YOU NEED: natural/mixed fabric; fusing; decorative braid; 7 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: 1 cm for all seams, 1.5 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. Center back part – 2 pieces
2. Side back part – 2 pieces
3. Back yoke – 1 piece
4. Side front part – 2 pieces
5. Middle front part – 2 pieces
6. Center front part – 2 pieces
7. Front yoke – 2 pieces
8. Collar – 2 pieces
9. Stand-up collar – 2 pieces
10. Placket – 2 pieces
11. Sleeve – 2 pieces
12. Cuff – 2 pieces
Fusing: plackets, outer collar, outer stand-up collar, cuffs.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of plackets, outer collar, outer stand-up collar, cuffs.
2. Lay collars right sides together and overstitch them along ends/fall. Slash allowances, turn collar corners right side out. Stitch stand-ups together inserting the collar. Turn the collar right side out and press it.
3. Stitch back shaped edges, press allowances toward the center and neaten them. Stitch middle back edge, press allowances leftward and neaten them. Stitch the yoke to back part, press allowances toward the yoke and neaten them.
4. Stitch side front part to middle one. Press allowances toward middle part and neaten them. Stitch middle front part to center one. Press allowances toward the center part and neaten them. Stitch the yoke to front part, press allowances toward the yoke and neaten them.
5. Press plackets along the center, wrong side out. Stitch outer placket to front edging, press allowances toward the placket. Fold inner placket’s free long edge into wrong side and topstitch along the seam joining outer placket.
6. Stitch shoulder/side seams. Press seams backward and neaten them.
7. Stitch the stand-up with the collar into the neckline, fold outer stand-up’s open edge under and topstitch along the seam joining the inner stand-up.
8. Stitch sleeve edges and neaten them. Make a seam with loose stitches along sleeve cup and sleeve hem. Pull sleeve cap/hem a little.
9. Fold a cuff along the center, wrong side out, and overstitch short edges and closure allowance. Slash corner allowances and turn the cuff right side out. Stitch outer cuff to sleeve hem. Fold inner cuff’s allowance into wrong side and topstitch along the joining seam. Make buttonholes and sew buttons.
10. Stitch sleeves into armholes, neaten seam allowances.
11. Press garment’s hem into wrong side, fold it under and topstitch.
12. Make buttonholes into right placket/stand-up collar, sew buttons to left placket/stand-up collar.
Our advice: you can set decorative braid into seams, as shown at the picture.