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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n(9)<\/strong> Fold the sleeve cuff<\/strong> lengthwise along the centerline, wrong sides together, and press the edge, reopen. Sew the cuff into a circle, right sides together. Pin the sleeve cuff to the sleeve’s bottom edge, right sides together, and sew. Trim back the seam allowances and press towards the cuff. Turn in the seam allowance along the loose edge and fold the cuff along the previously pressed edge, wrong sides together, lining up the edge with the cuff stitching. Sew with a felling stitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (10)<\/strong> Sew the sleeve<\/strong> into the armhole, right sides together, matching all marks. Pull the gathering threads and spread the width evenly between Mark (5) and (6). Trim back the seam allowances to 3\/8\u201d (1cm) and neaten with an overcasting stitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n (11)<\/strong> Take the waistband <\/strong>from the fashion fabric and turn in the seam allowances 5\/8\u201d (1,5cm) along the center back (short edges). Take the waistband from the lining and turn in the edges \u00be\u201d (2cm), so the edge of the fashion fabric extends past the edge of the lining about \u00bc\u201d (0,5cm), according to the bodice. I had to piece the waistband from the fashion fabric, due to poor planning when I cut the pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (12)<\/strong> Gather the bodice<\/strong> front piece<\/strong> along the bottom edge and pin the bodice to the waistband from fashion fabric, right sides together, matching all the marks. Spread the width of the front bodice evenly, and sew. Back then, when I sewed the new dress, I decided to wrap the seam allowance from the short end of the waistband around the back edge of the bodice, as shown in the pictures. In the end, however, the method described and shown in the sewing instructions gives the same clean result and is much easier to sew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (13)<\/strong> Take the back skirt<\/strong> and slash along the center back about 14\u201d. Neaten the edges with a rolled hem, and secure the slits’ corner with a bar tack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (14)<\/strong> Sew together the front and back skirt<\/strong> with a flat-felled seam and gather the skirt along the top edge. I used a half-backstitch to hand sew the skirt panels, which saved a bit of time. Sew the skirt to the waistband, respecting all marks. Spread the width evenly. Again, the method described in the instructions would be easier to sew than the method I used, with wrapping around the short ends of the waistband. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Take the waistband lining<\/strong> and turn in the seam allowances along the long edges. Line up with the waistband, wrong sides together. First, sew along the top edge – the bodice seam – with a fell stitch. Insert the drawstrings into the waistband and attach the ends securely to the seam allowances of the side back seam. Then, sew along the bottom edge of the waistband lining \u2013 the skirt seam. Turn in the short ends of the waistband to match the bodice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Make a fitting and determine the skirt length. Double turn in the hem allowance and sew with a hem stitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Part 3 – The Spencer<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019d like to sew the dress yourself, you can purchase the pattern in my shop<\/a> or on Etsy<\/a> and follow along as I make it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Part 1 from (1) to (7) – the bodice (8) Gather the sleeve head between the markings, make a box pleat at the bottom edge, and baste in place. Sew the sleeve seam, right sides together, and neaten with a flat felled seam. 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