Tie Front Blouse with Flared Sleeves

Tie Front Blouse with Flared Sleeves

A women's blouse for sheer fabrics with a self-lined bodice, a deep V-neck and ties cut in one with the fronts that knot at a raised waist seam. Below the seam a flared lower part falls open at the front into pointed ends; wide flared sleeves.

When To Wear

• In summer over a camisole or slip top, with slim trousers, jeans or a pencil skirt.
• For evenings out and holidays in warm weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted bodice with darts, flaring from the raised waist seam.

Length: Hip length; the front edges of the lower part drop into points below the hem line at the back.

Neckline: Deep V at the front, round at the back, finished by bagging out the two bodice layers.

Front: Open front with no buttons: the bodice fronts extend into ties knotted under the bust. The lower front edges are overlocked, turned under and topstitched.

Sleeves: Set-in sleeves with an eased cap, widening into a bell below the elbow; seam pressed towards the back.

Back: Bodice with darts and no centre back seam, joined at the raised waist seam to a flared lower back in one piece.

Lining: The bodice is cut twice (outer and inner) and stitched together along the neckline, front edges, ties and waist seam, catching in the lower part, then turned through the armhole.

Finishing: No hem allowance: the blouse hem and sleeve hems are finished with a narrow rolled hem.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Handling chiffon, bagging out a double-layer bodice with ties and a set-in lower part, easing sleeves and sewing rolled hems.

Fabric Recommendations

Lightweight fabrics of natural or blended fibres, for example chiffon.

Additional Supplies

• Overlocker with a rolled-hem setting for the hems