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Textiles and Garment Construction
The advantage of using interfacing is (ix) Stitch along the tacking line
to give body and the desired shape to 6mm away from the edge,
the collar. In addition, it adds stiffness, leaving the neck edge unstitched.
which makes the collar firm and crisp.
(vi) Iron the interfacing on the wrong (x) Remove the tacking and trim the
side of the under-collar (for one-piece seam allowance. Press and clip the
collar) to remove creases or wrinkles pointed corners to reduce bulkiness.
for good results. Trim the corners of
the interfacing diagonally inside the
seam line close to the stitching line
to reduce the bulkiness of the collar.
For the round collar, snip curved
edges to make the collar lie flat then
press.
(vii) Place the two pieces of the collar right
side facing each other, matching dots,
notches and stitching lines. Make snip
tacking stitch along the fitting line.
(viii) Spread collar flat on table and baste (xi) Press the seam open and turn
through the centre to keep it flat. the collar right side out. Pull out
the points using turner pointer
to push the corner of a collar,
the back of a pencil or a pin can
also be used as a resource to
Fitting line get a knife-edge. Avoid using a
pair of scissor to push out as it
may make a hole on the fabric.
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