7. Damn Good Dress Tutorial – Prepare Your Back Yoke

7A‭. ‬With right sides together‭, ‬pin your Back Yoke pieces together along the neckline‭.‬

7B. Sew along your back neckline using 1/4” seam allowance.‬

7C‭. ‬Flip your pieces right sides out and press your seam to be directly on the edge‭.‬

7D‭. ‬Open your pieces flat with the wrong sides facing up‭. ‬Pull your seam allowance down towards what will now be your inside Back Yoke‭. ‬Pin the seam allowance down to your inside Back Yoke along the neckline‭.‬

‭*‬Alternatively‭, ‬just press your seam allowance down towards one side if you do not want to pin‭.‬

7E. Sew 1/8” away from your previous stitch line. This is called an understitch.‬

‭*‬If you did not pin‭, ‬stitch with right sides facing up and sew 1/8‮!(‬‭ ‬away from your seam line‭. ‬Make sure to sew on top of your seam allowance‭.‬

Understitch‭ - ‬a stitchline close to a seam on the edge of a garment to keep the inside layer of fabric from rolling to the outside‭.‬

7F‭. ‬Turn your Back Yoke right side out and press along your neckline‭.‬

7G‭. ‬Flip your right sides to face each other again‭.‬

7H‭. ‬With right sides together‭, ‬pin your Back Yoke pieces along the armhole edges‭.‬

7I. Sew using 1/2” seam allowance.

7J‭. ‬Repeat on the other armhole edge of your Back Yoke‭.‬

7K‭. ‬Turn your Back Yoke right side out and press your new seams to be directly on the edge‭.‬