DRESS TUCKS: 6. With pins, mark ½-inch below the bottom edge of the insertion lace you just stitched. Fold on the pinned line and hand-stitch a 3/16-inch tuck. This is the first tuck. For the second tuck, mark with pins ½-inch below the bottom of the fold of your first tuck. Fold at the pin line like your first tuck and hand-sew a second 3/16-inch tuck. For the third tuck, follow the same as the second tuck. 7. 26 WiNtEr 2018 Sew shoulder seams. Pin the back neck facing to facing of the dress front. You do not need to finish the facing edges as they will be under the lining and would add unnecessary bulk. Press your work and set aside.