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diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/index.rst b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/index.rst index d3ce260..bcad59a 100644 --- a/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/index.rst +++ b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/index.rst @@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ side of the body and sew them with a german hemming seam: fold down one allowance from the body towards the wrong side and press; fold down one allowance from the gore towards the *right* side and -press; wrong sides together put the gore on top of the body, aligning it -so that it is just below the folded raw edge, and hemstitch the gore to -the body from the wrong side. +press; right sides together put the body on top of the gore, aligning it +so that it is just below the folded raw edge, and hemstitch the body to +the gore from the wrong side of the body. -Press the seam open, so that the fold of the body covers the raw edge of -the gore, and applique stitch the fold of the body to the gore to fell -the seam. +Press the seam open, so that the fold of the gore covers the raw edge of +the body, and hemstitch the fold of the gore to the body to fell the +seam. Bosom Gores ^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ and applique-stitch from the right side and hemstitch from the wrong side. +Fold down the top edge of both the front and back twice towards the +wrong side and press, but wait until later to actually hem them. + +Gussets +^^^^^^^ + +Press the four edges of the gussets twice towards the wrong side, +mitering the corners, hemstitch. + Sleeves ^^^^^^^ @@ -170,13 +179,15 @@ make box pleats 2 cm ? wide and 6 mm ? deep to distribute the width of the sleeves into the sleeve bands, leaving at least 4 time the allowance unpleated near the side edges. -Press the pleats on the full length of the sleeve. +Press the pleats on the full length of the sleeve, sew a running stitch +at less than one allowance from both edges to keep the pleats in place. -Gussets -^^^^^^^ +Fold one long edge of the sleeve band by one allowance towards the back, +press. + +Put the sleeve band over the sleeve, wrong side to right side, and +applique stitch the folded edge. -Press the four edges of the gussets twice towards the wrong side, -mitering the corners, hemstitch. Shoulder Straps ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |