AMATEUR DRESSMAKING.
When adding a frill allow half as mucbJA) material again as toe length of the edge*;' to which the frill is to be attached. jr\ If a bodice or coat hangs badly undetjl ; the arms, take up more material ou tea shoulder seams. This will probably mak«te ’ the armhole rather tight, and if so it wilfe require sloping out a little more. Whent* an armhole is inclined to pucker, care*:';fully snip the edges at intervals and | thoroughly. y-f If a coat is to be lined only half way; t bind the seams with proper binding. Skirt seams should lie very well pressed! and “pinked” out along both edges of th«*i material. It is quicker to pinch the material up double and to snip out V-shaped pieces than to apply the scissors to theU single edge of the material. To make a plain ruching cut the mate" rial on the cross; for a pleated rucliing cut. the material on the straight. When machining very fine silk, georgette,, or delicate muslin, lay a piece of thin paper* under the material and sew through both! thicknesses. Tear the paper away curefullyf so that the thread is not pulk*d. To make a buttonhole on a coat of heavy* material take a piece of the cloth and tack, it on the right side over the place where! the buttonhole is to be made. Then machine through both thicknesses in the shape of a buttonhole. Slit the material between the lines of stitching, draw the materialthrough the opening and fell down tirmlyt and invisibly on the wrong side. Bring the< facing over, make a slit which allows that edges to be turned under, and invisibly catch down.—English paper.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3593, 23 January 1923, Page 41
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284AMATEUR DRESSMAKING. Otago Witness, Issue 3593, 23 January 1923, Page 41
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