YOU NEED: sheer natural/mixed fabric, 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 ALLOWANCE: 1 cm for all seams, 0 cm for the 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. Back
part – 2 pieces
2. Front
part – 2 pieces
3. Sleeve
– 2 pieces
4. Valance
– 4 pieces
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Stitch back darts and press them
toward the center.
2. Stitch middle back edge. Press
the seam leftward and neaten it.
3. Stitch blouse side/shoulder seams. Press side/shoulder seams
backward.
4. Stitch flounces pairwise along short edges,
press seams apart. Press flounces along the center and wrong side out. Make a
stitch with loose stitches at 0.5 cm distance along details’ edge. Pull
valances according to back neckline/front edgings’ lengths arranging pleats
evenly.
5. Cut button loops: cut diagonally a stripe of 2-3 cm width. Fold it
along the center wrong side out. Stitch the detail along the bending with
0.3-0.4 cm width stitch. Increase stitch width to 0.5-0.7 cm at the end. Cut
seam allowance to 0.3-0.6 cm. Turn this cord into wrong side using a needle
with thick thread. The cord must be dense along its length. Cut the cord into 6
pieces of 5 c length each.
6. Mark loops along front edging: 1.5 cm below with neckline, 1.5 cm
above lower edge and between the neckline and lower edge. Tack the flounce to
front part. Fold cords along the center and lay them on the flounce according
to front (right side) marks coinciding edges. Fix ends with machine stitches.
7. Stitch two flounces to front edging and front/back necklines. Trim
joining seam with the piping.
8. Slash armholes according to notches. Lay the piping on armhole lower
segment and overstitch it. Press the piping into wrong side making en edge of
armhole. Topstitch piping’s bending on the armhole
with 0.1 cm width seam.
9. Press sleeve hem into wrong side, fold it under and topstitch. Stitch
the sleeve into armhole’s upper part. Neaten the seam.
10. Fold garment’s hem at 0.5 mm and topstitch with narrow zig zags (roll seam).
11. Cut a tie of necessary length and of 4 cm width. Press it along the
center right side out. Then fold it flat and press long edges toward marked
middle line. Fold the tie along the center coinciding bendings,
then topstitch at 0.1 cm. Pull the tie into button loops.