Guide To Our Favourite Woven Top Sewing Patterns
Your Guide To Our Favourite Woven Top Sewing Patterns
There’s something special about sewing a beautiful woven top. The drape, the structure, the way a sleeve holds its shape or falls softly — it’s all part of the magic.
And if you’ve been around here for a while, you’ll know woven tops are one of my favourite things to design. Modern silhouettes, interesting sleeves, beautiful necklines and that sweet spot between relaxed and refined.
This guide walks you through our much-loved woven top patterns — what makes each one different, what features they include, and whether they come with an FBA option.
If you’re comparing patterns, trying to decide what to sew next, or building up a little woven capsule, this should make things easy.
And a quick reminder — with Pattern Emporium patterns, you get every size in the range, plus print-at-home files, A0 copy shop files and projector files for most patterns. Each one comes with comprehensive instructions to help you sew with confidence.
You’ll also find that several of these patterns can be mashed together. If you love a sleeve from one and want to add it to another, you’ll find our sleeve-swapping guide here:
https://patternemporium.com/blogs/news/mashable-sleeves-woven-sewing-patterns
Let’s dive in.
1. Be Mine Balloon Sleeve Top
Still one of our top sellers more than 2 years later. The Be Mine Balloon Sleeve Top sewing pattern has become a staple in the PE world. Those sleeves are always a talking point — full, rounded, soft and unbelievably wearable.
You get three neckline heights, gorgeous shaping through the shoulder, and a relaxed flared silhouette that works with so many outfits.
Highlights
- Dramatic balloon sleeve with bound hem
- FBA pieces for 2 and 3-size adjustments
- Sizes 4–30
It also mashes beautifully with a number of our other woven patterns if you want to borrow that balloon sleeve.
2. About Town Popover Top & Dress
The response to this pattern has been huge. The About Town Popover Top & Dress sewing pattern is fresh, modern and wonderfully unfussy — a popover with no buttons, two front styles, three sleeve options and a relaxed shoulder that instantly feels contemporary.
Wear it as a cropped top, a gently flared hip-length top, or as a short or knee-length dress. Add pockets, add epaulettes, skip them entirely — it’s easy, breezy and so wearable.
Why you’ll love it
- No buttons!
- Sew a dress or a top - lots of lengths to choose from.
- 3 sleeve styles.
- FBA included
- Sizes 4–30
If you’re after something that looks like a classic shirt from a distance but feels much easier to sew and wear, this is your pattern.
3. Lyrical Tie Neck Puff Sleeve Shirt
This one is all about soft volume and quiet drama. The Lyrical Puff Sleeve Shirt sewing pattern has a beautifully tapered tie that you can wear loose, knotted or draped. Prefer structure? Swap the tie for the collar and stand.
The puff sleeve is a standout — soft fullness at the shoulder, elasticated frill cuff, worn best pushed up the arm so it blouses just right.
Key features
- Gorgeous puff sleeves that look amazing in drapey fabrics.
- Soft tie neckline or collar
- Elastic frill cuff
- FBA included
- Sizes 4–30
If you want something feminine but not fussy, the Lyrical lands right in that sweet spot.
4. Spill The Tea Tie Neck Top
The Spill The Tea Tie Neck Top sewing pattern is a tie-neck blouse without the fuss — no buttons, no complicated finishes, just a beautiful tapered tie and two sleeve styles.
The tapered neck tie is the hero here. Wear it loose for that relaxed, slightly urban look or tie it in a bow for a softer feel. Choose a clean cap sleeve or a long flared sleeve with elastic at the wrist.
Main details
- Fabulous neck tie - narrow at the neck & tapers to wide at the end.
- No buttons!!
- FBA included
- Sizes 4–30
How it differs from Lyrical
- No buttons
- Wider tapered tie
- Different armhole to suit the sleeve styles
- Different sleeves
- A cleaner, more streamlined silhouette
This is a brilliant first woven top if you want something modern and easy.
5. Rise & Shine Sleeveless Top
A sleek little shell top for woven fabrics. Rise & Shine Sleeveless Top is all about clean finishing, a relaxed but tailored silhouette and lots of ways to customise the hem.
Wear it simple and chic, add a centre front seam, choose your hem style or try the drawstring hem hack.
Details
- Simple finishes.
- Hemmed, wide hem facing or elastic hem
- FBA included
- Sizes 4–30
If you love a minimalist woven top that works under jackets, with skirts or dressed down with denim, this one is a must-have.
6. All In Shirt & Shirt Dress
A classic shirt, done the PE way. The All In Shirt sewing pattern is relaxed, comfy, beautifully detailed and incredibly versatile. Wear it as a shirt, sew it as a shirt dress, or mash it into a set with the Getaway Shorts or Vacation Vibes.
Choose from four sleeves, two collars, optional pockets and a relaxed shoulder line that always looks modern.
Features
- Sew a shirt or a dress
- Easy collar or collar with stand
- Relaxed shoulder line
- FBA instructions included
- Sizes 4–30
This is a brilliant workhorse pattern if you want something you’ll sew again and again.
7. Sweet Talker Bubble Sleeve Top
If you love a statement sleeve, the Sweet Talker Bubble Sleeve Top sewing pattern is pure joy. The bubble sleeve is gathered at the shoulder and again at the concealed hem to form that beautifully rounded shape.
Go bold with linen or keep it subtle & soft with rayon. Choose your neckline, choose your length and have fun with the silhouette.
Features
- Dramatic bubble sleeve in 3 lengths
- Narrow neckline facing
- Flared silhouette - elastic hem hack included
- FBA included
- Sizes 4–30
This one also mashes brilliantly with several of our woven patterns.
8. Calypso Kaftan Top & Dress
Calypso Kaftan top & dress sewing pattern is your summer throw-on. A breezy kaftan that works as a beach cover-up, an easy top or a relaxed dress. Sew it simple or add a sash, drawstring or elastic hem for more shape.
Pattern details
- Sew a top or a dress.
- Fast & easy to sew.
- Optional sash, drawstring and elastic hem
- Sizes 6–26
Quick to cut, easy to sew and endlessly wearable.
9. Low Key Cami
The Low Key Cami sewing pattern is exactly that — relaxed, easy, drapey and super versatile. Perfect on its own or layered under jackets and shirts.
Choose your neckline, choose your strap style and choose between dart-free or darted fronts.
Details
- Relaxed, easy fit
- Fixed, adjustable or tied straps
- Regular or wide straps
- FBA included.
- Sizes 4–30
A great summer staple and a lovely layering piece.
10. Shoreline Dolman Top
The Shoreline Dolman Top pattern is that relaxed dolman collarless shirt that goes with everything. Wear it easy fit in your measured size or size up for a gorgeous oversized look.
It has beautiful big pockets (pick your shape), a button-up front, a curved hem and sleeve options that give you lots of styling range.
Main features
- Dolman sleeve (so all in one with the body)
- Easy fit or oversized
- Round or V-neckline
- Dress hack instructions included
- Sizes 4–30
If you love a shirt with a slightly more relaxed, effortless vibe, Shoreline is a winner.
Want to Play With Sleeve Mashing?
Several of our woven tops have interchangeable sleeves. If you love the sleeve from one and want to add it to another, start here:
https://patternemporium.com/blogs/news/mashable-sleeves-woven-sewing-patterns
It’s a great way to make each pattern feel even more “you”.
Final Thoughts
Whether you love bold sleeves, a chic shell top, a relaxed dolman, a classic shirt or a modern popover, there’s a woven pattern here that will suit your style and your fabric stash.
If you sew any of these, we’d love to see them in the Pattern Emporium Sewing Circle. It’s always so inspiring to see how everyone styles their own version.
