From 9978c151177cb8df98ba5e5629f187df8daf131a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 20:38:06 +0100 Subject: Front instructions --- source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst b/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst index f88f3a1..20a0430 100644 --- a/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst +++ b/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst @@ -265,7 +265,18 @@ With right sides facing backstitch all around the tongue except for the top, press, trim the corners and clip the curves, turn inside out and press again. -Press the sewing allowances of the front bands towards the wrong side +Press the sewing allowances of the front bands towards the wrong side. + +Sew the tongue to the center bottom of one of the bands + +Pin that band on top of the front so that it covers the slit, applique +stitch it on the sides and top edge and hem stitch the bottom edge over +the gathers, catching each gather in a stitch and sewing to the +underside of the tongue when you reach it. + +Pin the other band to the wrong side of the front and hem stitch it to +the shirt on all four sides, again catching each gather in a stitch, so +that the raw edges of the slit are fully encased. Back ^^^^ -- cgit v1.2.3