How to sew on the shoulder pads

To completely transform the model of clothing, sometimes just a small detail. It could be the pads – extremely functional devices. They not only solve decorative problems, creating an elegant silhouette. Often the seamstress without them simply can not do. Coats, blazers, jackets and blouses thanks to the inner lining keep their shape and do not SAG in the shoulder area. Before operation, be sure to check out varieties of shoulder pads and choose the best option.

You will need

• - a pair of shoulder pads;
• - fabric for covering (if necessary);
• - threads;
• needle.

Instruction

1. Ask seller a division woven accessories. To properly pick up the shoulder pads to the concrete along the color, size and thickness. For coats and jackets you will need some products for fine blouses and Raglan sleeves – other, etc.
2. If you have opted for tailoring transparent or translucent fabric, be sure to pick up the shoulder pads , Nude. You can cover them with a thin knit of linen, or with a piece of old nylon stockings.
3. Details for linen and silk jackets and blazers often covered the same cloth from which were made clothes. To cut the shoulder pads are recommended on the bias.
4. Attach the left and right shoulder pads to allowances of shoulder lines of the pins and make sure they are correctly positioned on the clothes. Check the instructions for the pattern. Relative to each other and the lining should lie symmetrically; their edge should align with the edge of the seam allowance.
5. Attach the shoulder pad to the shoulder seam and make hand stitches, leaving both sides of the part by a couple of centimeters napishite. - Grab the needle with only the upper part, and only on rastojanie 1.5-2 cm from the edge, pierce the body of the pad through. If you do it right, the stitches will not be visible on the "face" of clothing.
6. Pay attention to the difference between the regular pads and the so-called podocyte, or podocotyle pads. If sleeve products are decorated with ruched crown, these details help well fix the shape of the outfit. Commonly used strips are very thick lining material (their length is about 28 cm and a width of 4)., on which are superimposed folds. The result photodata lining is shortened to 10 -11 cm.
7. Sew pogoditi to the armhole of the sleeves manually so that one of them fits snugly against the shelf of clothing. The second half of the lining should lay on the back of the dress. The line should lie on the seam allowance of the seam that connects the sleeves with the main product. Thus it is necessary to deviate from machine-stitching a few millimetres.