YOU NEED: sheer natural fabric; fusing; piping; decorative
cord.
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, 2 cm for hem, 0 cm
for shaped neckline.
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. Upper back part
– 1 piece
2. Lower back part
– 1 piece
3. Upper front
part – 1 piece
4. Lower front art
– 1 piece
5. Back facing – 1
piece
6. Front facing –
2 pieces
7. Sleeve – 2
pieces
Fusing: front/back facings.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply the fusing to front/back facings.
2. Stitch upper front darts. Press darts to center
back part.
3. Press inverted pleat into lower front part. Fix the
pleat top with 3-cm stitch at 0.5 cm from upper edge.
4. Press
neckline piping along the center. Overstitch neckline with piping. Fix the
piping at the corner with 1-cm stitch at neckline lower point.
5. Stitch lower front part to upper front part. Neaten joining seam and press it. Stitch lower back part to upper back part.
6.
Stitch side/shoulder edges. Press side/shoulder seams backwards.
7. Neaten sleeve edges and stitch them leaving hem slits. Press sleeves seams apart pressing slits. Make decorative stitch at 0.5 cm from slit edge. Neaten sleeves hems and press them into wrong side. Topstitch sleeve hems at 0.7 cm distance.
8.
Stitch sleeves into armholes. Neaten joining seams.
9.
Stitch shoulder edges of front/part facings. Neaten facing outer edge and front
facing middle edge.
10.
Overstitch front/back necklines edges with facings. Topstitch joining seam
allowance at 0.2 cm distance. Press facing into wrong side making an edging.
Fold front facing middle edge under and topstitch the facing at 0.7 cm from
neckline edge.
11. Cut
decorative cord according to size and pull it into sleeve hems and front/back
necklines holes.
12.
Neaten blouse hem, fold it under and topstitch.