Short Hooded Wrap Robe
A short women's wrap robe with the hood cut in one with the fronts, set-in long sleeves, patch pockets and a tie belt. The front edges, hood edge and sleeve hems are bound with silk ribbon.
When To Wear
- As a dressing gown after a bath or shower, in a napped or bouclé fabric.
- At home over pyjamas in the cooler months.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Straight and loose, wrapped and tied at the waist.
Length: Mid-thigh.
Collar: Hood cut in one with each front, shaped by darts at the shoulder line. The hood has a centre seam and an upper seam, pressed open and topstitched, joined by a crosswise seam at the crown; the back is topstitched along the hood seam.
Sleeves: Long, straight, set-in sleeves; the hems are bound with silk ribbon.
Closure: Wrap front with a separate tie belt, its edges topstitched.
Pockets: Patch pockets on the fronts, with a cut-on facing at the top, topstitched along the facing and to the front.
Back: One piece cut on the fold.
Finishing: Front and hood edges bound with silk ribbon stitched 1 cm from the edge, wrapped to the inside and stitched in the ditch; hem turned up and topstitched.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. A hood cut in one with the front, which needs clipping and accurate stitching at the dart points, plus ribbon binding of curved edges.
Fabric Recommendations
Light napped fabrics or bouclé.
Additional Supplies
- Silk ribbon for binding the front edges, hood and sleeve hems
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- 1. Back - 1 piece on fold
- 2. Pocket - 2 pieces
- 3. Front, cut-on with hood - 2 pieces
- 4. Belt - 1 piece
- 5. Sleeve - 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Turn the cut-on facing of the top of each pocket to the right side and stitch to the side edges. Turn the facing to the wrong side, also turn the seam allowances along the remaining pocket edges to the wrong side. Topstitch the pocket along the facing. Pin the pocket to the front and topstitch at foot width.
- Fold the hood pieces right sides together and stitch the center and upper seams. Press the seams open and topstitch at foot width. Turn the hood inside out, align the center and upper seams, and stitch the upper cross seam.
- On the front panels, clip the seam allowances between the shoulder seams and the hood, stopping 1 cm before the far ends of the darts. Clip the dart depths in the middle for about 3 cm. Stitch the shoulder seams, starting or ending the stitch exactly at the dart. Press the seam allowances open.
- Set the hood into the back neckline, starting and ending the stitch exactly at the dart. Press the seam allowances downwards. Stitch the darts on the front panels and hood. Trim the wide dart depths to 1 cm and serge. Topstitch the back along the hood attachment seam.
- Stitch the side seams.
- Press the hem allowance to the wrong side and topstitch. Fold the silk ribbon with the robe right sides together and stitch along the edges of the fronts and hood at 1 cm. Fold the ribbon to the wrong side, enclosing the edge, and topstitch from the right side into the attachment seam, catching the inner of the ribbon.
- Stitch the sleeve seams. Bind the bottom of the sleeve with silk ribbon in the same way as the front edge. Set the sleeves into the armholes.
- Stitch the belt along the long and one short sides, turn out and press the folds. Turning under the open edge, stitch along the edges of the belt at foot width.
