Fig. 5—Shallow body darts can be clipped at intervals down the fold, but deep darts should be slashed and clipped to ¼in. from the stitching at the waistline. Fig.6- Elbow darts are necessary on long sleeves. Wrist and shoulder darts may be used also to give a better fit. Fig.7- Tucks on sheer fabrics or pin tucks on babies' clothes are neater if sewn by hand. Fig. 8—Graduated tucks. The space between two tucks is usually made the width of the wider tuck.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 2, 15 August 1957, Page 216
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83Fig. 5—Shallow body darts can be clipped at intervals down the fold, but deep darts should be slashed and clipped to ¼in. from the stitching at the waistline. Fig.6- Elbow darts are necessary on long sleeves. Wrist and shoulder darts may be used also to give a better fit. Fig.7- Tucks on sheer fabrics or pin tucks on babies' clothes are neater if sewn by hand. Fig. 8—Graduated tucks. The space between two tucks is usually made the width of the wider tuck. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 2, 15 August 1957, Page 216
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