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Need some help with construction (Moderated by EleanorSews)
Posted on: 6/10/07 1:58 AM ET
I downloaded a Lekala pattern with some confusing instructions.
Sewing the body of the front button blouse won't be a big problem, but I am not sure where the interfacing goes.
I have two front pieces, two front side pieces, two back side pieces, and a back piece. I have cut out two identical collar pieces, and I am uncertain where to apply interfacing, and how to attach the collar.
I will appreciate any help I can get. Thanks.!
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Sewing the body of the front button blouse won't be a big problem, but I am not sure where the interfacing goes.
I have two front pieces, two front side pieces, two back side pieces, and a back piece. I have cut out two identical collar pieces, and I am uncertain where to apply interfacing, and how to attach the collar.
I will appreciate any help I can get. Thanks.!
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Posted on: 6/10/07 2:21 AM ET
Interfacing is usually applied to one side of the collar and, if the blouse buttons down the front, to the edges of both fronts (to support the buttons and buttonholes).
If a blouse has cuffs and a collar stand, they are usually interfaced on one side as well.
From the list of pieces you describe, I guess that the blouse has no collar stand and that the front facings are cut in one with the main front pieces. In this case, you would interface the facing section of each front and that section would later be folded back into place.
There are several ways to attach a collar. It depends on the design of the blouse. Are you able to post a picture of the pattern pieces or a link to an image of the blouse or pattern?
I guess that you'd stitch the shoulder seams, then stitch the collar on, then fold the facings into place which would probably cover part of the collar. Then stitch right around the collar, which holds the facings and collar in place, then turn the facings and collar so the blouse is right way out.
Hope this helps!
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If a blouse has cuffs and a collar stand, they are usually interfaced on one side as well.
From the list of pieces you describe, I guess that the blouse has no collar stand and that the front facings are cut in one with the main front pieces. In this case, you would interface the facing section of each front and that section would later be folded back into place.
There are several ways to attach a collar. It depends on the design of the blouse. Are you able to post a picture of the pattern pieces or a link to an image of the blouse or pattern?
I guess that you'd stitch the shoulder seams, then stitch the collar on, then fold the facings into place which would probably cover part of the collar. Then stitch right around the collar, which holds the facings and collar in place, then turn the facings and collar so the blouse is right way out.
Hope this helps!
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It's a custom-made designer original. I made it myself.
Posted on: 6/10/07 3:25 PM ET
In reply to ivory
Juliette has provided very good information.
If you are new to sewing, Simplicity's Simply the Best Sewing Book has a lot of good information and graphics. I have been sewing for a long time and I bought one (at Walmart), just to keep up with new ideas....
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If you are new to sewing, Simplicity's Simply the Best Sewing Book has a lot of good information and graphics. I have been sewing for a long time and I bought one (at Walmart), just to keep up with new ideas....
-- Edited on 6/10/07 3:26 PM --
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Posted on: 6/12/07 10:14 PM ET
Thank you for your answers. I am hoping this weekend I can forego homework and work on my blouse instead. This is very helpful.
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“The best thing...,” replied Merlin, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails."
— T.H. White, The Once and Future King
— T.H. White, The Once and Future King
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