General Sewing Instructions - Leena's.com

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Sew and overlock shoulder and side seams (Picture 1). Iron interfacing to front and
back neck facings. Sew and overlock shoulder seams of neck facing (Picture 2).
Place neck facing on pullover, neck right sides together, and sew with normal seam
allowance (Picture 3). Notch seam allowances at intervals of about 3/4 inch. Turn
facing inside pullover and press. Edgestitch from right side, or sew only through
garment and facing seam allowances near fold line. attach facing to shoulder seams
by hand with small stitches.
Easestitch sleeve caps along seam line. Sew and overlock sleeve seams (Picture 4).
Turn sleeve right side out and pullover wrong side out. Place sleeve inside pullover
(right sides together) so that sleeve shoulder mark matches with pullover shoulder
seam and sleeve seam matches with pullover side seam (Picture 5). Pull ends of
ease stitching along sleeve cap to adjust ease. Sew along ease stitching and overlock
sleeve to pullover. If there tends to be too much ease in sleeve cap (some fabrics
tolerate more ease than others do), place sleeve lower at armpit. There should be no
wrinkles at cap seams when done.
Fold hem and sleeve cuff allowances inside and sew with twin needle on right side of
pullover (Picture 6). Cut excess fabric from inside near stitch line.
SEWING DRESS
Sew and overlock vertical seams at front and back pieces. Overlock back center
seam (use at least 3/4 inch or 2 cm seam allowance to leave room to attach zipper).
Sew back seam from neck to zipper, baste for length of zipper, sew seam to back slit
and baste along length of slit.
Sew slit according to general sewing instructions . attach invisible zipper according to
general sewing instructions .
Sewing instructions for women's garments