Facing assembly
Joining front facings and back neckline facing at the shoulders, pressing open, and preparing inner edges.
Where it is used
Assembling the Waistband
p. 6- Pair up front and back waistband pieces right sides facing, align one short edge, and sew with a 1 cm seam allowance. Trim the allowance to 0.7 cm and press open.

Attaching Outer Waistband to Bodice
p. 7- Place the bodice and outer waistband right sides together, matching the lower edge of the bodice. Pin and sew with a 1 cm seam allowance. Press the allowance toward the waistband.

12. Pin facing to bottom
p. 9- Pin the facing to the bottom edge of the panel, placing the right sides together.

13. Attach facing
p. 10- Attach the facing to the lower edge of the front piece. Allowance: 0.7 cm.

Interfacing the Waistband
p. 2- Fully interface the waistband (1 pc). It is recommended to interface the pieces using the block-fusing method: rough-cut the pieces with an additional 1–2 cm allowance, apply the fusible interfacing, and then precisely cut them out according to the pattern piece. Next, fold under the seam allowance of one long edge of the waistband (1 cm) and press.

Attaching the Facing
p. 3- Pin or baste the facing according to the diagram. Place a temporary machine stitch with the maximum stitch length. Remove the pins. Press lightly.

Interfacing
p. 1- Apply interfacing to the cut pieces from the wrong side: front facings, the back neckline facing.

Pressing Facing Seams
p. 6- Press open the seam allowances of the shoulder seams on the front facing and the back neckline facing.

Sewing Facings
p. 6- Sew the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing to the front facings. Seam allowance: 1.0 cm.

Pinning Facings
p. 6- Pin the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing to the front facings, aligning the edges with right sides together.

Pressing Front Facing Edge
p. 7- Press the inner seam allowances of the front facing.

Pressing Back Neckline Facing
p. 7- Press the inner seam allowances of the back neckline facing.

Related terms
requiresFusible interfacing
requiresSewing machine
connected toInvisible zipper installation
requiresTemplate for back-neck facing