5693 BLOUSE

YOU NEED: natural/mixed fabric or fabric suitable for shirts; fusing; 9 snaps; 2 decorative clasps.

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: 1 cm for all seams, 2 cm for garment/sleeve hems, 2 cm for pocket’s upper edge.

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. Right front part – 1 piece

3. Left front part – 1 piece

4. Collar – 2 pieces

5. Stand-up collar – 2 pieces

6. Sleeve – 2 pieces

7. Right placket – 1 piece

8. Left upper placket – 1 piece

9. Left lower placket – 1 piece

10. Flap – 4 pieces

11. Pocket – 2 pieces

12. Long half-belt – 2 pieces

13. Short half-belt – 2 pieces

Fusing: left lower/upper plackets, outer collar, outer stand-up collar, outer flap.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of Продублировать клеевой прокладкой left lower/upper plackets, outer collar, outer stand-up collar and 2^nd flaps.

2. Stitch front/back darts. Press darts toward centers.

3. Fold half-belts along the center wrong side out and overstitch one long/one short edges. Cut allowances, turn details right side out and press them. Make decorative stitch along half-belt edge. Stitch short half-belt to armhole as marked.

4. Lay flaps right sides together and overstitch them. Cut flap corners’ allowances and turn the detail right side out. Press seams. Neaten flap’s free edge. Mark upper front pocket place. Stitch the flap to front part, fold it under and topstitch.

5. Make inverted pleats into pockets. Press pocket’s upper allowance into wrong side, fold it under and topstitch. Press pocket’s side/lower allowances into wrong side. Lay pockets on front part as marked. Topstitch patch pockets.

6. Lay collars right sides together and overstitch them along ends and collar fall. Slash and turn corners right side out. Stitch stand-ups together inserting the collar between them. Turn the detail right side out and press it.

7. Press right placket’s/left packets' outer edges into wrong side. Stitch left lower placket to left upper placket. Lay left/right plackets on front parts right sides together and overstitch along front edgings. Stitch plackets’ lower edges to front part strictly along marked hem line. Turn front edgings right side out, press seams. Topstitch plackets’ inner edge on front parts. Fix plackets at front neckline.

8. Fold long half-belt’s raw edge under and topstitch it above the flap along the seam joining the placket.

9. Stitch blouse shoulder/side seams. Press seams backward and neaten them.

10. Stitch inner stand-up (with the collar) into neckline, fold outer stand-up’s open edge and topstitch along the seam joining inner stand-up collar. Make decorative stitch along the collar.

11. Stitch sleeve edges and neaten them. Stitch sleeves in easing them along sleeve caps.

12. Neaten garment/sleeve hems, press them into wrong side and topstitch.

13. Pierce upper snaps into right front part, set lower snaps on left front part. Fix clasps on short half-belts, pieces eyelets into long half-belts.