5447 PLEATED TOP

 

YOU NEED: sheer natural fabric, 5 buttons, fusing.

 

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.

 

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. Back yoke – 2 pieces

2. Lower back part – 2 pieces

3. Inner collar – 1 piece

4. Back neckline facing – 1 piece

5. Outer collar – 1 piece

6. Front yoke – 2 pieces

7. Front band – 2 pieces

8. Lower front part – 2 pieces

 

Fusing: front band, back neckline facing, outer collar.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front band, back neckline facing, outer collar.

 

2. Make pleats into front lower part and back lower part, stopping 5 cm before hem.

 

3. Make shallow pleats into front yoke and sew it to front lower part. Neaten joining seam and press to front yoke.

 

4. Sew back lower part to back yoke. Neaten joining seam and press it to back yoke.

 

5. Sew back middle seam. Neaten the seam and press it to back right part.

 

6. Sew shoulder edges. Neaten shoulder seams and press them backwards.

 

7. Cut the piping, fold it along the center and press. Sew folded piping to front/back armhole edges, with piping bending is at 0.75 cm width on the garment. Cut allowances to 0.5 cm width. Turn the piping into wrong side and topstitch the garment along front/back armholes.

 

8. Sew side edges. Neaten side seam and press it backwards.

 

9. Neaten inner collar with outer collar, then turn the collar right side out.

 

10. Sew shoulder edges of back neckline facing and front band. Press shoulder seams apart and neaten outer edge of front band and facing.

 

11. Pin front band on front part right sides together and neaten front/back necklines and collar. Neaten front part with front band along the edge (neatening at front part side). Mark hem allowance. Sew lower edge of front band to front part strictly along marked hem line. Slash seams of front band upper/lower corners. Turn front bands right wide out.

 

12. Sew back neckline facing to shoulder seam wit 1 cm stitch.

 

13. Neaten the hem and topstitch it.

 

14. Make buttonholes into front right side and sew buttons on left one.