Lace-Up Yoke Denim Pencil Skirt

Name: Lace-Up Yoke Denim Pencil Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5361
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5361

A long women's pencil skirt in denim with a wide contoured yoke instead of a waistband. At the centre front the yoke has rounded ends laced together with a cord through eyelets over a separate insert; the skirt closes with a zipper at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: denim.

Tech. Description

Lace-Up Yoke Denim Pencil Skirt

When To Wear

With tucked-in shirts, tops and short knits for daytime and the office.
In autumn and spring with ankle boots, in summer with flat sandals.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight and close-fitting, slightly narrowed towards the hem.

Length: Long, to mid-calf.

Waist: A wide yoke shaped to the body, cut double and interfaced; the top edge is stitched and turned, with no waistband.

Front: Lace-up detail at the centre of the yoke: the rounded yoke ends sit over a faced, topstitched centre insert, joined by a cord laced through eyelets and tied. Centre front seam pressed to one side and topstitched 0.2 cm from the seam.

Back: Darts below the yoke, pressed towards the centre back seam.

Closure: Zipper in the centre back seam, running through the yoke.

Finishing: Seams overlocked; 3 cm hem, overlocked and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A double contoured yoke with rounded corners, a centre back zipper set through the yoke seam, and setting eyelets.

Fabric Recommendations

Denim.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back yokes, centre insert)
Zipper
Eyelets
Cord for lacing

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

1. Shaped Front Skirt Yoke – 4 pieces
2. Center Front Skirt Yoke Inset – 2 pieces
3. Front Skirt – 2 pieces
4. Back Skirt – 2 pieces
5. Back Skirt Yoke – 4 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Shaped Front Skirt Yoke, Center Front Skirt Yoke Inset, Back Skirt Yoke.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Shaped Front Skirt Yoke, the Center Front Skirt Yoke Inset and the Back Skirt Yoke pieces.
Mark and stitch the darts on the Back Skirt. Press the darts towards the centre back seam.
Stitch and serge the centre front seam joining the Front Skirt pieces, press the seam towards the right front and topstitch 0.2 cm from the seam.
Stitch and serge the side seams and press them towards the back.
For the outer and the inner yoke, stitch the side seams joining the Shaped Front Skirt Yoke and the Back Skirt Yoke and press them open. Serge the lower edge of the inner yoke.
Place the outer and inner yokes right sides together. Stitch along the upper edge, leaving the centre back edges of the Back Skirt Yoke free. Trim the seam allowances at the rounded corners of the Shaped Front Skirt Yoke and turn the yoke right side out. Press the yoke, rolling the seams to the edge.
Place the two Center Front Skirt Yoke Inset pieces right sides together and stitch along the upper edge. Turn and press the seam. Topstitch 0.2 cm from the upper edge. Serge the lower and side edges of the inset.
Stitch the outer yoke to the skirt, then serge the centre back edges of the Back Skirt Yoke and of the Back Skirt in one pass. Stitch the centre back seam up to the notch that marks the end of the zipper. Press the seam open. Press back the zipper opening allowances and insert the zipper. Topstitch the serged lower edge of the inner yoke in place.
Place the Center Front Skirt Yoke Inset under the Shaped Front Skirt Yoke and topstitch it in place.
Set the eyelets for the cord. Thread the cord and tie it. Serge the lower edge of the skirt, turn it up and topstitch.