Sleeveless Wide Leg Jumpsuit with Waist Insert

Sleeveless Wide Leg Jumpsuit with Waist Insert

A full-length sleeveless jumpsuit for knit fabric, with a stretch lace insert at the waist that dips to a point at the centre front and centre back, wide gathered trousers and snap closures on the shoulders. The neckline and armholes are bound.

When To Wear

• In summer, for days off and holidays.
• With sandals or flat shoes, on its own or under a cardigan.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Bodice and trousers joined by a waist insert; wide legs.

Length: Full length.

Neckline: Scoop neckline, lower at the front, finished with binding strips stitched on at 0.7 cm, folded to the wrong side and topstitched into the seam.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes bound the same way as the neckline.

Closure: Shoulder closures with cut-on facings, fastened with snaps: two per shoulder, upper parts on the front edges, lower parts on the back edges.

Back: Bodice cut on the fold, with the same lace insert as the front.

Waist: A stretch lace insert, joined at the side seams and stretched as it is stitched to the lower edge of the bodice and the gathered top of the trousers.

Legs: Wide legs cut in front and back halves, with side seams, inseams and a centre seam; turned and topstitched hems.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Binding knit edges, gathering, attaching a stretch lace insert under tension and setting snaps.

Fabric Recommendations

Cotton knit fabrics such as cotton jersey, with stretch lace for the waist insert.

Additional Supplies

• Stretch lace
• Woven fusible interfacing
• 4 snaps