Yoked Sleeveless Tunic With Front Inverted Pleat

Name: Yoked Sleeveless Tunic With Front Inverted Pleat
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5852
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5852

A women's sleeveless A-line tunic with a front yoke and an inverted box pleat at the centre front, held at the yoke and at waist level. Neckline and armholes are bound with bias strips; the back has a centre seam with a button and rouleau loop at the neck. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: silk dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Yoked Sleeveless Tunic With Front Inverted Pleat

When To Wear

In summer over slim trousers or leggings.
Over a thin long-sleeved top in spring and early autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: A-line, falling loose from the yoke; the pleat opens below the waist.

Length: Tunic length, ending at mid-thigh.

Neckline: Round neckline bound with a 4 cm bias strip folded in half and turned to the inside.

Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes bound the same way as the neckline.

Front: One piece cut on the fold, with darts and an inverted box pleat stitched down at the upper edge and at the waist marking. A yoke with a folded strip and a double-layer band with a shaped lower edge, finished with a button at the centre.

Back: Two pieces with a centre back seam, open at the neck and closed with a rouleau loop and one button.

Finishing: Hem pressed up 3 cm, turned under 1 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Darts, one pleat, a straight yoke seam, bias-bound edges and a rouleau loop; no zip and no sleeves.

Fabric Recommendations

Silk dress fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Bias binding (4 cm wide strips)
2 buttons (one at the back neck, one on the yoke)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
1. Back – 2 pieces
2. Front – 1 piece with fold
3. Placket – 1 piece
4. Placket1 – 2 pieces
5. Yoke – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fold the placket in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Fold the Placket1 pieces right sides together and stitch the lower shaped edge. Turn Placket1 right side out and press.
Stitch the darts on the front. Press the darts upwards. Create a box pleat on the front. Press the pleat and secure it along the upper edge of the front and at the waistline marking.
Attach the plackets to the yoke. Stitch the yoke to the front. Press the seam upwards and serge.
Stitch the shoulder seams. Press the seams towards the back and serge.
Cut a bias binding 4 cm wide for finishing the armhole and neckline. Fold the bias binding in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Place the bias binding along the armhole edge on the right side and stitch, then fold the bias binding to the wrong side and topstitch along the fold to the main piece. Press the seam. Finish the neckline in the same way.
Prepare the rouleau loop. Attach the loop to the center edge of the right back. Serge the center edges of the back. Stitch the center back seam from the bottom to the notch and press open. Secure the allowance of the center edge to the neckline with 2-3 stitches.
Stitch the side seams. Serge the seams and press towards the back. Secure the allowance of the side seam to the armhole with 2-3 stitches.
Press the hem of the garment up by 3 cm, then fold the allowance up by another 1 cm and topstitch.
Sew buttons onto the back and the yoke.