YOU NEED: fabric suitable for dress (natural or mixed),
fusing, lining, 6 buttons.
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 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. Middle back part – 2 pieces
2. Side part – 2 pieces
3. Inner
collar – 1 piece
4. Outer
collar – 1 piece
5. Back
neckline facing – 1 piece
6. Flap –
4 pieces
7. Front band – 2 pieces
8. Front part – 2 pieces
9. Upper
sleeve – 2 pieces
10. Lower
sleeve – 2 pieces
Lining:
1. Large
sacking – 2 pieces
2. Small sacking – 2 pieces
3. Front part – 2 pieces
4. Middle back part – 2 pieces
5. Side part – 2 pieces
Fusing: front
band, inner collar, vent, under-flap, reinforcement stripe.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply the fusing to wrong
side of front band, inner collar, vent, under-flap, reinforcement stripe.
2. Lay
collar details together and overstitch them along the contour. Turn collar
corners right side out. Lay flap details right side together and overstitch
them along the contour. Cut flap corners’ allowance and turn the flap right
side out. Press the flap and the collar.
3. Stitch
back darts and pres them towards back center. Stitch front darts. Cut pocket
entrance. Cut dart extra allowance apart. Reinforce pocket entrance with
reinforcement stripe. Press darts apart.
4. Stitch front relieve seam. Cut facings of side slip
picket. Press facings along the center wrong sides together. Mark auxiliary
line on pocket facing (parallel to facings bend for facing’s stitching). Mark
auxiliary line on the flap for flap’s stitching (parallel to flap upper edge)
measuring flap’s width along its length. Mark auxiliary lines (parallel to
pocket entrance) for stitching of flap and pocket facings. Stitch the sacking
to flap. Stitch facings to front part. Stop stitching at parallel lines of
pocket marking. Check if welt and pocket lining are stitched correctly
(stitches on wrong side must be parallel). Cut pocket entrance. Make diagonal
notches at 1-1.5 cm from pocket ends. Turn facings wrong side out through this
hole; make facings’ pressed ends lay-to-lay. Fix pocket ends with double
reverse stitches on wrong side along corners’ base. Stitch the sacking to flap.
Insert the flap into pocket and stitch it to pocket upper facing. Stitch lower
sacking along at he seam joining lower facing. Stitch the sacking.
5. Stitch center back part’s middle edge downwards the
vent. Press lower vent’s edge at 1 cm. Press back middle seam apart, press the
vent. Topstitch back middle seam diagonally at vent’s top according to marks,
catching vent allowance.
6. Stitch
shoulder edges and press them apart.
7. Stitch
elbow seams and press them apart. Stitch sleeve front seams and press them
apart. Press sleeve hems under.
8. Pin
front band on front part right sides together and overstitch them along edging
(at front part side up to the notch determining edge of collar stitching in).
Stitch front bands’ lower edges to center front part along marked hem line. Cut
edging upper/lower corners. Topstitch
edging allowance as follows: topstitch it on front band at closure segment and
on front edging at lapel segments (topstitching goes at 0.2 cm from the seam).
Turn edgings right side our and press it. Stitch shoulder edges of back
neckline facing and front band and press them apart.
9. Stitch
inner collar into garment neckline. Stitch outer collar to back neckline facing
and front band. Stitch sleeves into armholes according to notches.
10. Stitch lining details leaving a hole into sleeve
right front seam, stitch sleeves in. Press lining seams. Stitch lining to front
bands’ inner edges and back neckline facing. Press collar joining seams’
allowances apart and fix close to seams.
11. Fold lining sleeves under and stitch to sleeve
hems. Fold extra lining download and press it. Turn the garment right side out.
Pin lining side seams to garment side seams and cut them neatly along vent
edges, displacing 1 cm towards middle seam. Make diagonal notches of 1 cm
length towards both sides1 cm before the vent. Fold slits under and pin them to
vent edges. Put a hand between the garment and the lining, take pinned edges
and pull them out. Stitch edges together; fold the lining down. Arrange vents’
edges. Fold corner of lining under (at vent top) and sew it to vent allowance.
12. Make buttonholes, sew buttons.