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@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Notions
 
 * sewing thread to match the fabric;
 * buttonhole thread to match (or complement) the fabric;
+* 2-3 mm cord or yarn suitable for cording;
 
 Pattern
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@@ -55,6 +56,82 @@ Instructions
 Cutting
 ^^^^^^^
 
+Cut two fronts and two backs from the fabric.
+
+Also cut two backs from the lining fabric, and two fronts, with no
+sewing allowance on the center front edge.
+
+.. tip:: instead of cutting two backs, you may put the pattern in such a
+   way that the top lies on a fold, parallel to the grainline, and sew
+   the excess fabric in a big dart, pressing it open.
+
+Note that the seaming allowance is 1 cm on all sides except for the
+center front, where it is needed for the cording and the eyeles, and for
+the side seam, where a bigger sewing allowance can be used to let the
+seam out if needed in the future.
+
+Fronts
+^^^^^^
+
+Sew the darts with a running backstitch on both the fabric and the
+lining, press the ones on the fabric towards the side, and the ones on
+the lining towards the center front.
+
+Press all edges of the fabric pieces towards the wrong side by the
+corresponding sewing allowance, mitering the corners.
+
+Cut a lenght of cord as long as the front fold, put it inside the fold;
+
+sew a running stitch from the front to keep the cording into place.
+
+.. tip:: you may want to use buttonhole thread for this step, for a more
+   decorative seam.
+
+Repeat with a second length of cord.
+
+Lining
+^^^^^^
+
+If you haven't already, press all edges of the back pieces towards the
+wrong side by the corresponding sewing allowance, mitering the corners.
+
+Press all edges of the lining towards the wrong side by 2-3 mm more than
+the sewing allowance, mitering the corners.
+
+Pin the lining on top of the corresponding fabric piece, wrong sides
+together and sew it with a hemstitch, catching just the sewing allowance
+of the fabric piece.
+
+Eyelets
+^^^^^^^
+
+Mark the eyelets on the center front, half a cm from the last cording
+seam; on the left panel start about 1 cm from the top and mark eyelets
+every 2 cm, ending 1-2 cm from the bottom with two eyelets at just 1 cm
+from each other.
+
+On the right panel do the same, but start at the same level of the left
+panel, mark a second eyelet at 1 cm distance, and continue down every 2
+cm.
+
+Also mark the eyelets on the armscyes, where marked on the pattern, at 1
+cm from the fabric edge.
+
+Use an awl to open the eyelets without breaking the fabric threads, and
+sew all around them with waxed buttonhole thread.
+
+Assembly
+^^^^^^^^
+
+Right sides together, put a back over a front and sew the side seam with
+whipstitches, using a well waxed doubled (or even quadrupled) thread.
+
+Sew the shoulder seam in the same way.
+
+Repeat with the other half of the bodice.
+
+And finally, put the two back right sides together, and whipstitch the
+center back seam, again with a well waxed doubled or quadrupled thread.
 
 Gallery
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