5621 DRAPED TOP

 

YOU NEED: natural/mixed fabric; concealed zip; piping.

 

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

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

 

SEAM ALLOWANCES: 0 cm for neckline/armholes, 1 cm for other seams.

 

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 – 2 pieces

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Stitch back waist darts. Press darts toward back center.

 

2. Neaten middle back edge. Stitch middle back seam up to closure notch. Press middle seam apart, press closure slits. Stitch the zipper in.

 

3. Stitch front/back shoulder edges together. Neaten the seams and press them backward.

 

4. Press the piping along the center and overstitch the neckline/armholes. Overstitch front part up to side seam. Fold piping’s ends and sew them to back part by hand.

 

5. Neaten front seams between notches. Slash the seam at the notch, press it into wrong side and topstitch. Stitch left front part between the notch and side seam. Neaten the seam and press it upward. Pull right front part into this hole and stitch the seam in them same way.

 

6. Stitch side edges together. Neaten side seams, press them backward.

 

7. Neaten back hem, fold it into wrong side, press and topstitch.