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Smart and fitted. Choose complimenting or contrasting colours depending on your mood! Here I have used a deep shimmery blue with a gold/yellow ribbon....
Begin by drawing around the basic close fitting dress block. Add 4cm for a hem allowance and lower the neckline 10cm at the back and 3cm at the front....
Pin the darts in place and stitch. Press over a tailor’s ham. Visit http://the-tailoress.com/Darts.html for information on constructing a dart. ...
Overlock the side and hem seam allowances and the lower edge of the facings. Alternatively use overcasting or zigzag stitch. You could also use a fini...
Pin the facings into place on the neckline and armscye of the front and back pieces. Keep the shoulder seams and side seams free, theres no need to st...
Grade the seam allowance on the seams you have just stitched. Grade the facing seam allowance shorter as opposed to the main garment seam allowance. T...
Allow the curves to shape well without puckering the outer appearance by clipping the seams at regular intervals.
Turn the facings over and hand roll the seams out and press. Use a clapper to make the edges crisp.
Stitch only the seam that will not have the zip. Pin and stitch, but do not include the facing seam allowance in the seam. This will be folded over a...
Tuck the shoulder seam allowance of the front garment under and insert the seam allowance of the back into it. Pin and use fell stitch to secure on bo...
Find the waistline on the garment and measure half the width of the ribbon down and mark with pins. Pin the ribbon in place around the garment startin...
Take a length of ribbon (approx. 1m) and fold as shown. I found the centre of the ribbon, folded a length in half, then folded a shorter length in ha...
Find the centre back of the garment and pin the bow into place.
Un zip the concealed zip and press to open the teeth and get it to lay flat with a warm iron. This will make it easier to insert it and allow the sti...
Pin and stitch the zip into place, allow the top tags to jut out a little further than the top allowance. Do not include the facing in the seam. Once...
Notch the seam allowances where they join with the facings on the first stitched side seam. Turn back the seam allowance on the front facing and lay ...
Fell stitch the waistband ribbon and bow into place using a complimentary thread. When stitching the bow, catch all layers of ribbon expect the top w...
Notch the side seam allowance within the hem allowance. Fold and use catch stitch to secure. Press and use the clapper.
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