Lace-Up Yoke Pencil Skirt
Introduce a women's sewing pattern for a chic, high-waisted pencil skirt featuring a distinctive lace-up front yoke and functional patch pockets.
When To Wear:
- Everyday Chic: Perfect for elevating daily wear with a unique, stylish flair.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Ideal for social events where a polished yet comfortable aesthetic is desired.
- Creative Office Wear: Suitable for a modern, fashion-forward professional environment when paired with appropriate tops.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a flattering fitted pencil skirt silhouette that gracefully follows the body's lines.
Waist: High-rise design with a wide, shaped front yoke that enhances the waistline.
Front Detail: a prominent shaped front yoke featuring a lace-up closure with grommets for adjustable comfort and a signature style element.
Pockets: Practical patch pockets positioned on the front for both utility and design.
Back: a clean back panel detailed with a center back seam and a shaped back yoke.
Closure: a secure zipper closure discretely placed at the center back.
Length: Elegant midi-length, typically falling to the mid-calf.
Styling: Designed to incorporate visible topstitching details along seams, yokes, and pocket edges for a refined, structured finish.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern requires skills in assembling multi-part yokes, inserting a zipper, constructing patch pockets, and applying grommets or eyelets.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose structured woven fabrics that hold shape well, such as:
- Denim (jeans fabric)
- Gabardine
- Heavy cotton twill
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Grommets/Eyelets
- Zipper
- Cord or ribbon for lacing
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- 1. Shaped front yoke - qty 4
- 2. Center insert of front yoke – qty 2
- 3. Front skirt half – qty 2
- 4. Back skirt half - qty 2
- 5. Back yoke – qty 4
- From fusible interfacing: shaped yoke and center insert of front skirt half; back skirt half yoke.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the shaped yoke and center insert of the front skirt half; and the back yokes with fusible interfacing.
- Mark and stitch the darts on the back skirt half. Press the darts towards the center seam of the back.
- Stitch and serge the center seam of the front, press the seam to the right side of the front and topstitch at a distance of 0.2 cm from the stitching line.
- Stitch and serge the side seams, press the seam towards the back.
- Stitch and press open the side edges of the shaped front yoke and the back yoke. Serge the lower edge of the inner front and back yoke.
- Place the stitched yoke pieces right sides together. Stitch the yoke along the upper edge, leaving the center edge of the back yoke free. Trim the seam allowances of the rounded corners of the shaped front yoke and turn out. Press the yoke, straightening the seams.
- Place the center insert pieces right sides together and stitch along the upper edge. Press the stitching seam. Topstitch at a distance of 0.2 cm from the upper edge. Serge: the lower and side edges of the center insert.
- Attach the yoke to the skirt and serge in one step the center edge of the central of the back yoke and the center seam of the back. Stitch the center seam of the back up to the notch, which indicates the zipper insertion point. Press the seam open. Press the zipper openings and insert the zipper. Topstitch the serged edge of the yoke.
- Place the center insert of the front under the shaped front yoke and topstitch.
- Punch eyelets for the cord. Thread the cord and tie it. Serge the hem of the skirt, fold up and topstitch.
