Waist Cincher

Name: Waist Cincher
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2697
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2697

A women's wide interfaced waist belt with two folded upper insets rising above its top edge and two hanging pocket panels with exposed zips, fastened with a buckle and eyelets. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Waist Cincher

A women's wide interfaced waist belt with two folded upper insets rising above its top edge and two hanging pocket panels with exposed zips, fastened with a buckle and eyelets.

When To Wear

Over a dress, shirt or fine knit to mark the waist.
Over trousers or a slim skirt, with the pocket panels lying over the hips at the front.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: A wide belt with two separate front panels hanging below it to the hips, leaving a gap between them at the centre front.

Waist: Waistband cut in two layers, interfaced. The pocket panels are enclosed in its lower edge; two upper insets, each folded in half lengthwise and stitched at the sides, are caught into its top edge and stand up above it.

Pockets: Each panel is a pocket of two interfaced layers stitched together at the sides and lower edge. A slanted opening is cut in the outer layer and a zip is set under its folded edges with the teeth showing. A shaped lower inset of two layers is laid over the top of each pocket and basted along the upper edge, forming the angled line at the top of the panel.

Closure: A buckle fixed on the left end of the waistband; eyelets set in the right end. On the drawing the buckle sits at the back.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Cutting and turning zip openings, setting exposed zips, enclosing several layers in the waistband seam, and fitting a buckle and eyelets.

Fabric Recommendations

Suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (waistband, upper insets, pockets, lower insets)
2 zips
1 buckle
Eyelets

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams – 1 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Waistband – 2 pieces
- Upper Inset – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 4 pieces
- Lower Inset – 4 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Upper Inset – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 2 pieces
- Lower Inset – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the corresponding pieces.
Fold each Upper Inset in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the side edges. Trim seam allowances, turn right side out, and press.
On the interfaced Pocket pieces, mark the zipper opening with parallel lines. Cut the opening, making diagonal clips into the corners 1–1.5 cm from each end of the marking. Turn the seam allowances to the wrong side through the opening, straighten the edges. Place the zipper under the edges of the opening so that the teeth are visible and stitch.
Place the Pocket pieces together in pairs, right sides together, and stitch along the side and bottom edges. Overlock seam allowances. Turn the pocket right side out and press.
Place the Lower Inset pieces together in pairs, right sides together, and stitch along the side and bottom edges. Trim seam allowances, turn right side out, and press. Place the Lower Inset on the pocket and baste along the upper edge.
Fold the waistband pieces right sides together and stitch the bottom and side edges, enclosing the pocket. Trim seam allowances at the corners. Turn the waistband right side out. Turn the upper seam allowances of the waistband inward and stitch them together, catching in the Upper Insets.
Thread the buckle onto the left end of the waistband and secure it; set the eyelets on the right end.