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Materials• 5mx150cmfabric

(werecommendvelvet)• 1spoolofmatchingthread• 1meterofgoldenfabric• 2metersofblackliningfabric• 3cmVelcro• Fabricglue• Papertotracethepattern• Pairofsharpscissors• Sewingmachine

Creating eaCh PieCe

Ourfirsttaskistomakeapapertemplateforeachpieceoftherobe.Thesewillbeusedasaguidewhenwearecuttingourcloth.

Allmeasurementsareincentimeters.

Section AThissectionmakesupthebackofthevest.

How to make aMagicka robe!

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Sections B & CBandCarebasicallyidenticalandmakeupthefrontofthevest.TheonlydifferencebetweenpartsBandCisthatsectionBiscutshortalongthedottedline.Makesurethearmholeis30cm,tomatchthebacksection.

Section D ThissectionmakesthelowerskirtoftheRobe.SectionsEandFarealsobasedonthissection:Eistwiceasbig,andFis1.5timesasbig.OnceyouhavemadethistemplateuseitasyourpatternforpartsEandF.Careful! Don’tjustmultiplythemeasurements.

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Sections G & JThesesectionsmakeuptheneckofyourrobe-inthetexttheyarereferredtoasthechestpieceandlining.

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Section ITheHood.

H) The Arms

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Cu t ting

P lacetheclothonaflatsurface(thefloorisfine),Ifyouare

usingvelvet,allpatternpiecesmusthavethenapgoinginthesamedirection,otherwisetheymightlookliketheyareslightlydifferentcolors.(Toworkouthowthenaplays,strokethefabricuntilthefibersliesmooth–thebottomofyourclothshouldbethedirectioninwhichthefibersallpoint.)Layoutalltenpiecesasshown.Pindownthepaperpatternstothecloth.Important–youwillneeda1cmseamallowancearoundeachpiece!Makesureallthepiecesarefirmlypinnedinplacebeforeyoustartcutting.Youdon’twantyourpatternstoslip,ortofindyoudon’thaveenoughclothforallyourpieces.Afteryouhavecutoutallofthepiecesfromthemainfabric,youcanmoveontotheliningfabric,fromwhichyouwillcutoutpartsH(theArms)andI(theHood).Hint! Fold the fabric in two, so you can cut out two of each piece in one go.

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Vest and skirt seCtionsPinthepiecestogetherasshown–thewrongsideofthefabricmustbeontheoutside.Sewthepiecestogetherasindicated,usingthe1cmseamallowance.

illustr ations keyred: right side of the fabric grey: back side of the fabric yellow: golden fabric turquoise: lining fabric short dotted lines: sew here long dotted lines: indicate what is beneath

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Recommend order:firstsewtheshoulderseams,followedbythesideseamsofthevest.Next,sewallthesectionsoftheskirttogether,toformonelargepiece(seeillustration).Pinthevesttotheskirt,makingsuretheseamslineup-iftheydon’tyour1cmseamallowanceswerenotaccurate.

Youhaveasleevelessrobe!Goodjob!

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ho odThehoodneedsaliningifitistolookasimpressiveasagenuinemagickarobe.Cutouttwohoodpiecesfromtheliningfabric,includinga1cmseamallowance.Watchout!Liningfabricisreallyslipperyandhardtoworkwith,sopinitcarefully.Tip:useoneofyourhoodpiecesfromtherobefabric,withthe1cmseamallowancealreadyincluded,asaguide.Pinthesectionstogether,carefullynotingwhichedgesremainopen,andwhicharetobestitched.Sewmarkedseams.Usingscissors,cutsmallnotchesintheseamallowanceunderthechinandalongthetopofthehood,toallowtheseamtoliesmoother,andthetiptobepushedthrough.Becarefulnottocutthroughtheseam.Repeatwiththelining.

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Agenuinemagickarobehasasilverliningbutgoldworksbetterinpractice.Importantinformationoncuttingouttheedging:readcarefully!Takeyourmeterofgoldenfabric,folditonthediagonalandcutstrips8cmwide.Placethelininginsideoutoverthehoodpiecewhichisrightsideout.Takeastripofgoldfabricandtuckitbetweentheliningandhood,framingthefaceopening.Makesurethegoldisfacingoutwardsbetweentheliningandhood.Pincarefullyandsewinplace.Nowpushtheliningthroughtotheinside–thisishardtodescribe,butyoucanprobablyworkoutwhatitshouldlooklike!Now sew the other end of the gold fabric inside the hood, first pinning it to keep it secure while you sew it.Thenfoldituptotheoutsideofthehood.Foldovertheseamallowance,pininplace,andthensew.Youcanuseadecorativequiltstitchfortheedgeifyouwish(seeillustration).Theliningforthebottompartiseasier.Make sure it’s lined up nicely, then pin the gold strip to the golden lining and run a stich straight down. Fold the gold edge around and complete the piece as shown.

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sleeVesThesleevesalsohavealining:cutandsewthepiecesthesamewayyoumadethehood(seeillustrations).Threadthelininginsideoutofthesleevewhichisrightsideup.Putagoldstripebetweentheliningfabricandthesleevesjustlikethehood,pinandsew.Makesurethattheliningendsupontheinsideandfoldtheseamallowanceongoldfabric,straightstitchandmakeaquiltseam.sleevespinneddowninthearmholeontherobe,cansometimesbedifficulttogetthemtogetherarmholemaybetoosmall,soyoucansewwithlargestitchesandcreasethesleevecapandthenmakethesleevesfit.Pincarefullyandsewslowly.

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gold ed gesYourrobeisnearlyfinished-itjustneedsitsgoldtrim.Takealongstrip(itmightbenecessarytosewtwosectionstogether)andstartpiningittothefrontofthevest,asshownintheillustration,startingatpointB,continuinguptheside,aroundtheneckanddowntheleftside,endingupatthebottomoftheskirt.Turnupthehem,pininplaceandthensew–again,aquiltstitchlooksniceonthesesections.Pinastripofgoldfabricroundtheedgeoftheskirtandrepeatthesamesteps.Tuckintheedgesofthegoldfabricneatlysothecornersliesmooth,andstitchasshown.

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Chest PieCeFinally,thechestpieceandlining(madefromthesamefabricsastherestoftherobe)arepinnedrightsidetogether,thehemisfoldedoverontothewrongside,andthenstitchedinplace.Again,aquiltstitchisrecommendedhere.Don’tforgettomakesmallcutsintheseamallowancesothenecklineliessmooth.Placetherobeonaflatsurface,asshowninthefinalpicture,andpinthechestpieceinplace.Pintheleftsidetoabout15cm below the seam between the front and the skirt partandleave10cmopenononesideoftheneckline.Sewthepiecestogetherusingaquiltstitch.

GlueVelcroonthesectionthatwasleftopenandallowtodry

Younowhaveamagickarobe!Good work!…oraswesayinSweden:Bra jobbat!Anddon’tforgetyourbelt!

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