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Cropped Long Sleeve Bolero

Pattern #5927
Tech. Description

Cropped Long Sleeve Bolero

Introducing a chic women's sewing pattern for a cropped bolero featuring long sleeves and a sleek, open-front design.

When To Wear

This versatile bolero is perfect for layering, offering an elegant touch for:

  • Evening Wear & Special Occasions: Adds sophistication over a dress or top for a polished look.
  • Transitioning Outfits: Provides light coverage and style for cooler evenings or air-conditioned venues.
  • Fashion-Forward Layering: Elevates everyday attire with a modern, cropped silhouette and contrasting textures.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Cropped length, designed to fit snugly over the bust and shoulders with an open front.

Neckline: Open front with no collar, designed to showcase the garment worn underneath.

Closure: No front closure, offering an effortlessly open and draped appearance.

Sleeves: Long, set-in sleeves that provide full arm coverage.

Back: Features a contoured back panel construction for a shaped and fitted silhouette.

Hem: Clean-finished, cropped hemline that ends above the natural waist.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires confident handling of knit fabrics, precise seaming for a fitted silhouette, and specialized finishing techniques for stretch materials.

Fabric Recommendations

Select knit fabrics with good stretch and recovery for comfort and a sleek fit:

  • Knit fabrics with medium to high stretch
  • Natural fiber knits (e.g., cotton jersey, bamboo knit)
  • Blended fiber knits (e.g., poly-spandex blends, rayon jersey)

Additional Supplies

No additional notions are required.

Cutter's Must

  • Front – 1
  • Back – 1
  • Lower back – 1 piece
  • Sleeve – 2 pieces

Tip: Cut pieces from knit fabrics are stitched 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

  1. Stitch the side edges of the lower back and front. Press the seam allowances towards the back. Fold the pieces in half lengthwise, right side out. Then treat the pieces as single layers.
  2. Attach the back to the front and the lower back. Serge the seams and press them towards the back.
  3. Stitch the sleeve edge. Serge and press towards the back of the sleeve. Serge the lower edge of the sleeve. Fold to the wrong side, press, and topstitch.
  4. Set the sleeves into the armholes. Serge the edge and press towards the sleeve.

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