5554 JACKET WITH TOPSTITCHING

 

YOU NEED: natural/mixed fabric, fusing; separable zipper; shoulder pads; clasp.

 

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE DOUBLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED,

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE SINGLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS NOT PROVIDED.

 

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. Right center front part – 1 piece

2. Left center front part – 1 piece

3. Front yoke – 2 pieces

4. Side front part – 2 pieces

5. Lower back part – 2 pieces

6. Side back part – 2 pieces

7. Upper back part – 2 pieces

8. Back yoke – 2 pieces

9. Stand-up collar – 2 pieces

10. Back neckline facing – 2 pieces

11. Front band – 2 pieces

12. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

13. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

14. Flap – 4 pieces

15. Half-belt_1 – 2 pieces

16. Half-belt_2 – 2 pieces

Lining:

1. Center front part – 2 pieces

2. Front yoke – 2 pieces

3. Side front part – 2 pieces

4. Middle back pat – 2 pieces

5. Back yoke – 2 pieces

6. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

7. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

8. Pocket – 4 pieces

9. Side back part – 2 pieces

 

Fusing: front band, back neckline facing, right center front part, left center front part, outer collar flap, strengthener.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

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

 

2. Make two decorative stitches along side front part (in accordance with sketch). Stitch front relieve stitches and press them apart. Make decorative stitch at 0.5 cm from the seam. Stitch front yoke to front part. Press the seam apart and make decorative stitch at 0.5 cm from the seam.

 

3. Stitch upper back part to lower back part, press the seam apart and topstitch at 0.5 cm from the seam.

 

4. Stitch back relieve seam, press it apart and topstitch at 0.5 cm from the seam.

 

5. Stitch back yoke to back part, press the seam apart and topstitch at 0.5 cm from the seam.

 

6. Stitch middle back seam and press it apart.

 

7. Lay flaps right sides together and overstitch. Cut corner allowances of flaps and turn them right side out. Lay stand-ups right sides together and overstitch. Cut seam at corners, turn right sides out and press the collar.

 

8. Press on-piece placket into wrong side. Stitch the zipper to placket’s edge. Stitch the zipper and press left front part’s edge under (NB: zipper is covered with one-piece placket at right front part and goes along left front part’s edge.)

 

9. Pin front band on front part right sides together and overstitch along edging. (Topstitch front part upwards.) Stitch lower edges of front bands to front part along marked hem line. Cut edgings’ lower corners. Turn edgings right side out.

 

10. Lay half-belt_1 and half-belt_2 right sides together and overstitch them. Cut seams at corners, turn them right side out and press half-belts. Lay half-bents to notches at side back part and topstitch at 0.5 cm from edges.

 

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

 

12. Stitch shoulder edges of back neckline facing/front band and press them apart. Stitch inner collar into jacket neckline, stitch outer collar into back neckline facing’s/front band’s edge. Topstitch edging at 0.5 cm from seam joining the zipper at right front part; topstitch edges at 3.5 cm from left front edging.

 

13. 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.

 

14. Stitch elbow seam and press it apart. Press sleeve hems into wrong side. Stitch sleeve front seam and press it apart.

 

15. Stitch sleeve into armholes. Sew shoulder pads.

 

16. Stitch lining details together and stitch sleeve in, leaving a hole into right front seam of a sleeve.

 

17. 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.

 

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

 

19. Fix the clasp on half-belt.