YOU NEED: crepe de Chine of
150 cm width with elastic fibers.
CUTTING:
1. Back part –
2 pieces
2. Front part
cot out with a strap – 2 pieces
3. Piping – 2
pieces
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Stitch front
darts and middle seam. Press darts’ depths downward, press the seam apart.
2. Stitch
middle back seam to closure mark, press seam allowances apart. Stitch the
zipper with its teeth hidden.
3. Make pleats
into the strap. Stitch side seams and strap’s middle seam. Press seam
allowances apart.
4. Neaten
neckline/hem allowances, fold into wrong side and topstitch with 0.7 cm stitch.
5. Press
the piping along the center wrong side out. Lay piping edges on edges of back part/armholes/straps
(lay the piping on garment’s right side leaving 1 cm edge near the zipper).
Stitch the piping with 1 cm stitch. Slash seam allowances to 0.4 cm. Fold the
piping into wrong side making fabric edging of 1 mm and topstitch it at 0.7 mm from
the edge (before doing it, fold piping edges under near the zipper.