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Difficulty: *
Recommended fabrics: fabrics with lycra or knit fabrics.
You will need: fabric with elastic fibers or knit fabrics; trim fabric or bias trim tape for piping.
Attention! Fabric consumption varies depending on the size of garment. First of all, print out paper patterns and lay them out at the width of fabric/ knit you plan to use, to see how much fabric you will need.
When sewing the garment, pay attention to notches- they must coincide.
Cutting:
Top fabric:
1. Back - 1 piece with fold
2. Front - 1 piece with fold
Trim:
3. Armhole Piping - 2 pieces
4. Neckline Piping - 1 piece
Instructions:
1. Sew side and shoulder seams.
2. Turn under and press hem allowance. Turn under raw edge and stitch.
3. Sew ends of Neckline Piping together to form a ring. Fold the piping in half lengthwise, face side outside, and press. Place together raw edges of piping and neckline, stitch together.
Wrap piping around the edge, turning it inside (some the Bias should still be seen at the face side), turn under raw edge of Bias, baste, and topstitch on the face side right into the seam of attaching the Bias to garment.
4. Sew ends of each Armhole Piping together to form a ring. Fold the piping in half lengthwise, face side outside, and press. Place together raw edges of piping and neckline, stitch together.
Wrap piping around the edge, turning it inside (some the Bias should still be seen at the face side), turn under raw edge of Bias, baste, and topstitch on the face side right into the seam of attaching the Bias to garment.