Tunic with Asymmetrical Placket

Name: Tunic with Asymmetrical Placket
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4765
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4765

A women's tunic with a curved asymmetric button placket running from the neck to the hem, a stand collar, a back yoke and three-quarter sleeves with a box pleat and buttoned cuff. The hem is curved and dips at the back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Tunic with Asymmetrical Placket

When To Wear

In spring and autumn with slim trousers, leggings or jeans.
For work and everyday wear, as a long shirt-style top worn loose over the hips.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Semi-fitted, with bust darts on the fronts and a gently shaped side seam.

Length: Tunic length, below the hip; the curved hem is shorter at the front than at the back.

Collar: Stand collar in two layers, the inner one interfaced; it ends off-centre where the placket begins.

Front: Separate right and left fronts. A curved placket is turned to the inside and topstitched along the opening, which sweeps diagonally across the body from the collar to the opposite side of the hem; 8 buttons with buttonholes on the right placket.

Sleeves: Three-quarter set-in sleeves with a box pleat at the hem, finished with a double cuff; a button is sewn on the cuff under the pleat.

Back: A yoke across the shoulders and a lower back cut on the fold.

Finishing: Plackets topstitched to the fronts; hem turned up 1.2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A curved faced placket with clipped curves, a two-layer stand collar, sleeve pleats with cuffs and machine buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (plackets, inner collar stand, cuffs)
10 buttons

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 – 1.2 cm, other seams – 1 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can range from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Lower back - 1 piece on fold
- Back yoke – 1 piece
- Right front - 1 piece
- Left front - 1 piece
- Right placket – 1 piece
- Left placket – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Right placket – 1 piece
- Left placket – 1 piece
- Collar stand – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the inner collar stand, plackets, and cuffs.
Attach the yoke to the back, press seam allowances upwards and overlock.
Mark and stitch bust darts on the front pieces, press depths upwards.
Overlock the outer edges of the plackets. Fold the right placket with the right front, right sides together, and stitch the upper edge and the front edge. Clip seam allowances at the mark and on curves, turn the placket to the wrong side, press and topstitch onto the front. Fold the left placket with the left front, right sides together, and stitch the front edge. Clip seam allowances on curves, turn the placket to the wrong side, press and topstitch onto the front.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Fold collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch the outer edge. Start and end stitching strictly at the marked collar attachment seam line. Turn the collar stand to the right side, straighten and press. Attach the upper collar stand to the neckline, fold under the raw edge of the lower collar stand and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press seam allowances and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, matching notches. Press seam allowances and overlock. Create and secure a box pleat at the bottom of the sleeve.
Stitch the cuff into a loop, press seam allowances open. Press the cuff lengthwise in half, right side out. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, press seam allowances towards the cuff. Fold under the raw edge of the inner cuff and topstitch into the attachment seam of the outer cuff.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Make buttonholes on the right placket. Sew buttons onto the left placket and on the cuffs under the pleats.