5680 BLOUSE

 

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.