YOU NEED: crepe-sateen/chiffon/organza; blind zipper;
piping; elastic braid.
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, 0 cm for neckline edges, 1.5 cm for sleeve hems.
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. Center back part – 2 pieces
2. Lower back skirt – 2 pieces
3. Lower front skirt – 1 piece
4. Center front part – 1 piece
5. Upper front skirt – 1 piece
6. Upper back skirt – 2 pieces
7. Belt – 1 piece
8. Sleeve – 2 pieces
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Stitch upper skirt side edges, neaten seams
and press them backwards. Stitch side/front lower skirts side edges, neaten
seams and press them backwards. Neaten upper skirt lower edge, press it into
wrong side and topstitch.
2. Neaten side/shoulder of center front/back
parts. Stitch side/shoulder seams of center front/back parts.
3. Fix upper skirt to lower skirt along upper
edge at 0.5 cm from edge, make a seam with easy stitches. Gather details edge as you wish, placing pleats along all length.
4. Lay the bodice and the skirt right sides together
coinciding side seams, and stitch them together. Neaten joining seam and press
it.
5. Press the piping along the center and
overstitch front/back neckline with it.
6. Neaten garment middle edge, stitch it
between hem and closure notch. Press the seam apart, pressing closure slits.
Stitch the zipper into middle edge.
7. Make a seam with easy stitches along sleeve
cap between notches, at 0.5 cm from edge. Gather sleeve edge to the size you
wish placing pleats evenly along sleeve cap length. Neaten sleeve hems, fold
them under and topstitch at 1.2 cm distance. Cut elastic braid according to
size and pull it into sleeve lower allowance. Stitch sleeves edges and neaten
them. Press joining seams.
8. Stitch sleeves into armholes according to
notches.
9. Neaten skirt hem, press it into wrong side
and topstitch at 0.5 cm from hem.
10. Fold the belt along the center wrong side out and overstitch along
four sides, leaving a hole to turn it right side out. Turn the belt right side
out and press it, sew the hole by hand. Fix the waistband on side seams with a
fixing equal to belt width.