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Firstly, you need to verify the body measurements of the party you intend to sew the jacket for. This will give you an idea of what size jacket pattern and how much fabric you will need. If you are sewing for a female, it is recommended to take their measurement over undergarments. If you are sewing for a male, it is recommended to take their measurement over their T-shirts and shorts. The pattern sizes are generally smaller than the clothes in the stores therefore, make sure you take careful measurement of the party you are sewing for. You want to measure their waist, shoulder point, bust, height and back waist length and hip. There should be a measurement chart right on the pattern you choose. It is usually very helpful.
During stage one when you are deciding on what fabric is best, you probably want to consider the quality, occasions you want to wear your jacket for and whether you need to obtain 45 or 60 width fabric. If you buy more fabric to compensate, you can use 45 width fabrics for a 60 width pattern. In addition to your fabric, you should make sure your sewing tools are handy. They are scissors, straight pins, needles, bobby pins, thread and buttons that match the fabric, interfacing, measuring tape, marking pencil, yardstick, seam ripper, basket for tools, decent sewing machine, pin holder, iron and iron board. You can ask some one else who sews regularly where to obtain the fabric and supplies and can you call them if you have further questions. If you check with your local evening schools, county colleges and fabric stores you probably can find a beginners sewing class you can attend in your area. Secondly, you need to choose a storage area, clear workspace, an adjustable lamp with good lighting and full length mirror.
You want the jacket pattern and style you chose to be one you feel comfortable about using considering your sewing skills. If you just started sewing, it's best to begin with an easy pattern with a small amount of seams. If the fabric you chose is washable. Then the next best step is to throw it in the washing machine for its first wash before you begin sewing. If the fabric can only be dry cleaned, then take it to the dry cleaner. This will avoid less shrinkage of your jacket when you wash it after it is made and get rid of the unneeded finishes. Also, in order to make it easier on yourself during the pattern lying stage, you probably should press off the fabric at the appropriate iron temperature to try to reduce the amount of wrinkles. Some people even press off their pattern pieces with a warm dry iron however; because of the nature of its material you may risk tearing it.
Before you begin to lay your pattern pieces on your fabric, moncler jackets on sale it is very important to read and follow your jacket's pattern instructions carefully moncler coats sale and more than once if needed. The laying and cutting stage is most important stage of this project. The pattern instruction reveals how to understand the symbols on the pieces and how to lay the fabric and pieces. When you open the envelope you will usually find a few different cutting layouts depending on the width of the fabric you chose and what size jacket you are making. Then you need to sort out the one that has the jacket you want to make by width and size. Then during stage three you should lay the fabric on your work surface as shown in the layout. There is usually a glossary on the pattern also to help you with the words you may not understand. Most simple jackets have a minimum of five pattern pieces. They are the front, back, collar, sleeve and the guide for the button holes if the jacket you chose has buttons. Then you cut out the fabric with the correct pattern pieces pinned on it exactly as indicated. If you want to assure you have a good end product, make sure you make the markings for your darts, button holes, etc. on your fabric where indicated by the pattern.
Once you have confirmed and identified that you have all the pattern pieces needed and found the cutting lines for your size of choice, you may realize that you need to make a few adjustments. You want to adjust the pattern pieces for the best fit. If you need to adjust the length there are lines printed on the pattern piece indicating where you may need to shorten or lengthen it. The length can also be changed at the lower edge too. If you need to adjust the width, pin extra paper underneath the pieces. The selvage is one of the finished lengthwise edges on a piece of fabric. After you lay and pin your pattern on the fabric, make sure the indicated grain line arrow is straight so your fabric will stretch correctly. Now cut out and separate the pattern pieces you will need to make the jacket from the rest of the pieces. The usual way of folding fabric for cutting is in half length-wise with the selvage edges matching. It is generally firmer than the crosswise, cut edges. The pattern reveals how to fold your fabric and the cutting layout that you need follow. You want to hold the fabric down while you are cutting it and use pins near side lines on pattern attach to it.
Once you have carefully read, positioned and pinned it in place as shown so it won't move while you are cutting, now cut it out with your scissor as indicated. Once you finish the cutting phase, these markings are going to help guide you once you start the sewing stage. You will soon have to sew near the markings. Before you begin the next stage, it is just as important to read the carefully read and follow instructions for your sewing machine. It does not have to be new however; your machine should be in good working condition. If you obtain one of the more new and modern ones it will usually provide different choices of stitches that make your seams look more professional done. However, its best to sew the fabric with the basic stitch first and have the intended party try it on in before using some of these stitches. A few of these stitches cut the fabric as you go and you want to avoid cutting too much fabric too soon and making the jacket too small. The pattern pieces reveal where to sew so you can receive your desired size.
Tips
Before you begin sewing some other helpful tips include, if you clip your thread on an angle before threading the needle, it will probably work out better. You need to change your sewing machine needle every 7 to 12 hours. It is not wise to try to make it all in one day unless you plan to sew jackets full time. You can use pins to hold down folded area of fabric when you are preparing to sew over it. This will assure that the fabric won't move the wrong way when you are sewing. Your pins should be placed in line with the five eighth lines. Prior to sewing the sleeves, it is a good idea to sew the stitch by hand first therefore, if it doesn't look right when you are done you can easily take it out. If fabric still keeps becoming uneven when you are sewing, you can insert your pins so they lay horizontally. Then remove the pins as you get near them while sewing. There are lines on the fabric to help guide you how to sew a straight stitch. You may need to let the person wear it once before serging it to ensure it fits. Then if you want to give your jacket a finished look, press the seam and serge the end of the seams with a serger sewing machine after you ensure that your jacket fits. When serging it's best to sew on the side with the narrowest seam. Your jacket will probably require an interfacing. You can press, steam or sew it on. You can aim to perform two phases every other day and still have yourself a nice jacket in a week.
More Tips
If you are a beginner sewer hold your top part jacket's fabric with left hand and bottom part with the right hand while sewing. Your pattern usually also provides guidance on how to iron so make sure you follow directions. It is would be helpful to keep the pin cushion, seam nipper, pattern parts and the iron and iron board setup near your right side. Your fabric can be to the left of you. Once you begin sewing if you notice you are having a continuous challenge with your stitch then double check to make sure you have the right thread and needle size for your fabric. There are moncler outlet some thread that is too cheap and others more for hemming, mending and knitting. You should always test your stitch with 2 pieces of extra fabric combined together that you don't need before sewing the parts you will need for your jacket. If you continue to have problems with the stitch you can try laying wax paper under the needle as you sew. If you want to increase chances of a better fit, baste, hand sew the upper curvy parts of sleeve pieces before sewing it. Then once you begin the sewing phase, alternate with the sewing and the pressing. It will help give you a chance to move around and give your jacket a crisp look.
Warning
If you want to double stitch, press the first stitch first moncler jacket site or the stitch may come out when you wash your jacket. If you decide you are going to press your pattern anyway before using, never press from corner to corner and over markings. When you press your seams with you iron, it's best to use the tip of the iron not the whole iron since it can leave stains. If you have to remove a seam with the nipper, make sure you only pull the thread. You do not want to tear the fabric. It is important to remember to remove any water soluble ink with you water by plotting the areas you marked before pressing.
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