YOU NEED: natural/mixed fabric;
fusing; zipper; decorative cord.
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. Center
front skirt – 1 piece
2. Side
front skirt – 2 pieces
3. Small sacking – 2 pieces
4. Large sacking – 2 pieces
5. Front yoke – 1 piece
6. Front facing – 1 piece
7. Center back skirt – 1
piece
8. Side back skirt – 2 pieces
9. Back yoke – 1 piece
10. Back facing – 1 piece
Fusing:
front/back facing.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front/back facing.
2. Lay
small sacking on side front skirt right sides together. Overstitch pocket
entrance. Fold the sacking into wrong side and topstitch pocket entrance at 0.5
cm from the edge. Mark pocket’s place on large sacking. Lay side front part to
marking. Stitch sacking’s lower edges together and neaten them. Fix the pocket
along side edges.
3. Stitch
side front skirt to center skirt. Neaten the seam and press it toward center
front part. Topstitch the detail at 0.5 cm from seam.
4. Make
loops for cord in the middle of center back skirt. Cut fabric coulisse at 45
degree. Neaten the coulisse along the contour. Mark place of coulisse into
center back skirt. Topstitch coulisse’s long edges on center back skirt. Pull
the cord into coulisses and eyelets.
5. Stitch
side back skirt to center skirt. Neaten the seam and press it toward center
skirt.
6. Stitch
the yoke to back skirt. Press the seam toward back yoke. Stitch the yoke to
front skirt. Press the seam toward front yoke.
7. Neaten
side edges of front/back skirts. Stitch skirt’s side seams leaving a lit into
left seam (for zipper). Press side seams pressing closure slit. Stitch the zipper in.
8. Stitch facings’ side edge and press the seam apart. Neaten facings’ outer edge.
9. Lay
facings on skirt’s upper edge right sides together, then overstitch. Topstitch
overstitching on doubled yokes at 0.2 cm from overstitching. Fold facings’ into
wrong side and press overstitched upper edge of the skirt. Fold side edges of
back facings under and sew them to zipper. Topstitch neatened edge of facings
on the seam joining yokes. Remove tacking.
10. Neaten the hem, fold
it under and topstitch.