Knit Blouse with Silk Contrast Details

Name: Knit Blouse with Silk Contrast Details
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4100
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4100

A hip-length women's pull-on blouse that combines two fabrics: a knit body with silk sleeves, silk V-neck plackets and a silk stand collar. The front neckline is gathered into the plackets. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: body and cuffs: medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Knit Blouse with Silk Contrast Details

A hip-length women's pull-on blouse that combines two fabrics: a knit body with silk sleeves, silk V-neck plackets and a silk stand collar. The front neckline is gathered into the plackets.

When To Wear

At the office with trousers or a pencil skirt.
For everyday wear in cooler months, on its own or under a jacket.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, slightly loose through the body.

Length: Hip length.

Neckline: V-neck edged with two faced, interfaced silk plackets; the left placket is caught into the right one at the point of the V. Gathers radiate from the placket seam into the front.

Collar: Silk stand collar, interfaced, attached around the back and side neckline; its ends stop at the plackets, leaving the front open.

Sleeves: Long set-in silk sleeves, gathered at the lower edge into folded knit cuffs.

Front: One piece cut on the fold, no closure.

Back: One piece, without a centre seam.

Finishing: Inner stand stitched in the ditch of the outer stand seam; hem overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Combining knit and silk in one garment, gathering into a V-neck placket, a stand collar that starts and ends exactly at marked points, and gathered sleeves set into cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Body and cuffs: medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres. Sleeves, plackets and stand collar: silk fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (upper collar stand, right and left plackets)

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: Hem allowance for the blouse - 2 cm, all other 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Attention! Markings on the patterns are given on the right side.

From knit fabric:
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Back – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From silk:
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Right placket – 2 pieces
- Left placket – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Collar stand – 1 piece
- Right placket – 1 piece
- Left placket – 1 piece

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the upper parts of the collar stand, right and left plackets.
Stitch shoulder and side seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch the sleeve seam, overlock allowances and press towards the back of the sleeve. Along the bottom of the sleeve, stitch with a loosely tensioned upper thread and gather. Stitch the cuff into a ring. Fold in half lengthwise and press. Attach the cuff to the sleeve, overlock the allowance. Set sleeves into armholes. Overlock allowances.
Along the front neckline, stitch with a loosely tensioned upper thread and gather. Fold the left placket pieces right sides together and stitch along the neckline. Turn right side out and press. Fold the right placket pieces right sides together and stitch along the neckline edge, inserting the left placket. Turn right side out and press. Attach the placket to the neckline, overlock the allowance.
Fold the collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch along the upper edge. Start and end the stitch strictly at the marked collar line. Turn right side out and press. Attach the outer collar stand to the neckline. Fold the allowance of the inner collar stand to the wrong side and topstitch into the seam of the outer collar stand attachment.
Overlock the bottom edge of the blouse. Fold the allowance inwards and topstitch.