Rounded Neck Structured Placket Tunic

Name: Rounded Neck Structured Placket Tunic
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4774
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4774

A women's straight tunic with short cuffed sleeves, a round neck with a short split at the centre front, and a front insert with two folded plackets that meet edge to edge and are held together by small buttons. A hem band finishes the lower edge, and a concealed zip sits in the centre back seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Structured Placket Tunic

When To Wear

In summer and warm spring weather, with trousers or a straight skirt.
For work and daytime wear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, slightly widening towards the hem; back shaped with waist and shoulder darts.

Length: Below the hip.

Neckline: Round neck with a short centre front split, finished with a double interfaced facing: the outer layer is sewn on the right side and shows as a narrow neckline band.

Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves with a cuff folded in half.

Front: Front cut in one piece on the fold, with a two-part insert set into it at the corners. Each insert half carries an interfaced upper placket folded in half; the folds butt together at the centre front, and 9 small buttons are sewn through both plackets to join them. The plackets do not open.

Closure: Concealed zip in the upper centre back seam.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam; waist and shoulder darts.

Finishing: Front and back hem bands (front and back plackets) sewn to the lower edge, allowances pressed upwards; hem turned 1.5 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An insert set into clipped corners, a double neckline facing, a concealed zip and folded cuffs.

Fabric Recommendations

Blouse fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (neckline facings, upper plackets, cuffs)
Concealed zip
9 small 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 – 1.5 cm, 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:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Insert – 2 pieces
- Upper Placket – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 4 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 4 pieces
- Back Placket – 1 piece
- Front Placket – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Neckline Facing – 2 pieces
- Upper Placket – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch waist and shoulder darts on the back, press dart depths towards the center. Stitch the outer Back Neckline Facing to the back, press the allowances onto the facing.
Finish the raw edges of the back center seams separately. Stitch the back center seam from the zipper mark downwards, press allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper. Stitch the Back Placket (hem band) to the back, press allowances upwards and finish the raw edge.
Press the Upper Plackets lengthwise in half, right side out. Stitch them to the Inserts, press the allowances onto the Insert and finish the raw edge. Stitch the outer Front Neckline Facing to the Insert, press allowances onto the facing.
Stitch the Inserts to the Front, clipping the Front into the corners. Press allowances onto the front and finish the raw edge. The folds of the upper plackets should butt against each other. Stitch the Front Placket (hem band) to the front, press allowances upwards and finish the raw edge.
Stitch side and shoulder seams, press allowances towards the back and finish the raw edge.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the inner Back and Front Neckline Facings, press allowances open. Finish the lower edge. Place outer and inner facings right sides together and stitch along the neckline edge and front edge. Clip allowances at curves. Turn the finished facing right side out and press, topstitch into the attachment seam.
Stitch the sleeve seam, press allowances and finish the raw edge. Set sleeves into armholes, press allowances and finish the raw edge.
Stitch the cuff into a loop, press allowances open. Fold the cuff lengthwise in half, right side out, and press. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the lower edge of the sleeve, press allowances upwards. Press the allowance of the inner cuff edge to the wrong side and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Finish the raw edge of the garment hem, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew the 9 buttons onto the Upper Plackets, stitching through both plackets to join them.