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Draping--Sort Of--A Sacque, Part Four

Draping a robe a la francaise, or sacque. An eight part series! Click the tag or go to the tutorial page for links to all parts.

Next up, the side seams and skirt pleats!

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First, pin the skirt pieces to the back piece. The skirt should start about an inch above the waist--this makes it easy to hide the pleats in the side seam. The pictures show this from both the right and wrong sides.

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Sew the seams for a few inches--just enough so you can pleat the sides. These are easy to finish later, but pleating pinned seams could get frustrating :)

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Now it's time for the front piece. Pin it to the armscye to anchor it.

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Sew the front of the side skirt piece to the front piece in the same way the back piece was sewn.

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Mark the center of the side skirt piece.

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Make a stacked box pleat. The center of this is the spot marked with a pin above.

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Slip that pleat over the lining.

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Fold the seam allowance of the front piece over to create a lapped seam, and pin into place. The side seam and pleats are done!