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DRESS MAKING - CITS

4 Spread the pattern along the three slash lines. Spread
the sections equally, swinging the neck point away from
center front, until the distance between the neck point
and the extended center-front line equals the cowl length
established in step 3. (For more voluminous, longer cowls,
swing the entire pattern away from center front as you
spread the slashed lines.) Tape the spread pattern to the
backing tissue.
TIP: Add a cowl weight. Keep cowls hanging gracefully and
prevent them from flipping inside out by sewing a fabric
pocket for a drapery weight and attaching it to the cowl
facing’s center on the garment’s interior.

5 Draw a straight line from the pattern’s neck point to the center-front line. It should create a 90-degree angle at
center front. Mark it “Cowl line.”
6 Create a self-facing. Measure 2 inches above the cowl line at center front. Draw a line parallel to the cowl line,
extending it beyond the shoulder point.

7 Cut along the facing’s edge. Fold the pattern along the cowl line, and transfer the shoulder shape onto the
cowl facing section. True the shoulder line and armscye curves, as well as the center front line and the side
seam. If necessary, true the hem by drawing a gently curved horizontal line from the side seam to center front,
creating 90-degree angles at the side seam and center front.

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CITS : Apparel - Dress Making - Exercise 46