Sleeve and side seam construction
Sewing the continuous sleeve and side seams with a 1.0 cm allowance, finished and pressed toward the back.
Where it is used
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p. 4- Stitch and serge the side seams of the lining at the same time on a 4-thread overlock machine (or first use a regular sewing machine, then finish the edges with a standard 3-thread serger). Seam allowance: 0.7 cm.
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p. 5- Sew the top and the lining together along the upper edge and armhole edges. Use a 0.3 cm seam allowance.
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p. 5- Press the seam allowances of the top's side seams toward the back.
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p. 6- Sew the shoulder seam, aligning the edges and the binding seams, with the right sides facing each other. Allow for a 0.7 cm seam allowance.
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p. 7- Finish the shoulder seam allowance with an overlock stitch. Use a crochet hook to tuck the thread tails neatly into the overlock stitching.
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p. 7- Sew a reinforcing stitch along the shoulder seam of the top, 0.5 cm from the edge, pressing the seam allowance toward the back.
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p. 7- Press the seam allowances along the bottom edges of the back and front up by 2.5 cm.
Related terms
requiresSewing machine
requiresOverlocker (serger)