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How to Finish the Trendy Tunic

comments (6) August 9th, 2008

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Jennifer Stern, contributor

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It looks great on a hanger, too!

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Trim the knit strip close to the stitching.

The row of stitching closest to the trimmed edge is the topstitching. The lower row is the understitching.

Press the armhole. Because this armhole is not attached at the shoulder seam, it's okay to press it flat. (If this were a traditional armhole, I would use a ham to maintain the curve while pressing it.)

See how nice and flat the armhole lies.

Pin the tunic onto your dressform to check the armhole. It should be nice and smooth without any gapping.

Pin the front and back sections of the tunic onto the yoke, between the marks you made earlier. Using a 1/2-inch seam allowance, sew the tunic sections to the yoke. Now you are left with unfinished seams and raw edges of the yoke. We will use the same technique that we used to finish the armholes to finish the edge of the yoke and encase the seam allowances of the yoke and tunic. Cut a 1-3/4-inch-wide strip of lightweight knit fabric. Match the raw edges of the strip with the raw edges of the seam allowance at the center back of the yoke. Sew the knit strip all the way around the outer edge of the yoke, continue past the start point 1/2 inch, overlapping the strip. Understitch the knit strip to the seam allowances.

Trim the seam allowances to 1/4 inch. Wrap the knit strip around the seam allowance. Pin in place and stitch the knit strip to the base of the seam allowance. Trim away the excess knit fabric. Press the seam allowance up toward the yoke. Now the raw edges of the yoke that forms the tops of the armholes are finished, and the seam allowances of the tunic and yoke are neatly encased. Topstitch the seam allowances in place.

pin front and back sections of tunic back on yoke

The front yoke is pinned to the front section of the tunic.

To finish the hem, even up the hem at the side seams, if necessary. Clean-finish the raw edge using a three-step zigzag and turn it under 1/2 inch. Pin in place and stitch a scant 1/2 inch from the folded hem. Press the hem and you're done!

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Comments (6)

MichaelaMurphy writes: Hi Thelazymilliner, The links to Jen's previous posts are in.
Posted: 12:42 pm on August 11th

YarnUiPhoneApp writes: I like it too, but I'm a little lost here. Where's the original garment? I feel like there's a Part 1 that's not mentioned or linked....
Posted: 11:25 am on August 11th

JenniferStern writes: Thanks ladies!
Posted: 9:18 am on August 11th

Cyndora writes: I love what you did. It is awesome. Now I need to shop the thrift stores for some ideas. My youngest daughter would love something like this. Great job!!!
Posted: 1:09 pm on August 10th