YOUR PRETTIEST PETTICOATS

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 16 November 1929, Page 17

YOUR PRETTIEST PETTICOATS

Do you find Ll-ot your ribbon sfioul-der-straps wear out ever iso much, sooner than the undies they hold up, and that they cost quite a lot to renew ? If you make them of the same material as your petticoats and camiknickers they will last every bit as long —and won’t cost a penny, for there are always strips left over after cutting out the garments. They can be just as dainty as ribbon straps, too, if you take the trouble to hemstitch them, and they are ever so much stronger. You will need two strips of material, each about 18 inches long by two inches and a half wide (this leaves a good margin for turning in and sewing on at each end). Draw three or four threads lengthways clown the middle of _ each strip. Turn in material at each side to make two half-inch hems separated only by the -space where the threads aredrawn, and hemstitch neatly—this makes -a very effective open-work lino down the middle of strap. Turn in the ends and sew very firmly to your undies —inside the lace or binding at the top —a. good way is to slip-hem the bottom and sides of strap and top sew it to the edge of garment.

If yon have a hemstitched border to your undies, so much the better. And don’t- forget- that the straps should be about, two inclies nearer together at the back than at the front of the garment, to prevent them from slipping down over vour shoulders.