A DRESSMAKING HINT.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12569, 9 February 1934, Page 2

A DRESSMAKING HINT.

\ ery few people realise the value oi straightening materials before cutting them out. A garment cut out of material which has not been straightened will not hang properly. Also, curtains, sheets, tablecloths, etc., will not be square at the corners unless the materials have been straightened. These articles would become more t rooked after washing. The easiest way to straighten material is to tear it. For materials* which do not tear it. is necessary to draw a thread. Sometimes the material appears crooked, even aiter tearing or drawing a thread ; this is because the material has been rolled unevenly during its manufacture. If it is pulled gently, from corner to corner, it can be straightened before cutting out. Think of the ease in catting out a child’s pleated >kirt ! Measure 16 inches along and make a small cut on selvedge, then measure another 16 inches and cut again. Draw out the two threads at cuts and cut along, and there you have it exactly right. This applies to many other tilings, such aa cutting out frills, belts, bows, runners, bands, etc. It is much easier to make hems on material which i* straight; and what is worse than a supper-cloth not square, or curtains with one side longer than tlie other! This useful hint comes from the pages of “The New Idea, ’ the threepenny weekly paper for Australian and New Zealand women. **The New Idea” makes a feature of new ideas worth testing, and awards good easli prizes weekly.