AYCE - 17 April 2009 05:05 PM
Sew the neckline seam (line of stitching #1) from the right side with the shell side on top, “stitching in the ditch”.
The shoulders and armscye are sewn from inside the jacket by sewing the seam allowances together. The small picture shows the neckline being sewn (ie: line of stitching #1). Lines of stitching #2 and #3 are the ones where you’re sewing the seam allowances together.
Let me know if I can be of further assistance Cal.
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Edit: Also running into the same question with the sleeve section: do you sew JUST the seam allowances, or do you also sew through the liner and shell fabrics? (pictures attached)
Not sure if anyone is monitoring this forum anymore but if so, I am now on this step and am a little confused by the part where you stabilize shoulder yoke.
It sounds like you don’t “stitch in the ditch” here. But doesn’t that result in a double line of stitching, visible on both the shell and liner? (ie, the original stitching connecting the panels, and the new stabilizing stitch line)
I guess a related question is, do you sew directly through both the shell and liner? Or do you access the actual seam allowances and just sew those (ie, you wouldn’t be actually sewing any visible fabric)
Thanks.

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