Wrap Top with a Side Tie
Introducing a stylish women's sleeveless wrap top, featuring a notched neckline, a curved wrap front and a chic side tie closure.
When To Wear
This versatile wrap top is suitable for a range of occasions, offering both comfort and sophisticated style:
- Everyday Elegance: Perfect for a polished yet comfortable daytime look or smart casual gatherings.
- Professional Chic: Pair with tailored trousers or skirts for a sophisticated office ensemble.
- Dinner & Socializing: An ideal choice for evening outings, offering effortless style and comfort.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a sleeveless, fitted bodice featuring a flattering wrap-style construction.
Neckline: a round neckline with a center front slit (notch), finished with facings; the wrap edge of the front starts below the neckline.
Closure: The top secures with ties sewn into the front edges: one passes through an opening in the right side seam, and they wrap around the back and knot at the wearer's side.
Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished with bias binding.
Back: a center back seam and princess seams for a contoured and refined fit.
Hem: Straight hemline; the softly curved wrap edge of the front sweeps down to the side tie.
Length: Designed to fall around the hip, providing versatile styling options.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves skills such as dart construction, sewing princess seams, applying facings, and finishing armholes with bias binding.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight and drapey fabrics to achieve the desired flow and elegance:
- Thin silk fabrics
- Viscose fabrics
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Bias binding
Cutting Plan
- From main fabric:
- Right Front – 1 piece
- Left Front – 1 piece
- Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Left Waistband – 2 pieces
- Right Waistband – 2 pieces
- Back Facing – 1 piece
- Front Facing – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing: Back Facing, Front Facing.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the Back Facing and Front Facings.
- Mark and stitch the dart on the left and right fronts. Trim the bulk and overlock.
- Stitch the princess seams joining the Back and Side Back pieces. Overlock the princess seams and press towards the center.
- Stitch the shoulder seams. Overlock the seam and press towards the back.
- Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise and press. Bind the armhole edges with bias binding.
- Stitch the facing pieces at the shoulder seam. Overlock the seam and press towards the front. Overlock the outer edge of the facings.
- Attach the facing to the neckline edges of the front and back. Turn the seam and press.
- Overlock the side edges of the top. Stitch and press open the side seams of the top, leaving an opening in the right seam. Topstitch along the opening in the side seam.
- Stitch each pair of Left Waistband and Right Waistband pieces together around the edges, leaving the attaching end open. Turn the ties right side out and press.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the top. Press the seam allowance to the wrong side.
- Place the tie on the right side of the front edge. Fold the neckline facing and the hem allowance over the tie. Stitch the tie to the front in one seam (Right Waistband to the Right Front, Left Waistband to the Left Front). Overlock the seam, turn and press.
- Topstitch the hem. Press the seam.
