GATHERED FRONT TOP

 

MATERIAL: silk and viscose.

 

YOU NEED: hidden separable zipper.

 

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE DOUBLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED,

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE SINGLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS NOT PROVIDED.

 

SEAM ALLOWANCE: 1 cm for all seams.

 

ATTENTION! Before sewing, print paper patterns and lay them out according to the linen width (from 90 to 150 cm) to find out how much material you need (do not forget about double and symmetric details).

 

WHEN SEWING, BE CAREFUL WITH NOTCHES – THEY MUST BE COINCIDING!

 

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Front part yoke – 1 detail

2. Back part yoke – 1 detail

3. Front part - 1 detail

4. Back part - 1 detail

5. Waistband – 2 details

 

Cut pipings of 0.5 cm width by diagonal.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Gather front and back upper parts.

2. Fold pipings for front part yoke neckline, back part yoke and straps along the center and press. Sew folded pipings to edges of front part yoke neckline, back part yoke and yoke side edges; piping bent should be on the garment on 0.75 cm width. Cut seam allowances to 0.5 cm width. Turn a piping into wrong side, then topstitch along necklines, yoke side seams and straps.

3. Sew yokes to front and back parts.

4. Oversew front/back parts upper edges alongside with yokes.

5. Topstitch oversewn edges on the front and back parts.

6. Sew right side seam.

7. Press left sides of front and back parts into wrong sides and sew the zipper.

 

8. Gather front and back parts hem.

 

9. Sew the waistband to the blouse hem. Face waistband ends and topstitch the waistband along the joining seam.