YOU NEED: satin crepe of 150
cm width; lining; fusing; zipper; 2 buttons.
CUTTING:
Fabric:
1. Back upper part
– 2 pieces
2. Back lower part
– 2 pieces
3. Front part – 2 pieces
4. Front lower part
– 1 folded piece
5. Front neckline
facing, cut one-piece with a strap – 4 pieces
6. Back trimming –
2 pieces
7. Front trimming –
2 pieces
8. Back panel hem
facing – 2 pieces
9. Piping – 1 piece
Lining:
1. Back upper part
– 2 details
3. Front
part – 2 details
Fusing: front neckline
facing, cut one-piece with a strap; front part; back upper part; front
trimming; back trimming; back panel hem facing.
INSTRUCTIONS:
YOU CAN USE SHINE
SIDE OF FABRIC FOR TRIMMING.
1. Apply the fusing
to wrong side of front neckline facing, cut one-piece with a strap; front part;
back upper part; front trimming; back trimming; back panel hem facing.
2. Sew front darts
into fabric and lining detail. Sew front side seam and back upper part seams.
Fold lining and fabric details right sides together and sew armhole edges and
back upper part. Fold lining into wrong side and topstitch on joining seam’s
allowance at 1 mm from the seam. Tack front/back/lower edges.
3. Make narrow
stripe of piping, cut it in two parts and form two loops.
4. Sew one end
strap to each front part right side together (according to marking). Press
strap allowance into the strap. Tack loops to end of left strap: loop tops are
on the strap and its ends on allowances. Fold free straps to sewn, right sides
together, and sew neckline edge and strap edges. Cut seam allowances, at
corners cut diagonally. Turn straps right side out and neaten them. Fold raw
edges under and sew above joining seam.
5.
Sew middle seam into back lower part, leaving a slit for zipper. Sew side
seams, stopping stitching 10 cm below the hem. Tack double inverted pleat.
6.
Sew front middle seam and front side seams at trimming edgings. Do not catch
allowances of upper/lower edges when sewing. Fold the garment and trimming
right sides together and sew along marking, with edging downwards. Press
trimming upwards. Sew skirt and trimming upper edges. Sew the skirt/trimming
upper edge upwards.
7.
Press closure allowances into wrong side. Sew the zipper with its teeth hidden,
turning braid under.
8. Sew middle seam
of hem facing. Fold facing and garment right sides together and sew to lower
edge. Fold facings sidewards and topstitch on
allowance, then press. Sew slits in side seams and, with the same seam, sew
vertical edges of facing and allowance of front panel hem. Fold facing into wrong
side and sew by hand.
9. Sew
buttons to right straps in accordance with right buttonhole.