For the decoration of safari dresses, military-style jackets and classic trench coats, such small details as shoulder straps, loops, stitches, braces, and tied belts are often used.
Some of these details have a functional military past. For example, the first epaulettes appeared at the beginning of the 18th century and consisted of belt loops and had exclusively practical use - holding cartridge bags. The pagons were located at the level of the shoulder line.
But today this historical detail is of practical importance, silk shawls and stoles are threaded through shoulder straps so that they do not fly off your shoulders. In all other cases, epaulettes are exclusively decorative, style-forming in nature.
A loop is called a loop in the form of a narrow strip on the belt through which the belt is passed. At the same time, the sling does not fix the belt motionless, but only holds it in a certain position.
The initial purpose of the belt is to maintain clothing, as well as fixation of smelling models. Along with its main function, the belt performs a decorative role - it emphasizes the waist line or accentuates the hips.
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All these decorative details can vary in shape and size, can be made from the main fabric, and from lining or contrasting.
How to properly handle these details, consider the example of a dress in the style of a trench coat, model 104 from Burda 4/2018:
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Place the details of the paper pattern on the fabric, pin and cut with the same allowances. Duplicate parts with non-woven - press the gasket on the wrong side of the parts.
Shoulder straps
For one duplicated and not duplicated gasket, the details of each shoulder strap are chipped off with the front sides, grind external sections. Cut off the seam allowances close to the stitch, and cut off the rounding sections. Unscrew the epaulette, iron and stitch at a distance of 7 mm. Pin the epaulette under the shoulder seam, aligning the edge of the curly strip of the armhole with the epaulet line. Stitch the epaulette by laying the lines in the already existing finishing lines of the curly plate of the armhole. Put epaulettes over the shoulder seam and pin. Sew a shoulder strap with a button to the shoulder seam (mark on the shoulder strap).
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Tying belt
For 2 details of the tied belt, sew the front sides into two long parts. Iron the seam allowances. Chip the belt details with the front sides, grind the slices at a distance of 1.5 cm,round the ends of the belt.
Tip: Use the template to draw the appropriate fillets on the gasket.
In the seam, leave a small area for turning out open. Cut off the seam allowances close to the stitch and cut. To turn out a belt, to iron. Sew the open area in the seam. Stitch the belt at a distance of 7 mm.
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Loafs
Iron the longitudinal edges of the belt for loops to the middle. Fold the strip along in half with the wrong side inward, chip the edges together and grind them to the edge. Stitch the fold to the edge. Cut the strip into 2 equal parts (= loops). Tighten the ends of the loops. Pin the belt loops over the relief seams along the back according to the marking. Stitch the ends of loops to the edge.
Source and illustration: Burda 4/2018
