The Shawl Collar Dress: the underarm inserts

Stitching in the Underarm Insert for The Shawl Collar Dress can prove tricky especially if your fabric does not have much ‘give’ to it.

Hopefully these step by step images will help

1 Pin mid-point first at front underarm first then move point A up

2 pin from mid-point up to point A

3 Start stitching inside the point A

4 Finish at mid-point

5 Keep needle in down position as you turn your work

6 Stitch from mid-point to the other A point

7 One side of the insert in place

8 Pin the other midpoint at back underarm

9 pin from mid-point to A at side seam

10 Stitch side seam from hem

11 Stitch pinned insert

12 insert needle at point A

13 Stitch insert to underarm A to mid-point

14 Stop at point A then stitch last section of sleeve seam

15 Finished insert from inside

16 Finished insert from outside of garment