YOU NEED: natural/mixed fabric, fusing, zipper of 25 cm
length, lining.
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 garment
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. Back part – 2 pieces
2. Front part – 1 piece
Lining:
3. Back part – 2 pieces
4. Front part – 1 piece
Fusing:
front/back armholes facings
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply the fusing to wrong
side of front/back armholes facings.
2. Stitch
front/back darts. Press back darts towards back center, press front darts
towards front center. Stitch bust darts. Press darts downwards.
3. Neaten
front/back side edges and middle back edges.
4. Stitch front/back
parts’ side/shoulder seams and press them apart excluding slits into side seam.
Press slits and make decorative stitch along slits at
0.5 cm from slit edges.
5. Stitch
darts into lining details. Press darts into lining in the same way as into fabric.
Stitch side/shoulder edges of lining pieces. Press shoulder/side seams
backwards. Neaten lining lower edge into wrong side and topstitch it. Neaten
lining middle edge, stitch it up to closure notch and press it apart.
6. Stitch
dress middle seam up to closure notch and press it apart.
7. Lay the
lining on the dress right sides together and overstitch neckline edge.
Topstitch seam allowances on front/back facings at 0.2 cm from overstitching.
Overstitch armhole upper part, adjust lining, them
overstitch armhole lower part. Topstitch armholes overstitching’s
allowances on the lining at 0.2 cm from overstitching. Fold lining middle edge
and stitch to garment allowances at closure segment.
8. Neaten
garment hem, then fold it under and topstitch at 1.5 cm from lower edge.