Women's Tops/Easy Halter Neck Pattern | Fitted Knit Tank Top PDF | Center Seam Sleeveless Shirt | Beginner Sewing Womens | L-XXL
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Step-by-step technological process of sewing the garment.
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Step 1
- Pin the edges of the integrated strap on the front piece together, aligning the edges and placing the right sides facing each other.
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- Stitch and serge the edges of the continuous front strap at the same time using a 4-thread overlocker.
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Step 2
- Pin the edges of the bodice lining strap together, matching the raw edges with right sides facing each other.
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Step 4
- Sew and serge the edges of the shelf lining strap together at the same time, using a 4-thread overlock machine.
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Step 6
- Pin the side edges of the front and back pieces together, matching up the edges and notches, with right sides facing each other.
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Step 5
- Press the seam allowance for the strap edge on the front piece to one side. And on the lining—press it to the opposite side.
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Step 7
- Pin the side edges of the lining together, matching the edges with right sides facing each other.
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Step 10
- Press open the seam allowances of the side seams on the back piece. And for the lining – place it on the shelf.
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Step 9
- Sew and serge the side seams of the lining pieces for the front and back using a 4-thread overlock. Seam allowance: 0.7 cm.
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Step 8
- Sew and serge the side seams of the front and back pieces together at the same time, using a 4-thread overlocker. Seam allowance: 0.7 cm.
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- Press the seam allowance of the neckline facing onto the lining.
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Step 11
- Pin the neckline edges of the top to the lining, aligning the edges, notches, and seams, with right sides together.
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Step 12
- Finish the neckline edges of the top with the lining using a 4-thread overlock. Allow a seam allowance of 0.7 cm.
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Step 16
- Pin together the outer pieces and the lining along the armhole edges, the top edge of the back, and the strap edges.
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Step 15
- Press the neckline seam, rolling it 0.1 cm toward the front piece for a clean finish.
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Step 14
- Topstitch the neckline facing seam from the lining side, keeping the stitching line 0.1 cm from the edge. Set the machine to a stretch stitch. Make sure the seam remains elastic.
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- Using a four-thread overlock machine, sew the upper pieces with the lining. Start at the seam joining the strap edges, then continue along the armhole edge, the top edge of the back, and finish at the side seam. Stop there. Next, adjust the second strap without removing it from under the presser foot of the overlock machine. Pin the armhole edges and the edges of the second strap together, stopping at the beginning of the stitching line. Pin the edges starting from the seam where the straps are joined, and finish at the second side edge.
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- Press up the hem allowance along the bottom edge of the back and front by 2.5 cm.
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Step 20
- Stitch along the top edge of the back and armhole, extending 0.1 cm into the strap as far as possible.
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Step 21
- Press the seam allowance along the top edge of the back, armhole, and the second edge of the strap, creating a 0.1 cm piping from the back and front pieces.
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- Overlap the ends of the elastic by 1.0 cm and stitch them together. Make sure the elastic isn’t twisted.
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Step 25
- Cut a piece of elastic tape, 0.7 cm wide. The recommended length is specified on the front lining pattern.
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Step 24
- Turn the thread ends to the wrong side and tuck them into the seam allowance using a crochet hook. Press the finished hem of the top with an iron.
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Step 29
- Sew securing stitches along the side seams to hold the lining in place.
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Step 28
- Sew and serge the elastic to the lower edge of the lining at the same time, using a 4-thread overlock. Stretch the elastic as you work. Allow a seam allowance of 0.7 cm.
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Step 27
- Pin the elastic to the lower edge of the lining, placing it on the wrong side.
