Halter Neck Top with Pointed Hem

Name: Halter Neck Top with Pointed Hem
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5629
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5629

A women's sleeveless halter top in chiffon, with an interfaced diamond insert at the centre front, pleats fanning out from the diamond and a hem that drops to a point at the centre front and centre back. Fully lined, with an invisible zipper at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: chiffon.

Tech. Description

Halter Neck Top with Pointed Hem

When To Wear

In summer, with trousers or a straight skirt.
For evenings out and holidays, where bare shoulders and back suit the occasion.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close to the body, sleeveless, with cut-away armholes.

Length: Below the hip, longest at the points at centre front and centre back.

Neckline: Halter: a narrow self-fabric strap passes through a small loop at the tip of the diamond and ties at the back of the neck.

Front: Two front halves joined by a centre front seam, with a diamond insert set between them; pleats on each half are folded towards the diamond.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam and a straight upper edge.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the centre back seam.

Finishing: The lining is left 1.5 cm longer than the main fabric, so it shows as a narrow layer below the hem.

Lining: Front and back lined; the lining finishes the upper edge and is sewn to the zipper tape. The main fabric can be used for the lining.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Chiffon, pleats, a set-in diamond insert, an invisible zipper and a lining that finishes the upper edge.

Fabric Recommendations

Chiffon.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric (or the main fabric)
Invisible zipper
Fusible interfacing (diamond insert)

Cutting Plan

From main fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces
Diamond – 2 pieces
Square for the loop, 5.2 x 5.2 cm (cut to measurement) – 1 piece
Strap (cut to measurement) – 1 piece

From lining fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Front – 2 pieces

From fusible interfacing:

Diamond – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to one diamond.
Mark and fold the pleats on the main fabric and lining fronts. Secure the ends of the pleats with stitching 0.5 cm from the edge.
Stitch the interfaced diamond to the right front. Overlock the seam and press it towards the diamond. Stitch the left front to the diamond, stitching the center front seam at the same time. Overlock the seam and press it towards the diamond. Make up the front lining in the same way, with the second diamond.
Overlock the center back edges. Stitch the center back seam up to the zipper notch. Press the center back seam open, pressing the seam allowances along the zipper opening. Insert the invisible zipper.
Overlock the center back edges of the back lining. Stitch the center back lining seam up to the zipper notch. Press the seam open, pressing the seam allowances along the zipper opening.
Stitch the side seams of the main fabric and of the lining. Overlock the seams and press them towards the back.
Cut a 5.2 x 5.2 cm square from the main fabric. Fold it in half, right sides together, and stitch. Turn it right side out and press. Fold the resulting loop in half and pin it to the upper edge of the diamond.
Place the main fabric and lining right sides together, matching the upper edges of the back. Stopping 5 mm from the edges of the invisible zipper, fold the lining back and pin it to the upper back edge. Fold the seam allowances along the zipper onto the right side of the top and pin them to the upper back edge over the lining. Stitch the lining to the upper edge of the top. Turn the seam allowances along the zipper to the wrong side. Fold the lining up and understitch it to the seam allowances on the back, 1–2 mm from the seam. Turn the lining to the wrong side and stitch it to the zipper tape.
Stitch the main fabric and lining together along the edges of the diamond, 0.5 cm from the edge.
Level the hem so that the lower edge of the main fabric is 1.5 cm shorter than the lining. Finish the lower edges with a turned hem.
Cut the strap. Fold it in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch 0.5 cm from the fold. Turn the strap right side out and press. Thread the strap through the loop and tie it.