Asymmetric Pleat Skirt

Name: Asymmetric Pleat Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4622
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4622

A women's straight skirt to about the knee, with the front divided by a horizontal seam at hip level and a single off-centre pleat in the lower front. Faced waist without a waistband, invisible zipper in the left side seam and belt loops over the darts. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: lightweight suiting in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetric Pleat Skirt

When To Wear

For the office with a blouse or a fitted knit top and a jacket.
With a decorative belt through the loops; the skirt is meant to be worn belted.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, fitted at waist and hips with darts.

Length: About knee length.

Front: Upper front cut on the fold with two darts; lower front joined to it at hip level. One pleat in the lower front, placed off-centre, forms a stepped edge at the hem.

Back: One piece cut on the fold with two darts.

Waist: No waistband; the top edge is finished with interfaced front and back facings, understitched 0.2 cm from the seam. Four belt loops stitched over the darts, two at the front and two at the back.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the left side seam.

Finishing: 4 cm hem turned up and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An invisible zipper, a faced waist edge joined to the zipper tape, a pleat set into a horizontal seam, turned belt loops.

Fabric Recommendations

Lightweight suiting in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (waist facings)
1 invisible zipper
Decorative belt (recommended)

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 – 4 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Markings on the patterns are on the right side.

From main fabric:

Back – 1 piece on fold
Upper front – 1 piece on fold
Lower front – 1 piece
Back facing – 1 piece
Front facing – 1 piece
Belt loop – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Back facing – 1 piece
Front facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the facings of the upper edge.
Stitch darts on the back and upper front panels, press seam allowances towards the center.
Form and secure the pleat on the lower front. Stitch the upper and lower parts of the front, press seam allowances upwards and overlock.
Overlock the left side edges separately. Stitch the left side seam from the zipper mark to the hem, press seam allowances open, pressing the opening for the zipper. Insert the zipper. Stitch the right side seam, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the right side seam of the facings, press seam allowances open. Overlock the lower edge. Place the facing on the skirt right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Topstitch seam allowances to the facing at a distance of 0.2 cm from the stitching line. Fold the facings to the wrong side, press. Stitch the seam allowances to the zipper tape.
Overlock the lower edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
Fold the belt loop lengthwise in half, right sides together, align edges and stitch at a distance of 0.5-0.7 cm from the edges. Then turn right side out, straighten the seam, positioning it on the fold, and press. Cut belt loops to size and topstitch onto the darts according to the technical drawing.