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CONSTRUCTION TIPS
Sewing a cowl top is straightforward, but here are some tips for handling the cowl and its facing

• When cutting the fabric, make sure to clearly mark the cowl line on the fabric’s wrong side.
• For a single-cowl top (a front cowl, for example): Finish the back neckline as desired (facing, binding, or turned
edge). Align the front and back shoulder seams, right sides together, fold the self-facing along the cowl line,
wrapping it over the back neckline so that the facing’s right side is against the garment back’s wrong side. Pin
and sew the shoulder seam, catching the facing in the shoulder seam allowances. When finished, turn the
facing over the seam allowances to its finished position, enclosing the shoulder seam allowances.
• For a double-cowl top, sew the front and back together at the shoulder seams, matching the front self-facing
to the back self facing. Fold the self-facings in along the cowl line, wrong sides together, covering the shoulder
seams. Either tack the edges to the seam allowances or stitch in the ditch of the shoulder seam from the right
side, catching the facing.
• Add lingerie guards to the interior shoulder seams of a double-cowl top to prevent it from slipping off your
shoulders.

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