Asymmetrical Ruffled Sleeve Top

Name: Asymmetrical Ruffled Sleeve Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5864
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5864

A close-fitting women's knit top at hip length with a folded high collar and long sleeves cut differently on each side: the left sleeve is a plain set-in sleeve, the right sleeve is cut in two parts with a gathered three-layer flounce set into the seam from the collar to the wrist. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with medium or high stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetrical Ruffled Sleeve Top

When To Wear

Autumn and winter, with trousers, jeans or a pencil skirt.
Evenings out and occasions where a plain top with one decorative detail is wanted.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, from a one-piece front and a one-piece back.

Length: Hip length.

Collar: High collar cut as one piece, folded in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and sewn to the neckline; its open end sits at the right shoulder seam and is closed together with the flounce seam.

Sleeves: Long. Left sleeve one-piece, set into the armhole. Right sleeve made of a front and a back part sewn to the front and back armholes; the collar end, right shoulder and outer sleeve are then stitched in one continuous seam, and the underarm seam is sewn together with the side seam.

Flounce: Three flounces of different widths are layered (narrowest on top, widest underneath), gathered along the inner edge and caught into the right shoulder and sleeve seam, the narrow one facing the front and the wide one facing the back. The flounce starts 1.5 cm above the sleeve hem and extends 2 cm above the collar, where it is turned inside and hand-stitched over the collar seam. The outer edges are left raw.

Back: One plain piece, no centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams sewn with an elastic or narrow zigzag stitch and overlocked; garment and sleeve hems turned up and topstitched with a twin needle.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An asymmetric sleeve construction with a continuous collar, shoulder and sleeve seam, a gathered multi-layer flounce caught into that seam, and hand finishing at the collar.

Fabric Recommendations

Knit fabric with medium or high stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Twin needle for hemming

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included; if the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: garment and sleeve hem – 1.5 cm; outer edge of the flounces – 0 cm; all other seams – 1 cm. First print the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (90–150 cm) to determine how much fabric you need. Match the notches when stitching!

From main fabric:
Front – 1 piece
Back – 1 piece
Left Sleeve – 1 piece
Front Right Sleeve – 1 piece
Lower Right Sleeve – 1 piece
Flounce 1 – 1 piece
Flounce 2 – 1 piece
Flounce 3 – 1 piece
Collar – 1 piece

Attention! Before starting, check that the collar, when sewn into a ring, fits over the head.

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are sewn with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. When serging, trim seam allowances to 0.6 – 0.8 cm. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle to maintain elasticity.

Sewing Instructions

Attach the Front Right Sleeve and the Lower Right Sleeve (back part of the right sleeve) to the armholes of the front and back. Serge the seam and press it open.
Stitch the left shoulder seam of the back and front. Serge the seam and press it towards the back.
Fold the collar in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Attach the collar to the neckline, aligning the notches. The side edge of the collar is positioned at the right shoulder seam. Serge the collar insertion seam and press it.
Layer the flounces so that the narrowest is on top, the medium one underneath, then the widest. Align the edges and stitch along the inner edge with loosely tensioned stitches. Gather the flounce (the length of the gathering is indicated on the front pattern piece). The outer edge of the flounce remains unfinished.
Place the front and back right sides together and align the edges of the collar, the right shoulder edge, and the sleeve edge. Insert the flounce between the back and front halves, stepping back 1.5 cm from the lower sleeve edge, and at the collar, extend the flounce 2 cm above the collar. The narrow flounce is directed towards the front, the wide flounce towards the back. Stitch the collar edge, the shoulder edge, and the sleeve edge. Fold the extended part of the flounce to the wrong side and secure by hand, covering the collar seam.
Stitch the side edges of the back and front, simultaneously stitching the seam of the right sleeve. Serge the seams and press them towards the back.
Stitch the seam of the left sleeve. Serge the seam and press it.
Set the left sleeve into the armhole, aligning the notches. Serge the seam and press it.
Serge the lower edge of the garment and the lower edge of the sleeve. Fold to the wrong side, press, and topstitch. For the right sleeve, start and end the stitching near the flounce.