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Download the pattern, then print and follow the cutting guide. Press the fusible interlining collar to a fabric collar piece. With right sides facing, align the collar pieces, interlining outermost, and pin. Sew around the outer edge with a 1.5cm seam allowance, leaving the lower edge open. Trim the bulk, turn to the right side, press and topstitch. Repeat 1cm in.

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With right sides facing, align the front pieces with a yoke and pin. Sew the front pieces to each side of the yoke ones. Press the seam allowances into the yoke. On the right side, topstitch across the join. Sew a second line 1cm in.

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Find the centre back neck of the yoke, with the shirt fronts attached, and the centre of the collar. With right sides facing, pin the centre points. Clip around the curve of the neck and pin the collar around it, positioning the front edges 2cm in from the fold line of the front facing. Sew the collar to the neck.

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Affix the interlining to the front facing. Align the tops of the facings to the neck edge of the remaining yoke piece, then pin and sew. Neaten with an overlocking or zig zag stitch. Fold and press the facing along the edge of the interlining. Tuck the facing back. With right sides together, sew the first yoke to the facing top. Press the seam allowance.

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Match the centre back of the yoke to the centre back of the collar. Clip around the neck edge. Pin the remaining parts of the neck and stitch, sandwiching the collar between the two yokes and facing. Turn the front facing to the right side.

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Fold pleats into the top of the back piece and sew across. Match to the back of the yoke, then pin and stitch. Press the seam allowance into the yoke. Fold and press 1.5cm in across the front and back edges of the inside yoke, and hand-sew. Match the side seams, leaving an opening, pin and sew. Neaten the seam edges with overlocking or zig zag stitches.

Sewing the sleeves 1

With right sides facing, align the underarm seams and sew. Neaten the edges, turn to the right side and press. Stitch the sleeve facing seams, turn and press 1cm around the top of each facing. Pin the facing over the ends of the sleeves, matching the underarm seams.

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Stitch the facing to the sleeves, sewing around the slit. Cut into the slit, turn the facing to the sleeve inside, and press. Edgestitch the facing to the sleeve, then make a row of stitching 1cm below the first. Repeat for the second sleeve.

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Sew around the head of the sleeve between the notches. Pull the threads to form gathers. Position and pin the sleeves into the armholes. Stitch and neaten the armhole seam edges. Repeat for the second sleeve.

Finishing the main shirt 1

Fold and press the hem in the same way. Turn the hem back on itself at the side seams so the right sides are facing. Sew up the side seam parts of the hem on both sides of the slit, then turn to the right side; a slit should form in the side part of the hem.

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