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SewingInstructions

The document provides detailed sewing instructions for creating a garment with specific design features, including a button-down placket, fitted sleeves, and a Peter Pan collar. It outlines the steps for sewing the button placket, shoulders, side seams, sleeves, and collar, emphasizing techniques like applying fusible interfacing and topstitching. Each section includes precise instructions for stitching and finishing seams to ensure a polished final product.

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SewingInstructions

The document provides detailed sewing instructions for creating a garment with specific design features, including a button-down placket, fitted sleeves, and a Peter Pan collar. It outlines the steps for sewing the button placket, shoulders, side seams, sleeves, and collar, emphasizing techniques like applying fusible interfacing and topstitching. Each section includes precise instructions for stitching and finishing seams to ensure a polished final product.

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Technical Sketch

Woven, No Waist Seam, Trapeze, Button Down Placket, Elbow Fitted Sleeve, Collar Peter Pan
Round Neck, No Seam No Back Closure, Back Round Jewel Neck, Neckline Facing

Sewing Instructions
Sewing the Button Placket

Apply fusible interfacing to the wrong side of the placket, following manufacturer's instructions.

- With wrong sides together, fold the placket in half lengthwise and press.
- Place the placket along the Front Seam of the Right Center Front, right sides together, matching
notches. Stitch, then press seam toward the placket.
- Turn the placket to inside along foldline. Press the raw edge of the placket under 5/8" and pin.
- From the right side, topstitch the placket 1/8" away from the seam line, catching the folded
seam of the placket on the wrong side. Topstitch the other side of the placket in the same way.
- To finish the Left Front, pin the Button Facing to the Left Center Front, right sides together and
stitch along the length. Press the raw edge of the facing under 5/8" and stitch the folded edge
down 1/8" away from the seam line. Topstitch the other side of the facing in the same way.
- Baste across the upper edge of the placket.
- Make buttonholes in Right Front at markings and sew buttons to the Left Front at markings.
Sewing the Shoulders

- With right sides together, pin Front to Back at shoulders, then stitch. Finish the seam
allowances separately and press open.

Sewing Side Seams

- With right sides together, pin Front to Back at Sides, then stitch from armhole down to the hem.
Finish the seam allowances separately and press open.
Setting the Sleeves

- Easestitch the sleeve cap between small circles, leaving long thread tails. Stitch at 1/2" (1.3
cm), using long machine stitches, then stitch 2nd row 1/4" (6mm) away inside seam allowance.
- Stitch the underarm seams.
- Use 5/8" (1.5cm) narrow hem at lower edge: turn the hem in, then press. Ease in fullness if
necessary. Open out hem, turn in again so that raw edge is aligned along with the crease, then
press. Turn in along the crease and stitch.
- Insert one sleeve into the armhole, right sides together, matching notches and seams. Match
the center sleeve notch with the shoulder seam. Adjust the ease of the sleeve cap, by pulling
thread tails, then baste and stitch.
- Stitch again 1/4" (6mm) away inside the seam allowance. Serge the seam. Press seam towards
the bodice.
Sewing Peter Pen Collar

Apply fusible interfacing to the wrong side of collar pieces, following manufacturer's instructions.

- With right sides together, pin the collar sections together, matching notches, then stitch around
the outer edge of the collar. Notch the outer curves 2 mm from stitching line (pic. 1).
- Turn the collar right side out and press (pic. 2).
- Pin the lower edge of the collar to neckline, then stitch (pic. 3).
- Finish the the raw edge of the neckline and collar together (pic. 4).
- Make a topstich along neckline to secure the seam allowances to the garment (pic. 5).
- Give the neckline a final press (pic. 6).

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