Side-Pleated Skirt

Name: Side-Pleated Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5182
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5182

A women's slightly A-line skirt on a narrow straight waistband, with a group of three pleats on one side of the front, stitched down to the hip and released below. Concealed zipper in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: light fabrics from natural or blended fibres, such as linen.

Tech. Description

Side-Pleated Skirt

When To Wear

In spring and summer, in linen, with blouses, T-shirts or a short jacket.
For the office and everyday wear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Slightly flared from the hips to the hem.

Front: Cut as one asymmetric piece. Three pleats on one side, stitched from the wrong side down to a mark at hip level, pressed towards the side seam and left unpressed below the marks; one waist dart on the other side.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with two waist darts pressed towards the centre back.

Waist: Narrow straight waistband, folded over the upper edge and edgestitched from the right side.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the left side seam.

Finishing: Double-turned hem, topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Darts, stitched pleats, a concealed zipper and a folded waistband; three pattern pieces.

Fabric Recommendations

Light fabrics from natural or blended fibres, such as linen.

Additional Supplies

1 concealed zipper, 22 cm long

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Front Skirt – 1 piece
Back Skirt – 1 piece on fold
Waistband – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the darts on the Front Skirt and Back Skirt and press them towards the center front and center back.
On the Front Skirt, stitch the pleats from the wrong side down to the mark. Fold the pleats and press them towards the side seam; do not press the pleats below the marks. Baste pleats along the upper edge.
Stitch side seams, leaving an unstitched section for the zipper in the left side seam. Insert the concealed zipper.
Press the Waistband in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Lay the waistband flat again and press one of the long edges towards the fold. Press the second long edge, stopping 2 mm short of the fold. Fold the waistband along the pressed fold and insert the upper edge of the skirt into it, with the wider half of the waistband on the wrong side. Fold the waistband edges at the zipper inwards and edgestitch the waistband from the right side, catching the wider half underneath.
Press the hem allowance to the wrong side, fold the raw edge inwards, and topstitch.