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Tunic Top with Tie Sleeve Hems and a Pocket

Pattern #5176

This Minerva sewing pattern introduces a versatile tunic top, featuring a sophisticated round neckline, playful tied cuffs, and a functional divided patch pocket. Designed for comfort and style, this tunic top is suitable for everyday wear, as a layering essential for transitional seasons, or for casual gatherings. This intermediate pattern can be made to your own measurements using thin knit fabrics that offer comfort and drape, such as lightweight jersey knits.

Tech. Description

Tunic Top with Tie Sleeve Hems and a Pocket

Introducing a versatile women's sewing pattern for a relaxed knit tunic top, featuring a round neckline, sleeves drawn in with ties at the wrist, and a wide divided front pocket.

When To Wear

This tunic top is designed for comfort and style, making it an ideal choice for:

  • Everyday Style: Perfect for comfortable yet chic daily wear, whether at home or for casual outings.
  • Layering Essential: An excellent layering piece over trousers or skirts for transitional seasons and added warmth.
  • Casual Gatherings: Ideal for relaxed social events, weekend excursions, or travel, offering effortless elegance.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a relaxed, straight-cut tunic fit with bust darts, finishing at approximately hip length.

Neckline: Classic round neckline, finished with a facing and topstitched for a refined appearance.

Closure: Pullover style with no additional closures, ensuring ease and simplicity of wear.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves with a casing at the hem; self-fabric ties threaded through small buttonholes draw the sleeve in at the wrist for an adjustable fit.

Pockets: a wide pocket at the lower front, stitched down along the top and bottom edges and open at the sides, divided into two compartments by a line of stitching down the middle.

Hem: Straight hemline, providing a neat and simple finish to the bottom of the garment.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Involves standard garment construction techniques on knit fabric, setting in sleeves, making self-fabric ties and casings, and accurate pocket application.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose thin knit fabrics that offer comfort and drape for this style (fabric width 150 cm):

  • Lightweight jersey knits
  • Thin cotton or viscose knits
  • Soft, fine gauge sweater knits

Additional Supplies

  • Fusible interfacing

Cutter's Must

  • From main fabric:
  • Front – 1 piece (cut on fold)
  • Back – 1 piece (cut on fold)
  • Sleeve – 2 pieces
  • Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece (cut on fold)
  • Front Neckline Facing – 1 piece (cut on fold)
  • Pocket – 1 piece (cut on fold)
  • Ties – 2 strips, 40 cm long and 3 cm wide (cut by measurement)
  • From fusible interfacing: Back Neckline Facing, Front Neckline Facing

Sewing Instructions

  1. Fuse interfacing to the Back Neckline Facing and Front Neckline Facing.
  2. Stitch the darts, shoulder and side seams, serge and press.
  3. Stitch the sleeve seams and serge.
  4. Set the sleeves into the armholes.
  5. On the hem allowance of each sleeve, near the sleeve seam, work two small buttonholes for the ties.
  6. Ties: fold each 40 × 3 cm strip in half lengthwise, right sides together, stitch, turn right side out and press.
  7. Fold the sleeve hem allowance to the wrong side and topstitch to form a casing. Thread the ties through the casing.
  8. Stitch the facing pieces together and serge the outer edge.
  9. Place the facing on the garment right sides together and stitch along the neckline.
  10. Turn the facing to the wrong side and topstitch around the neckline.
  11. Serge the hem allowance of the garment, turn it to the wrong side and topstitch.
  12. Fold the pocket hem allowances on all sides to the wrong side and topstitch.
  13. Place the pocket on the garment and topstitch it along the top and bottom edges.
  14. Stitch a decorative line down the center of the pocket.
  15. Secure the side edges of the pocket with small bar tacks.

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