YOU NEED: natural or mixed fabric with elastic fibers.
IF THE PATTERNS
HAVE DOUBLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED,
IF THE PATTERNS
HAVE SINGLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS NOT PROVIDED.
SEAM ALLOWANCE: 1 cm for all seams, 2 cm for garment/sleeve hems.
NB!
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 – 1
piece
3. Sleeve – 2
pieces
4. Sailor
collar (back) – 2 pieces
5. Sailor
collar (front) – 2 pieces
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.
Stitch side/shoulder edges and neaten them. Press side/shoulder seams
backwards.
2.
Stitch sleeve seam and neaten it. Press sleeve seam. Neaten sleeve hem. Fold
sleeve hem under and topstitch it.
3.
Stitch sleeves into armholes. Neaten joining seams.
4.
Stitch shoulder seams of outer/inner collars. Lay collars right sides together
and overstitch along outer edges. Turn the collar right side out, slash corners
and press the detail.
5. Stitch sailor collar into neckline wrong side (the collar must be into the garment) according to marks. Cut seam allowance to 0.4 cm width. Slash neckline allowance. Fold sailor collar into right side. Make a fixing stitch at 0.5 cm from neckline edge.
6. Neaten garment’s hem, fold it under and topstitch.