Yoke Detail Skirt
Introducing a chic women's pencil skirt pattern, distinguished by unique front cut-out details that integrate decorative gathered elements, creating a stylish and modern silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile skirt is designed to elevate various ensembles, making it a perfect choice for:
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Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear, business meetings, and professional events when paired with a blouse or blazer.
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Smart Casual Outings: Dress it down slightly with a fitted top for brunches, dinners, or stylish daytime activities.
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Special Occasions: Accessorize for semi-formal gatherings or events where a refined yet contemporary look is desired.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a classic straight silhouette.
Waist: Finished with a clean, faced waistline for a smooth, tailored finish.
Front: Features distinctive curved yokes on each side, integrated into gathered details, each adorned with three decorative buttons.
Back: Designed with vertical darts for shaping and a center back seam incorporating a vent (slit) at the lower hem for ease of movement.
Closure: An invisible zipper is neatly concealed at the center back seam.
Length: Sits gracefully above the knee, offering a contemporary and flattering proportion.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern requires skills in sewing darts, installing an invisible zipper, creating a lined garment, and neatly finishing a back vent and curved details.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics with some body that will hold the skirt's shape and accommodate the gathered details beautifully:
- Suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 invisible zipper
- 6 decorative buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the bottom of the garment 3 cm. Allowance for the inner edge of the side front, for the inner edge of the facing for the cut-out – 0 cm. Attention! First, 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.
- From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Center front – 1 piece
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 1 piece
- From lining fabric:
- Back lining – 2 pieces
- Front lining – 1 piece
- Cut-out facing – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Fuse interfacing to facings and vent allowances.
- Stitch darts on back pieces, press depths towards the center.
- Overlock the center edges of the back separately on each piece, simultaneously overlocking the vent. Stitch the center edge from the zipper mark to the edge of the vent. Press seam allowances open, pressing the zipper opening, press vent allowances towards the left side edge. Press the right side of the vent by 1 cm and topstitch. Secure vent allowances with machine stitching. Insert zipper.
- Overlock the inner edges of the side front and the cut-out facing. Fold the facing with the center front wrong sides together and stitch the cut-out edge. Trim allowances, clip curves, turn facing to the wrong side and press.
- Lay and secure pleats on the center front according to markings. Place the on the side and topstitch 0.7 cm from the cut-out.
- Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Stitch lining edges similarly to main fabric pieces, press allowances, overlock. Lay pleats along the upper edge. Stitch and press open side seams of facings. Attach lining to the lower edge of facings, press allowances upwards, overlock.
- Fold facings with the skirt right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Topstitch allowances to the facing 0.2 cm from the stitching line. Turn facings to the wrong side and press. Fold the center edges of the back facings and sew to the zipper tape.
- Press the bottom edge of the skirt by 1 cm, then by another 2 cm and topstitch. Press the bottom edge of the lining twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
- Sew buttons onto the pleats, securing them, according to the technical drawing.
