5145 JACKET

 

YOU NEED: fabric suitable for suits of 150 cm width; lining; fusing; 12 buttons; shoulder pads; warmer.

 

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Front middle part – 2 pieces

2. Side front part – 2 pieces

3. Middle back part – 2 pieces

4. Side back part – 2 pieces

5. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

6. Elbow part – 2 pieces

7. Collar – 2 folded pieces

8. Back neckline facing – 1 folded piece

9. Sacking – 4 pieces

10. Front band – 2 pieces

Lining: front part (excluding front band’s width), back part (excluding neckline facing’s width, without vent allowance and with a pleat of 2 cm width along middle line), side front part, side back part, upper sleeve, elbow part.

Fusing: front bands, back neckline facing, collar, vent, middle front parts.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front bands, back neckline facing, collar, vent, middle front parts.

2. Stitch back middle edges downwards vent mark. Make diagonal notch in corner of seam allowance of right back part. Press seam allowance apart; press vent one-piece facing and vent allowance towards left back part.

3. Stitch back relieves. Press allowances towards the center.

4. Stitch front relieves/darts excluding pocket entrance. Press allowances and depths towards the center.

5. Stitch upper sacking to pocket entrance allowance of middle front part, right sides together. Stitch lower sacking to pocket entrance allowance of side front part, right sides together. Stitch sackings’ edges together. Topstitch middle front part along relieve seam excluding pocket entrances.

6. Stitch side/shoulder edges.

7. Stitch back neckline facing to front bands.

8. Pin front bands and facing to garment right sides together inserting button loops between right front band and edging according to marks.

Stitch front bands to edgings and lapels up to cross mark.

9. Process the collar along the outer contour neatly. Insert the collar between the garment and front bands with facing.

Stitch inner collar into jacket neckline, stitch outer collar into front bands’/facing neckline. Press allowances of seams joining inner/outer collars apart, slash rounding.

Turn front bands and facings into wring side.

Pin seams of joining inner/outer collar together. Stitch allowance of seams joining inner/outer collars close to seams. Press hem allowance into wrong side.

10. Press vent one-piece facing and vent allowance into wrong side along bending; topstitch left back detail diagonally at vent top catching vent allowance.

11. Stitch sleeve lengthwise edges excluding elbow vent. Sew sleeve hems by hand. Press vent edges. Stitch lengthwise/upper short cross edges of vent one-piece facing and vent allowance at wrong side. Sew small buttons on sleeves catching vent allowance. Stitch sleeves in, easing them along sleeve caps. Sew pieces of warmer of 4 cm width under allowances of seams joining sleeves and sleeve caps segments. Sew shoulder pads.

11. Make easy-fitting pleat into lining back part. Press pleat depth leftwards. Stitch lining details as fabric ones leaving 20-cm length slit into sleeve side seam. Lay the lining on the garment right sides together, pin them along back middle line and shoulder seams. Overstitch the garment with lining along front bands and neckline facing. Lay the lining on the garment wrong sides together. Above back part vent: fold the lining under and pin it on vent allowance’s facing (right edge). Pull pinned edges right side out and stitch them together. At vent top: fold the lining under and sew it by hand to vent allowance. Press garment hem allowance into wrong side, them sew. Stitch the lining to sleeve hems. Stitch lining to garment hem edge. Turn the garment right side out through slit into sleeve, then stitch slit’s edges together.

12. Sew buttons on left front edge.