
The seams on the Orwell coat are quite original; if you look carefully in the picture, you'll notice that all the seams are topstitched by hand and that there is also white piping on some seams. The piping technique is commonly used on home decoration projects and you can look it up in almost every sewing book. The next picture shows the illustrations of Burda’s Portuguese edition sewing book addressing this technique:

As always, when a special technique is involved, I run some tests on scrap fabric first. I will try to explain the procedure and in the end you can preview the final result on the Orwell coat.
Para fazer o vivo utilizei fita de viés (do tipo que se compra nas retrosarias, que vem vincada de forma a fazer debruados) e cordão de algodão com cerca de 4mm de espessura. A primeira coisa que fiz foi passar a ferro a fita para lhe retirar os vincos de origem; depois dobrei-a sobre o cordão e fixei tudo com alfinetes, como podem ver na figura seguinte:
To make the piping I used white cotton bias tape, the kind you buy to make bindings, and white cotton cording (4mm). The first thing to do is to press the bias tape so I get flat open bias tape with no creases on it. Then I fold it, enclosing the cording inside and pin everything in place, just as shown in the picture:

I threaded my sewing machine with white thread; the stitch length should be set to its maximum, to make a nice machine basting stitch. I use the zipper foot to sew right next to the cording, removing pins before they get under the zipper foot (note that pins are in the wrong side; this way I’m able to sew closer to the cording).

At this point the piping is done and ready to sew in the garment seam.
Podem ver na próxima figura que coloquei a tira do vivo sobre a parte direita do tecido. Entretanto mudei a linha para cor preta e ajustei o ponto para 2.5. Deve-se coser o vivo ao tecido tão rente ao cordão quanto possível, retirando os alfinetes antes que o pé calcador lhes passe por cima.
I pin the piping on fabric's right side and sew close to the cording using black thread this time. The stitch length is set to 2.5. Again, don't forget to remove pins before they get under the zipper foot.

Next I turn over garment fabric with sew-in piping and place another layer of fabric under it (right sides facing each other); both seam lines should overlap (now, if you trim SAs to exactly 1cm first, this is very easy to accomplish). After pinning everything together, I sew a second row of stitches exactly where the first row is located (using black thread).
Antes de fazer o pesponto branco, vou alinhavar com linha de seda fininha os valores de costura assentados para um dos lados e assentar a ferro com cuidado para não marcar o tecido no direito do trabalho.
Before I do the white topstitching, I fold SAs to one side and hand baste them using silk thread; I press it very gently using a press cloth.
5 comments:
Cada vez estou mais curiosa em ver o resultado final. Apesar de saber como se aplicava esses "vivos", não sabia como fazer neste caso, com o cordão por baixo. è sempre uma optima dica, quem sabe se não vou precisar dela para a minha saia?
Bjs
Mónica
This coat is going to be amazing; I'm following its progress with such interest.
BTW, when you do a muslin, you don't thread trace those, do you? I wouldn't think so, but I wanted to ask.
LMH
Hi LMH! You are right, I don't thread trace muslins; I trace all the pattern lines (including CB, CF, waistline, etc.) with a pencil, so it's easier to evaluate the fit (balance, correct placement of horizontal marks, etc.). I hand baste all the pattern pieces together and I press seams gently before I try it on my body. It's difficult to evaluate fit all by myself sometimes but, as I said before, I'm lucky I don't have any major fit issue (as far as BWOF patterns go). I was very happy to see your review yesterday! Congratulations again!
bom dia, existe o manual da sewing machine em portugues, aonde posso encontra-lo?
Muito Grata Claudia
Olá Cacau Lloureiro: Não percebi se quer o manual da máquina de costura em Português... Eu tenho um manual em Inglês e não sei se existe traduzido em Português.
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