5731 JACKET WITH LAY-DOWN COLLAR

 

You need: soft fabric suitable for coat; lining, fusing, 3 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 cm for the hem, 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 – 1 piece

2. Front part – 2 pieces

3. Sleeve – 2 pieces

4. Back neckline facing – 1 piece

5. Front band – 2 pieces

6. Outer collar – 1 piece

7. Inner collar – 1 piece

8. Cuff – 2 pieces

 

Lining:

1. Back part – 1 piece

2. Front part – 2 pieces

3. Sleeve – 2 pieces

 

Fusing:

1. Front band – 2 pieces

2. Back neckline facing – 1 piece

3. Outer collar – 1 piece

4. Cuff – 2 pieces

 

NB: when cutting lining front/back pieces, do not take into account front bands/back neckline facing widths correspondingly. When cutting lining sleeves, please do not tack into account cuff width.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

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

 

2. Lay collars right sides together. Overstitch collar ends and collar fall; begin and finish at the line of collar stitching. Turn the collar right side out and press it.

 

3. Lay front band on front part right sides together, then overstitch along front edging. Overstitching goes at front part, between the hem and the notch pointing the end of collar joining. Cut seams into front edging’s upper corners. Turn front edgings into right side.

 

4. Stitch shoulder edges, press seams apart.

 

5. Stitch shoulder edges of back neckline facing and front band. Press seams apart. Insert the collar between the jacket and front bands. Stitch inner collar into jacket neckline, stitch outer collar into facing/front bands necklines. Press allowances of seams joining inner/outer collars. Fold front bands/facing into wrong side, stitch allowances of collar joining close to seams.

 

6. Stitch sleeves into open armholes. Press seams toward sleeves. Stitch sleeve edge and side edge with one seam. Press seams part.

 

7. Stitch a cuff as a ring. Press the seam apart. Lay the cuff on the sleeve right sides together. Stitch the cuff to sleeve hem. Fold the cuff into the sleeve and press it.

 

8. Stitch lining pieces leaving a segment in sleeve left seam (to turn the garment right side out). Lay the lining on the jacket right sides together and stitch the lining to front bands’ inner edges and to back neckline facing. Overstitch front edgings’ lower corner. Cut seams of front edging’s lower corner.

 

9. Stitch the lining to jacket hem. Turn the jacket through the hole in the sleeve, stitch the hole.

 

10. Make decorative stitch at 1 cm from the edge along front edging, collar, sleeve hem. Make decorative stitch along the seam joining sleeve lining and the cuff. Make decorative stitch along front parts along marking parallel to front edge line.

 

11. Make buttonholes into right front part, sew buttons on the left one.