How to fold criss-cross

A blouse or shirt with maxi-folds laid crosswise on the yoke of the back changes its restrained tone to a very sophisticated one.

An unconventional approach to the implementation of the familiar cut elements of any simple model will add a twist.

Using the example of an A-silhouette blouse from Burda 4/2019, we will consider how to correctly lay maxi-folds crosswise:

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Step 1

On the back part, fold lines and alignment lines to the front side with basting stitches.

To the right of the mid-back line is the “right alignment line” and “fold”, to the left of the mid-back line is the “left alignment line” and “fold”.

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Step 2

First, fold the back along the fold line on the right half of the back with the right side facing out.

Step 3

Then align this fold with the “left alignment line” (= on the left half of the back).

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Step 4

Fill the fold with a tailor's pin and sweep the cuts at the top, making two or three stitches along the fold line. Then remove the pin.

Step 5

Then fold the back along the fold line on the left half of the back, align this fold with the “right alignment line” (= on the right half of the back), sew a fold and sweep along the upper cut of the back, making two or three stitches along the fold line.

Done!

The author of the master class and photo: Julia Dekanova