High Neck Ruched Sleeve Top

Name: High Neck Ruched Sleeve Top
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5866
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5866

A close-fitting women's knit top at hip length with a double-layer stand collar and long two-piece sleeves pleated along their whole length. Pulls on over the head; no fastening. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: knit fabric with medium or high stretch, in natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

High Neck Ruched Sleeve Top

A close-fitting women's knit top at hip length with a double-layer stand collar and long two-piece sleeves pleated along their whole length. Pulls on over the head; no fastening.

When To Wear

Autumn and winter, with trousers, jeans or a skirt.
Under a sleeveless dress or pinafore, where the pleated sleeves stay visible.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting, straight body from a one-piece front and a one-piece back, with no darts or centre seams.

Length: Hip length.

Collar: Stand collar of two layers, each sewn into a ring: the outer stand is folded into pleats, the inner stand is plain. The two are stitched together along the top edge, turned and set into the neckline.

Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves, each cut from a front and a back part joined by over-arm and underarm seams. Pleats are folded across both parts along the sleeve, inner fold pointing upwards, giving the ruched effect from shoulder to wrist.

Back: One plain piece, no centre back seam.

Finishing: Seams sewn with an elastic stitch or on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker; garment and sleeve hems overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Folding and holding pleats evenly on knit sleeves and on the outer collar, and setting a two-layer stand collar into a knit neckline.

Fabric Recommendations

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

Additional Supplies

None besides fabric and thread.

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Front – 1 piece
- Back – 1 piece
- Back Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Inner Stand Collar – 1 piece
- Outer Stand Collar – 1 piece

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

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics should be sewn with a special elastic stitch or directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlock machine.

Sewing Instructions

Stitch the shoulder and side seams of the Back and Front. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the back.
Stitch the Inner Stand Collar into a ring. Stitch the Outer Stand Collar into a ring and fold the pleats on it. Place the two stand collars right sides together and stitch the upper edge, turn right side out, and press. Set the stand collar into the neckline of the garment.
Fold the pleats on the Front Sleeve and Back Sleeve pieces (inner fold pointing upwards). Stitch the over-arm and underarm sleeve seams. Overlock the seam allowances and press.
Insert the sleeves into the armholes, aligning the notches. Overlock the seam allowances and press.
Overlock the bottom edge of the garment and the bottom edge of the sleeve. Fold to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.