Asymmetric Pleated Skirt with Diagonal Yoke

Name: Asymmetric Pleated Skirt with Diagonal Yoke
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4634
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4634

A women's below-the-knee skirt with an asymmetric hem, a diagonal front yoke with soft pleats falling from it, and a faced waistline. The front panel wraps round to the back, so there is only one side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin suiting fabrics that drape well, from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetric Pleated Skirt with Diagonal Yoke

When To Wear

With a fitted blouse or a short jacket for the office or an evening out.
In spring and autumn with tights and ankle boots, in summer with sandals.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted at the waist and hips, widening slightly towards the hem.

Length: Below the knee, with an asymmetric hem that dips lower on one side.

Front: A narrow yoke runs diagonally across the top of the front; below it the front panel is laid in pleats that point downwards and create the draped folds. Darts shape the front.

Back: Centre back seam with darts. The left back is a separate piece; the right back is part of the front panel, so the skirt has a left side seam only.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the centre back seam.

Waist: No waistband. The top edge is finished with interfaced facings (two at the back, one at the front), understitched 0.2 cm from the seam.

Finishing: 4 cm hem, overlocked and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Pleats laid to markings and joined to a shaped yoke, a corner that has to be clipped, an invisible zipper, a faced waistline.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin suiting fabrics that drape well, from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (facings)
1 invisible zipper

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 of all, 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:

Left back – 1 piece
Front – 1 piece
Yoke – 1 piece
Back facing – 2 pieces
Front facing – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Back facing – 2 pieces
Front facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the facing pieces.
Stitch darts on the back and front pieces, press depths towards the center.
Clip the allowance at the corner of the front. Form pleats according to markings, with depths directed downwards. Overlock the vertical sides of the pleats together.
Attach the yoke to the front, press allowances towards the yoke and overlock.
Overlock the center edges of the back separately. Stitch the center seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
Stitch the left side seam, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the side seams of the facings, press allowances open. Overlock the bottom edge. Place the facing on the skirt right sides together and stitch the top edge. Topstitch allowances to the facing 0.2 cm from the stitching line. Fold facings to the wrong side, press. Sew allowances to the zipper tape.
Overlock the bottom edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.