Dress Construction Method
How to sew a dress. Use this as a guide. You may find it necessary to adapt or alter the sequence, but this is a standard, straight-forward way to put a dress together.
Some techniques you should be familiar with before you start:
You will also need to draft a basic dress block. From this you can create
your own style. I suggest using one of the below books;
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Some other materials and equipment you may need:
sele ie
tailor’s chalk/pen
seleulu lalaga
pine
nila
filo fa'amau
filo
feso'ota'iga
pressing equipment
hook and eye
Metotia Fausia:
1- Stitch darts.
2- Finish raw edges.
3- Insert zip.
4- Stitch side and shoulder seams.
5- Insert lining/facings.
6- Hems.
7- Embellishments/buttons.