Bathrobe: instructions

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diff --git a/source/contemporary_unisex/leisurewear/low_waste_bathrobe/index.rst b/source/contemporary_unisex/leisurewear/low_waste_bathrobe/index.rst
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--- a/source/contemporary_unisex/leisurewear/low_waste_bathrobe/index.rst
+++ b/source/contemporary_unisex/leisurewear/low_waste_bathrobe/index.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ Fabric
 ^^^^^^
 
 * About 2 m of towel material;
-* 20 cm cotton jersey.
+* 15 cm cotton jersey in a matching or contrasting color, for binding.
+
+The fabric should be both absorbent and somewhat elastic in all
+directions: honeycomb is a great choice, while terry may be a bit tricky
+to work.
 
 Notions
 ^^^^^^^
@@ -66,7 +70,6 @@ fabric, and 10 cm long.
 Instructions
 ------------
 
-
 Cutting
 ^^^^^^^
 
@@ -79,14 +82,75 @@ fully until you're ready to insert the sleeves.
    As long as the selvedges aren't horribly different from the fabric,
    don't cut them away, but let them be part of the pattern pieces.
 
-Sewing
+From the jersey, cut cross-grain strips 4-5 cm wide for the binding;
+with wide jersey 3 strips will usually be enough.
+
+Slits
 ^^^^^^
 
+From the binding, cut two rectangles 8-9 cm tall, mark a rectangle 1 cm
+wide and 5 cm tall in their middle and align them over the slits marked
+on the fabric, on the right side.
+
+Sew over the rectangle, carefully cut the slit in the center, angling
+towards the corners.
+
+Pass the binding to the wrong side, and topstitch at 1 cm from the slit
+to keep it in place.
+
+Pleat
+^^^^^
+
+Wrong sides together, sew the center back pleat.
+
+Baste the pleat flat near the top border.
+
+From the scraps cut a rectangle about 3 cm wide, fold in in 3 and sew it
+in the middle with a wide zig-zag.
+
+Sew its short sides to the top border, near the center of the pleats.
+
+Shoulders
+^^^^^^^^^
 
+Wrong sides together, put the front over the back and sew
+``shoulder_length`` (I01) starting from each sleeve slit with 8 mm
+allowance.
+
+Turn inside out, and sew again at 1 cm allowance to make a french seam.
+
+Sleeves
+^^^^^^^
+
+Wrong sides together, align one long side of the sleeve at 1 cm distance
+from the other, and sew with a 2 cm sewing allowance.
+
+Repeat with the other sleeve, taking care to do so simmetrically.
+
+Fold the large allowances over the smaller one and topstitch to flat
+fell.
+
+Finish cutting the sleeve slits on the body.
+
+Wrong sides together, insert each sleeve in the body, pinning the sleeve
+seam at the bottom of the slit.
+
+Sew with a seam allowance of 8 mm, starting just before the bottom of
+the slit and ending just after it, so that there is a double line of
+sewing for strenght.
+
+Turn the sleeve inside out, sew again with a 1 cm allowance to finish
+the french seam, sewing again twice near the bottom of the slit.
 
 Finishing
 ^^^^^^^^^
 
+Right sides together, sew the binding all around the edge of the
+bathrobe, starting from the center top. Also sew the remaining binding
+to the sleeve cuffs.
+
+Fold the binding over the edge, enclosing all raw edges, and hemstitch
+it by hand.
 
 Gallery
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