Midi Wrap Skirt with Tie
Introducing a chic women's sewing pattern for a midi-length wrap skirt, featuring a structured waist and an elegant tie closure detail.
When To Wear
This versatile midi wrap skirt is a stylish choice for a variety of occasions, offering both comfort and sophistication:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear, business meetings, or corporate casual environments.
- Everyday Elegance: Perfect for sophisticated daily wear, running errands, or casual lunch dates.
- Social Gatherings: A polished option for brunches, cultural events, or semi-formal daytime parties.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A comfortable midi-length silhouette, falling gracefully to just below the knee, with a flattering wrap-front design.
Waist: Features a high-rise, shaped waistband that secures with an elegant integrated tie, creating a neat and polished finish.
Closure: The wrap front is secured internally with a discreet button and externally with the stylish tie detail, ensuring a comfortable and adjustable fit.
Front Detail: The wrap construction naturally forms a sophisticated front slit, allowing for ease of movement.
Hem: A straight bottom hem, finished with topstitching for a clean and refined edge.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in constructing a shaped waistband, creating a buttonhole, and precise tie assembly.
Fabric Recommendations
For the best drape and finish, select light to medium-weight suiting fabrics with good body:
- Thin suiting fabrics made from natural fibers (e.g., wool, linen, cotton blends)
- Blended suiting fabrics (e.g., polyester-viscose blends, stretch suiting)
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 button
Fabric & Materials
FABRIC RECOMMENDATIONS: thin suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers. YOU WILL ALSO NEED: fusible interfacing; 1 button.
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. Allowance for the bias edge of the front panel – 6 cm; allowance for the bottom edge of the front and back panels – 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.
- From main fabric:
- Back panel – 1 piece on fold
- Front panel – 2 pieces
- Back waistband – 1 piece
- Front left waistband – 1 piece
- Front right waistband – 1 piece
- Detachable waistband – 1 piece
- FROM FUSIBLE INTERFACING:
- Back waistband – 1 piece
- Front left waistband – 1 piece
- Front right waistband – 1 piece
- Detachable waistband – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
WHEN STITCHING PIECES, PAY ATTENTION TO THE NOTCHES - THEY MUST MATCH!
- Interface the waistband pieces with fusible interfacing.
- Stitch darts on the back and front panel pieces, press the dart allowances towards the center.
- Overcast the bias edge of the front panel, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back panel and overcast.
- Stitch the back waistband to the left and right front waistbands, press allowances open. Fold the waistband in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short sides and the tie. Start stitching strictly at the marked line for attaching the waistband to the skirt. At the mark, clip the allowances, turn the waistband right side out, and press. Attach the outer side of the waistband to the upper edge, turn under the inner side and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Fold the detachable waistband in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the long side and one short side. Trim allowances at the corners, turn the waistband right side out, straighten, and press. Overcast the short edge. Topstitch the detachable waistband onto the seam joining the back waistband to the left front waistband.
- Overcast the bottom edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Overcast a buttonhole on the left front part of the waistband. Sew on a hidden button.
