V-Neck Cotton Jersey Top
A women's short-sleeved top in thin knit fabric with a deep V-neck finished by a wide two-layer band that runs over the shoulders to the centre back. Centre back seam, twin-needle hems.
When To Wear
- In summer with skirts, jeans or shorts.
- Under a jacket or cardigan in spring and autumn.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Close-fitting, for knit fabric.
Length: Hip length, straight hem.
Neckline: Deep V-neck with a wide shaped band in two layers (outer layer interfaced), joined at the centre back and set in two halves from the V-point to the centre back seam. The V-point of the front is reinforced with a small piece of interfacing.
Sleeves: Short sleeves set into armholes that are open at the top, as there are no shoulder seams; the sleeve tops reach the neckline band, which is attached to the front, back and sleeves.
Front: One piece cut on the fold.
Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam.
Finishing: Sleeve and body hems turned up and stitched 2 cm from the edge with a twin needle; band seam allowances overlocked together.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. A wide two-layer band set into a V-neck in two halves with a clipped, reinforced point, on knit fabric, and twin-needle hemming.
Fabric Recommendations
Thin knit fabrics (jersey).
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (outer neckband piece and a small scrap for the V-point)
- Twin needle
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Back – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Neckline Trimming Placket – 2 pieces on fold (outer and inner)
- From fusible interfacing:
- Neckline Trimming Placket – 1 piece on fold (outer placket only)
- A small scrap to reinforce the V-point of the front
Sewing Instructions
- Press the fusible interfacing to the outer Neckline Trimming Placket (Heat-activated interfacings are pressed to the wrong side of the piece with a hot iron).
- Stitch the center back seam and side seams. Press seam allowances open.
- Stitch the sleeve seams. Press the hem seam allowances of the sleeves to the wrong side and topstitch at a distance of 2 cm with a twin needle.
- Set the sleeves into the armholes, which are open at the top (there are no shoulder seams). In the upper parts of the armholes, press the seam allowances towards the front and back.
- Fold the outer and inner Neckline Trimming Plackets in half, right sides together, pin and stitch the center back edges of each. Press seam allowances open.
- Place both plackets right sides together and pin the neckline edges. Stitch. Trim seam allowances close to the stitching line, make notches at curves and along the center front line towards the stitching.
- Turn the placket right side out. Baste and press the finished edge, then baste the raw edges together.
- To prevent the front corner from fraying, press a small piece of interfacing to the wrong side of the front over the marked placket stitching line.
- Pin the placket to the neckline from the center front line to the center back seam, aligning the marked stitching lines and the cross notches. The outer placket lies on the right side of the garment.
- Stitch the placket in place, making a backstitch at the beginning and end of the seam. Make a notch on the front allowance along the center front line to the last stitch.
- Then pin and stitch the second half of the placket to the neckline from the center front line to the center back seam. Make a backstitch at the beginning and end of the seam.
- Overlock the placket seam allowances together and press towards the front, back, and sleeves.
- Press the hem allowance of the top to the wrong side and topstitch at a distance of 2 cm with a twin needle.
