SAVING ON SHIRTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22778, 14 January 1936, Page 15

SAVING ON SHIRTS

If your husband’s shirts have double cuffs which become frayed at the edges where they fold over take the cuff and lay it flat. Then cut a piece of material, matching it as near as possible to cover the whole space between the buttonholes, turn it in, and stitch round the edges very neatly. This will lend a second life of wear to the cuff and look quite as good as a new one. Instead of patching shirts for men and boys, cut the sleeves an inch or two longer than they really need, and put in tucks. As the sleeves show signs of wear at the armhole, take out the tucks, then take out the sleeve itself and cut away the worn piece at the top and put the sleeve back again. This plan is so much easier and tidier than patching. In repairing a man’s shirt front, the lining of the yoke may be used to repair the front. Cut in half, it fits perfectly without any further shaping, and the yoke may be relined with calico without in any way spoiling the look of the garment. To double the life of a shirt, sew a small piece of the material round the inside of the collar-band, extending from the shoulder seam to the front, and about four inches deep. Leave the lower end untouched. This acts as a lining to the part which gets the rub, and so prolongs its life. If, however, a new neck is required to the garment, a good shirt neck can easily be made from a man’s soft collar. Cut away the worn parts, and the inner part will just fit the shirt neck. The buttonholes, too, will come in just the right place for the stud.—An exchange.