Yoke Waist Asymmetrical Faux Wrap Skirt

Name: Yoke Waist Asymmetrical Faux Wrap Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4927
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4927

A women's knee-length fitted skirt with a deep waist yoke, an asymmetric front made of two panels joined by a topstitched diagonal seam that opens into a slit, and a pointed hem. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: firm, dense fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Yoke Waist Asymmetrical Faux Wrap Skirt

A women's knee-length fitted skirt with a deep waist yoke, an asymmetric front made of two panels joined by a topstitched diagonal seam that opens into a slit, and a pointed hem.

When To Wear

For the office with blouses, shirts and jackets.
In autumn and winter with tights and boots or court shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, narrowing slightly towards the hem.

Length: Knee length; one front panel drops to a point below the hemline.

Front: Right and left front panels joined by a seam running down from the yoke. The seam is topstitched 0.5–1.0 cm from the stitching down to a mark; below the mark it opens into a slit, with the edge of the left panel turned under and topstitched.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the centre back seam.

Back: Centre back seam and darts on the back panels, with a back yoke in two halves.

Waist: Contoured yoke without a waistband, faced with interfaced inner yokes; the facing is understitched at the top edge and stitched in the ditch of the yoke seam.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned up and finished with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A faced yoke, a concealed zipper, and an angled front seam that turns into a slit with a clean finish.

Fabric Recommendations

Firm, dense fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (inner yokes)
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. Seam allowance along the slit – 3 cm. Hem allowance – 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. Attention! Markings are made on the right side.

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Back yoke – 4 pieces
- Right front – 1 piece
- Left front – 1 piece
- Front yoke – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back yoke – 2 pieces
- Front yoke – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the inner yokes.
Stitch the darts on the back. Press the dart depth towards the center. Attach the back yoke to the back, press seam allowances upwards and overlock. Overlock the center edges of the back separately on each piece. Stitch the center seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press seam allowances open. Insert the zipper.
Overlock the contoured edge of the left front from the mark downwards. Fold the allowance by 1 cm and topstitch. Stitch the contoured edge from the top to the mark. Overlock the allowance from top to bottom. Press the allowance onto the right front and topstitch from the top to the mark 0.5 – 1.0 cm from the seam. Hem the allowance from the mark to the bottom with blind stitches.
Attach the front yoke to the front, press seam allowances upwards and overlock.
Stitch the side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the side seams of the inner yokes (hereinafter referred to as facings), press seam allowances open. Overlock the bottom edge. Place the facing and the skirt right sides together and stitch the top edge. Topstitch the seam allowances to the facing 0.2 cm from the stitching seam. Fold the facing to the wrong side, press. Fold the center edges of the facing and sew to the zipper tape. Topstitch the facing into the seam of attaching the outer yoke.
Overlock the bottom edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.