Long Raglan Sleeve Mock Neck Top
Introducing a versatile top pattern featuring long raglan sleeves and a chic mock neck, offering a comfortable yet stylish silhouette.
When To Wear
This top is designed for everyday comfort and versatile styling, making it a perfect choice for:
- Everyday Comfort: Ideal for daily wear, providing a relaxed yet polished look.
- Smart-Casual Occasions: Suitable for office or social settings where comfort meets understated elegance.
- Transitional Layering: a foundational piece perfect for layering under vests or jackets.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Relaxed, straight silhouette that skims the body.
Neckline & Collar: High mock neck, finished with a facing, that provides a refined and comfortable finish.
Closure: Concealed zipper closure at the center back for a clean finish.
Sleeves: Long raglan sleeves that offer ease of movement and a distinctive shoulder line.
Shaping: Front darts on the bodice for gentle shaping and fit.
Back: Features a clean center back seam extending from the mock neck down to the hem, incorporating a concealed zipper.
Length: Finishes at hip length, providing versatile styling options.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in sewing raglan sleeves, inserting a concealed zipper, and applying a neck facing.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight to medium-weight fabrics with good drape and stability:
- Lightweight suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 concealed 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 for the bottom of the garment and sleeve hem – 3 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front - 1 piece
- Back sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing - 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the facing pieces.
- Stitch darts on the front, press allowances upwards.
- Finish the center back edges separately. Stitch the seam from the zipper mark downwards. Press seam allowances open, pressing the slit for the zipper. Insert the zipper.
- Attach the back sleeve parts to the back, press allowances towards the sleeve and finish. Attach the front sleeve parts to the front, press allowances towards the sleeve and finish.
- Stitch the upper sleeve edges, press allowances towards the back and finish. Stitch the lower sleeve edges and side seams in one continuous line, press allowances towards the back and finish.
- Stitch the shoulder edges of the facings, press allowances open. Finish the lower edge. Place the facing on the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge, clip allowances at curves. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure the facing to the zipper tape and to the shoulder seams.
- Press the hem allowance of the garment and sleeve to the wrong side by 1 cm, then by another 2 cm and topstitch.
