CUTTER'S MUST
- BACK PANEL - 2 QTY
- FRONT PANEL - 2 QTY
- BIAS BINDING for neckline of FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL - 1 QTY
- BIAS BINDING for armholes - 2 QTY
Sewing Instructions
- FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL are cut on the bias.
- Before hemming the dress, let it hang for a day, then redraw the hemline.
- On the FRONT PANEL pieces, stitch the darts, press upwards.
- Stitch the front and back center seams. Press SEAM ALLOWANCES open.
- Press the SEAM ALLOWANCES of the short neckline edges of the FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL to the wrong side, fold under and topstitch at a distance of 0.5 cm.
- Trim the SEAM ALLOWANCES of the neckline and armholes according to the markings.
- Fold the BIAS BINDING strips in half, wrong sides together, press the long edges inwards so that they meet in the middle of the strips.
- Baste the BIAS BINDING strips to the neckline and armhole edges so that the edges lie in the middle of the strips.
- Stitch the BIAS BINDING strip for the neckline into a ring.
- Turn the free half of the strip to the right side, baste.
- At the strap sections, fold the strips towards each other, baste.
- Topstitch the edge of the strip from the right side.
- Stitch the side seams, hand-sew the SEAM ALLOWANCES to the strips.
- Press the SEAM ALLOWANCES for the bottom hem to the wrong side, fold under and topstitch at a distance of 0.7 cm.
