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SaidEtebbaiF R E E P R O J E C T S H E E T CAFTAN S I Z E ONE SIZE FITS MOST {~30"h X 40"w}
D E S I G N MICHELLE ENGEL BENCSKO T E C H N I C A L E D I T O R CATHERINE ZEBROWSKI
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MATERIALS
CAFTAN F E A T U R I N G PALOS VERDES
MAIN BODY & BINDING 1¾ yard main p r i nt { s hown A ba l one Cov e }
BORDER ½ yard {shown Wayfarers}
CUTTING DIRECTIONS
MAIN BODY BORDER BIAS FACING {TO MAKE ¾" SINGLE FOLD TAPE}
2 p i eces 2 4"h x WOF 2 pieces 24"h x W O F 1½ " s t r i p c u t on bi a s t ot a l i ng a t le a st 3 6 "
{ tr i mm ed o f s elvedges} {trimmed of s e l v e d ge s } * see t ut o ri a l sug g est i o n p a g e 2
ASSEMBLY DIRECTIONS DIAGRAMS
1 . F o ld each MAIN BODY piece in hal f
fi g 1 ( ea c h pi ec e)
w i d th wi s e. { f i g 1} Lay BOATNECK TEM-
PLATE {pg 3 } over top edge on center fol d
fo l d . { f i g 2 } P i n and cut away the boa t -
ne c k . U n f o l d .
2 . Creat e a ¼ " rolled hem at the bott om
e d g e o f b o t h BORDER pieces. {fig 3} WO F
3 . To co n n ect BORDER w e use a Frenc h
S e a m { al t ern at ively, a serger would w or k
g r e a t }: Wi t h wrong sides together - raw e d ge
of BORDER al ong bottom edge of MAIN
BODY. S t i t ch ¼" from raw edge. Press fi g 2 ( ea c h pi ec e)
op e n . F o l d an d press along the seam s o
r i ght s ide s are t ogether. Stitch " from t he
s e a med ed g e. Press seam down. {fig 4 }
fol d
4 . We u s e a F rench Seam at the shou l -
de r s. P in s h o u lders together wrong si d es
t oge the r an d repeat French Seam steps
ta k en i n s t ep 2, stitching from outer
e d g es t o n eck edges. {fig 5}
fi g 3 ( ea c h pi ec e)
5 . O p en t h e caftan and make a ¼" ro l l e d
he m alo n g b o t h sides. {fig 6}
6 . F o ld b ack along shoulder seam rig h t
n a rrow h em a l on g bottom edg e
s i d e s t oge t he r , align and pin at seam w he r e
bo r der an d m a in body meet. Measure u p
1 3 " f ro m t h at point and use pin as
ma r ker. P in b e tw een the tw o points st i t c h fi g 4 ( fron t a n d ba c k)
. " f ro m ed ge backtacking at both en d s .
Tur n ri gh t s i d e out. Press seam. {fig 7}
7 . BIAS FACING: Fold strip in half, pr e s s .
a tta c h border to ma i n body
8 . P i n raw ed g e of tape to right side e d ge { use Fren c h sea ms or serge r}
of n eckl i n e, o verlapping ends ½". Tri m
e x c es s t ap e. S t itch ends, press open a nd
pi n. St i t ch " from raw edge all the wa y
a r o un d .
9 . P res s s eam f lat then fold the tape ba c k
on seam an d p in. Topstitch a little m or e
th a n " f ro m s e am, catching the tape on
th e i n s id e n eckline.
DIAGRAMS RECOMMENDED TUTORIALS
BIAS TAPE: We r e c om m e nd t hi s t ut o r ia l t o
fig 5
c u t t he s t r i p s , m a ki ng i t 1½ " a nd d o n o t
p r e s s i nt o d ou bl e f ol d bi a s t a p e:
w w w.col etterie.com/ tutoria l s-t i p s-
s t it c h sh o u ld e r s tricks/continuous- b ia s-ta pe-tutori al
{ u s e F r e n ch se a ms o r se r g e r }
FRENCH SEAMS: We r e c om m e nd t h is t u t o -
r i a l t o s e w F r e nc h s e a m s :
w w w.til lya ndth eb uttons.com/201 3 /0 2 /how-
to- sew- french - sea ms.h tml
FRENCH BINDING FOR NECKLINE: T he r e is a
fig 6
gr e a t d i a gr a m on t hi s p os t t ha t sh o w s
t he s t e p s we s u gge s t .
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na r r o w h e m s a lo n g sid e s
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1"
fig 7
BOATNECK TEMPLATE
st it c h sid e s
( wr o n g sid e s t o g e t h e r )
fig 8
b in d n e c k lin e
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