5563 BLOUSE WITH DÉCOLLETÉ

 

YOU NEED: sill/viscose; fusing; 8 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, 2 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. Collar – 2 pieces

2. Stand-up collar – 2 pieces

3. Back part – 2 pieces

4. Right front part – 1 piece

5. Left front part – 1 piece

6. Sleeve – 2 pieces

7. Cuff – 2 pieces

8. Right front band – 1 piece

9. Left front band – 1 piece

10. Inset – 2 pieces

 

Fusing: right front band, left front band, outer collar, stand-up collar, cuffs.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of right front band, left front band, outer collar, stand-up collar, cuffs.

 

2. Stitch bust darts as well as front/back waist vertical darts.

 

3. Neaten middle back edge, stitch it and press the seam.

 

4. Neaten inner edge of left/right front bands.

 

5. Press right front part’s/front band’s blind fly one-piece facings into wrong side. Make buttonholes into right front band. Lay front band on front part right sides together, overstitch left front part along front edging and neckline, overstitch right front part along neckline only. (Overstitch front part upwards.) Topstitch left front edging’s overstitching allowance on front band. (Topstitch at 0.2 cm from seam.) Turn edgings right side out Stitch blind fly’s one-pieces facings together and neaten them. Topstitch along front edging fixing the closure.

 

6. Neaten shoulder edges, stitch them and press the seam backwards.

 

7. Neaten side edges, stitch them and press backwards.

 

8. Overstitch inner collar with outer one, cut corner allowance and turn the collar right side out. Press the collar.

 

9. Stitch stand-ups inserting the collar.

 

10. Stitch inner stand-up with the collar into neckline, fold outer stand-up’s open edge under and topstitch it along the seam joining inner stand-up. Fold stand-up’s edges and stitch together. Topstitch the collar along its perimeter.

 

11. Stitch the inset to sleeve hem. Neaten the seam and press it towards the sleeve. Make a slit into inset, neaten it, fold it into wrong side and topstitch at 0.5 cm from the edge. Make a fix at slits top.

Our advice: you can use pleated fabric for inset.

 

12. Stitch sleeve seams and neaten them.

 

13. Overstitch cuff’s side edges, cut corner allowances and turn the cuff right side out. Press the cuff.

 

14. Stitch outer cuff to sleeve hem. Fold outer cuff’s allowance under and topstitch along the seam joining outer cuff.

 

15. Stitch sleeves in easing them along sleeve caps. Neaten joining seams.

 

16. Neaten hem allowance, fold it into wrong side and topstitch along the edge.

 

17. Sew buttons on left front edging. Make buttonholes into stand-up and cuffs. Sew buttons on stand-up and cuffs.