Material

Bias fusible seam tape

A narrow strip of adhesive interfacing cut on the bias, used to stabilize curved edges like necklines without restricting stretch.

Where it is used

p. 4

Stitch the bias tape in place from the right side of the dress, keeping the seam 0.7 cm from the edge. Remove basting stitches and press.

p. 3

Apply the bias fusible tape along the neckline edges. Use a 10 mm wide tape and position it 2–3 mm away from the edge so the tape's border will be caught in the stitching.

p. 5

Fuse the neckline and armhole edges on the back and front pieces with bias grain non-woven fusible tape on the wrong side. Apply the tape 1.5 cm wide, starting 2-3 mm from the raw edge. The machine stitching line must land exactly on the main thread (grainline) of the tape. After fusing, compare the length of the edges with the paper pattern—they must match. Fuse the center back seam and the center back seam of the trousers pieces with straight grain non-woven fusible tape under the zipper attachment.

p. 1

Reinforce the shoulder seams of the front piece with bias-cut fusible stay tape. Stitch the shoulder seams from the front piece side. Press the seam allowances toward the back.

requiresIron

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