Top with Ruched Waistband & Back Wrap

Name: Top with Ruched Waistband & Back Wrap
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4051
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4051

A women's knit top with a gathered neckline and sleeve tops bound in one strip, short raglan-style sleeves, an overlapping V back and a double-layer band ruched with elastic thread at the lower edge. For knit fabric with low to medium stretch. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with low or medium stretch and good drape, of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Top with Ruched Waistband & Back Wrap

When To Wear

In summer with trousers, jeans or skirts.
For warm-weather holidays and days out.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Loose bodice gathered into a close-fitting lower band, so it blouses over the band.

Length: Hip length, ending in the ruched band.

Neckline: Front neckline and the upper edges of the sleeves gathered by the amount marked on the pattern and bound with knit tape or bias binding 4 cm wide; two ties 65–75 cm long made from the binding are sewn at the shoulder points.

Sleeves: Short sleeves joined to the front and back by raglan seams; the back armhole is 1.5 cm longer than the sleeve cap.

Back: Two back pieces lapped over each other to form a V; the bias edges are turned under around the armhole and topstitched.

Waist: Lower band of two pieces joined into a ring, folded in half and ruched with rows of elastic thread; the gathered lower edge of the bodice is sewn to it.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Gathering to marked amounts, binding a gathered neckline, shirring with elastic thread, sewing knit fabric with stretch stitches.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with low or medium stretch and good drape, of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Knit tape or bias binding, 4 cm wide (length given on the front pattern piece), also used for the ties
Elastic thread

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: Allowance for the upper edge of the sleeve and the front neckline – 0 cm, for the bias edges of the back and the lower edge of the sleeve — 1.5 cm, other seams 0.7 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.

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
- Lower Part (waistband) – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

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

Stitch the sleeves to the Front. Overlock and press the seam.
Along the front neckline edge and the upper sleeve edges, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. The gathering amount is indicated on the patterns. Edge the neckline with bias binding.
Stitch the sleeves to the Back pieces, aligning edges from the bottom of the armhole. The back armhole is 1.5 cm longer than the sleeve cap. Overlock seams and press towards the back. Overlock the allowance on the bias edge of the back, fold under, curving around the armhole, and topstitch.
Stitch the side edges of the back and front, simultaneously stitching the sleeve seam. Overlock seams and press towards the back.
Place the Lower Part pieces right sides together and stitch them into a ring along the short sides. Fold the band in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Stitch rows of elastic thread along the band to ruche it.
Overlap the back pieces and secure them together. Along the lower edge of the back and front, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Adjust the gathers so the lower edge matches the band length. Stitch the band to the top, overlock the seam and press upwards. Remove the gathering stitches.
Overlock the lower edge of the sleeve, fold under and topstitch.
Make 2 ties from bias binding, 65–75 cm long. Sew the ties to the sleeves at the shoulder points.