and back neckline facings together from the mark to the bottom. Clip allowances at the mark, press open. Overlock the outer edge of the facing. Place the facing with the garment, right sides together, and stitch the neckline edge and the front slit. Clip allowances, trim corners, turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, and press. Secure the facing to the zipper tape and raglan seams.
Press the bottom edge of the garment up by 1 cm, then another 1 cm, and topstitch.

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