Sleeveless V-Neck Twisted Front Top

Name: Sleeveless V-Neck Twisted Front Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5621
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5621

A sleeveless, fitted women's top with a deep V-neck and a twist at the centre front, where the right front is threaded through an opening in the left. Bias-bound neckline and armholes, concealed zip at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Sleeveless V-Neck Twisted Front Top

When To Wear

In summer, with a high-waisted skirt or trousers.
Under an open jacket for work or an evening out.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, cropped length, ending at about the waist.

Neckline: Deep V at the front, high round neck at the back, bound with bias binding folded in half. The binding on the front runs down to the side seam.

Front: Two fronts that cross and twist at the centre. The seam on each front is clipped at a notch, turned to the wrong side and topstitched; the left front is stitched from the notch to the side seam, and the right front is passed through the opening this leaves and stitched the same way. The lower front edge curves up towards the centre.

Sleeves: Sleeveless, with bias-bound armholes.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam and waist darts pressed towards the centre.

Closure: Concealed zip in the centre back seam.

Finishing: Back hem folded to the wrong side and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Twisting one front through the other, bias binding, darts and a concealed zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Concealed zip for the centre back seam
Bias binding

Cutting Plan

Back – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Mark and stitch the waist darts on the back. Press the darts towards the center back.
Serge/Finish the center back raw edge. Stitch the center back seam up to the notch for the zipper. Press the center back seam open, pressing the zipper allowances. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the back and front. Serge/Finish the seams and press them towards the back.
Press the bias binding in half lengthwise and bind/finish the neckline and armhole. The front is bound up to the side seam. Turn under the ends of the bias binding on the back and secure by hand.
Serge/Finish the seams on the front in the section between the notches. Clip the seam at the notch, press to the wrong side and topstitch. Stitch the left front from the notch to the side seam. Serge/Finish the seam and press upwards. Thread the right front through the resulting opening and stitch the seam in the same way.
Stitch the side seams of the top. Serge/Finish the side seams, press them towards the back.
Serge/Finish the bottom edge of the back, fold to the wrong side, press and topstitch.