5448 PLEATED SKIRT

 

YOU NEED: natural fabric, fusing, zipper.

 

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, 6 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. Belt loop – 1 piece

2. Back panel – 1 piece

3. Front panel – 1 piece

4. Back yoke – 2 pieces

5. Front yoke – 2 pieces

 

Fusing: front yoke, back yoke.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front yoke and back yoke.

 

2. Make pleats into front panel and back panel stitching pleats to notch.

 

3. Sew front yoke to front panel. Press joining seam towards the yoke.

 

4. Sew back yoke to back panel. Press joining seam into yoke.

 

5. Neaten side edges. Sew side seam of front/back panels, leaving a slit for zipper in left side seam. Press side seams apart and press closure slits. Sew the zipper in.

 

6. Sew side right seam reinforced with fusing front yoke and back yoke. Press joining seam apart. Neaten yoke outer edge.

 

7. Fold yokes with garment upper edge, right sides together, and overstitch. Topstitch overstitch seam on strengthened yokes at 0.2 cm from overstitching. Turn yokes into wrong side and press garment upper ready edge. Sew turned under side edges of front and back yokes to zipper braids. Topstitch yoke neatened edge to joining seam.

 

8. Fold belt loop along the center right side inside, coincide edges and overstitch at 0.5-0.7 cm from edges. Turn the loop right side out, place the seam at bending of make edging of 0.1-0.2 cm width into wrong side, then press. Cut belt loops and topstitch them on yokes.

 

9. Neaten font/back panels hem, press it under and sew by hand.