Yesterday I sewed the halves of the top together with the sewing machine. When I tried that with my vest pieces, it did not work and I had to hand stitch. I tested the opening size on a paper pattern and it worked out well. I will not be turning under a seam allowance, but the plan is to make some binding tape out of fabric, possibly linen. I have not sewn the side seams yet because I may be adding fabric to the bottom and tried it on. It looks better than I expected. There is more of the same fabric on the loom, so there are some possibilities for longer sleeves or a border added to the bottom. The border is the first choice.
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| The plate I used to outline the neck opening. |
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| Two-thirds of the opening is in the front and one-third is in the back with the shoulder seam at the fold between. A running stitch is worked around the pattern piece, with the sewing machine stay stitching is outside the running stitch and zigzag is inside the running stitch. |
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| After cutting, the running stitches were removed. |
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