Well, you've made it this far. I suppose we ought to get down to it and get our make on!



Let's start by ironing a few panels together. This will keep them from moving around and organize them so we don't go made trying to find matching pieces. Consolidate.



This illustration shows the inside panels up.
Because laminates have a microporous latex-like coating on one side, we want to protect it and keep the iron from sticking. A standard piece of white paper works best (you can use newspaper too, but it may leave ink stains... not that you'll see them) to act as a smooth buffer between the iron and the material.
Why can't I iron from the wool side? Wool is such an efficient insulator, that the heat would not be able to saturate through to melt the tape! Take some of that extra small scrap from your leftovers and do the above in reverse. Alas, imagine the possibilities outside of apparel manufacture ;)

If you are using a liner without a laminate, DO NOT tape the liner to the wool. If you are neither using a liner nor a laminate... uh, skip this step.



What is this? My cutting abilities are in contention with error? No worries. When i layed my wool template on top of the laminate, the laminate was not totally flattened out.

We want to adhere all of the laminate panels to the wool around every edge except for the bottom hem and the neckline.
Do the same thing for the yoke pieces all around the edges.

TIPS:
- Keep the seam tape even with the edge of the top fabric. If it sticks out to far, it will melt to the paper and begin to gum it up. Makes it more difficult to move the paper sheet around.
- Move the iron at a moderate speed. Too slow and you'll end up melting the nylon laminate. Too fast and the glue won't adhere properly.
- Check that the tape has bonded both sides firmly. It won't be a permanent bond, so be carefull when moving the pieces around.

Set these pieces aside and out of your way.

We are going to start
Sewing the liner >

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