A blouse or shirt with maxi-folds laid crosswise on the yoke of the back changes its restrained tone to a very sophisticated one.
An unconventional approach to the implementation of the familiar cut elements of any simple model will add a twist.
Using the example of an A-silhouette blouse from Burda 4/2019, we will consider how to correctly lay maxi-folds crosswise:
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Step 1
On the back part, fold lines and alignment lines to the front side with basting stitches.
To the right of the mid-back line is the “right alignment line” and “fold”, to the left of the mid-back line is the “left alignment line” and “fold”.
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Step 2
First, fold the back along the fold line on the right half of the back with the right side facing out.
Step 3
Then align this fold with the “left alignment line” (= on the left half of the back).
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Step 4
Fill the fold with a tailor's pin and sweep the cuts at the top, making two or three stitches along the fold line. Then remove the pin.
Step 5
Then fold the back along the fold line on the left half of the back, align this fold with the “right alignment line” (= on the right half of the back), sew a fold and sweep along the upper cut of the back, making two or three stitches along the fold line.
Done!
The author of the master class and photo: Julia Dekanova
