Technical Sketch
Woven, Natural Waist Seam, Full Length, Gored, Side Button 4cm (1 1/2"), No Seam with No Back
Vent and No Zipper
Sewing Instructions
Sewing Skirt Seams on the Front
- With right sides together, pin Side Front sections to side edges of Center Front, matching
notches, then stitch. Press.
Sewing Seams on the Back
- With right sides together, pin Side Back sections to side edges of Center Back, matching
notches, then stitch. Press.
Sewing Skirt Side Seams
- Pin skirt Front and Back sections together at right side seam, then stitch. Press.
- Stitch left side seam, leaving open above the notch. Press.
Setting the Invisible Zipper
Note: Use special invisible zipper foot when stitching invisible zipper.
- Open the zipper. From the wrong side, press the zipper coils flat so that the two rows of
stitching show.
- Open zipper, on outside, pin zipper to one of the opening edges, face down in seam allowance,
placing zipper tape flush with the upper edge of the fabric and zipper teeth on seamline.
- Stitch the open zipper tape close to the teeth, starting at the top of the edge and stitch until foot
meets the zipper pull. Backstitch at the beginning and the end.
- Close zipper. Pin remaining zipper tape to the other opening edge, placing zipper teeth on
seamline.
- Open zipper. Stitch close to teeth, until foot meets the zipper pull.
- Close zipper and pin Side sections together below zipper. Position and lower needle slightly
above (about 1/4" (6mm) up) and to the left of zipper stitching. Stitch remainder of Side seam.
- Stitch or hand sew each end of zipper tape to seam allowances, keeping the garment free when
stitching.
Setting Waistband
Apply fusible interfacing to the wrong side of the waistband, following manufacturer's
instructions.
- Turn in seam allowance on upper long edge of the waistband, then press. Trim pressed seam
allowance to 3/8" (1 cm) (pic. 1).
- With right sides together, pin waistband to garment’s waist, matching notches and aligning
centers and side seams. Stitch, then trim seam allowances to 1/4" (6 mm). Press seam
allowances toward waistband (pic. 2).
- Fold waistband lengthwise at the foldline, right sides together. Pin the short ends of waistband
and stitch, then trim away excess 1/4" (6 mm) from the stitching line (pic. 3).
- Turn waistband right side out and press. Pin the pressed edge carefully to the waist edge and
slipstitch over seam, then topstitch waistband along the seam, if desired (pic. 4).
- Make a buttonhole in waistband at marking and sew a button to the waistband at marking on
the other side of the waistband, or finish the waistband with a hook and eye and/or a snap (pic.
5).
Hem
- Stitch 1/4" (6mm) from lower edge of the garment, using basting stitches and leaving long
thread tail for adjusting the hem. Turn up 7/8" (2 cm) hem, turning in 1/4" (6mm) on raw edge.
Pull thread to ease in fullness, then stitch. Press.
