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diff --git a/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst b/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst index 8d136ad..5187c99 100644 --- a/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst +++ b/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst @@ -358,8 +358,17 @@ hemstitch it to the sleeve. Trim a bit around the middle of the arm to smoothen the curve between the gusset and the sleeve. -Right sides together, ... +Fold the sleeve in half, right sides together, aligning one side at one +seam allowance from the edge of the other side, backstitch, fold the +double allowance down to cover the raw edge and hemstitch it to the +sleeve. Repeat the same with the other sleeve, taking care do make it +symmetrical (i.e. to fell the seam in the opposite direction). +<cut a slit, attach the cuff> + +From the scraps of fabric cut four squares 2.5 cm wide, fold down their +edges and sew them to the top of the slit on both sides, using +an applique stitch on the outside and a hemstitch on the inside. Assembly of the body ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -368,6 +377,25 @@ Right sides together, align the back and front so that the hem is 8–10 cm longer in the back (as decided when cutting) and mark a point 8–10 cm from the edge of the front: this is where the side seam will end. +Measure the top of the sleeve, measure an armscye hole that is about 2-4 +cm smaller than the sleeve (total circumference) and mark the other end +of the side seam. + +Put the back of the shirt on top of the front, align it so that the back +is one sewing allowance from the front and backstitch. This seam will be +felled after the sleeve has been inserted. + +Hem the shirt: fold down the bottom of the front and back twice, +mitering the corners and continuing up to the lower end of the side +seam, and hemstitch. + +<inserting the sleeves, felling the side seam> + +From the scraps of fabric cut four squares 2.5 cm wide, fold down their +edges and sew them to the bottom of the side seams on both sides, using +an applique stitch on the outside and a hemstitch on the inside. + Finishing ^^^^^^^^^ + |