Women's Tops/Summer top sewing pattern | Top with elastic band | Home top | Ruffle top pattern | Shirt for home | A0, USletter, A4 | XS-XXL
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Step-by-step technological process of sewing the garment.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.4
- Sew two parallel gathering stitches along the lower edge of the cup between the notches, stepping 0.5 cm from the edge. Lay the second gathering stitch 0.7-0.8 cm from the edge. Set the stitch length to 4-5 mm.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.1
- Press the ruffle in half lengthwise, aligning the edges with the wrong side facing in.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.2
- Sew two parallel gathering lines along the edges of the ruffle, leaving a 0.5 cm margin. Place the second gathering line 0.7-0.8 cm away from the edge. Set the stitch length to 4-5 mm.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.3
- Gather the stitch to the size indicated on the ruffle pattern. Distribute the gathers evenly along the entire length of the ruffle.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.7
- Gather the stitching to the size specified on the pattern for the lower section. Evenly distribute the ease across the entire gathering area.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.5
- Assemble the gathering stitch to the size specified on the cup template, then distribute the ease evenly across the entire assembly area.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.6
- Sew two parallel gathering lines along the curved edges of the lower section, starting from the top notch to the side edge, with a 0.5 cm margin from the edge. Place the second gathering line with a 0.7-0.8 cm margin from the edge. Set the stitch length to 4-5 mm.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.8
- Pin the ruffle to the edges of the cup from the front side along the perimeter (excluding the side edge), aligning the edges and notches on the ruffle with the protrusions on the cup. Place the rounded edge of the ruffle on the armhole edge of the cup, stepping back 1.0 cm from the side edge.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.9
- Stitch the ruffle onto the cup's edges. Allowance of 1.0 cm.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.10
- Press the top edge of the lower front piece by 0.5 cm, directing the allowance to the inside.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.11
- Press the top seam again by 0.5 cm, tucking the edges inside the seam allowance. Sew a decorative stitch along the top edge of the lower front part, leaving a 0.4 cm gap from the top.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.13
- Attach the cups to the rounded edges of the bottom shelf. Allowance of 1.0 cm.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.12
- Pin the cups to the rounded edges of the lower part of the shelf, aligning the edges and notches, with the right sides facing each other.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.14.1
- Strap Preparation: Press the edges along the straps, aligning the raw edges together, directing them towards the inside.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.14.2
- Fold the straps in half, aligning the pressed edges together, tucking the raw edges inside the strap. Press again.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.14.3
- Sew a reinforcing stitch along the pressed edges of the straps, keeping 0.1 cm away from the edge.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.14.5
- Trim 4.0 cm from each strap for the loop.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.15
- Pin the edge of the strap to the upper edge of the bodice cup, laying it over the stitched ruffle and aligning the strap edges with those of the ruffle and cup.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.16
- Sew the edge of the strap to the top edge of the cup. Seam allowance: 1.0 cm.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.17
- Stitch two parallel gathering seams along the lower edge of the cup lining between the notches, leaving 0.5 cm from the edge. Place the second gathering seam 0.7-0.8 cm from the edge. Set the stitch length to 4-5 mm.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.18
- Gather the seam to the size indicated on the cup pattern. Distribute the ease evenly across the entire gathering area.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.19
- Pin the cup lining to the cup, aligning all edges, and place them with the right sides facing each other. Tuck all the ruffle pieces, straps, and lower part of the front panel inside the cup through the side edge of the cup.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.20
- Finish the edges of the cup lining along the armholes, neckline, and the seam attaching to the rounded edge of the shelf's lower part. Allowance is 1.0 cm.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.21
- Trim the seam allowances at the corners of the cup's edge.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.22
- Make notches on the curved seam allowances of the cup with the lining.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.23
- Turn the finished cup and all the pieces through the side seams of the cup and its lining, making sure to straighten all the corners.
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1. Preparing the Front Panel: Step 1.24
- Press the finished edges of the cups and the seam attaching the cup to the lower part of the front.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.1
- Overlock the top edge of the central back piece.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.2
- Press the top allowance of the center back piece by 1.5 cm, directing the allowance towards the wrong side.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.3
- Mark lines for elastic thread placement on the front side of the central back piece, following the pattern markings.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.4
- Stitch along the marked lines on the center back piece using elastic thread, ensuring to secure the ends. Wind the elastic thread onto a bobbin and adjust the thread tension on a separate fabric swatch. If you require a gathering length of 21 cm, start by laying the first stitch to achieve a gathering of 28 cm. Since each subsequent stitch reduces the width by 1.0 cm, increase the size of the first gathering stitch accordingly. Total number of stitches: 7.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.5
- Pin the pressed seam allowance of the central back piece. Baste the allowance if needed.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.6
- Sew a decorative stitch along the upper edge of the central back piece, stepping 1.0 cm away from the top pressed edge.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.7
- Insert the elastic, 0.7 cm wide, into the stitched seam allowance of the central back piece. The length of the elastic is specified on the pattern for the central back piece. Secure the elastic along the side seams.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.11
- Finish the seam allowance of the back panel relief seams.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.10
- Sew the relief seams on the back, trimming the upper edges with the pressed side allowances. Allowance: 1.0 cm.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.12
- Press the seam allowances toward the side sections of the back, smoothing out the upper corners.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.14
- Sew a decorative seam along the upper edges of the side sections of the back, keeping a distance of 1.0 cm from the top pressed edge.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.13
- Pin the pressed allowances of the side sections of the back. Baste the allowance if necessary.
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3. Loop Preparation
- Sew the ends of the loops together, inserting rings beforehand.
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2. Preparing the Back: Step 2.15
- Iron the finished back piece.
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5. Sewing Loops
- Sew the loops along the upper edge of the back, leaving a 0.1 cm gap from the top edge.
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4. Attaching Loops
- Pin loops onto the upper edge of the back at the seam from the wrong side, aligning the loop edges with the seam allowance of the side section of the back.
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12. Hemming: Step 12.1
- Hemming the Bottom of the Top with a Moscow Seam: Press the hem allowance of the garment to 0.3 cm, directing it to the wrong side.
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11. Securing Side Seams
- Secure the top edge of the side seam, directing the allowance towards the back.
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10. Side Seams Finishing
- Press the seam allowances of the side seams towards the back.
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12. Hemming: Step 12.2
- Sew a stitch along the bottom of the garment, leaving a 0.1 cm space from the pressed edge.
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12. Hemming: Step 12.6
- Press the finished hem of the garment.
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12. Hemming: Step 12.5
- Sew a decorative stitch along the hem, aligning with the first stitch. If needed, baste the allowance beforehand.
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12. Hemming: Step 12.4
- Iron the hem allowance again at 0.3 cm, concealing the raw edges inside the allowance.
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13. Strap Assembly
- Insert the end of the strap into the frame with the crossbar, threading it through the crossbar. Next, pass the strap through the ring and then thread it back through the frame's crossbar. Secure the end of the strap.
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14. Strap Stitching
- Stitch the end of the strap with a zigzag stitch.
