Pencil Skirt with Wrapped Front Yoke
Introducing a chic women's sewing pattern for a sleek pencil skirt, distinguished by its elegantly wrapped front yoke and tailored silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile pencil skirt is perfect for a variety of settings, offering both style and professionalism:
- Office & Professional Settings: Its polished silhouette and unique front detail make it ideal for work and business meetings.
- Semi-Formal Gatherings: Easily dressed up for dinners, cultural events, or smart-casual occasions.
- Everyday Elevated Style: a sophisticated choice for daily wear when paired with blouses or knitwear.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a classic, fitted pencil silhouette that accentuates the figure and offers a refined drape.
Waist: Sits comfortably at the natural waist, designed to flatter and provide a smooth foundation for various tops.
Front Design: Features a distinctive wrapped front yoke, creating a stylish V-shape at the center. Vertical relief seams extend downwards from the yoke, framing a subtle front vent for ease of movement and sophisticated detailing.
Back Design: Cleanly tailored with a center back seam and vertical relief seams for a sculpted fit.
Closure: An invisible zipper is neatly integrated into the center back seam for a seamless finish.
Length: Designed to fall gracefully at or just below the knee, offering a timeless and appropriate length for diverse occasions.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in handling relief seams, constructing yokes, inserting an invisible zipper, and creating a tailored vent.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose suiting fabrics with good drape and stability to best showcase the design's structure and form:
- Suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 invisible zipper
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Center back skirt half – qty 2
- Side back skirt half – qty 2
- Center right front – qty 1
- Center left front — qty 1
- Side front — qty 2
- Back facing – qty 2
- Upper Yoke – qty 2
- Right Yoke — qty 2
- Left Yoke - qty 2
- From fusible interfacing:
- Back facing – qty 2
- Upper Yoke – qty 1
- Left Yoke — qty 1
- Right Yoke — qty 1
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the yokes and facings with fusible interfacing.
- Stitch the princess seams of the back skirt half. Clip the seam allowances, press towards the center, and serge.
- Serge the center seams of the back skirt half separately on each piece. Stitch the center seam from the zipper mark to the bottom. Press the seam allowances open. Insert the zipper.
- Stitch the center seam of the front skirt half. Serge the seam allowance and press to the left side.
- On both front pieces, fuse the vent from the wrong side. On the right side, mark the fold line of the vent. Press the center along the vent fold line; on the side, press only the vent seam allowance to the wrong side. Serge the princess seam of the front separately on each piece. Serge the vent seam allowances. Align the pieces along the princess seam and secure at the upper edge of the vent. Stitch the princess seam up to the vent corner. Press the seam allowances towards the center, press the vent seam allowances and secure them with machine stitching.
- Fold the front yokes right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Clip the seam allowance and turn to the right side. Stitch the upper edge of the left yoke, inserting the front yoke between them. Fold the left yoke down and press. Stitch the upper edge of the right yoke, inserting the left and upper yokes between the pieces. Fold the right yoke down and press. Attach the yoke to the center front. Serge the seam allowance and press downwards.
- Serge the lower edge of the back facing. Stitch the upper edge of the back with the facing.
- Fold the front skirt half and back skirt half pieces right sides together. Align the side seams, wrapping the front with the back facing. Stitch the side seams. Press the seam allowances towards the back and serge. Secure the back facing to the zipper tape with hand stitches.
- Serge the lower edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side, and hem with blind stitches.
