YOU NEED: silk/viscose; fusing; decorative cord; tabs.
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. Front part – 1 piece
2. Back part – 2 pieces
3. Front
neckline facing – 1 piece
4. Back neckline facing – 1 piece
5. Front inset – 2 pieces
6. Back inset –
2 pieces
7. Lower back
part – 1 piece
8. Lower front
part – 1 piece
Fusing: front/back
neckline facing.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front/back neckline facing.
2. Stitch darts into upper front part, press darts
towards front center.
3. Stitch back darts. Press darts towards back center.
4. Stitch middle back seam and neaten it. Press middle
back seam leftwards.
5. Stitch side/shoulder edges. Neaten seams and press
them backwards.
6. Stitch side edges of lower front/back parts. Neaten
seams and press them backwards.
7. Stitch side edges of front/back insets. Press seams
apart.
8. Make loose stitch at 0.5 cm from upper edge of
lower front/back part. Gather equally upper edge according to front/back
inset’s lower edge (see length of lower front/back parts on patterns).
9. Make buttonholes into upper front inset. Neaten
lower edge of inner front/back insets. Stitch front/back outer inset to upper
edge of lower front/back parts. Stitch upper front/back parts to inner/outer
front/back insets so that top’s upper part was between insets. Fold inner inset
downwards and topstitch on the seam joining outer inset.
10. Stitch facing’s shoulder seams. Neaten facing’s
outer edges. Lay facings on the blouse right sides together and overstitch
front/back neckline. Topstitch front/back neckline overstitching on the facing
at 0.2 cm from overstitching seam. Press front/back neckline. Fix front/back
neckline’s facing shoulder seams to blouse shoulder seams with 1 cm stitch.
11. Neaten armholes, fold edges into wrong side and
topstitch.
12. Neaten top hem, fold it into wrong side and
topstitch. Pull the cord into loops and set tabs.