After meeting my model, there was some tailoring work to do.

Galina helped me pin the new dart lines and I sew the new lines with the machine.

So here we have the finished, tailored side darts.

Now, ready to do the final touches: neckline, shoulder lines, zipper and bottom.

Let’s start with the neckline – getting some pro help 🙂

I’ve sewed the facing together – this will be the inner part.

Pinning the neckline together and ready to sew.

Now, it’s sewn together.

We just need to do a little trick: clipping. By this, you can make sure that the neckline will end up flat.

Clip a little more where you have more fabric.

And there we go!

Woah, looks awesome on the mannequin!

Just gonna do the same on the two arm holes: cut out the fabric, sew the parts together into a facing, pin to the dress, sew it together and clipping in the end.

A look from the inside. Neckline and arm lines clipped!

Another trick taught by Professor Galina: layering!
Because there are multiple layers sewn together here, it creates a thick hump on the outside. We can cut the excess fabric so that you have different widths of layers that will keep flat when the fabric is flipped.

Here is an insider picture of the layering and clipping work.

But it can look more finished if you look at it from the other side 🙂

Unfortunately the dart lines did not align 🙁 But the facings look nice at least!

Let’s get the zipper done now! Galina showed me that you need a different presser foot for the zipper, which is the transparent one on the left.

Ready to sew after changing the presser foot.

This presser foot allows you to go by the line of the zipper. The regular presser foot does not have the space.

It is so cool to watch the master!
The zipper is done!

Wah, looks nice!

So here is the end product! The neckline!

The arm hole!

The zipper!

The end of the zipper!

Finishing touch: hand sew the bra cups to the seams.

And it is ready! Ay, I just forgot to take pictures of the bottom line. I was too excited to finish it up so slipped my mind to document 🙁 Please just look closely to the bottom end 🙂