SEWING INSTRUCTIONS LADY PO TOP FI02007 TABLE OF CONTENTS

METHODOLOGY ...... 3

Symbology ...... 3 Suggested equipment ...... 4 Things you need ...... 5 pieces ...... 6 technology ...... 7 How to read instructions ...... 10

SEWING ...... 11

1. darts ...... 11 2. ...... 12 3. Side seams ...... 13 4. Shoulder seams ...... 16 5. Band collar ...... 17 6. Tape ...... 20 7. Waist ...... 22 8. Armhole with ...... 23 9. ...... 28 10. Sewing ...... 32 11. Open buttonholes ...... 35 12. Sewing ...... 37

WELL DONE! ...... 40

SEWING SUGGESTION ...... 41

GLOSSARY ...... 47

Lady Po top FI02007 Page 2 Table of Contents METHODOLOGY SYMBOLOGY

PATTERN MARKINGS

SEWING LINE CUTTING LINE

CENTER LINE FOLD LINE

PLACEMENT LINE GRAINLINE

GATHER STRETCH

BUTTONHOLE

BUTTON PLACEMENT NOTCH

SEAM STRUCTURE

INTERFACING FABRIC

ZIPPER SERGE

CENTER LINE SERGER

SEWING LINE FOLD LINE

Lady Po top METHODOLOGY FI02007 Page 3 Symbology SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT

Sewing machine Iron Sewing Board Serger

Universal foot Serger foot Rolled Foot Buttonhole foot

Dressmaking for Seam ripper Rotary cutter shears hand stitch

9

8

7 3 6

5

4 2

3

2 1 1

Thread snips chalk; Ruler soap or fabric pen

3” 4 8

3” 1” 1” 1

1 4 2

1 8

1” 1”

4 1”

8 5”

Tape measure Seam gauge Machine needle

Lady Po top METHODOLOGY FI02007 Page 4 Suggested equipment THINGS YOU NEED

• Fabric • Sewing • Fusible • Serger threads • Sewing needle - Universal • Maximum Seven 3/8” (1 cm) Buttons

The approximate minimum and maximum amount of fabric

BODY MEASUREMENTS cm

BODY HEIGHT cm

N BUST cm cm MI HIP cm

BODY HEIGHT cm X BUST cm cm MA HIP cm

Recommended fabrics:

FABRIC TYPE g ELASTANE % Rayon Challis Light 0 - 3 % Charmeuse / 4oz - 6oz (113g - 170g)/ Viscose Challis Medium Crepe / 6oz - 8oz (170g - 227g) / Linen Blends Medium Heavy Linen / 8oz - 10oz (227g - 283g)/

Lady Po top METHODOLOGY FI02007 Page 5 Things you need PATTERN PIECES

AA AAA

AB C CB A B

E D

TOP FABRIC PIECES

A Front Right B Back C Front Flounce D Back Flounce E Upper Collar AA Under Collar AAA Front Tape AB Back Tape CB

* Depending on the width of your fabric and on your body measurements, if your pattern pieces do not .

Lady Po top METHODOLOGY FI02007 Page 6 Pattern pieces SEWING TECHNOLOGY

Fabric key

Right side of Wrong side of Right side of Wrong side of Right side of Wrong side of fabric fabric lining interfacing interfacing

Interfacing placement on garment

Laying out and cutting fabric

bias

cross grain selvage

lengthwise grain

Fabric grainlines: lengthwise; crosswise; bias grains.

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selvage

1. Place the patterns on a single layer of fabric. Be sure to place the patterns correctly following the pattern directions. 2. Place the right side of the fabric down on the table. 3. Place the patterns on the fabric on the grain. All pattern grainlines are placed parallel to the selvage of the fabric. 4. When the fabric is delicate and slippery, draw or the patterns onto a layer of pattern paper.

Cutting the fabric. Snipping notches. Notches snipped in the fabric should be no longer than 1/8” (3 mm) in length. Mark points and matchpoints.

Fuse the interfacing to the fabric: Place the resin side of the interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric. Press the interfacing to the fabric by using heat, steam and pressure. To fuse, start on one edge, place the iron straight down, lean in, and add pressure for 20 seconds. Check the bonding by trying to peel the interfacing away from one corner of the fabric. The fusing should be secure. Let the fused fabric cool down. .

AAA

AA

Place the patterns on a single layer of the fabric + interfacing. Be sure to place the patterns correctly following the pattern directions. Place the patterns on the fabric on the grain. the fabric.

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A and B

Take a piece of fuse interfacing. You are going to need this to cut just parts of pattern pieces that need to be fused. Place the patterns on a single layer of interfacing on grain. Cut the fabric.

TOP INTERFACING PIECES AC Front place Right BC

Lady Po top METHODOLOGY FI02007 Page 9 Sewing technology HOW TO READ INSTRUCTIONS

SERGE

action

Finishing the side seams.

PLACE 1.2

Place and pin the side seams with the right sides together. Match the notches and raw edges.

SEW 1.3

Sew the side seams.

Lady Po top METHODOLOGY FI02007 Page 10 How to read instructions

BY PURCHASING A SEWING PATTERN,

YOU GET A COMPREHENSIVE SEWING

AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION

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