Tailored Skirt with Back Vent

Name: Tailored Skirt with Back Vent
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4877
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4877

This women's sewing pattern creates a tailored pencil skirt with a distinctive V-shaped high-rise waistline and a classic back vent. Designed to be fitted through the hips and tapering to the knee, it offers a sophisticated profile for professional settings, formal occasions, or elevated everyday styling. This intermediate pattern can be made to your own measurements or in standard sizes.

Tech. Description

Tailored Skirt with Back Vent

A striking women's sewing pattern for a tailored pencil skirt featuring a unique V-shaped high-rise waistline and a classic back vent.

When To Wear

This tailored skirt is designed for versatile wear, offering a sophisticated edge for:

Professional & Business Settings: Its polished silhouette and tailored details are perfect for the office or important meetings.
Formal & Semi-Formal Occasions: The distinctive high waist and elegant length make it suitable for upscale events and gatherings.
Chic Everyday Styling: a statement piece that elevates casual tops for a refined, confident look.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a classic pencil silhouette, designed to be fitted through the hips and tapering slightly to the knee.

Waist: High-rise waistline with a distinctive V-shaped contour at the center front, featuring tailored darts for shaping.

Length: Elegant knee-length, offering a sophisticated and professional profile.

Back: Features a clean center back seam, completed with a functional vent for ease of movement.

Closure: Discreet invisible zipper at the center back, ensuring a seamless finish.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires skills in constructing darts, installing an invisible zipper, sewing a back vent, and working with lining and facings.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose fabrics with some body and drape that support tailored construction:

Suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing
Invisible zipper

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 3 cm, lining bottom edge allowance – 2 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Front facing - 1 piece
- Back facing – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Front lining – 1 piece on fold
- Back lining – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Front facing - 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch darts on the back skirt panels. Press dart allowances towards the center. Overlock the center edges of the back separately on each piece, simultaneously overlocking the vent. Stitch the center seam from the zipper mark to the edge of the vent. Press seam allowances open, pressing the zipper opening, press vent allowances towards the left side seam. Press the right side of the vent 1 cm. Secure vent allowances with machine stitching. Insert the zipper.
Stitch darts on the front skirt from the right side. Press dart allowances towards the center.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch darts on the lining. Press dart allowances towards the center. Stitch side seams of the lining. Overlock allowances and press towards the back. Overlock center back edges separately. Stitch from the zipper mark downwards. Press allowance open. Fold the bottom allowance twice by 1 cm and topstitch.
Stitch side seams of facings. Attach lining to facings. Press allowance downwards. Place facing and skirt right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Clip curves, trim corners. Turn facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Fold under the center edges of the back facing and sew to the zipper tape.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.