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Textiles and Garment Construction

(b) Openings designed without a wrap: (iii) Place the right side of the facing to
These openings are designed to have two the right side of the garment with
edges that meet without any lap and may be tacking lines lying one over the other.
termed as slit openings. The types of openings Pin and tuck through both thickness
without a wrap include faced slit openings, of fabric along the previous tacking
bound openings and zipped openings. line to find the correct position.
Faced slit opening: This is a very popular
opening, which is always located at the
front or back of the neck line of blouses
or shirt and; dresses with or without a
collar. This opening can be worked on any
weight of a fabric but not on a transparent
fabric as the facing will show through.
Procedures for working on a faced slit
opening (iv) Machine or backstitch 6mm from the

(i) Mark the position and the length of top of the marked opening towards the
the opening on the garment with a point, sloping the stitching inwards.
line of tacking stitches. This should Continue from the point to 6mm
be straight to the thread. from the top at the other side. Make
sure that a true V-shape is stitched
and that no curves are formed.

(ii) Cut the facing section the length
of the opening plus 5 cm, and a
proportional width, for example, Correct stitching
15 cm long and 5 cm wide, or
20 cm long and 10 cm wide.

Incorrect stitching

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