YOU NEED: natural/mixed fabric; concealed zip for middle
seam; piping.
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.
NB!
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. Back part – 2 pieces
2. Front part – 2 pieces
3. First volant – 1 piece
5. Second volant – 1 piece
6. Third volant – 1 piece
7. Forth volant – 1 piece
8. Fifth volant – 1 piece
Lining:
1. Skirt – 1 piece
Our
advice: you can do the lining for upper front part.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Stitch front/back waist darts. Press front darts towards front center, press back darts towards back center.
2. Stitch bust darts. Slash darts’ depths and neaten
them. Make soft pleats-darts into front part close to wrapping’s edge. Fix
dart’s ends with stitches at 0.5 cm from side edge.
3. Neaten
middle back edge. Stitch middle back seam up to closure notch. Press middle
back seam pressing slit edges, then stitch the zipper in.
4. Stitch
shoulder edges, neaten them and press backwards.
5. Press
the piping along the center and overstitch the neckline and armholes. Fold
piping’s ends at back part under and fix them by hand.
6. Stitch
side edges together: coincide notches and make the wrapping. Neaten side seams
and press them backwards.
7. Stitch
each volant and skirt lining as a ring. Neaten seams and press them.
8. Fix the
third/forth/fifth volants together. Make loose stitch and gather fabric.
9. Stitch
the third/forth/fifth volants to skirt lining. Neaten the seam and pressit
upwards.
10. Fix
the first volant/second volant/skirt lining together.
11. Stitch
upper front part to the skirt. Neaten the seam and press it upwards.
12. Neaten
each volant’s lower edge, press lower edges into wrong side and topstitch.