5772 TUNIC

YOU NEED: soft natural/mixed fabric; thin bride.

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. 0 cm fir lower front back parts, middle edge of upper/lower front parts.

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. Upper back part – 1 piece

2. Upper front part – 2 pieces

3. Lower back part – 1 piece

4. Lower front part – 2 pieces

5. Sleeve – 2 pieces

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Stitch back darts. Press darts toward the center.

2. Stitch upper front/back parts’ shoulder edges, press seam allowances backward and neaten them. Stitch around upper front part’s middle edge.

3. Cut a fabric stripe of 4.5-5 cm width. (See the length on upper front pattern.) Press the piping along the center right side out and stitch it to neckline’s right side folding short edges out. Cut seam allowances, fold the piping into wrong side and topstitch it on front part at 0.1 cm from the fold making a coulisse.

4. Stitch upper front/back parts’ side edges. Press seams backward and neaten them.

5. Stitch sleeve seam, press and neaten it. Neaten sleeve hem, press it into wrong side and topstitch leaving a narrow hole. Pull braids into sleeve hems.

6. Stitch sleeves into armholes easing the at sleeve caps. Neaten seams.

7. Stitch lower front/back part’s side edges, press allowances backward and neaten them. Stitch around lower edge/front middle edge.

8. Stitch tunic lower part to upper part, press allowances upward and neaten them.

9. Cut a fabric tie of necessary length and of 4 cm width. Press the tie along the center right side out. Unfold it and press long edges toward marked middle line. Fold the tie along middle ling coinciding folds, then topstitch at 0.1 cm from edges. Pull the tie in neckline coulisse.

Do the same for two ties of 10 cm length and sew them to the seam joining upper/lower front/back parts.