Burda Style For people who sew

CUFFS
Stitch the pleats of the cuff and insert the same spacing, press.

LOOPS
Fold the strips lengthwise, wrong side out. Stitch ¼” (7 mm) wide. Trim allowances. Use the thread
ends to thread a needle and knot (a). Push the needle though the tube (b). Cut the tube in 6 equally-sized
pieces.

Fold the loops and pin on the marked cross lines on the facing (piece 9) as seen in the drawing. Turn the
top facing edge inside and press ©.

18 Pin the facing on the cuff, right sides facing, pin the side and bottom edges together and stitch. Trim
allowances, cut the corners at a slant. Turn the cuffs right side out. Pinning the edges, press (d).

19 Double stitch the bottom sleeve edge using basting stitches. Pull the bobbin thread to create the gathers.
Knot threads. Distributing the width equally (e).

20 Pin the cuff to the lower sleeve edge, right sides facing (seam 7). The underlap overlaps along the back
opening edge. Stitch. Secure seam ends. Trim allowances and press inside the cuff. Pin the facing on
the seam line and stitch (f).

ATTACH SLEEVES
To ease the sleeve cap, pull the basting threads of the seam line slightly.

Pin the sleeve on the armhole, right sides facing. When attaching the sleeve, 4 points are important for the right fit: The cross lines of sleeve and front piece have to meet. Sleeve and side seams have to meet. The cross line of the sleeve cap has to meet the shoulder seam. The eased width has to be distributed without puckering or creating pleats. When attaching the sleeve first pin, then stitch from the sleeve side Trim allowances, neaten them and press inside the sleeve. (g)

BUTTONS
Handsew 6 buttons onto the front placket, spacing them equally approximately 1 ¼” (3 cm) from the edge. Sew the buttons on the back yoke fitting the button holes, sew the buttons on the cuff fitting the loops. Additionally, sew 3 buttons onto the right shoulder seam.

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