AMATEUR DRESSMAKERS
COME USEFUL HINTS. Should a ;seam in a cloth garment look puckered when stitched, a piece of lineneltc placed over it before pressing wall leave it perfectly flat. A piece of linenette will also shrink away superfluous fullness when setting in a sleeve. Always tack seams before machining, however simple they may appear. This will prevent one side becoming longer than the other, especially when the *material is cut on the cross. Amateur dressmakers often And it awkward to cut out silk, voile and other thin materials, as they do not keep Arm. A good plan is first to pin the material to newspaper and then pin on the pattern. The material will not pull and the cutting-out will be much easier. Paper placed under thin material when machining similarly prevents puckered scams. Before cutting a buttonhole, mach-ine-stitch twice round the marked place, allowing just sufficient space between the centre stitchings for the scissors to cut. If you do this you will have no difficulty in working good buttonholes on the most "springy” material.
Bear in mind that the sleeves and skirt of a dress stretch outwards and grow a trifle shorter in the course of time. Allow for this when cutting and making the garment.
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Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17877, 25 November 1929, Page 3
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