Women's Sweatshirts/Sweatshirt Sewing Pattern PDF | Raglan Sleeve Pullover | Womens Button Front Top | Sewing Pattern XS-M | Digital Download
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Step-by-step technological process of sewing the garment.
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Placket Preparation
- Press the fastening plackets in half lengthwise.
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Placket Preparation
- Finish the edge on one of the vertical sides of the placket.
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Fusing
- Fuse the pattern pieces from the wrong side: placket pieces, neckline plackets for the front and back, and facing pieces for the neckline plackets.
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Fusing
- Apply a strip of interfacing to the seam allowance where the placket attaches to the front, on the wrong side, along the entire seam perimeter.
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Attaching the Placket
- Make 45-degree snips on the shelf piece, stopping 1 mm before the placket stitching line.
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Attaching the Placket
- Sew the raw edges of the placket to the vertical edges of the front piece, carefully aligning all reference marks.
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Attaching the Placket
- Pin the unfinished edges of the plackets to the vertical edges of the front piece. Place the right side of the placket facing the right side of the front piece.
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Attaching the Placket
- Mark the stitching line for attaching the placket on the front piece from the right side. Allow for a 1.0 cm seam allowance. Mark the reference points for the end of the fastening on the front piece (the intersection of lines is where your placket markers should be).
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Pressing and Aligning Plackets
- Press the seam allowances of the placket attachment toward the placket.
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Pressing and Aligning Plackets
- Sew the lower edges of the placket to the horizontal edge of the front closure, making sure to align all reference points. Allow a 1.0 cm seam allowance.
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Pressing and Aligning Plackets
- Fold the plackets in half, smoothing out all seam allowances and aligning all raw edges. Place the right placket over the left one, then pin the bottom edge of the plackets to the horizontal edge of the front closure.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Pin the shoulder edges of the bands and neckline facings for the front and back pieces, placing the right sides together.
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Finishing Placket Bottom
- Finish the lower edge of the placket, keeping all layers together. Use a crochet hook to tuck the finishing threads neatly into the overlock seam.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Sew the shoulder edges of the bands and facings for the neckline of the front and back pieces together. Use a 1.0 cm seam allowance.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Stitch the placket facing to the neckline placket along the neckline edge, using a seam allowance of 0.7 cm.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Pin the neckline placket and the placket facing together along the neckline edge, matching the edges and shoulder seams, with the right sides facing each other.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Press open the seam allowances on the shoulder seams of the plackets and facings.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Make small snips in the seam allowance on the curved parts of the facing.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Press the neckline facing seam, rolling it so that about 0.1 cm of the placket detail is visible.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Stabilize the finished placket across its width, if necessary.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Finish the lower edge of the facing placket with an overlock stitch.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Stitch the seam allowance of the placket facing at 0.1 cm from the facing side.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Turn the placket edge right side out and press it flat.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Stitch the vertical edge of the placket to the facing, stopping 1.0 cm before the bottom edge. Allow a 0.7 cm seam allowance.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Pin the vertical edge of the placket to the edge of the facing, folding along the neckline seam, aligning the edges with right sides together.
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Preparing the Neckline Facing Placket
- Trim the seam allowance at the corner of the placket’s vertical edge.
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Sleeve and Side Seams
- Sew and serge the side seams together at the same time using a 4-thread overlock. Allow a 0.7 cm seam allowance.
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Sleeve and Side Seams
- Press the lower sleeve seam allowances to 3.0 cm, turning them toward the wrong side.
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Sleeve and Side Seams
- Pin the side seams together, matching the raw edges and notches, with right sides facing each other.
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Sleeve Assembly
- Press the seam allowances of the side seams toward the back.
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Sleeve Assembly
- Press the seam allowances of the sleeve toward the back.
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Sleeve Assembly
- Sew and finish the sleeve edges at the same time using a 4-thread overlock machine. Use a 0.7 cm seam allowance.
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Sleeve Assembly
- Pin the edges of the sleeve together, matching the edges and placing right sides facing each other.
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Attaching Sleeves
- Pin the sleeves into the armholes, matching raw edges, notches, and seams, with right sides facing each other.
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Neckline Placket Finishing
- Pin the lower edge of the neckline placket to the neckline edge of the back and front pieces, up to the placket fold, matching edges, notches, and seams, with right sides together. Pin the section of the placket from the fold to the finished edge to the facing edge of the neckline placket. Align the vertical seam of the neckline placket facing with the placket fold.
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Attaching Sleeves
- Press the sleeve seam allowance toward the sleeve and iron it flat.
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Attaching Sleeves
- Sew and serge the sleeves into the armholes at the same time using a 4-thread overlocker. Allow for a 0.7 cm seam allowance.
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Neckline Placket Finishing
- Sew the lower edge of the placket to the neckline edge of the front and back pieces, while also attaching a section of the placket facing to the inside of the placket closure. Press the seam allowances of the neckline placket seam open in opposite directions. Seam allowance: 1.0 cm.
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Neckline Placket Finishing
- Pin the lower edge of the facing to the seam where the placket is attached to the neckline, and also pin the inside part of the placket to the seam where the outer placket is sewn.
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Neckline Placket Finishing
- Press the seam allowances where the neck placket is attached toward the placket. On the section where the placket's inner part is sewn to the neck facing, press the allowances down toward the placket.
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Neckline Placket Finishing
- Carefully snip the seam allowance of the placket at the fold, stopping 1.0 mm before the stitch line.
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Hemming
- Stitch along the lower edge of the sleeve and the hem of the garment using a flatseam machine. If a flatseam machine is unavailable, you can overlock the edges and then sew the seam with a regular sewing machine.
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Hemming
- Press the hem of the sleeve and the bottom edge of the garment.
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Neckline Placket Finishing
- Press the finished neckline and closure.
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Neckline Placket Finishing
- Stitch a finishing line along the neckline placket seam, going all the way to the ends of the placket and sewing right in the seam groove, while securing the neckline facing at the same time. Then, sew along the placket seam for the fastening, staying in the seam groove and securing the inner part of the placket as you go.
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Buttonholes and Buttons
- Stitch the buttonholes using a home sewing machine set to the correct program, or use a specialized machine. The size of the buttonhole should match the button size.
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Buttonholes and Buttons
- Trim any loose threads from the buttonholes and carefully cut them open.
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Buttonholes and Buttons
- Mark where the buttons will be sewn onto the lower placket.
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Buttonholes and Buttons
- Mark the placement for buttonholes on the plackets using the placket pattern markings for the closure placket and collar placket.
