Lace Trim Gathered Henley Tank Top

Name: Lace Trim Gathered Henley Tank Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4142
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4142

A sleeveless women's top for knit fabric, hip length, with front and back yokes cut from a cotton companion fabric, gathers below both yokes and a short four-button placket at the centre front. The neckline and armholes are edged with cotton lace. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with medium stretch, from natural or blended fibres, for the lower front and back; a cotton companion fabric for the yokes and placket.

Tech. Description

Lace Trim Gathered Henley Tank Top

When To Wear

On its own in summer, with shorts, jeans or a light skirt.
Under a cardigan or an unbuttoned shirt in spring and early autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close to the body, straight through the hips, sleeveless with wide shoulders.

Length: Hip length, straight hem turned up and topstitched.

Neckline: Rounded scoop neckline edged with lace, the lace attached and turned out, allowances topstitched 0.1 cm from the seam.

Front: Yoke cut in two halves from the companion fabric; the lower front is gathered between marks and joined to the yoke.

Closure: Short placket in the yoke, cut in four pieces and interfaced, with four buttons; buttonholes on the right front.

Back: Straight back yoke from the companion fabric; the lower back is cut on the fold and gathered into the yoke.

Finishing: Armholes edged with lace in the same way as the neckline; yoke seams overlocked and pressed up.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A placket set into a cut with a clipped corner, gathered knit joined to a cotton yoke, lace edging on curved edges, buttonholes in knit fabric.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with medium stretch, from natural or blended fibres, for the lower front and back; a cotton companion fabric for the yokes and placket.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (placket)
4 buttons
Cotton lace, 2–2.5 cm wide (approximate length is marked on the front pattern piece)

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 – 2 cm, lower placket edge allowance – 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Lower front - 1 piece
- Lower back - 1 piece on fold
From companion fabric:
- Front yoke – 2 pieces
- Back yoke - 1 piece
- Placket – 4 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Placket – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse the plackets with fusible interfacing.
Along the upper edges of the lower front and back parts (between the marks), stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather.
Attach the lower front and back parts to the yokes. Overlock the seams and press them upwards.
Fold the plackets in pairs right sides together and stitch along one long edge. Turn the pieces right side out and press. Overlock the placket edge along the long edge. Attach the plackets with the overlocked edge to the front. Cut the seam allowances at the corner on the main piece, stopping 1 mm before the seam line. Turn the plackets to the right side, tucking the plackets inwards. Secure the front and placket allowances with a stitch.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Overlock the seams and press towards the back.
Overlock the neckline and armhole edges. Attach lace to the armhole. Fold to the right side and topstitch the allowances to the main garment 0.1 from the attachment seam. Fold the neckline lace allowances inwards and attach the lace to the neckline. Fold to the right side and topstitch the allowances to the main garment 0.1 from the attachment seam.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, fold to the wrong side and topstitch.
On the right front, make the buttonholes. Sew buttons onto the left front.