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Note: (Take care that the pocket is not caught by the seam (Fig 7)
Bring out the right sides of original cloth. Press the seam allowance away from pocket mouth. Make top seam on
the seam allowance side, 2 mm away from the previous seam line. (Fig 8)

Fig 7 Fig 8

Skill Sequence

Cutting the parts by open layout method

At the end of this exercise, you will be able to
• prepare the zip fly in front of trousers.

Take two fly pieces (left fly is facing, right fly is shield) and their linings. Clip the seam allowance in front and fly.
Take left fly (=facing part) and lining. Stitch on outer round shape, right sides together. (Fig 1)

Turn right side out and stitch on the edge of previous seam. (Fig 2)
Place closed zip on the fly piece wrong side of zip up; leave 0.5cm from the raw edge and 1 cm above the clip.
Baste 6 mm away from the teeth of zip. Stitch with double seam. (Fig 3)

Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3

Baste raw edge of facing and lining with left front of short. Match clip of facing and fly line. Be careful that the edge
of zip is not caught by stitches. (Fold zipper back and if necessary pin it to hold it out of the way). Stitch along the
basting line from clip to waist edge. (Fig 4)
Turn facing on seam line away from the front piece. From right side stitch through the facing and all seam
allowances close to the edge of facing up to clip and lock the stitch. (Fig 5)
Fold the facing towards wrong side on the seam line. Baste close to the fold to hold facing in position. From the
right side baste a guide line 3 cm away from the fold, maintaining the shape of fly. Stitch close to the basting line.
(Fig 6)

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CITS : Apparel - Fashion Design & Technology - Exercise 23