5436 BLOUSE

YOU NEED: silk; piping; zipper; 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, 2 cm for hem.

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 – 2 pieces

2. Lower back part – 2 pieces

3. Upper front part – 1 piece

4. Lower front part – 1 piece

5. Sleeve – 2 pieces

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Sew front/back darts and press dart depths.

2. Oversew front neckline with piping. Fix piping on the cornet in the center of neckline, and press.

3. Cut the piping in accordance with neckline size. Overstitch piping corners, slash allowances and turn corners right side out. Oversew front neckline with piping. Press front neckline.

4. Sew upper back part to lower back part and neaten the seam.

5. Neaten back middle seam. Sew back middle seam up to closure notch. Press back middle seam apart, press closure edges. Sew the zipper in.

6. Oversew back neckline with piping, and press.

7. Sew upper front part to lower front part and neaten the seam.

8. Neaten front/back side edges. Sew side seams, leaving clits in side seam. Press side seams apart, pressing slits.

9. Sew shoulder edges and neaten them. Press shoulder seams backwards.

10. Cut elastic braid in accordance with size. Tack elastic braid to the seam joining upper front part and upper back part from bust dart to back middle seam, stopping 5 cm before the seam. Topstitch and remove tacking.

11. Oversew sleeve hem with piping. Mark line of topstitching elastic braid. Cut elastic braid according to size, then topstitch.

12. Sew sleeve seam, then neaten. Press sleeve seam.

13. Sew sleeves into armholes according to notches, gathering sleeves. Neaten joining seam.

14. Neaten the hem, then press it under and topstitch.