5706 JACKET WITH DECORATIVE CLOSURE

 

See details for work with faux fur at How to use the CD.

 

YOU NEED: faux leather; lining; fusing; 2 buttons.

 

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: 4.5 for the hem/sleeve hems, 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:

Leather:

1. Side upper front part – 2 pieces

2. Side upper back part – 2 pieces

3. Center upper back part – 2 pieces

4. Center upper front part – 2 pieces

5. Lower back part – 1 piece

6. Lower front part – 2 pieces

7. Outer collar – 1 piece

8. Inner collar – 1 piece

9. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

10. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

11. Off-set welt – 2 pieces

12. Valance – 2 pieces

13. Front band – 2 pieces

14. Back neckline facing – 1 piece

 

Lining:

1. Side upper front part – 2 pieces

2. Side upper back part – 2 pieces

3. Center upper back part – 2 pieces

4. Center upper front part – 2 pieces

5. Lower back part – 1 piece

6. Lower front part – 2 pieces

7. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

8. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

9. Small sacking – 2 pieces

10. Large sacking - 2 pieces

 

Fusing: front bands, outer collar, back neckline facing.

 

NB: please try faux-leather details of unneeded material before you double them of the leather.

 

NB: when cutting lining front/back pieces, do not take into account front bands/back neckline facing widths correspondingly.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front bands, outer collar and back neckline facing.

 

2. Stitch upper front relieves. Press seams toward front center and make decorative stitching at 0.1-0.2 cm from the seam.

 

3. Stitch upper back relieves. Press seams toward back center and topstitch them.

 

4. Stitch upper back middle edges. Press seams, then topstitch.

 

5. Topstitch the valance on large sacking. Lay large sacking on upper front part right sides together coinciding notches, then stitch the segment between notches. Press the off-set welt along the center right side out. Stitch small sacking to welt’s inner side. Lay the welt with the sacking on lower front part right sides together. Stitch the welt with the sacking along horizontal edge. Cut welt joining seam’s allowance (lower front part) between the corner and joining line. Fold the welt with the sacking out and press them. Stitch welt’s ends to lower front part. Make decorative stitch along welt joining line. Stitch upper front/lower front parts right sides together. Press the seam upward and topstitch it. Stitch sackings.

 

6. Stitch front bands to front parts. Press the seam toward front part and make 2 decorative stitches: at 0.1 cm from and seam and at 0.7 cm from the seam. Fold front band into wrong side making front placket. Overstitch lapel’s edge between the corner and the notch pointing collar stitching-in end. Cut seams in front edging’s upper corners. Turn front edgings right side out.

 

7. Stitch upper back/lower back parts. Press the seam upwards and topstitch it.

 

8. Stitch jacket shoulder/side edges. Press seams backward and topstitch them.

 

9. Lay outer collar on the inner one and overstitch them. Cut seams in corners, turn the collar right side out, then press it.

 

10. Stitch back neckline facing/front bands shoulder edges. Stitch outer collar into facing’s/front bands’ neckline between transverse mark and the corner; slash seam allowance in corners, then stitch collar’s lengthwise edge in. Stitch inner collar into jacket’s neckline. Press seam allowances apart. Fold front bands/facing into wrong side, coincide collars’ joining seams accurately and make a stitch along outer collar joining seam.

 

11. Stitch the elbow edge. Press the seam and topstitch it. Press sleeve hem into wrong side, then return hem allowance. Stitch sleeve front edge and press it.

 

12. Stitch sleeves into armholes according to notches.

 

13. Stitch lining pieces and stitch sleeves in leaving a hole into sleeve right front seam.

 

14. Stitch the lining to front bands/back neckline facing inner edges. Overstitch front edgings’ lower corners. Cut seams into front edgings’ lower corners.

 

15. Stitch the lining to jacket’s hem/sleeve hems. Turn the jacket right side out through sleeve hole. Stitch hole edges together. Make decorative stitch along front edgings/collar at 0.1 cm distance.

 

16. Make buttonholes into right front edging, sew buttons to left one.