5550 JACKET WITH FIGURED CLOSURE

 

YOU NEED: natural/mixing fabric; fusing; 14 buttons; lining; shoulder pads.

 

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 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. Side front part – 2 pieces

2. Side back part – 2 pieces

3. Center back part – 2 pieces

4. Yoke – 2 pieces

5. Center front part – 2 pieces

6. Front band – 2 pieces

7. Inner collar – 1 piece

8. Outer collar – 1 piece

9. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

10. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

11. Back neckline facing – 1 piece

12. Flap – 4 pieces

13. Placket – 2 pieces

Lining:

1. Side front part – 2 pieces

2. Side back part – 2 pieces

3. Center back part – 2 pieces

4. Yoke – 2 pieces

5. Center front part – 2 pieces

6. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

7. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

 

Fusing: front band, back neckline facing, center front part, side front part, yoke, outer collar, flap.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

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

 

2. Stitch back darts and press them towards the center.

 

3. Stitch side front part to center front part. Press the seam apart. Stitch the yoke to front part. Press the seam apart.

 

4. Lay flaps right sides together, then overstitch. Cut allowances of flap’s corners, then turn them right side out. Lay outer collar on inner one, then overstitch. Cut seams in corners, turn right side out and press the collar.

 

5. Cut facing of side slit pocket and apply the reinforcement stripe at pocket entrance. Mark pocket place. Press pocket facings along the center right side out. Mark auxiliary line parallel facing’s bending. Mark auxiliary line parallel to flap’s upper edge measuring flap’s width along its length. Mark auxiliary lines parallel pocket entrance for stitch the flap and pocket facings to. Stitch pocket lining to flap. Stitch facings to front part. Stop stitching at parallel lines of pocket marking. Check if facings were stitched correctly (stitches on wrong side must be parallel.) Cut pocket entrance. Cut diagonal notches at 1-1.5 cm from pocket ends. Turn facings into wrong side through notches to make facing’s pressed bendings meet. Make double reverse stitches on pocket ends’ wrong side (along corner’s bases.) Insert the flap into pocket and stitch it to pocket’s upper facing. Stitch pocket’s lower lining along the seam joining lower facing, cut it and stitch pocket lining.

 

6. Pin front band on front part right sides together and overstitch along edging. (Overstitch front part upward the notch determining end of stitching the collar in). Stitch lower edges of front bands to front part along marked hem line. Cut seams of upper/lower corners of edging. Topstitch edging’s overstitching allowance on front band at closure and at front edging at lapels. (Topstitch at 0.2 cm from seam.) Turn edgings right side out.

 

7. Stitch back relieves and press them apart. Stitch middle back seam and press it apart.

 

8. Stitch shoulder/side seams and press them apart.

 

9. Stitch shoulder edges of back neckline facing/front band, then press seams apart. Stitch inner collar into jacket neckline, stitch outer collar into edges of back neckline facing.

 

10. Stitch elbow seams and press it apart. Press sleeve hems into wrong side. Stitch sleeve front seams and press them apart.

 

11. Stitch sleeve into armholes according to notches. Sew shoulder pads.

 

12. Stitch lining details together and stitch sleeve in, leaving a hole into right front seam of a sleeve and waistband hole into left side seam.

 

13. Stitch the lining to inner edges of front bands/back neckline facing. Press allowances of seam joining the collar apart and fix them close to seams.

 

14. Stitch the lining to jacket/sleeve hems. Turn the jacket right side out trough sleeve hole. Stitch hole’s edges together.

 

15. Make buttonholes into front parts.

 

16. Fold plackets right sides together. Overstitch them leaving a 7-cm hole into placket’s short lower side. Cut allowances of plackets’ corners, then turn right side out. Press the placket and topstitch the contour at 0.5 cm from the edge. Sew buttons.