What stitch is used in sewing the neckline facing?
Stay-stitch the neckline and armholes of the facing pieces and the garment. Press the seam allowance toward the facing and understitch (Figure 5). Some patterns use a combination piece, which includes a facing for the neckline and the armholes as one piece.
How do you attach facing to armhole?
Remove the pins and separate the facings. Match one of the front facings with a back facing and pin them together at the shoulder seam making sure the right side of the fabric is touching as shown above. Apply the pins perpendicular to the edge. Repeat this process with the other front and back armhole facing.
Why it is necessary to stay line the neck and armhole?
The purpose of staystitching is to maintain those grainlines. That’s extra important with curved pieces like necklines and armholes that are cut on the bias (off-grain). Because these pieces are stretchier, their fibers are more likely to get distorted during handling and sewing.
How do you make armhole facings with selvage?
1. Fold the fabric parallel to the selvage edge so that the face side is touching. You need to cut on a double layer of fabric because armhole facings requires two of each front and back patterns. Align the grain line of the facing patterns to the fabric’s selvage edge and pin the front and back armhole facings.
How do you cut curved armhole facings?
Cut along the front and back armhole facings through both layers of fabric making sure that the curved edges are smooth and both facings are cut precisely to the sewing patterns. You should have two mirror reflections of each front and back facing pattern. 3. Remove the pins and separate the facings.
How do you sew the face of a shirt together?
Use a hand sewing needle and thread to tack the facing in place at the seams. Sew a few loop stitches connecting the facing to the garment’s seam allowance as shown above. Make sure you don’t sew through the face of the garment.
How do you iron on the edges of an armhole?
Flip the facing to the inside if the garment, rolling the edge inward slightly and iron along the armhole’s edge for a flat, smooth finish. 15. Align the facing’s seams to the garment’s seams both at the shoulder and side seam. Place a pin through each seam line as shown above.