5487 RAINCOAT WITH FLYING YOKE

 

YOU NEED: fabric suitable for raincoats, lining, 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, 3.5 cm for garment/sleeve hems.

 

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. Center upper back part – 2 pieces

2. Side upper back part – 2 pieces

3. Inner collar – 1 piece

4. Outer collar – 1 piece

5. Side upper front part – 2 pieces

6. Center upper front part – 2 pieces

7. Front band – 2 pieces

8. Yoke – 4 pieces

9. Belt – 1 piece

10. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

11. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

12. Center lower back part – 2 pieces

13. Side lower back part – 2 pieces

14. Side lower front part – 2 pieces

15. Center lower front part – 2 pieces

16. Big sacking – 2 pieces

17. Small sacking – 2 pieces

Lining:

1. Center back part – 2 pieces

2. Side back part – 2 pieces

3. Side front part – 2 pieces

4. Center front part – 2 pieces

5. Big sacking – 2 pieces

6. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

7. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

 

Fusing: front band, center upper front part, center lower front part, vent segment, inner collar, reinforcement stripe.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front band, center upper front part, center lower front part, vent segment, inner collar, reinforcement stripe.

 

2. Lay outer collar on inner one right side together and overstitch inner collar with outer one. Press the collar.

 

3. Stitch center upper front part to center lower front part. Press seams apart. Stitch side upper front part to side lower front part. Press seams apart.

 

4. Neaten relieve edges between hem and waistline. Stitch them together and press front relieves apart.

 

5. Mark pocket place at front part. Reinforce pocket entrance with reinforcement stripe. Check lower pocket place on front part. Cut pocket facings. Press pocket facings along the center right side out. Mark auxiliary line at pocket facings parallel to facing bend, for stitching it. Mark auxiliary line parallel to pocket entrance to stitch facing. Stitch facings to front part. Stop stitching at pocket parallel marking. Check if facings are stitched correctly (on wrong side, stitches must be parallel). Cut pocket entrance. Make diagonal notches at 1-1.5 cm from pocket ends. Turn facings into wrong side through this hole, check facing ends. Reinforce pocket ends on wrong side with double reverse stitch along corner base. Lay the zipper under pocket entrance with its teeth visible. Stitch the zipper in and stitch pocket lining to facing allowance. Stitch pocket linings together and neaten the seam.

 

6. Cut fabric valance. Mark upper false pocket on front part. Reinforce pocket entrance with reinforcement stripe. Process upper pocket in the same way as lower one. After the zipper is stitched in, stitch valance to facing allowances.

 

7. Neaten front band inner edge. Pin front band and right side of front part, right sides together, and overstitch along marked line. (Stitch from front part side up to the notch that points where collar stitching ends.) Press garment hem into wrong side. Stitch front band hems to front part strictly along marked hem line. Cut edging upper/lower corners seams. Turn edgings right side out. Neaten edging overstitching allowance: at closure segment – on front band, at lapel segment – on front part edging. Edgings and make decorative stitch at 0.5 cm from edging. Remove tacking.

 

8. Lay yokes right sides together and overstitch along outer contour, with shoulder/side/side edges and armhole edges free. Turn the yoke right side out and press it. Tack the yoke to front part. Topstitch the yoke on front part.

 

9. Stitch side upper back part to side lower back part, stitch center upper back part to center lower back part. Press joining seams apart.

 

10. Neaten relieve edges between hem and waistline. Stitch back relieves together and press them apart.

 

11. Neaten vent edges. Stitch vent back edge, down to vent. Press lower vent edge at 1 cm. Press back part middle seam and the vent towards back center. Topstitch middle back seam diagonally at vent top, catching vent allowance.

 

12. Neaten side seams between hem and waistline. Stitch garment side/shoulder seams together. Press shoulder/side seams apart. Remove tacking.

 

13. Stitch sleeve elbow seam and lower/upper sleeve vent corners. Press elbow seam apart, make a notch and press the vent.

 

14. Stitch sleeve front seam and press it apart. Press sleeve hem under.

 

15. Stitch inner collar into garment neckline.

 

16. Stitch sleeves into armholes according to notches. Stitch shoulder pads in.

 

17. Make studs into sleeve vent, yoke and along edging.

 

18. Stitch together lining details and sew sleeves in. Neaten lining seams between hem and waistline. Stitch the lining to inner edges of front bands and to outer collar. Press joining collar allowances apart and fix close to seams.

 

19. Fold lining sleeves under and stitch to garment sleeves hems, fold extra lining under and press. Turn the garment right side out. Pin lining side seams to garment side seam and cut neatly along vent edges, changing at 1 cm towards middle seam. Stopping 1 cm before vent top, make 1-cm diagonal notches towards both sides. Fold slits in and pin them with vent edges. With one hand between the garment and the lining, pull pinned edges one by one right side out. Stitch edges together, fold the lining under. Check vent corners. At vent upper edge, fold lining corner under and sew it to vent allowance. Fold garment hem under and topstitch lining so that lining was 1 cm shorter than garment hem.

 

20. Press garment hem allowance into wrong side and sew by hand.

 

21. Fold the belt along the center wrong side out. Overstitch the belt along three edges leaving small hole to turn the belt right side out. Turn the belt right side out and press it. Make decorative stitch along belt contour at 0.5 cm from edge.