Production Diary.

Organza maxi dress.

First of all i started to draft the pattern to my maxi dress.





Then when i drafted up my patterns correctly i then traced them off.

I laid my fabric out on the table with the right side and right side together making sure the selvage from one side and the selvage from the other side were placed together. Using the grain line on my pattern i made sure it was parallel to the selvage of the fabric. (ask gina for photos)

I pinned it down making sure there were no tucks or bumps on the fabric.

I made sure I have knotched all the seams so that I know all my patterns will match up when I sew it.


This is the organza fabric when it is cut out.
Matching my right sides and right sides together I started to sew my garment together.

I started with the CF and CB seams, then I moved onto the shoulder seams.



Then i joined the right side to the right side and sewn a 5mm running stitch matching the raw seams together.

I then trimmed it down to 3mm and pressed it closed with the wrong side and wrong side together then i topstiched along the edge.

This a close up of the french seam.

I then did this for all my seams, back and front - i used a french seam as it looks neater on organza as it's a concealed seam.






After i did all my seams i had to hem the skirt. To do this i had to fold it then press it, i then had to fold it over again and topstitch along the edge for a neat finish.

I then had to bias bind my arm holes. To do this i had to pin my bias binding around the arm holes, sew along the folded line, fold it over again then topstitch it for a neat finish.

I then did the same for my neckline.

Then my dress was complete.