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Front skirt: cut one pair
Back skirt: cut one on the fold
Pocket back: cut one pair in contrasting fabric
Pocket lining: cut one pair in contrasting fabric
Waistband: cut an 11cm x 78cm strip (Small), 11cm x 82cm (Medium), 11cm x 86cm (Large)
Front opening facing: cut two 6.5cm x 61cm strips in contrast fabric
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one on the fold
Pocket: cut one
Neck binding: cut one 3.5cm x 84cm strip on the bias
Armhole binding: cut two 3.5cm x 54cm strips on the bias
Rouleau loop: cut one 4.5cm x 10cm strip on the bias
1.5cm seam allowance used, except for neck and armholes where a 1cm seam allowance is used.
FABRIC
Front bodice: cut one pair
Back bodice: cut one on the fold
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
Pocket back: cut two on the fold
Pocket bag: cut two on the fold
Belt: cut one 6cm x (waist + 24cm) strip
Collar: cut two
BUCKRAM
Belt: cut one 2.5cm x (waist + 20cm) strip
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Front: cut one pair
Back: cut one on the fold
Front facing: cut one pair
Back neck facing: cut one on the fold
Collar: cut one pair
Sleeve: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front: cut one on the fold
Front side panel: cut one pair
Back: cut one pair
Sleeve: cut one pair
Pocket bag: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout except for at the neckline, where 1cm is used.
MAIN FABRIC
Front bodice: cut one on the fold
Back bodice: cut one on the fold
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
CONTRAST FABRIC
Collar facing: cut two on the fold
Pocket: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Note: start by taking your waist and hip measurements. The largest of these will be meas A
Back panel: cut one (divide meas A by four, add 4cm = width) x (desired length* plus 4cm = length) on the fold from printed corduroy
Front panel: cut two (divide meas A by four, add 12cm = width) x (desired length* plus 4cm = length) from printed corduroy
Pocket: cut two 20cm x 27cm rectangles each from plain corduroy and lining fabric
Waistband: cut one 6cm x (waist meas x 1.5, plus 1.3m) strip from plain corduroy
*Natural waist to hem length
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
COTTON
Upper front: cut one pair
Upper back: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
Collar: cut one pair
Centre tab: cut one 4cm x 8cm rectangle
CREPE
Lower front: cut one on the fold
Lower back: cut one on the fold
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front: cut one
Back: cut one
Frill: cut two
Neck binding: cut a bias strip, 5cm x 90cm
Armhole binding: cut a bias strip, 5cm x 45cm
Shoulder strap: cut a strip, 5cm x 45cm
1.5cm seam allowances are used throughout except for the neckline where 1cm is used.
Front: cut one pair in fabric and lining
Back: cut one on the fold in fabric and lining
Sleeve: cut one pair in fabric and lining
Pocket: cut two pairs from fabric
Collar: cut one on the fold in ribbing
Sleeve cuffs: cut two 18cm x 20cm pieces from ribbing
Waistband: cut a 18cm x 66cm piece from ribbing
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one pair
Sleeve: cut one pair
Pocket: cut two
Neck band: cut one 4cm x 58cm strip on the bias
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Note: begin by taking your hip measurement
Front/back: cut four (quarter of hip plus 24cm) x 72cm rectangles
Neckband: cut one 5cm x 74cm strip on the bias
Cuff: cut two 10cm x 45cm strips
Belt: cut one 14cm x 152cm strip
Belt loops: cut two 3cm x 10cm strips
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
TOP: cut from chambray
Front/back: see cutting diagram, cut two on the fold
Neck binding: cut one 4cm x 72cm strip on the bias
SKIRT: cut from jersey
Front/back: cut two on the fold (one quarter of your hip measurement + 1.5cm) x (desired length + 3cm)*
*If doubling fabric, lay the pattern piece or draw straight onto fabric that has been folded widthways, then lengthways.
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Note: start by taking your waist and hip measurements
Pants (for front/back): cut one pair* on the fold (hip measurement + 30cm, divided by 4) x 95cm
Waistband: cut one strip 24cm x (waist measurement + 9cm)
Leg cuff: cut two 12cm x 26cm strips
*The pants front piece is cut 2cm lower at the top than the back
The following is based on a size 10-12 (92cm hip, 68cm waist).
Pants: (92 [hip] + 30cm, ÷ 4 = 30.5*) 30.5cm x 95cm (95cm is length, adjust if needed)
Waistband: 24 x (68 [waist] + 9** = 77) 24cm x 77cm * Extra 7.5cm (the +30cm ÷ 4) width on the hip is for ease (6cm), plus seam allowance (1.5cm)
** Extra 9cm width on the waistband is for ease (6cm) plus seam allowance (3cm)
1.5cm seam allowance used.
Front: cut two 58cm x (waist ÷ 2 + 42.5cm) pieces from fabric
Back: cut one 58cm x (waist ÷ 4 + 40cm) piece each from fabric
Tie: cut two 30cm x 1m strips from fabric
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Note: begin by taking your bust and waist measurements. The largest of these will be measurement A. The width of the front/back piece will be measurement B. Cut out all pieces with height measurement on the fold
Dress front/back: cut two (divide meas. A by four, add 3.5cm = width) x (desired length minus 18.5cm^ = height) on the fold from jersey
Neckband: cut one 4.5cm x 56cm* strip from jersey
Top insert: cut two (meas. B = width) x 18.5cm (height) pieces on the fold from lace
Middle insert: cut two (meas. B = width) x 8cm (height) pieces on the fold from lace
Bottom insert: cut two (meas. B = width) x 10.5cm (height) pieces on the fold from lace
^ See Do The Maths panel
*If using a fabric with less stretch, you may need to add an extra 2cm to the neckband length.
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
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