Tweed Jacket with Decorative Waist Tabs
Introducing a sophisticated women's jacket pattern, crafted with tailored princess seams, a classic collar, and distinctive decorative buttoned tabs at the waist, designed to be made in luxurious tweed.
When To Wear:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear, business meetings, or professional networking events, offering a polished and authoritative look.
- Smart Casual Outings: Perfect for elevated daytime events, brunches, or cultural excursions, adding a touch of classic elegance.
- Layered for Style: An excellent layering piece over dresses or blouses, transitioning seamlessly from day to evening in cooler weather.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a tailored, fitted silhouette that gently skims the body, ending at a flattering cropped length.
Neckline & Collar: Features a classic rounded, slightly oversized Peter Pan style collar for a soft yet structured appeal.
Closure: Single-breasted front with a clean button placket and six prominent buttons.
Sleeves: Long, set-in two-piece sleeves designed for a comfortable and refined fit.
Front Details: Princess seams extending from the shoulder to the hem on the front bodice create a shaped, flattering line. A subtle front yoke adds visual interest.
Pockets / Tabs: Two decorative, buttoned tabs are strategically placed at the front hem, adding a unique and stylish embellishment.
Back: The back features a yoke and vertical seams for tailored shaping, mirroring the sophisticated construction of the front.
Hem: a straight hemline that sits at the natural waist or just below, accentuating the cropped silhouette.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires familiarity with garment construction techniques including collar setting, button plackets, princess seams, and working with lining and interfacing.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose medium to heavy-weight woven fabrics with some structure to achieve the desired tailored silhouette and luxurious feel:
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- 6 buttons
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- 1. Center back – 2 qty
- 2. Side back – 2 qty
- 3. Back Yoke – 1 qty
- 4. Front Yoke – 2 qty
- 5. Side front – 2 qty
- 6. Center front – 2 qty
- 7. Under collar – 1 qty
- 8. Upper collar – 1 qty
- 9. Waistband – 4 qty
- 10. Facing – 2 qty
- 11. Upper sleeve – 2 qty
- 12. Lower sleeve – 2 qty
- From lining fabric:
- 1. Center back – 1 qty
- 2. Side back - 2 qty
- 3. Side front – 2 qty
- 4. Center front – 2 qty
- 6. Upper sleeve – 2 qty
- 7. Lower sleeve – 2 qty
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse fusible interfacing to the facing, center front, front yoke, back yoke, armhole of side back, under collar; hem seam allowances: side back, center back, lower sleeve, upper sleeve.
- Place upper collar and under collar right sides together and stitch the under collar to the upper collar. Trim, turn out collar corners.
- Stitch the jacket waistband along the outer contour. Trim corners and turn out the waistband. Press the waistband and make a buttonhole.
- Stitch and press open the front darts. Topstitch along the front dart at a distance of 0.7 cm from the stitching line.
- Stitch the back darts, inserting the waistband. Press open the back darts and topstitch along the back dart at a distance of 0.7 cm from the stitching line.
- Place the facing on the right side of the front, right side down, pin and stitch along the front edge line. Stitching is performed from the front side up to the notch, which defines the end of the collar insertion. Stitch the lower edges of the facings to the front strictly along the marked hemline. Trim the seams of the upper and lower front edge corners. Topstitch the front edge facing seam allowance to the facing. The stitching is placed at a distance of 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn the front edges to the right side, straighten the seams.
- Stitch the jacket shoulder and side seams. Press open the jacket shoulder and side seams.
- Insert the under collar into the neckline and stitch the upper collar to the facings.
- Stitch the sleeve elbow seam and press open. Topstitch along the elbow seam at a distance of 0.7 cm from the stitching line.
- Stitch and press open the sleeve front seam. Press the sleeve hem.
- Insert the sleeves into the armhole according to the notches. Insert shoulder pads and sleeve heads.
- On the lining fabric pieces, stitch the seams and insert the sleeves, leaving an opening in the front right sleeve seam. Stitch the lining to the inner edges of the facings and the upper collar. Press open the collar insertion seam allowances and secure close to the seams.
- Stitch the lining to the hem of the jacket and sleeve. Turn the jacket right side out through the opening in the sleeve and stitch the opening in the sleeve.
- On the right front, make buttonholes, and on the left front, sew on buttons.
