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fealuring the
Simplicity Unit System of Sewing
. step-by-step coпstruction of 7 garments
. tips оп handling the пеw fabrics
о professioпal finishing tricks
. the ABCs ol tailoring
... апd оп evёry page,
aids for Ьеgiппеr or expert
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tabIв of contents
right ideas
simplicity's шnit system 0t sЕwing о
gOOd сqшiрmsпt о
llattЕr with fabrics о
kпOW уOчr
'igшre
апd раttеrп type о
lпOvi J0[] natt€rn size о
pageý
2-8
filst things first
measurements
" hOW t0 use а pattcrn
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constmction symb0ls о
checking meaýuaem0nts о раttorп altcrati0пs
сOmЬiпiлg раПе]пs о sешiпg dictionary .
needle, thread and stitch guide .
fahricý о cutting о mа*iпg о
darts о s€аms о
а tl0uýe о
а skirt о
а dreýs о
а child'ý droýs о
а c0at oIiacket о
ýlacks 0r ýh0rts о
а пап's ýports ýhirt о
interfacing о чпdеIliпiпg . linishing trický .
litting. pressin8 о butt0nholes о huttons о
0thеr fasteningý о zippers о placlets .
collals о sleeves . pockets . hems о hеltý о
basic stitchвs о tucks о hindingý о
pipingý
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pleats о rulfles о dec0rative t0uches о
tIimmiп8s о lacв о embroide]y. hemstitching.
tailolinд .
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о mеп's and b0ys' clothing о
thB Bxpert makes 7 garments
that сочпtdetails
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in а basic
llý0lo,
units
blo
чпit 1
dresý bodice)
baýic
(оr dress skirt)
jba!!i
dross
niib l tk.цt ?
ina
rt
цпitý
ski
ппit 1
ilffiшпit
чпit 3
цпit 4
шtlit 5
front, baclr lnd соllаг joined
цnit 6
{nit 7
fTont, Ьпсk, .oltl. lпd зlее!е
simplicity's цпit syýtem of sеwiпg
а "d0 idea
want to make mоге things in lевs time? Yоu will if уол use Simplicity'ý Unit S$t€п tc ý.ч Lr.
it's planned to make the 1voTk gо fast, lаз'rr, lФreýrl
In this ýystem, all wогk is completed aS far as роýýiЫе on one section, оr unit, of the i|rra.a S* aЦ
on to the next unit, дs units аге comp]eted, they аrе added to each otheT until the entrr! Ев r|-rll
L'nit construction not oniy ýpe€ds up th€ worki it slýо minimizeý hяndling of the 8lrй! Ё l_f,
А better lookina, b€tter finished gаrmепt plus sдvingý in time and епеIgу. And - ýр..iдl lffi} - il
9ф ornot set for а long реriй of time, -.hort р€riоds сап Ье utilized to make опе ulil .1' arlEt
drilrd..t d i, SatiФ 3 о' thiý ьook дrе mаd€ accoIding to the Simplicity Unit S)d.- a gr{.
it faster"
,
unitý 1 tirо!ф 3
laýt Unit
bodic. апd skilt joined;
0.it з
lrопl зп.] blci lo'n.n:
цпit 4
waistband (in а seParste зliгt
ulit 5
lтont. back lпd ъistЬ!пd
Unit 2
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gOOd equipment а "d0 it
l|'"] t]1;",r,a].i, 11,1L ]iЕаrпзL .Ilclt.:i]lisФ.n xst] tЪr
neS.1.ools, l1 ri]lrt So1,1]!g 1ools ]!|L] |ij.] le3t qua]jtг
1,0х сап lll..d апа if !()u licep then in А t co di|;on,
it'j lxiomalic, too, 1iut tlrc cilthc]J },o|t m!]re ,ýiil Ьс
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irtli( i{J!t 1tlilgeDe]r1 of tI.:e tФ]s a]so ift.]leaýes
arоог ý.1!inя.jtlicidl]r. 1f loll с!ппо| hxLc а Sewirrg
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alrangenrri1 of !OrI gcýi!!: eql]]ro!en'l, d.Ijlarl
tlr(] n!)st convcljiln ]хIоlLl !f r!] r |Ools e.|ctj iirле
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up, , , t]:I.ad, jtissoTs, (]t., Wjihin.lt!i hanc] rclch,
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!Jlr.!sr!n! .old' 1:Scn l(tr ]|ci,rs. l]lts,
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д true !iачб is wov€n witb ]enalhwise or cюsswise
Tibs, But theтe атё mапу fаЪтiсs сопmопlу Tefc...d
to as piquб ý,h]ch aciually Аrе лоt, аS tbe rrised
cll.ct i9iгeared lot Ьу vедтiпg but Ъу presвing ппd
саппо1, Ье i.nýidered Pelmanent, Piquбs аr. usеd
moslly for dгеsБеs, Sчmmег jsclets and созts lnd lог
rгiпmiпgs Such ls collars апd culfs,
lacy *пil
кN!Is
Best knovn are thе dille.ent types
ot jPTse} i пtца9t ате the dоuЫе
kn,tc a.tUglb two lауеrБ knitted
togeth.r so right and wrопg sideз
а.е alnost identical. knitted
llЬ.ts ате соmfо.tаЫе, ргасtiса!
зпd зmагt fo. drcsses, jacket
sHEEпs
.r;lч,, А tT,nSlrJ,e, t nLain.e*".,t ý,l].
ol sJ пtЬцlrý olten pTiпt.d
o)r.lduj ]п Lottnn it hJs s sOmelvbэt Бtilт
wirу focl, In ri k it rз called "JrgsnzA",
l,il., Usually of cott.n bxt J]Sс ot silt,
ý}ntbctr о. sпо lrLcrS, An o]ren p]9in lcnvc
0Ln. twiýlEl уJ.пз, pl inted i,r pllin,
'inir!]
А рlдПl cotton veave btt with Sрасёd
Ь.л!i.r iengthтige thread9 tЬдt give о co.dod.lfoct.
dimiiy
liпе Yiale piqud hildЗ еуо рiqчё
,iаfilе рПUЁ
iчl like
stuBs
YaTnS ý,ilЪ thickcned Segn]ents
ртiпФd shrntlng..
аrе uscd to яiчс а
snzzilzp: .{ рlдiп s,.дпс of si]k, syntb.tics or
cotton, Nell liked foт SчпmеI suits and d.eýýeý,
/'o2g.].j Usullly ol Silk, апd 8ofte. and iigЪtar
n,eight iЬап sЪапttпg, Uscd iл sппmет d.esses,
TWlLLs
Д basic veave that disDla!з а delinite diggonrt line,
Dza;nr А cotton labтic чsчя]lу mаd. {,ith
colored rуагр },аrлs and }'hite от lighteт 0о]от Пlliпg удrп9,
Л/о,}.l: ajопсгаllу {,ith а чеIу stight]y парреd Balf5cc,
Пool, 9lntheticý or b]ends дте used,
aizьаrdr}.j тhе lwill is lin. дпd close, ln vоrstеd.
cotton or Syntneti. уягпý,
szгаrj _{ soft, dTapablc {,сл!с ot cottonj silk оr Synthct]cs
tbat is usually ргiпtеd,
yr'oar;.nl of cotton with арреаrапсе
to velvet lhо!Еh ýoven difierent]y,
cofdlro!l Fо.mеIl' д]wауs of cotton ъut nol,
пду llso Ье о| rауоп от пуlоп. Iп colduroy
ihе pile iý cut i! lеп8tЪwisе Iibз оr "vates",
Тh. s,alcs Dау Ье line, m€diub or {,ido.
Fxl Lihe llаьгirs: о1 Syntlletic уагпS iп
plain colors от ргiпlсd Lo IcscaЫe lninal pe]tý,
Th.y mako iiяht but wатm $,iпtеr coais,
idea
цеttе
cilNKLES
s../я!.rzr: i'.чеп ,ith сгiпklсd ]ёпgthý,iýе striles-
ТЬе cгinkle is produced Ьу Yаrуiпg the tcnsion
ol the маrг у;гп! ]п thP ýeJi,Lt,
л1^-, тл. с !lл.! il , ,аd Ь Sb, inPi' ь ý, , |о' ,
о1 tbe flbric with а cb.nical solutlon lпli is lot as
lPrmanent }s lhc сгiпklс 0I sо.тsчсkеr,
j U- J пU'' !',., ,1 llnP", F,
l',t,i" с:,,, -LL,. , s,rJ" л""j__l,,, .1',', 1
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i;* n.nt. P. tical iъr sumnlor dтesýes as it пееdS
little о. .о рrсssiпg дltеI launde.ing,
flatter with fahrics
а "do it smarter"
The Iighl Г Ьгi. сап "m llc" IhF яа|трпi,
Дпd it's more fun to work with а fabric you
know is ri8ht . , , Tight fol, the gaтment
sl) iп. гigh' Гоr чоur flgJг. and рргiопа]it]'.
So it'S wofthwhile to ýpend а little time in
stores' fаЬгiс depaтtments, getting
ncquainted with the man},typeS and decidillg
hоw th€sе fаЬгiсý will treat Uor.
Оп these two pageý Some of the most popular
fablic gloups jntтoducc themse],es, of
соuтs€. not oll valieties of rl,eaves апd
$,eights arc h€те - just enough to give ап
idea of what's uýed jn today'ý fashions.
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chiflOn
r.riari'бf '!t]k,'nyon, acetate, nylon
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kпоw уочr figure & pattern ýре
а '*d0 idea
Do уоч know what ffgurе type you ате and what simplicity pattern type iý mqф fo" уоuг ffgчrе?
If уоч do, and iJ you uýe the patteTns made foт that figure type, you'lt ffnd dreesmaking eaýiel beeauýe
tneTe will Ье teýý ffttinдi to do.
MoSt fi8uTeý fatlintoone of the 8 ffguTe typeý itlustTated, and,Simplicity makeý patteTný toffteach oJ them.
Read the descгiptioný of the 8 typeý snd sее which one sеепs to Ье rпозt like уош оwп.
Cortio ,1 The names of theýe 8 ffgurc trueý аrе not deвcriptiveo{ оg€. The typ€s аrе basedon height, body
pIoportions anal the contouTs of tbe ffguтe. Thuý, someteen-agerý, foт e*mple, willffnd thata Ealf-Size
pattern fftý them best; and thеIе аrc adults whose mеаsчгеmепts and ffgчте рrороftiопi ате beýt fftted
Ьу а SчЬ-ТЬеп type patteгn.
descriptions 0l the 8 figu.o trpes
е
;
chUbhi.
In sire l,tъс. яьоцt 5'tall with bek
СЬпЬЪi. patteт.. .re dбigned
'ог
а
ffgule tbe Baneheightas tЬ€ Gi.],
bnt rоч.dёi, Ве.аus€ of thiý body
Tolndncss, the back v,ict]ength is
lопgеr l,hдп the Girl's,ewen thоаgЬ
the oYerall heigЪt is tЪе з9пе.
girl
Tn size 1,!. дьочt 5'tа'lФithъасk
Girl patteтný дrе dеsigпеd fo. th.
smalleýt of tЪe 8type9. Тhiз lignTe
cives ап inpression of iпhаtцre
Яаtпевs, and in itý smdiег siz.. it
п.€ds no чпd.rаrп da.t бttiBg i.
itý раttегпs, ЬfсtrSiл.й' щ
D.dеrагп dлrв о.се.
it BasiBr"
fiiýý-w0mап
In liz€ 14.5bout 5'6" tall Nithъасk
Miss,woDa! pstte.m are designed
fоr а Пguте thatis tsllerthвn апу
oi th€ other ngurc type8 and well-
рrоро.tiопёd througbo!t. This fi gчте
givos tЪе inlтessioп оfЬёiпg fully
deve]oDed in all body 9re$Bn.t
night Ъ€ consjdered tЪе "svёIзЕе"
iшпiOr
Il Size 1з, аьоцt б'5" toll with Ьдсlr
'u,ior
patter.ý ore dеSigпеа lоI !
liguTe slight]y ýЪоrtеrthап thе MiýB-
woman, Ъчt yell-deve]op€d. Тh€ ffrй
buýt iý highёI, and Ъесаше.f this
the wдistlinc ]ооks поr€ defined,
This type gives tbe im!теЁ8iоп of
being ап 9ч€rаае бgnrc with
ta|f€iuC
In зi* 1aЪ.rЬочtбЗ"Ьll*itЬ
ь..t *.i,t ЬпЁЬ r5*'_
tf.ll-ýiE ,.ца е l.. .
,.Д+ira.a.kr laiъ !aЬ
Е.Ё.ЬtL
tcen
Iп size 14, about 5'9" фll witb bвck
Teen рдtt.rпý аr€ deзigned for а
ffяllе the s!ьеЪ.ight.s th€ llalf-
sйё but опе not п€sгlу as dеi,еlорёd.
It hos а iftап }utdебпiф ъп5t,
рlдссd higb,ana giчёз ihe
impтession of уоutifu l со n tоцтз.
ýUb-t.en
Iп size 1!ý, дьочt 5'1 14" tsll with
Ьас]. wsist length 14%".
Sub_Teen раtЬrпS sre dФigned fог
а fiяurc ýЪоrЬr thln thе Teen, witi
leвý .оtiсёдЬ]е buýt а.d а wвistlin€
lofeli in рrороrtiо. to tЬеЬцýt,
В..6uýе th€ wsiýtlin€ i3]зrgеl iп
pтoportion. thiE liglra mау look
iап.wъlt зьогt-wаisфd,
iшnio. pctite
tп si,e 11jp, about 5'1"Ыl with
back wдiзt l€.ctb 15".
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'ot.,bo!L й.фU nrBE. по ni.t
бll., i. ,,tl.rta_ i. t- цa
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When you have decided what ffguге type you аIе, and then use pattefns made foт that figuге type, уоч
will find dleýsmaking eaýieT because thеге will ье lеýs fitting to do.
Shown on thiý page аге ýоmе of the difielences between чагiочS раttеIп types. Bodiee fтont patternв, all
in size 14 or the ýize equivalent to the 14 (sчсh as JunioT size 1з), аге compared with each otheT,
figu]e
miýs ýize 14.juniot size 13.
Тhете iý а 1" ditrerence
in height between these
two ffgurеS, and this iý
feflectэd in tl,e ditreтence
futhe |foпt 1,Ooist lеп!]th.
Note also the ýliaht
ditrerencesin:
shouldeT len8th
frопt width.
miss sire 14. hilf.ýircl472.
The Hatf-Size ls а ShorteI
figuтe than the Miýý and
has а 1" lalgeI buвt.
This s},оws in these
fTontlength
fmnt width
lепяth oJ waiýtline dart
And note ditreIence in
shou]der leneth and Slol)e.
tееп size 14.sчh{Oсп siz0l4s.
А height ditrегепсе of
11/2" between these two
figчIеS ýhows in the
|ront leng th. other
differeneeý арреаI in:
shoulder length
widthof чпdеIаIm dart
iепgth of waistline daTt .
t
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l
7.|,
L
& раttеrп
types
gir' ýize 14.ýчh-toеп siie 14s.
Becauseof the GiTl's
lesseT buýt
outstanding
ditrercnceý in thеsе
frontwidth
andlength
daTt in Giгl'sраttегп,
as this ffgurc haý
little need foT
daft-fittinя in this arca.
lirlsize 14. chnhhie sire 14Ис.
Though these two ligптеý
аге the ýаmе oveЕtl
hei8ht, the гочпdпеss
of the cbubbie figчIе
diffеrепсеs between:
{гontlength
Iтont width
neckline and аlпйоlе size,
iuniorpctitesiz.11 ip.
juпiorsiier3.
Тhочgh both ffgules have
the ý,old "Junior" in
thеiг nameq the ff8чгеs
аге dissimilar. (Read
descгiptions on the
oppoýite page.) The
Jlontlength
shouldeг slant and width
waistline dart width.
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kпоw уочr pattern slze
ideaа "d0 it Ghварвr"
Аý some hsve found to thёil Eolrow, it's ап
ёхрёпsiче €хрёrimепt to tIу to uýe а patterп
lhаtъ поr thе besi size rоr you. опсе thё faыi.
is cut, you've сIоsýеd the serпing Rubicon. If the
gaтment рIочеs too ýmall, you've waýted the
{abric mопеу; if too lalge, you've spent va]uable
time and епегgу on а job that must Ье done ovel.
Il'S а Бimрlр mаllег iU dccide what pattem ýize
Pattems sbould ье purchased Ьу Body MeaýuTe-
ments not Ьу read!-lo-шcar .ize оr Ьу аgе.
Ъkе упUг 1 Body Measurcmcnts w}ile wеагiпс
а Simple. wel1-6tling dresý With ýet jn ýleev.s.
and а pToper foundation gaIment.
еаýе allowance
All patt€ms contain ýоmе "еаýе allowance" in
addition to the exact measurcments of уочr body
ýо уоч сап move comloltably in the finished
gагmепt. This еаýе vaTies with the ýtyle of the
gаrm"пl. Тл а Simple, basic fitted drFýý йth
ýet_in ýleeveý, the ease iý аs followв:
lust баsа - In GirI and Junior Petite patteтný,
aboul 3"; iл Suь-ъ€п and ъеп, about 3Уа";
in Miýý-woman, Juпiог апd СhuЬЬiё pattems,
about з%"i in Hatf-Size, about 4%".
шaist ease - дЬоut %" iп a]t types.
hip 0ase - About 2" in all typeý.
Ьасk waist lопgth eas. - About Уа" iп all typeв.
maternity pattelп sizes
Buy the ýаmе ýiz€ in а matemity pattern аý
уоu поImаllу buy. Тhе needed extra ýрасе
has alгeady been deýigned into the pattem.
hUst
шaist
back
neck base
to hеm
16,
bleaýt
hreaýt
back
neck base
to hеm
19,
е
,i 21,
2ч,
blst over the fulleвt part, ýnugly but not tight,
waist _ АIоuпd the паturаt waistliпe, соmfогtаЬlу.
hip At 7" below the waist.
Ьасk yJaiýt length - Frоm the pтomiп€nt bone at
the hасk base of the ne;k to the waistline.
То deterпine }-оur beýt siz€. .heck these
mез_{чrеmепt_ý {,ith thоs€ iп th€ lea"urement
chrri oD lhе oppoiite paae.ll rou. m€а_r,.lrеmепLý
(t r- '-,ь ЁЁ
'r.rr!.r.a
!!q.,
'аФ;ftф.с:t
Qr.*J * ri.<lr, ti * !ч€ .i*Э r+
aiF**
tOddlers' vs, childreп's patteIns
ToddieT patterns аIе designed fог а liguTe between
thal оt а ЬаЬу and а ch:ld. Thc Тоddlег ficure i,
talteT than а ЬаЬу but Shогtег than а Child.
Simplicity TbddleT pattelns have thе ýаmе Ьгеаst
and waist mёаSuтеmепts aS children's р&ttегпS
iп the Sаmе sizei but тоddlег раttегпý ате аЬочt
3"shortel in the sаmё size. тhе bodice iý about 1"
ShoTteI and the ýhotrldeгý about rэ', паrrоýе.
than iп chiidгen'S patterný,
Неrе ls а Соmрзrisоп of Dress kп8lhз
frоm tsасk фk Ва_ý€ ro иq,еr Еdяе
ф, l tirr 2 drt з sira 4
* l5- 16- |7" 18"
,
toddl.t ýitc 2 child ýit. 2
at lr |q, 2|"
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mеаsчrеmепt сhаЁ fоr simplicity раttеrпs
Select youT corтeet pдttem size Ьу the Body Measurements оп thiý сhаrt. Buy Ыочве, dTeýs, suit,
jacket and coat patteтný Ьу bust mеаýчтеmепt. Buy sИ}t, ýhoтts and slacks patteтný Ьу wsiýt mеаsчrе,
lr?rraýý youT hips arc largeт thал the hip meaвulement соrтеsропdiпg to уочr waiýt measuтement
as given оD the chaTt, In such саsе, buy Ьу hip mеаsulеmепt.
girlý
2zb 2s 2 25 zб iab,
27 23 з0 391! }5 l!!.
1s9ld 12?r 13% l{% 15],16 i!s,
sbould€r lёпеа.,, , ,,,, ,, }Ъ а 4-v. аЪ а& in&
1rrG rI% 12х 1r% l3ф im,
totlnб 11 rrъ 21/1 |zъ iDз.
r0lr,lojt 11Ч 1r% 12% im.
12( 19Ъ l3 r3Ъ 1,! iл&
iuпior pctitcs
ajp бjD ljD 9j! 11j! 13jp
31 ýlъ 12 3r]4 33 ззъ iпз-
сhцЬЬiеý
3ъс 10]6с 12*с t,!цс
В0 i114 аз з,!14 im,
93 з,tи 36 3?16 in,
14 1!!a 111P 14qa 16 16& ins. Вsсk wsЪt bnвth,,..,.,., 13Ъ 19а
зhodder le8th__-, , aia {ъ
Back wldtb,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,.,,., 12 ъ l2{
Fгопt widй,.,,,,,,.,,., ,,,,,. l r,( 12*
ýleeve lenaй.,.-,.,-_-. 21ъ 211'
ýlФYеяidtь,,,,-_..--- 11'п 11%
Nё.k,,,,,,.,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. 121 13*
;Е
teens
Е sй,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, , r0 u
,Е вБt, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ,,30 u,
ЕЕ wn*
'Е яь,,,..,..,..,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,..,,..,.зz и
Е эsсk v.ill le,Etb,.,,,,,,. 1а{ tб
F.опtwяftt lецiЬ,,,.,,,,lr116 16t11o
л1lo {]:чб
i BKl( width, ,,,,,,,,,, ,, ,, ,lal 1зY
:Ё г-"t-ratb
9! sь*" b*rb,,,,,,,,,,,,,, zz *ъ
ЁЕ sьк яidй,,,,, ,,,, l1{ Ir,4
Ё NKk,-,,,.,.-.,...,..,,..,,.,,,,,,.,.13{ 13l(
half-sires
|2lь 1l1ъ 161ь 1вь 20ь 22ъ 2|ц
Btck wsl.t ъ!gth.,,.,,.,, 16у{ 1!ъ ]q]]4 1э !!!
гюпt Tajst ]епstй__. 16q( 17q{0 1?% 13rid 13ъ
11ъ |.* 114 1|s 5
вдсkйdй-_-_-,_ 13% 14У! 149{ lбl! rr9{
i.on width,,,,.,,-,,,,,,,.,,, r3% 13* 1116 1,!1{ 1616
ýьчёl€паБ.,,.-,,,.,,..,,.., 22у{ 22уа 21 2с% zзъ
вIфчё widtъ.,,.,.,,.,..,..,.,. 139( 14и 1.1!l 1114 169{
1r* 11s4 16{ 16{ 16t
Fniors
цц !6у,
пissos atd uоmеп
э: Bust,.,,,,,,.,,..,,.,,,.,,..,,.,,..,,3ot/! 11* 33 35
яi ýrrъt,_,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,-,231ь 24' 26|2 21
Ё Hie,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,..,... ..,,.,,.,,,, з,'l. ззи х5 з7
Е ы*,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,, 0 rL
зr зб 3314 .1 in.,
L?д ll1r 11]* r?]{. ib
131Чс 1016 lofu 19ra 20tб ins.
6?10 бъ Бч0 6q! 61riс lD..
16 r0* 1? 17]4 13 in..
15']' 1r% 169( 16% 1?ъ i,
24ъ 2|ць 2|ч{ 2а4!А26* i*,
1,1rl 16]4 16Ъ 1614 1?1,a j!.,
l B".k *"t"i ъ""ф=-_ 1б 151.1 ъ' ца
Fюпt mfut lenr.!,_, 16я
sbodlder lёщtь,,,,,.,,,,.,. .1ио
Beck Tidtb_:..-..-'._ 1з%
sreeve lещiЬ.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,- 1214
ýtе*ё,iпrь.,,.,.,,,,.,-,,,,,. 1214
васt!qц! l€цФ!-!-_!!а
Ьоуý
wn!r.,,,,.,.,,.,-.,.,,.,..,,.,,,., 23
N€сk ъаrc зiпh.,,,,,.,,,-,, r9и
ýhjt3]еечё lensй..,..,.. 3}
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hоw to чве а pattern
То get фе moвt out ot уочr раtфm, you ýhould do
mоrе фап simрlу lsy the pieceв on fabTlc дnd cut
them оцt тhеfе is чдlч9ьl€ informstion оп the
envelope, еасЬ patteln pieee алd iD special DеrЬ of
tne Ртimеr (iдýtтuction shееN) thst will help you.
Fi'ýt Look at tha Er.aelope Back. It тЫIs Yоч:
t{ýsEy oХtРlЕСЕ 0ПЕýs! Dr.ýs ferhres low pl€ssвd ol чп,
pra$ed invalted plesls, left ýlde lipp€l cloýing and sell 0r
purchlsod b.lt. v. l sпd 2 hrvc slightly |owerod r€cklineý,
8athefý аlваЫliпо of ьodice,nd back песk lippel v.1 haý
зhоrt sе!-iл s1.6чеs, and iop.stitching detail. v, 2 зпd З alб
led песkliп€. v. 2 ýaýh is pulchas.d.
.пd ы.id.. Llп.в,
!3h.пtчI., lulat, cr.p.,.]lt llп.п, lllk
ч.r.п. woolt .пlt bl.id.l зh.., ФоЬi Фl cl.n.l сh.lllз.
тнЕ FАвRlс TYPES sUlTABtE FOR тнЕ sTYtE
matk thc vieU уоч alc uýiпg.
nark уOчr sizc.
mаrk the r.ldth ol tt. fаtгiс уOц iltend t0 Ьцr.
draw а liпе .сrоsý ftоm й. labric $dth ind iOшп fi.п уOчг ýiza.
wiеra the t90 liп.s пЕеt, уOч'll find iie апошпt о'
'аЬriс
nrCdCd.
^0vlcE
0]a sрЕсlдt FАвпсs
t0 saYe lime, hч,lЬaп rnan
'0ц
Ьц' уOч. pattнr ara fairic.
поt all tyleý 0f
'аЬriс
uill mаt. чр trcll iп .very style.
tt..пvC|op€ liststh. most sUitablC onCs.
llow MUGH tлOпlс т0 BUY
тнЕ sEwltlG il()Tll)Ns Y()U 1,1EE0
Misses' one"Piece Drоgs.
qUП!d
зУ. Yds,
3yl "
эцп
2rl ,'
viat 2 Dlaaз
з5" ol з6" wilhoul 3yl "
ЗУq l
2ц"
з% ''
ЗУl "
з1^ "
2у1 "
шidth 0l lou.r idm 0f ф. 86 8з 90 92 94 lns.
vl.r I, 2, з optiomD- У. yard 0' З2", З5'оr З6" wоv€п
Dr.lt vl.{ l. I .пd з| тhо.d, ыr. 3.rm hlidlig (opi,), b.lt (opt,),
i]'lo..d ghould.r p.d. (opt,), 5" п.сt typo nop.l, 14" dl..3 tyro
'lpp.l,
5, ..cl ty!. llpp.r. v1.1 2 .nd з| 16' п.сk tyr. zlpDer,
Extlа fabri
l1tDl..t
бб,'ФilhоUt пrD 3lt зщ
2$ll ot 45ll
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9 lо IJSE л PлllBEN
yhere to malah dot at slёеfе top
tNexl Chech
In addition to
are explained
pтinted оп the
the pattern pieceB
conýtтLtction symbolý, all of which
оп page 12, certain inýtructions ате
pattem piecФ to belp you ss you
уhеrе to cli! fabric
dUriпg сOпýtlцсtiOп
З""'11,&1"5_:"9.
-.-б*
|g,Б,ii|iн*r
hOY, t0 mаkб а dalt
ý
l
,lil.i
{Ii
ili
]lj
whele to ease
width 0l sеап аlloYапсе
Апа: Check Yоu,r Рфшаr
YouI Ртimег, of соuтsе, giveý detailed instructioný
Jor making уочI garment; but it also ýhowý:
5elect the
the width
(see page
mirk the
HI)w т0 IAY тнЕ рАттЕfft{ 0t{ тнЕ яАвлlс t()fl cuпltlG
Iight culting diagraп for yOUl .hоsеп ýtyl., уO!г sizc,
of yonr fabric, апd for faмic with 0r withoцt пар.
З0
'ot
details оп hалdliпg па!реd lаЬriсз.)
diagram foa identifi catioп. :iфэ?рJlmаJ
ll0vJ т8 рRЕрАпt I0l cUTTltl8 i
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pattern сOпstrчсtiоп symbols
Shown hеrе are the moýt_us€d Symbols апd
instгuctions found оп Simplicity pattem
pieces foI guidnlg уоur cutting and Serving.
Sometimeý other patteTn pieces mау have
additional, less_uSed ýymbolý.
dot f0I adjц9lifig ýlзече ease
А
lооlФ lloм
toN].of.ý!eeve malk l
i
;,1t
j
;flaillt gIa]i.!f.lablic ]ifi е
dOts tor adjUsiing ýls9че ease
ccllal dOt t0 mltch l
tз ýhзх!dзr aеаfi
afti,wý,hOw tuiling
atlп ýiitching directiOn
cutling l;пе iýýlid ouiýide line)
-..+
nOtches nufih!Ied
in ýеq|елее 0f
паiсhiпg
"ll
sеаm line
{hr0'(Еп inýide liпе)
.r,
1..aiterali9n iiie5
+ i
1
iх tll1e5 iO]i]
!,lbide fiilфп
п",сkliпя dart
вlо{БЕ aАск
l
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check уочr pattern mеаsчrеmвпts
Whел you haP boughl уоuг раllfгп :n lhe
ýize neaтest youт body mеаsurеmепts, it iS
advisahle to check ceItain о{ its measulemeпts
withyourown to see if the pattem mау
need Боmе зlight altelation befole you cut.
You have аlгеаdу measured},ouт bust, waist,
hips and back waist tength; wгitе theýe
measulements оп the chaTt below, and flom
the back of youl patteln envelope 0rfгоm the
meaýulemeпt table on раgе 9, fitl in the
coпeSponding pattem mеаýuгеmепts.
In addition, you Shouldtake the following
То take the sаmе mёаsuгеmепts on уоuг
patteгn, fiTst lay-in any darts, plёats ог
gatheN очеI which you will Ье measuling,
Then meaýuTe flom seam tine to зeamtine
(except оп the loпgsleeveas ýhоwп in the
diaglam). Measuтe the lro2' shouldel. Put
thёsе measulements оп the chaTt. Now you
can quicklysee whеthегуоu need to make апу
basic alteIations in уоuI pattern. I{ you do,
follow the Фattern alteгation foT уоuг
paTticular adjustment, found оп the pages
sleeve lепgth,
ýhOUlder tб е|hOw
shoц!der Iепgth (песktо аImhOlе)
sleeve leпgth,
t0 wlirt
селtеr frOnt skilt jengtfi
and the center hасk skitt length
Wlite these on the chaтt. Then, if you know
you have celtain figule ртоыеms, take the
mеаSurеm€пts оfth€ ргоЬlеm аrеа. Space haý
ьееп ieJt at the bottom of the сhаIt{оr
wгitinE in any of these,
уош Dersonal neasureDent chart
9I..,.. зъоu]пеr to eIbov
- uýn h рвsчгртапlв ог parrAl п
"л"lор. or on, haIt рае" 9.
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pattern adjustments
соmmеrсiаl patteTns аге matle accofding to celtain StaпdaTds of Ьоdу measurements set up Ьу the
меяsптеmепt Standard committee оJ the entiIe pattern industly. But thеIе ате allvayý sоmе ffguIes that do
not сопfоrm to these mеаsuтёm€пts in everт detail. It will save trу-оп and fitting time if any hесеssаIу
adjustmentsallemadeinthepatteTnbefoleitiSplacedonthefabIicforcutting.дndsomeadjustmentý'
such as enlalging от tengthening, cannot Ье made afteI the fablic iý cut. If you have compaIed youl
measufements пith the patteтn measuTements aS explained оп раgе13,уоu know whetheT your pattern пееds
adjustment. If it does, {oltow the diтectioný eiiven on thiв апd ýucc€eding pages fol the adjustments you пееd.
сдUтIоN: In alteTing а patteтn, ье surе all gIainlines ате eithel kept ýtlaight оI аrc stтaightened а{tеI a.lteTing.
lепgthепiпg & shortening
TheseaгethetwomostgeneIa]lyneededadjustmentýandtheeasiesttomake.onmostSimplicitypatteTns
]rouwillfindplintedlengthening.ýhorteninglinesshowingvheтetomakethealterationibutfr{bkiItsand
veTy Sholt sleeves wilt поt hаче thеsе апd the atteвtio_n фоrlld !j !цаdе,lЦ!е_!9!19Т.
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lепgthепiпg: general instructiOns
cut patteln араrt on lengthening iine.
Ptace papel undeI the two pieceв.
Spread Dattcтn to wanted length.
Keeping glainlines Stlaight, pin ог
Scotch-tape to the рарег.
comptete оц the рарег the cutting
line and апу dalt lines.
specia| inýttuctioIs
aоrg saе€?аý. The patteтn will have
tO lcngthon bodice hacfi only
When adjustment iý needed оfllу iп back,
pтoceed aS fottows :
two altelation lines - one above and one
below the etbow. The meaýuтements of уоuI
,Tm. as tisted оп the chaтt on Dаgе 13, will
ýbow уоч whetheт the lengthening is
пееdеd above от beiow the elbow, от both.
srосйý олd sno/rý. то lengthen сгоtсh,
счt lrдllеrп аЬо!t c.oich, То |рпglhрп lpg оt
sholts, add at loweт edge; oJ ýIach,
lепяthеп оп leg alteration line.
l Cut раttеrп оп alieIation liп€ ftоm
_tдsidp sрап liпе опl!,
2 Р lас;йЁът-uпаът neatb. Sрrеаd patteTn
amount пееdеd at сепtеr and fasten to рарег.
3 Draw пеv eirain-peTfect centeT line
14 to D in diagram),
4 Drai( ne$,.utting line at side ý€аm
с to d in diаgrаm
!f:}"!B аR *ais1llne dart.-, :trаisьtеп tbem,
J. ,] , r;, :ir .i.fr iraБ| :iol п..11r
лrlr.r r; .k '5 i:. ь::, : ' . ..lа.8:i8
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siOrteпiпgl gепеIаl inýtгцctiOIý
Measuтe up fгоm the shortening tine the
amount to Ье Sholtenёd. Dгаw а line
асIоsý patteгn. (Diagiram о.)
Eo]d раltеrп оп sЪогtрп;пg ljnp | Ьгiпg fold up
to th€ drаwп line and fasten. (Diagмm 6.)
DIаw пеw cuttin8 line as Shown Ьу dotted
iineý in Diagram Ь.
s!ecialiпstructiOпs
'ong
slerreý should Ье ýhoTtened аЬоче оr
betow the elbow, or hoth, as needed.
sl.rcký a,d Sliolrs аге shоItёпеd аъоче
crotch от at bottom of shоIts leg от
оп altemtion tiпё of slacký.
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At centel, mеаsuI€ up fгоm altelation ]ine
the 1mount needed to ýhогtеD.
Staгting at this point, draw а S]antiпg liпе
to whele alteгation tine meetý side seam.
cтease оп alteI*tion line and Ыing сгеаsе
uр to drawn ljne, tapeTing to nothing
DIаw а пеw 8Tain-perfect сепtет line and а
new cutting tine at side seam.
If thele ате waistline daтts, Straighten them,
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adiusting darts
hоп t0 skaighten а dart
Whеп а pattefn has Ьееп lепФhепеd Ьу
cutting and ýpleading, or shortened
Ьу making а tuck, and the albTation раsýеs
thTough а dart, part of the daтt will Ье
thTorrn off the stгaight glain if thе patteтn
iB ýpтead or tucked оп а sIMt, (See
illuýtгations Jоr lenфhening and sholtening
s bodice back оrrU.) Тhis daTt muýt Ье
put back оп the ýtraight grain beforc йе
pattem piece iý uвed.
If it]ь.a straight darl.Lay а ruleт along
the centeт fold tine. staтtiпg at the daTt
point. DTaw this line ýtrai8iht to the bottom
of the da"t. Тhеп do the same thingwith the
slanted stitchinя lines. ( see dotted lines in
bacl lengrhcning and зhоrtепjпg diagrsmB.r
II it is acmDed dart.'lteat as а straight dalt,
making thе cuNed slit hing liгсF sl raighl,
tOchangettlc positioп 0f ап чпdеrаrm dart
Ап unaleraTm ilart should point diтectly
at the fullest part of the bust. If it does поt,
Tsise от loweT it as folows:
То RаiБе alL UlLd,efamL Daft
This proceduT€ is exactly the reveTýe of
lowering the dart.
cut patt€Tn apart onlenфheninРj-Sholtening
line. Place рарег uпdеrпеаth i
ýpTead pattem pieces the needed amount
and fasten to papel. Ве sule to keep
сепtеr fгont line зtlаiяht.
Between dагt and аrmhоIе dTaw а line
асгоsв patteгn. DIaw а s€сопd line at the
sаmе distance Jrom the filst аý the pattem
Foid pattern оп one line; bling fold to
ýe€ond line and fasten. (This restoтes
oTiainal length of pдttem.)
StTaighten any cutting liпФ and dalts
that need stIgightening,
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shouIder alterations
сAUTIoN: Ть mеаsulе shouldel length of
а patteTn, always use the bodieeJcoлr-,
,rо' the back. But make the same amount
аltэfаtiоп ir both fюnt апd back.
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То LoNoer бп Uпd,еrапп Dart
cut pattern асrоýs bodice below armhote
bui above da!t, Place рареI uпdеrпеаth.
Keeping сепtеI line straight, SpTead pattern
amount necessaly to lower the dаIt, and
'aýten
to paper. M€asure up fтom alteIation
]ine the same amount the patteTn was
sргеаdl draý line дсrоSS раttегп.
Fold раrtе!п оп аltеrаtiоп ]ine; Ьriпg fotd
.<r" iФ dr.вх line апd fýrеп, Thiý
,rr'Ф фr,:эl kýirb of ра!tегп, Draý
Е*.*эra Ь.
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t0 mаkе shoulders паrrow€r
clip and slash patteln as fol wideвing.
Lap slashed edges the needed amount.
Pin оr tape togetheI.
DTalv new Shouldel line as ýhоwп.
I| Pattefл Наs Fofltal,d Shoull]ef Sеаm
_q]ash the раttсгп aS foI ilidening (See
page l?, and proteed aS fогýhоrtепiпg а
n.rmal rhoulde.]ine.
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t0 mаkе sh0шldЕrc у.idег
Juýt above агmhоIе notch, clip pattem to
FTorn mid-point of ýhoulder sеаm, EIgýh to
аImhоlе sеаm Iine slightly above the ctip.
Place papel uпdег siash; spreaal раttегп
needed amount at shoulalef,ý€am line.
Гasten to рареI.
DIаý, new shoulder cutting line
аý ýhоýт Ьу dotted line.
It Pattem Еаý Fопоаfd Shоuld,вr seanL
Оп Simplicity patterný the поrmаt ýhoulder
line will Ье indicated.
Оп the patteln back, make а Btraight
(peTpendicular) SIaýh JIоm the mid_point
of the fогwатd ýhочidет line to the noTmal
ShочidеI Iine.
Frоm the end of this slash, make а diagonal
ý]aýh {tоm noEnal ýhouider line to just
above аImhо]ё поtсh, аs waý done iп
lengthening а потmаl sbouldel.
Рlасе рареr under s]ash and рrосееd as fol
lengthening а потmаI ýhoutder line.
Оп pattem front, alter as fоI поrmа] shouidel-
Dгаw in пеw cutting tine as ýhопт_
fш sшlаrё ýboulderý
раttегп shouldeт line and aImhole ýhould ье Taised.
TTim оfi pattern mаIgiп Jrorn Shouldeг and аImhоlе.
Place patteгn оп рареI апd on it tгасе the following:
а straisht centeт ]ine.
i Shou]del Iine
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Keeping centeI line ýtraight, mоче pett€m up
ýhouldcT liпе lhe amouni needed rо Iaise. pin in place.
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Оп the рареr, trасе thе аImhоlе etlge.
Unpin pattern; loweT it to itý oriainal
Гаstеп to the рареL
DIawnew shouldeг line from ýhouldel
hole, tapeIing to the ofiainal ýhоuldеI
cut fabric accoтding to new ýhоD]dёг
position.
point of tIaced аIm-
line at neck edge,
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The pattem shочIdег line and armhole ýhould Ье loweTed.
Гоllоw steps 1 and 2 foT ýqlrarc ýhoutdel.
Keeping сепtег line ýtraight, drop pattem below traced
ýhou]deT ijne the amount needed to lоwёт. Pin in place.
Оп the paper, tгасе аrпйоlееdае and about2''oi the side seam
DIаw new shoutder line Jгоm ýhoulder point of almhole
to oтiaitlal ýhou]deт line at neck edge.
Move pattem up to its oTiginat position and 1aýten
n_eckline, cente? edge and toweT edge to t}e papel.
When cutting fabTic, fo]l back ýhoutdel and almhote of pat_
tеrп and cut Ьу newýhouldeт and aTmhole tlaceal оп thе рар€т.
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TTERN ДDJUSТМЕNlS
t0 ýhorten sbouliel ofkimo!0 ýleeve
lf you need to shorten the ýhouldel of а
set-in ýleeve, уоч will ртоЬаЫу have to
shогtеп the same amount in а kimoro ýleeve.
The alt€Iation is made in both back sпd
fTont of the bodice.
Оп the shouldeT seam line, mеаsulе fTom
the necнine the соmсс' length of the
ýhoutdel ýеаm for уочI set-in steeve.
Fтоm thiB point dгаw а line to the waiýtline,
ending at the side of the waiýtline dart.
(If thеге iý по waistline dаrt, the line is drawn
to the сепtег point of the waistline width.)
StaTting at the top oJ thiý line, make а
tuck in the patteTn the depth needed to
shогtеп, tapering the tuck to nothing at
The above method mаkеs the gаImепt just
Slightly SrпalleI at the Ьчзt line.
Make the ýаmе shouldeI mеаýuгеmепt as
in Method о-
Гrоm thiý point dIаw а Slanting line to
tbe cur!-e of the Dпdега.m.
3 Tuck оп lhis liпе а. in }lethod а,
a l)rаБ .er clltiDa line from the top of the
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waistIine alterations
whеп а r aiýtline пе€ds to Ье made lатgеI (and it is not
dtle to л lalge аЬdоmеп) оr Smaller, the alteTation
muýt Ье made in both fтont and bafk, and in both bodice
апd Skirt i{ the раtЬтп is foT а dтess. (If the аЬdоmеп
iS large, See alt€Tation fог enlaTging, page 22.)
t0 mаkе waistliлe |аrgеr
Divide the amount to ье
darts- (Each daтt should
eпlalged Ьу the пчmЬет ol
Ье made паIrоwет Ьу ап
DecIeaýe the width of each dart Ьу dIawing а пеw
stitching line
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the original stitchin8 iin€.
сAUTIoN: Do not decTease any dагt moTe than Уа".
Il stiu iLore uJaistLiпB 1L,idth is пееdеd,
Tlace оп а рi€се of рареI the cutting tine of the pattem
fюm wAiýt to ýide seam поtсh.
Place tтacing under раttегп with side seam notch
diIectly undel that of pattem.
SpIead tтacing at waiýtline % the extтa anount
пееdеd. Pin in position.
compl€te the cutting line along waistline.
to make waistline smaller
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Divide the amountto Ье taken in Ьу the number of daтts.
(Еасh dагt Should Ье made wid€T Ьу ап equal amount.)
IncTease the width of еасh dalt Ьу dЕwing а п€w
Btitching line oursid€ the oтieiinal stitcbina line.
cAUTloN i Do not iпсIеsýе any daTt mоге thart Уа".
I| stiLl паfе dесfеаsiп!] is пееdеll
Fol]ow Steps 1 and 2 for епiагgiпg waist.
Дt waistline, Slide tlaced line iп towald the сепiеr 1
the ехtrа amount of declease n€eded.
тгьсе lhts line ontn tnp раllегп рiе(€, msling
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чрреr hасk alterations
lor гочпd shoulders
The раtt€тп needs both added width and added
length. Determine the пе€dеd length Ьу
compaling уоuг own back waiвt measurcment
with thnt of the раttегп аý given оп the
bnck of the envelope. The dilTercnce is
the amount of lengthening needed.
то ffnd the needed extra width, tlýe fоr
mеаsчгiпg а dress with set_in ýleev€s
which has Ьееп comfortably fitted to you,
Measuтe the back width fтom aтmhole to
аrmhоlе аьоut 4" below the поrmаl neckline,
Then measule the patteln in the ýаmе
location fгоm seam line to centeT back;
dоuые this neasurement. Тhе ditrercnce
between the doub]ed patteln mеаsчIеmепt
and уочг own measuTement is the ехtга
width needed.
At about 4" below п€сНiпё, ýlash pattern
back {rоm center to armhole sеаm ]ine
Slash velticatly llom centeт ol shouldel line
Place рарет чпdеr раttеrп. Sераrаtе cent€f
back sections at crossrise slash the пеёdеd
amount i fasten to рар€f.
Below the eTosswise slash, sepaTate
Iemajningpieces У, ihe amount need-
ed to widen;fasten to рарет.
Spread Shоuldег piece, tарегiпg cтosswise
slаsh to aranhole. Dгаw in пеw shoulder line
ýtarting at neck edge of cutting ]ine апd
dгаwjпg to ýhouldeт еdgс of cutting line,
(Bloken line in diagIan,)
Make back Shouldel line Same width as {Iont
Shoulder Ьу takinc two smal] daIts, aS Shown,
ТЬ I€tаiп огigiпаl waistline width, incleaýe
width of dart. If theтe is no dart, ease_in
the extla width.
for thc "dowag0r's hчmр"
Тhе patten needs added length at uррег centeT
of back. ТЬ detelminё hоw much.
see alteгation for Round shouideTs.
About 2" betow neckline, slash раttегп flom
center back to armhole ýеаm line.
Place paper uпderateath and fasten to it the
patteTn back bеtow the ýlash.
Sргеаd uppeт part of раttегп thе needed amount;
Jasten to the рареI.
DIaw а пеw, ýtraight centel back line Jrom the slash
То rctain oli8inal neck ýize, maIk а daтt Jrom песНiпе
to just аЬоче the slash, taking in at neckline
the same amolnt added to centeт back line-
tor the €хtrа shaight back
То ргечепt the wгiпklеý caused Ьу the very ýtгаight
back, the uppeT back of the patteTn пееds to Ье ýhогtепеd.
То deteImine how much, соmрате youT own baek waiýt
iength with that of the patteгn, as given оп th€ back
of the епчёlор€. Тhе dif€rence between them iý the
amount of shoIt€ning пееdеd.
Pin а hогizопtаl tuck just below the песНiпё ýeam,
taking up at the centel the amount пе€dеd to shoften,
and tарегiпg to nothing at thё аimhоlё seam line.
(If pattern does not tiё flat wЬеп tuek iБ mаdё, clip Jrоm
cutting iine to sеаm ljne at aTmhote edges аý shown
at о in diagTam.)
DIaw а пеw ýtIаiяЬt сепЬт back liпе,
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РЛТIЕRN ЛDJUSТМЕNТS
lower hack alterations
for а swayhack
То ргечепt the wlinkleý in the centeт back,
caused Ьу swауЪасk, the pattern needs to
ье shоrt€пеd at the centel back. The best
wау to deteImine the amount needed iý to
mеаsurе on а dTeýý от skiTt which still has
these r0linktes, Have Sоmеопе
рiп-iп'а tuck Buficient to rcmove then.
Pin а holizontal tuck, taking up at the
centel back the аmоuпt needed to Temove the
wriпklеý, ?rnd tapeтing tonothing at Side Seam.
ctip pattern thmugh cuttinд: line at Side
seam ýо it lies flat.
Draw new stтaight сепtеr back line and
Straighten the daгtg.
(FоI stгaightening dal^ts, Sее раgе 16.)
to make hipý оr thighs larger
M.rno.' d. At hip]ine of {Iопt and back Side
Seams of Skilt patteтn, add Уа the amount
needed to entalge. Drаw new cutting line
tдрегiпg to поthiпg at waistline, but of
е!еп lvidth flоm hipline to loý€r edge,
.tl.i/ird l). This method makes the skirt
i litl]t fпll€r thrn ]Iethod а,
: :t,. гJ", г. lt:,g:ns]-
to enlalge through the buttocks
То deteпTine horv much you пееd to enlafge,
liтst pin tояеthеr the flont and back
of l,our skiгt pattem. х{еаýuIе the hipline of
рiппеd plttern frоm сепtег flont tocenter back,
Nolv tako уоur оwп mеаsurеmепt in the
sаmе tocation (:tbout 7" betow the Фsist)
fгоm centel flont io certer back,
Iп а Simplicity pattern fоr а basic
stlaight Skirt, theTe iS 2" of ease
allowed in the hipline, Thelefol.e, thele
1oould Ье 1" еаý€ allowed iп the half you
have mеаýuгеd. yочI оwп meaýtlement
should Ье the measulement of the pattem
minus this 1". Thus, if i.our mеаSulеm€пt iý
the sаmе as that of the pattem, you would
need to add 1"; iJ it iý 1" mоте than the
pattern, yoti should епlдтg€ 2"; and sо on.
Еп]агее the patteln aS follows:
cut the Skiгt baek pattein apart thlough
centel of waistline dalt to to,!,er edge. (If
thete аIе two dafts, woTk with either one.)
At hipline, slash frоmсепtеI backto Sides?oл lir..
Placc рареr undeT the patteln, Keeping
сепtеr baek lin€ stтaight, spread the hipline
slash at centel back line the amount needed
to enlarge. Кеер uрреI and lоwеr sections
of the pattern the same distanee apaTt fюm
centel back to the lengthwiýe Slash.
Whеrе hipline and veltical slashes meet,
sрIеаd the vertical ýlash the same amount
you splead the hip]ine slash at the с€пtеI
back. кеер this distance even ali the way to
NoW taper the hiptine ýlash from the
vefti.a] slash to the side sедm. and factPn
the spтead pjeces to the рар€I.
Sin.e the ý,aist]ine lvi]] hale Spread, it iS
!].(еjSilг}, to геgаiп the originat 1,aiStline
.a.a]lrr!Ben1, This is done Ь! taking up
:.. :]ll:ift,]ri1 iл the dаrt оI daTts.
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А very соmmоп бgurе рrоЬ]еm is that of опе
hiр lагgеr than the оthег. ThiS едusеs а
skir' lU hikP Jp Uп lhnl ,jd*; оr, il lhc hAm
]ine is measuled flom the flool to even оfг
the skiтt edge, the fаьIiс wi]l Tun оff gгаiп
on that side.
IJ the diffеIепее between the two hips is
mоIе than 1", both fIont and back of the ýkiTt
patten should Ье a]tered. СЬ€сk the
difelence ьу fiýt tying а tape оr ýtling
аrcuпd your waistline and then having
sorneone пеаsulе fIоiп the waistline to the
floor очеI each hip. If the difierence is less
than 1", the adjustment can Ье done in litting.
Simply letease the seam оп the lацет hip
ýidF and lдрFr ir tо ihF waistlinc so the hem-
line is the same distance frоm the ffоог
оп both sides.
IJ the dilTelence is очеr 1", alteI the patteTn
То fгопt and back patteIn pieces , fasten рареr
ýо it extends above the waistline and
beyond the side seam.
At the ýide Seam, mark up fюm the waisttine
the diffefence betwe€n уош two
Staтting at thiв point, draw а пеw cutting
Iinc, tapeTing to lhe oal,t пеагеr lhe сепlрr.
At the waistline. measule out frоm the side
веаm У2 the amount added above the waist_
line. Dlaw а new cutting tine llom the uрреr
edsie, tapeTing to nothing about 3" below
the Ыр line.
Use the alteied patteTn to cut the {аЬriс.
тhеп оп the ýide that needed по altefation,
tlim away the ехсеýв Jabric above the
waistline and along the side Seam, following
the original cutting liп€ý of tbe Datteтn.
neckline alterations
to паkо а песlliпе ýmallol
If а песИiпе пееdý to Ье mаdе considerably
ýma]iel, tly taking s Уr" seam instead oJ
th€ поrmаl %" sеаm on the neckline. But if
it needs to Ье made опlу а little sma]leт,
ploceed aS follow8 :
At center 1ront and centel back песнiпе,
mеаsuге in Jrоm cutting line а veIy srвll
amount actually less than 1/16". Fтоm this
point dйw а line to the waistliпe, tapefing
to поthiпg at the bottom.
The balance oJ the amount needed to make
it ýmallel is taken fтom the Shoulde! ýeam.
Divide this Ьаlапсе Ьу 4 (iherc arc 4 ýееm
liпes). Measure doй} frcm вhоr dёг tine on
the neckline sеаm line this amount.
Frоm this point, dгаw а new shouldeI line
to the aтmhoie end of the Shouldel.
If песkliпе has а facing, alteT the facing
the same amount and in the same tocation.
t0 inake а neckline larger
Atl of the addition shoutd Ье mаdе at the
ShouldeI ýеаmý, adding Уа the amount
needed to both flont and back shouldeIs.
тhеп dlаw апеwsьочldеrl;пе fгоmпесk to
атmhоiе. Also enlaTge facing if theTe iS опе.
t0 alter the.ollar
u an altefed neckline hаз д collaI. the
cotlaT must alýo Ье nade laцeT от smаllеI.
Add on от take ofi at centeт front and
centel back yr the amount needed.
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hust & аьdоmеп alterations
to епlаlgе at the аЬdOmеп
The front о{ both bodice and skiIt patterns
need to Ье enlaтged uр-апd-dо,Ф and acтoss,
ТЬ determine how mчсh enlargement iý
neealed, mеаýuге уоuI оwп fTont waistline
fгоп underrlm to undeIalm; divide thiS
mеаsuIеmепt Ьу 2. Тhеп, on eithef bodice оr
skirt раtt€m, pin-in апу rraistline daтts and
mеаýuге lhе maiýlline сrоm ýidё зеаm line
to сепtеI flont line, тhе difielence between
the patt€rn mеаsurеmепt and the hal{ of
уош own mеаslrгеm€пt iS the amount you
need to splead the pattem at the waistline
Sеаm liп€. So proceed as followý:
on the .kiгI Гrолt, belos the dart point bu(
above the side sеаm }lotcb, Slash асIоss
pattem from center flопt a.lmoýt to
side seam line.
Slash fтom rл,aistline almost to lowef edge
Ь€twееп waistline dalt and сепtеt fтont.
оп bodice flont, at about 3" above waiýtline,
stash fюm center almost to side sеаm.
Аlзо. hetween waistline daтt and centel JTont,
slash fTom waiSt]ine almoStto ShoLdder seam.
Place рарег uпdеI the раttегп pieces.
Кеер сепtег front lines stlaight апd sрrеаd
the patteTn pieces on the veftical slash
ot t|Le йaistliпP, l]nе лeeded amount. This
will automatically cause the patteтn to
Sprcad the coirect amount whеIе the
horizontat and veгtical slashes meet.
'lЪрёг the vertical slash оп the Skilt to the
lоwег edge and оп the bodice to the shouldeT.
Taper hotizontal slashes fIоm the veltical
Slash to the Side sеаms. Кеер геmаiпdеr of
the hofizontal slashes the same x,idth f.om
!егtiсаI slash to c€nteT frопt.
Гаsrел pattern pieceJ to the рарет.
Re].{ale the rтa!r!line daг!s л fol]oч,s:
a уеа!Jrt ir.,fi...1.r frФпl line to dirt
point. Keeping the same distance from
сеп'еr rrопt, dгiw я ncw dar| сепlFг ]inc
fTom point to waistline.
Ь .A.t wэistline, meaýLlTe width ot oliginal
daTt fTorn с€пtеr line to ýtitching liп€S;
then meaýure the same distance each sid€
of new daTt сепtег line, MaIk.
с Dгаw slanting Stitchin8 lines ffоm daIt
point maTký at waistline.
StIaighten gfainline of skirt as follows:
а Measure digtanle frоm bottom of
glainline alrow to сепtеf front.
Ь Keeping Same diýtance all the way to the
skiгt top, dгаw д new grainline,
for the snallbшýt
out off patteTn mаrgiп at loweT edge of
bodice fIont. Under bottom edge рlасе рареr
and tтace оп it the еdgе of the раttеrп,
on the patteln, сопп€сt tbe point of the
waistline dalt and the point of the
чпdевIm daIt witb а реп€il line.
cut thlough centeT oJ waiýtiine dart,
сопtiпчiпя thlough drаvп line and centeт
of undelaтm dart. (Diaglam о.)
Pin сепtеr fгоltt section oJ раtЪm to the
рарег along dIawn line at bottom.
Using the diagonal slаýh between the two
dart poitts aS the key tine, tay the side
Section oJ the pattel}1 in р]асе, lapping the
cut edges У2 the аmоuпt пееdеd to decTeaýe.
Fasten in place. (Diaglam Ь.)
since this Taises thе ýide ýё.tiоп oJ the
patteln, uýe tbe drawn ]ine at the bottom
as the cutting line {от the lоwёr edge.
At sido зеаm. dlaw а new cutting line fTom
above dart centeI to аrmhоlе. Below the
daIt, use the cutting line on the patteгn.
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lог the large hцýt
When you take your body meaýuTementý
and find waist, hip al1d back waist lenath in
agIeement with а ceriain ýize, but уочr
buýt is taTge loI that size, it iý best to 8et
the size patteTn that aerees with уочr
thTee meaýul€ments and alter the pattem
in the buýt. гоf if you go Ьу уош bust
mеаSurеmепt, the renaindel of the body
measurements will ье too laIsie {от уочI
fi8uIe and уоu wilt have mole a.ltelations
to make. S;nce а lатgе bust cauýeý а bodice
flont pattem to Ье not only too патrоw but
aISo too sholt JoI the front waiýt lengtb
(Shouldel to waistline), the pattem needý
lengthening as well аs widening.
S]аýh pattern veltically through c€nter of
waistline dalt to shouldet sеа,lп Liпё.
Cut раttегп apaтt hoTizontally thfough сепtег
о{ underarm dаIt, Plnce рареI undel pattern.
WhеIе lengthwiýe and сгоззwisе ýlasheý
дeet, spTead the pieces horizonta.lly and
velticatly % the amount пё€dёd to enlaTge,
keepiпg сепtеf |fопt Line stfaight.
Place papel undeгneath,
Still keeping сепtеI fIont tine stгдight,
tapel the vertical slash ffоm the сюsswisе
slash to th€ shоuldег. Ке€р the сfоssйве
slash ап ечеп width all acTosý the раttегп.
Fasten the spfeadpattern pieces tothepapel
маkё а пеw dart at the underalm Ьу Starting
in the eenteт of the crossl,,/ise slash at the
point of the oтiginal dart and drawing
ýlantinя liles to the огigiпаl daft stitching
lines at the side ýеаm. lf the nelv dart
would Ье very.algp. make two Бmаllег on"S.
1Ъ restoтe the waistline measuтement, make
two пеw waistline darts of equal depth, one
iп the poýition of the oTiginal daTt and the
otber пеатеI the undelarm sеаm. К€ер the
centeT line of the пеw daтt pamllet to the
for а large шрреt аIm
cut offmargin {rоm ýleeve pattem.
Оп рарет, tIace the outline of епtirе sleeve.
Staгt at top сепtег ; cut patteTn Straight to wгi ýt sФm,
Pin pattёTn lоrrег edge to lowef edge oJ tlaced slе€че.
At about 1" below чпdеrап!, spfead
ýlashed pattern the песеssаrу amount. Fаstеп to
рареI just Ь€lоw thiз point.
Bfing top edees of ýtaвhed piec€s togetheт апd fasten.
ТЬ ffatten patteTn, fогm dагts fтom ýlashto Sleeve (ар.
То cut out Sleeve, use original traced line
fог the Bteeve top, blending it into the new line
of the altered раttеrп.
on Ъоth bod;ce flont and backpatteгns, add to Side
ýeams atundeTalm 16 the amount added tothe sleeve
width, tapeTing to just above 1vaistline аý Shown.
for а thin црр0I аlm
This merhUJ аltрrs wilhout diýtuIbing slee!e grain.
Flоm Small dots on back and lTont of sleeve сар, dTaw
зlапliпg lines to сепlег оl pall Fгп loweI pdge.
on these two liпеý make tucks. Depth oJ each tuck at
sleeve top should Ье % the amountneeded to Ье
геmочеd. Тареr tucký tonothing at bottom.
Оп side sёаms of fTont and back bodice patterns,
mеаsчге iп at the аImhоlе уа the amounttaken out of
thё sleeve, Гromthiý point dIаwа пеw Side seam
.uпins llпе 1ареrlпс lo nothing al 1hе waist]ine,
Рlа€е рареI undef loweT cul've of almholei fasten pat-
Ъш to it. Starting atnew side seam line, raise
аImhоlе cuttine line thе amount taken оtr of Bide
seam. btendinя it into oliginal cutting line as ýhown.
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Whеп 1ooking fof а dress
а bodice you tike but you
(от vice versa), the tгick
And you can do the same
indicate you аге one size
to comhine bodice and skilt of difiereпt sizes
Decide whеthеI уоu want to uýe the waist
гпеаsulеmепt of bodice оI skiTt.
Altel the waisttine of the оthеI patt€ln
piece, mаkiпа it laтgeT от Ёmаllеr as needed,
(See page 20 fоI thiý patteтп ,lteIation.)
chock placement of waistline daltз
iп alteIed piece. Relocate iJ песеýSату.
to combine sleeve afid bodice 0f 2 ýtyles
I{ bodice is dalt-fitted, апу sleeve frcm апу
dalt-{itted bodice can Ь€ substituted
foт the sleeve in the patteTn, pfovided уоu
ale combining two ,Simрliсiiз, раttегпý.
But а shilt type sleeve cannot Ье
substituted in а dalt-fftted bodice nol vice
veNa. This is because а shouldeг and
flont аImhоlе о{ а shiтt type bodic€ аrе cut
difiercntly frоm tbose of а dalt-fitted bodice.
The above аlsо applies to sераrаtе blouses,
how to соmЬiпе 2 patterns
patteтn and уоu find one with
ргеJеI а ditreгent skiгt
iB to get two pattems and
thing if youl meaýufements
above and sпоthет below
The fo]towinli combinations аrе еаýу to make, b t
they apply о?r? to combining two siиplicir, patteTns.
to соmьiпе hodice and ýkirt ol sапе ýize
Check placement of waiзtline dагtý in both bodice and
Skift. Pin-in furts in both раttегп piecell; pin bodice
and SkiIt togetheг, matching side seams al1d centeтs.
(тhеrе will Ье еаSе in ýkirt waist}ine.)
'rogfor?
о.
If daгt ýeams in both pieceý do not mаtсh at waigtline,
T€locate ýkiI' dalts ýо sеаm lines lalt directly
below tbose of bodice dafts. Diagfafп Ь.
ноlr to R.lo.df. lldfls
Measufe on bodice waistline seam the diýtance fl.om
bodice centeт to dalt Stitching line.
оп skiтt waistline ýеаm line, measule the same
diýtance fгоm the center. МаIk this point fог one
ýtitching line of new daтt.
меаsuге width oJ оriяiпаl skiIt daтt at waistline and
mаIk
'ог
Second Stitchin8 lille of пеw daтt.
Halfway between the two maтk"-, dтаw а fold liпё for
пёw daIt. Кеер it раIяl]еl with and game length as
fo]d line oJ original daгt.
FIоm stitching line points, draw glanting lines to end
Reklcating 2 Dafts
Malk fo! the пеw dalt that iS пеаrег the сепtеI.
Then measure from Stitchinei line of fiIst bodice daIt to
stitching tine of ýecond bodice daIt.
lIеаýчrе same diStance from stit.hing line of neв,skiri
dart and mark for Stitching liп€ of ýесопd skirt dart.
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sl,irJ lсJ -".,rt !tl.alз
'nst€ad
of darL.. tbe pleat fold
cdlt ,hфld .otnctde ýltb Ыt.р dбrt s.sm,
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Locate waistiine of blouse. Dlаw а line
acTosý pattern. Thiý witl Ье the rraiýtline
зеаm line of the dresý bodice.
Meaýule %" below waiýtline fоI sеаm
al]owance and dЕw а second line асIозý
patteIn. This is cutting Iine tol dIФs bodice.
cut ofi loweT раrt о{ blouse pattern below
this second line.
when joining bodice and skilt, you will
ffnd mоrc еаsе in the bodice Фaistline than
noTmalty found iп а one-piece dTesв
(unless the blouзe iý а ýпuяtу-ffttеd опе).
Eithe. dalt this iп оI esse it in to fft
the Skirt Eaiý|ljne, lf dагt is madF. place it
diгect]]r oYer я,aiýtline dart of sНгt,
if tьёгё is sDch а dart_
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уоцr sеwiпg dictionary
Like апу language, the language of sewing
continually сhапgеs аs пеw methods
intToduce пеw woIds and рhrаSеs. Explained
hеrе are ýome of the telms used а great deal
in mоdеrп ýewing. Весоmе wеu acquainted
with theýe terms so that when you meet thеm
you will undeTstand at once what they mеап.
еqчiрmепt terms
d.Ossmakeas ttacing paper. А gpecial type of
coated рареr L]sed in tfansfeтTirtg
conýtгuction Symbols flom the pattern to the
fаЬгiс. It eomes packa8ёd in vaTious colors,
light and dafk, Сhооsе а со]ог that will ShоW
piainly against the соlоI oJ your fabfic, but
that witl not shоw thтough shееI fabfics.
(Sее page З5, fоr inýtiuctions оп how to
maтk with tгacing рарег.)
intorfacing. Mnterial fог stiflening, Shaping от
leinJoтcing ceтtain Sections of а galment.
Ir.t€flocfпg mау Ье woven (,!vith lengthwise
,nd .ToSSwiSe thrcads) such aS canvas oI
mustin, oI it mау Ье non,woven, with the Iibles
plcssed togethel in а matted effect, It pays to
buy good quality intefacing. (Fот 1!hеп and
hоw to use iпt€Ifаеiпq. see Dages 82-84.)
sеаm guide (oI sеаm gauge). Designed to
assiýtin making Seams of even width,
Attached to thеЪёd of tbe sewingmachine
atthe deEiled distance fTomtheneedle, it
acts aS nguide foIthe faЫic edge,lt сдп Ье
adjusted to dif erent widths,
Тhете аге Sevent types oJ thesefoт use with
rlifelent types of sewing machines, inctuding
aguide that can Ье adjuýted fоr чsе with
zipper foot. А Specia}ly designed ргеSsеr foot
fof use in putting: iп zjppels. It has only
one ргопg. Most ziррff loo' attachments ате
adjtstabte, the опе рrопg stiding to light
uf lert tог ut" оп cilheг lidc ol lhp zipp"r
сhаiп. This allows both sides of the zippeI to
ье Stitched jп the sаmе dilection , . , with
the ягаiп of the fab c.
cordiпg foot. This, too, has а single рrолg but
is not adjuýtable. Both fight and lеJt
согdiпg foots аrе available and mау Ье used
JoI ziррег iпsёгtiоп. But both typeý
''rc
necessaтy if Stitching iý to Ье dопе аhчауS
stitching terms
backýtitching. Backcti l.thiпg Se"U гFs i he епd*
of lines of Btitching. Modeтn sewinli
machines will stitch backwaTd as we]l зs
forwaтd. If уоur mасhiпе does not back-
stitch, teave the needle in the fabfic at the
end of the stitching. Lift the рIеýsет foot and
turn the matelial around оп thе needle.
Then lowel the ргеssеI foot апd siitch over
the filst stitching JoT about У9 inch.
haýteýtitching (оr mасhiпе basting). То baýte Ьу
machine, adjuýt the stitch Tegulato} foT thё
longeýt stitch (6 pel iпсh оп mostmachines),
ТЬ геmоче machine baýting, Snip the bobbin
thlead ечеrу few inches and pttll out shoTt
thleadý. AlrFays Ьаsrа-sfirс' in the direction
of the аIrоwS pTinted on the Seam lineý of
уоuг Simplicity Patte},n. (See page 12,)
[aste-mark. whеп constmction symbols,
malkeal оп the wrопg Side of the fabTic, ате
п€еdеd on the Tight ýide of the JаЬгiс (such
аý buttonhole and pocket locations), baste-
ýtitch on the wlong side Tight очег the
markings pfeviou8ly trасеd thеге.
machine-gatheriпg. Fоr shеег {abTicý, uýe
а ýtitch slightly ]опgеr than svefage; fоI
hеачiеr fabгics, incIease the ýtitch l€n8ith.
Stitch whеrе the gathers ате needed, as in_
dicated on the pattern от in th€ РIimеI,
Puil up the bobbin thтead fтom both endý
until the gathers аге the ртореr length.
Fasten both ends of the gathering thгеаd,
Оп most fabrics, а second ToW of stitching
is helpJut.
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сOпstrшсtiOп tBrms
bias. Апу direction оп the fabTic away
the ýtraight lengthwise or сгоýSwisе
(See Dадiе 29 оп FаЬIiсý.)
stay"stitching. А line of Iegutation lenlith
machine stitching done оп bias от cuTved
adses lhаl аrе lo ье jojned lo апоthеr piece,
It iS done to hotd the gгаiп so the fаЬгiс
wjll поt stTetch duтing conýtгLlction. sro?-
srrrсП on а Siпglё thickness of mateIial, ,1s"
fтom the seam iine within the seam
allowance. (ExcEPTloN: д deep cuTve ог
:] песk]iпе. нете. зrо]/-srifсtiпg ýhoirld Ье
done on the seam line.)
stay"stitch immediately aft€T removing the
pattern, шith the grail in the diTectioný
shown Ьу the afrows iп the diagтams.
top-stitching, А ]iпr оr linps of stit hinc made
on the o].t'srdc of the gаImепt Jailly close
to lh( sеаm line, Еоr example. а couar ог сutr
iS oJten
'op-ýrrt.n€i'
eitheT fоI decoTation
of to hold the Iolied ýеаm еdgе in place.
clip. А Shоft snip in а sеаm allowance ог
selvage with the point oJ the ScissoTs at an
angle to the Seam oI selvage. Seams ате
.iipped ýо the outeт edges wiIl Spread apalt
to fit апоthег Section of the gзTment, oI so а
curved ýеаm will lie flat whеп tuгned, от ýо
а selvage will not dгаw up ог c!Tl. Where а
pattern indicates that а clip is to Ье made
into а corner, do поt make the clip until you
аrе ýewing on that palt of the gаrmепt,
easc Shou]d Ье woTked-in €чепlу between
patteTn mагkiпgs without looking gathered
ог puckered. Pin the ýеаm with pins closeI
tояеthет whеI€ the sas. iý found. If thеге iý
mоте than just а slight futlness to ье eased-
in, аý in thе top of а Sleeve, mаkе опе от tтo
lines of eaJe-strrcftй9, Тhеп pull up еithеI
the top ог the ЬоЬЬiп thrеsd fTom both ends
lo adjust thP fullлess.
ease mау mFап опе оf lwo jhiпgs: The clighl
fullness of опе sean edge not found in the
опе to which it is to Ье joined; or the ettTa
sprce оr "toleтance" designed into а patteTn
to allow the body to move comfoгtably in
the finished яагmепt. (гоr ease аllо]rапсе in
Simplicity Patterns see page 8,)
In constIuction, you аIесопсетпеd chiefly
with the fiTst definition. The most соmmоп
place to ffnd €dJ€ iý at the top of а sеt-iп
ýleeve. AnotheI muсh uýed афа is the back
shouldeI ýeam. YouI Simplicity Pattem will
iлdicate cleaIly whеrе PaJP iý lo Ье adjuated,
Under.stitching. А tеrm ýometimes uýed to
desclibe top-stitchiпg dопе оп the гi8ht
side of а facinsi yerI cloýe to the ýеаФ
]ine в,hiсh iý to Ь€ rolled inside sо the
.tjtchina дпd 9€ал ýill not ýhо*,.
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ease,stitcfting. Stitching uýing about 10
stitch€s to the inch foI the puTpose ol
contlolling еже. Whеп one Tow is used, place
it оп the sедm line. whёп two юws аrе
wапtёd, рlасе опе on the Seam line and the
othel just tjeyond the ýеаm line within
the sеаm allowance,
ease threads. Tbrcadý uýed in eaýe-stitching
which аrе to Ье puiled up to sdjust the slash. То cut open. А
ореп afteT ýtitching
opening at the wlist
so it will lie flat. тhе
Еаiп. Either lengthwiýa оI cTosswise threads
of the fabTic. Lengthwise thrеаdý аIе
usually геfеrlеd to asthestrai!]ht gfailx.
Unlesý the patteTn iпdicates that it iS to Ье
laid оп сгоýýwisе grаiп, itý ciTainlinemalký
should ruп withthe lenяthwise gгаiп.
 againstthe glain
wiii tho grain
lrith the grain: In the direction in which the
JabTic gTain гuпS. Whеп{аЬгiс is cut опа
сч е ol ýlant (bias), you cut "with the
gтain"; you stitch "with the gгаiп";
you press "with the grain".
agaiпst thegain: In а direction opposite to
that in which the fabтic gгаiп ruпS.
Дчоid whеп possible woтking "against
the gTain".
tack. То hand-ýew опе ýection of а gaтmentto
апоthет with а Jew somewhat loose stitcheý.
,4,arrple ., You "tack" а neckline facing to
the galment at the shoulder Seams.
layeling] This iS also ca]]ed sfogrrrir.g or
gIodir.g.Itis а methodof eliminating зеаm
bulk in heavyfabгicý оl in sеаms whele
inteгfacing has been uýed. Theseams ате
tlimmed а]рау with one sеаm allorп&nce
naTrowel than the other. (Fоr detailed
instTuctions оп laUerrgl s€е page 88.)
rеiпforсе. Ъ stтengthen ал ares. yon fein| оfсе
а еогпеr that iý to Ье tlimmed and tulned,
оI опе that is to Ье clipped.
Reinforcement is usually dопе Ьу using vely
ffпе stitches in the аf€а. (See Reinfoтce-
ment Stitch, Dаgе 28.)
trfun. То cut away ехсеýз tahтc. ТriпLmiлg
оссцrs mosl оf!ёп in ýеаms sh.rе fhe cxcess
ýеаm allo,wance is cut away. (See layering
opposite.) coTners аfе tfimm.ed Ьу alltting
diagonally aclosý the point close to the'
stitching.
underliпing. А lining which is ап integйi рдrt
of а galment and used to keep а ýkirt or
dreýý fTom ýtтetching оI Bagging out о{
ýhаре, от to accent the sh&pe of а gaiment.
(See pageв 85-87 fоr hоw to underline.)
pir0t. Iэaving the needte in thefabгic, tum
the material beingstitched iп anewdirection.
This iý done whеп sriиhiпg arouлd а соrпет.
Unit шOrk рlап. This is the constтuction method
uýed in the Simpticity SystemoJ Sewing.
In thiý method each unit, оIýесtiоп, ofa
gaтment is compteted as fullyaý posýible
Ьеfоrё joiningit to the next unit. Thiý Tesolts
in teýs handtingof the various pieces of а
gaтm€nt, keeps them Jrеýhеr looking, and
sач€s time. (See page 2, fог chaIt оп the
Unit WогkРlап.)
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taýic ýtitch leпgths
Thele ате 4 Btitch lёпеithв which ате most geneтally usеd and each hаs а special puryose, as followý:
Rе!ц]аtiоп Stiteh . . . fl.om 12 to 16 реr iпсh, depending оп the type fabгic. Fiпе апd lightweight fabricý
use shoTtel lengthý, (See сhатt above.)
Ваstiпg Stitch . , . the |ongest Stitch оп youT machine.
Доsе srrrсh .. . abont 10 to the inch, UBed foT easing-in {ullneýs evenly, (See Еаýе, page 26,)
Rеiп|опеmеfut gt,itch , .. about 20 to the inch, Used in атеаý that пееd ýtrengthening,
(see ReinfoTce, рбgе 27, )
to fastgп stitchcý
MachiпeSti'tchin{r.IfTлachineýtit{hesbackward,endbyStitchingbackfor4or5stitches.Ifthreads
Shoutd Ье fastened at the staTt, put пееailе into JabTic 4 оI 5 stitches ahead oJ staтting point and stitch
back to Starting point. lf machine does not stitch backward, pull thrеsds thюugh to *топg ýide
and tie. oft start 4 ог 5 stitches in fгоm the stalting point and Бtitch to the starting pointj
then piтot the woTk оп the пееdtе апd Stit h.
яdйd strt.l.ý, At sиrt, use kпоtt€d thгеаd iplace knot оп wгопg Side) ог fAsten thгеэd with оп€
ortB,o.tit.hбoýerthefirs!..lten.t.holdthгeaddoNnlTiththethumbitak€aba,k_,titch,andbefo,e
drlrirr8 rb! ,rt b liabr рs_6s tbe n€edle чпdеr фе stit b loop to Ев}е 3 hot,
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fabrics
choose}.ouT lablicв caIefully. маk€ sure they
sJ it bo'h yoUr раil,,гл and }оuг ffgUre, А rаЬri.
сап make you appeaтlalgel от Smalleт, talteт ог
sьоrtеr, о]dеIогуоuпqеf. оп the backofyouT
Simpticity patteгn envelope, you wiillind а liSt
ог ] hF tаЬriс iypPs зuccested tOr th. pat]eTn,
terms yotl shoшld kпоw
selvage. The woven lengthwiseedge ofJabтic. on
ceгtain types of fabтics the selvage will Ьеwочеп
tighteг оI closeT than the restof the piece.
ýtraighten fabric gtain. Nоt€,, Оtr-gгаiп {аЬгiсs
tIested with ceItain реImапепt ýtabilizing finishes
cannot beýtTaightened, but it mа.kез no ditreTence
as they willnotstTetch out of ýhape. Butwhen
placingýueh fabrics on table {оr cutting, sqllale
the endý with the Setvage; that is, cut the ends во
theymake а fightangle with the setvage.
IfaJabгic iБ ргlЪrеd otr-grain, cuteach of two
matchingpieces sepalately - Such as the two
Jrontý of а Ыоugе - liпiпg чр the Sееопdрi€сё
with the design on the ff.st.
Тоtеагп if otheIfabгics аге glain-perfect, fiгst
stmichten епds. Тhеп foldin hatf lепяthwiýе апd
pinedgeS of oneendtogethel. Pin selvages
together.lf pinned fаЬгiс lies Яаt and ýmooth
on а table, it is on gIain.Ifnot оп glain, чýеопе
oJ these methods to st iighten:
grаiп, ТhеlёпglhWi.рапd.rо..uits,lЪгпаd..
Lengthuise Graill.'lh.teads that ruп uр and doTn,
parallel to the selva8ie.
СrоýýФrs€ сIоiй, Тhrеаdý that luпасгоss
between the Selvages.
bias, Апу dilection away flomthe ýtlaight
lengthwise ог cIosýwiSe glain.
Гlй€ Bras. The diagonal liпё folmedwhen fаЫiс
is foldedso сIоsýwisе threads Iun in the snme
dir.ct ion Js leng'hwiJ" l hr.аJа. , Тruс B,.l is
the equivalent of the hypotenuýe о{ ш equilateral
dEht-anдiled tтiangle. )
preparation for cutting
ь
straighteп fahric епdý. Snip Selvasie; pul] оutа
closslvise thread, cut аlопq this }ine,
оI cottoný апd some оthеrfаьriсs, if not
treated with а wrinkle-Teýis tant оr lesin finish,
can Ье toIn StTaight. Simp]y Snipthe selvasie апd
B?it, апу {аЫiс, if tтeated with such а finiýh,
shoutd Ье cut. , . both fTom the boltwhen
purchasing and at hоmе if ends must Ье
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Pull fabтic on bias in dilection opposite tothatin
which the оtr-grаiп cтoýswiýe thгeads Tun, untit
thethгeadý атё Straight and squaгedwiththe selvage,
IJ not badly ofi-grain, try stlaightening Ьу ýteam
plessing. La}. fabricfiaton а cuttingboard, Pin
ýe]vages and endý to ЬоаId, squaredoff. Рlасе
ýteim iгоп on tablic, lift and move it to next атеа.
Do NoT push iгоп backandJolth.
for untrBated wаshаh|е fablics
Uso аj,hег оГ thе lwo рrеl ious mpl hoJq ог ihi. опе |
Fоid fаЬгiс lengthwise ; pin ýelvagesand ends.
Гold loosely sevel.at times. Put in wаrm water foI
about 20 minutes. Remove and unfold butleave
piný in. Hang ýtraight очеr etotheshoTse Ьагs ог
several lowý ofciothes lin€, Whеп dry, test foT
ýtтaight gтain. Repeat if needed.
shrinl tabric if necessary.
Moýt modeTn fabIics
€specia]ly woolens and mап-mаdе ffbe.s - hач€
hаd а shliпkаgе contrcl trcatment.If yourfablic
haýnot, оI if its ýh гi n kage tolerance iý mоге than
1%, it Should Ье ýhrl]пk befoIe cutting.
t0 shlinkGOitons 0r 0thet washables
Follow method describcd foI StIaightening
wnýhable fabтics, using hot water and teaving
{nbric immеrsеdfогflоm % to 1holll.
cr0sýwise gtain
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handling special fabrics
пар up
selvages
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парреd, pile or 0пе,wау fabrics
dsiinitiOný
А порpеd |abric is опе with а haiTy оr dоwпу
surface. lt mау Ье "unbтushed" ltпch аs flannet, or
one brushed iп опе diTection such as wool
broadcloth. (Оп pattelns, "пар" mеапS anJl
J prl, lol,//c hаý а sufface composed of fiЬеI ends
standing up, such as lelvet,
А апе-|ац pliпt о1, r-eare has а design that moves
in опс direction only, suсh as а ]1оwеI plint ý,ith
thе flоwеr heads ali pointing the Sаmе ýау,
Yhen laid оп snch fabтics, all patten pieceý muýt
hаче their tops poillting in the Same dilection,
as in drog"c|, а. Therefole befole buying these
fablics. consolt the back of youI Datt€Tn enve]ope
|о,*р iГ чаrdаяе i< given Гоr thiý lip. Гаоri.,
If not, ;[dd ill to З,li yald to the giтen yardag€,
ftow t0 cut
Ntр or pite lunning l.р makes аJаЬriс look dят}еr:
ruплiгg doll, mokp, jl 1ook l,yhl"r ard,hi,io,,
l
';agrcrl
D, ] I t is general]y conýi deIed best lvh en
the пар funs doli, for fabfics Such aS пооl
bToa.tcloth, vetours, fieece, etc,, апd хр foт the pite
weaYes ve]vet. lelYeteen and cord loy.
То leatlL,u7|1ch ъац the пар of pil. r?l1?ý, pa-,s i,ouI
hand lightly along the fаЬгiс length, If it f,els
.lmooLh and Lr.re.js''Is lo }.U. lo!j(h, lhF аlrп iq
гuппiпg in the diгection уоu ale moving },оur
hапd. lf it fcels roughiSh and Tesists youl touch,
it is running opposite to youl hand moYement,
Il о |)atter hаs по .Iia|]lam Jol cuttiпg папсd
ol опе-фщ f abrics, ,ftange раtt€m as follows:
With tops of all pieces pointing in same direction.
on а l.,gfrais. fold, i{ 2 pieces аIе to Ье cut 1lt
опё lir@., D,og,0- J,, Do NoT Lc, а сrосiuiс"
fold, b€c:]use Simi]al pjeces ivi11 hа!е the пар
Tunning up on опе and dоц,п оп tha otheT,
Ап exception to this is the fttll ciIcle ýkiTt fоI
i. a.].lt Thi. n1ust .* cUi оп а сгоSSýisе
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If the wiclth of youт Dsttегп pieces is ýuch that
they must Ье cut crosswiso oJ the fabтic and you
vапt to cut 2 thicknesseý at one time, mеаýurе
the ]ength of }.our k)ngest patteтn picce and cut
the fabric сIоSswisе at that ]ength. Тhеп tuтn the
ппtlеr lауеf around so the bottom edJae ЬесоmёS
the top, and р]асе uррег and lоwеr ]аусrg ,lvith
г'ghl .jdas l,,gFllс., ThP пъп, p'l" пг dcsi8n Uп
both pieces поw Iuпs in the same clil.€ction.
If you аI€ usjng а Wide wale eotduтoi, and vant
cheýrons, treat like а stlipe,
hOv t0 sew
Sin.e лхl.р.d апd nil" Гаhr:,* 1Fпd t^ ýIip ln
stitching, Seams Should Ье basted. If you pin-baste,
place pins cloýe togethef at Iight angles to edges
and, if уоur machine ýtitches ovel pins, do not
Iemove them as i.ou stitch.
Use, Slightly ]onger-than-avelage machine Stitch
nnd lessen the ргеSSuте on the рIеSýог {oot,
гoI согdulоу and velveteen gathercd skiTts,
gather Ьу hand lith Stitches about %" long.
how to pless
1 Nol]pel], FаЬ]i.|з
I| bl.|Shed' рfеss 1l.;th the nip, ltrsing aS little
preýSuTe апd moistпfe as роssiЫе.
I| 1lllЫllshe(1, place apiece of wool fabтic ovef the
ironing ьоаId. Plac€ right side of gafment
ag:inst the ll,oot and pтess on wlопg side. Thile
lll,ri, i. slill ,leaTi.lg, Ьгu-h si-h 'hё gr.iг,
i]estTeýults are obtained Ьу using а vetyet pressing
boald. . , а lengith of canvas coleled with t]plight
рiес€s oJ wiтe, Place the pile side againSt the wiге
ard р"е:s'jдht. Iitlin8:1no |olv"r пf р ir,,п,
If а lelvet Ьопгd iý not avai]ab]e, stand а dly iIon
оп its hееli р]асе а damp ргеSS c]oth oýer the
wюпg sjde of the faЫic апd pass the mnterial
back апd folth olel the ]rоп so the steam
р€пеtгаtеs the !i]e, , D;a!rtanl с.)
- thiгil bul less зatisfrctors r method is to 1ау
:ie iаi,гi( !!le .ide Jоýп oeI selelal thicknesýes
, : :]r;i.ii :"rr! !1,!чеlS апd steam,press light]y.
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plaids
If уоuг patteтп does not liзt yaтdages foT plai&,
you wilt need about % уаId extTa if the plaid is
aveTage ýize, от about % yard il а laTge plaid.
Another way to dеtегmiпе the ехtга yardage is to
count the пчmЬеI oJ locationв whете thе design
must Ье matched апd buy one €xtra plaid biock
Веfоге laying pattem on fabTic, plan thё position
оl tbe mojl noli(eat,le lFпеithsiзе and crosswiýe
Ьатв. The dominant lengthwise Ьат чsuаliу looks
best in the centeT and the cTosswiýe, just below
the shoulders, Тrу to avoid рlлсiпg darts оп the
mmt Doticeable ЬаIs.
hov/ t0 c[t
ГоI accuracy in cutting, pin the labric lауегs
toge(her alona thё plaid lineý in both directions ýо
they will not ýhift.
РIап to matcb at thеýё роiпЪ:
Fоf bodice оr blouse: At centers and ShoutdeтS.
В€саuýе oJ the uпdейгmdатЬ plaidý usually
caвIlot Ье matched the full len8th of the uпdетаfm
seam. centeT bAck of соllаг should mдtсh centef
back of bodice ог ыоЕsе_
Fоf sеt-iп sleexes: At notch€ý of атmhоlе and
зlеечеs along the ýеаm ]ine. If they cannot Ье
matched at both back and tтont, match at the ffont.
( Dia!]falп d,.)
For Ипоfuо slee|$: At the notch on the ýhouldeT
Лоf s/.rTrsr At сепtет seams and when роsýiЫе, at
side ýеаmý. But а plaid can Ье matched the entire
length of а skirt Seam опlу whеп the two seam
lines to Ье ioined ме identical in dеgIее of ýlant,
fо, dт€ýýas., The futi tenфh ol centeI flont and
То Match Uпа,еп РIа,idБ
Ал "uneven" plaid is not the same оп both sid€ý
oJ thё outstanding Ьаr, Itmay Ье чпечеп acro$ the
fabtc, ot епgthuisе, оI in both dircctioný.
ll the рlдid jý чпеуеп опL! lenglhш;be, lhеге is no
ртоЬlеm in balancing it on both sides of the
€епtеr. If itiý uneven oйl?octoýs the fabric, itmay
Ье ba]anced both sid€s of centel Ьу having а
centel орепiпg ог Ьу ýeaming the eenters.
ar-' ,
пrДо
whеп uпечеп in Dоrй direcrions, howeveT, it muýt
Ье а woven plaid with по light and wTong ýide
if it iB to Ье balanced, and it mnýt Ье seamed от
have ап opening at the ceTtef, То cut th,is tape
pJard, раttегп pieceý аге taid оп а single thicknesý
ot ГаЬriс. AfteI cutting thp ffrst pie(e. do по1
rеmоче the pattern but lay the cutpiece оп а second
аrеа sо the ptaids Tunning lengthwis€ апd стоýý-
wise mаl.th thosp ог thс ffгst picce, аý shoM iл
didgror, а. Тhеп cut the ýecond piece, Since the
fabIic Ьаý no right or wTong Side, опе of the two
matching pieces is then tufned оч€т wbeD
joined to the othel
t
То C1!l Pla , аhеrrм
Ъ cut plaid сhечгопs, thеrе must Ье а bias ýeam
whеIе the chevron iý to appeaL ( Diagram t.)
ТЬ cut chevrcns fTom ап чпечёп plaid, the fabIic
must Ье identical оп both sides. cut the fаьriс in
halJ crosswiýe. Place опе piece oveт the оthег with
thesame sidefacing upon both рiёсеý {огсuttiпg.
Тhе pieces аrе then sewed with а "Tight" side
against а "wfong" ýide _ pelmiýsible since both
sides дrё identical.
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stripes
horr to cut
As with plaids, theтe are both even and uпечёп
StTip€s. No рюЬIеmý exist in cuttinsi ечеп ýtripes;
mеrеlу obsвrve the олdiDаrу рrесаutiопs оf laying
matching parts оп the Eame stIipe; avoid placing
daтtý on the moýt поtiсеаЬlе stripe; and pin the
two lауеrs oJ Jabric togethel a.long the Btripe lines
so they wiil not Shift in cutting.
Clltting Uпе1, ell S tripe з
cut as опе-vау fаЬriсs, with tops ol pattern
pieces pointinsl in same direction.
For чпрорп l?лglhl,;s, s/пр.s., When there iЁ по
seam at the centeт о{ the bodice апd/ог ýkiгt, the
best аrтапgеmепt of stтipeý is Ltsually сопSidегеd
to Ье followin8: Tight аючпd thё figure.
chooýe thе BtTipe you rпant in the centeT of the
ггопt and ba.k, Тhеп uýё thе same ctripc гоr
the сепt€I of the ýlееч€ý.
Fof uпеl,еп сfоъsNоisе slfr?€ýl I,еt the stIipes
move down the bodice and skiгt in thei" natuni
Sequence, alld mаtсh thesleeve ýtтipesto thc bodice
зtIiреs at the поtсhеs.
Matching Stfipes iп Skift sеаmв
ДS in plaids, а Stlipe design сап Ье rnatched the
епtiге length of the skirt ýeam only when the two
Seam lineý ате identical in degTee of ýiant.
Cut ting S tripa С he|f опз
ТЬ cut eithel ёч€п от uneven stTipeE in сhечгоп
efiect, уоu may uýe а сгоssrdзе fold of the fаЬгiе,
Fог cutting even Stlipes, а lengthwise fold can
also Ье used if thefabIic iз Фide enough. Ptace the
ýide seams ot thе pattFrn on the tancthwice crain.
fчr fabrics *x,:,;l/,
howto cut 1]",{'
!'ur fаЬгiсý should Ье treated as "опе-wау" fаЬriсе /'
jn the same direclion ýо rbe hаirs will all ru0
i" -.д"*,1"",,i.,j );1 1/,..),,.,z,
If the fablic is чегч beavy, it will usually ье mоте
The fдzот ыаdе са
Ье mole eжily controlled Sо not sо many hails
о{ the fаьгiс will Ьё cut.
how to prasý
ll is nexl |о impoqsible to gel а fine, .hаrр sедm
line in lur fabrics Ьу ргес.iпg, So tr) t]ris: 
l Plaee t}ie right side of the Jur fabIic qщJcl!_et
Мщd. ( IJ ve]ret Ьоа,Ц 19 ц!еуа!!ф!е-цýеýеIецаl
, thicknesses оf_tетIу towelý.)
.* 2 Рlас€ а cloth ovel the ýеаm and steam tightly
ithout lettinя the iIоп touch the t
Satiýfасtоrу tа !ц! Lt out wiЩ_е,ц,,g"_ЦЦЗs_ас
!щ Ls_!цirЦstеqd j]Цh
stretch fabrics
h0{ to cut
Iп pinning patteln to Jablic, use morclins thац
With non-Stletch matelials and Ье caTefui по]
_Ф
jtI9!9ц]l9д}ri."_]{!!l1рддцс
When cuttjng- do поt lifllh" jф4Сr9. Ц"
tabie, аllоwiпя it to stretch, Hold it down firm]у
зith the
З Then with а hervy object, such аý а tailoт'S ctappe|
оr eYen the head of а hammer. Dоuпd the Seam flat.
+ 4 catch-stitch the sеаm edges to the lаЬIiс. ],:J".
5- orrt!ЩgЬsiilrlЙa я г;" tq рiф up tht haifs
that have Ьееп caught in the s€аm oI maýhed down.
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lf ffnished еdяеs аfе being DTeSsed, Suсh as а fэсеd
"Blippy" tabrics7'ýj.i;, Т ;",Dr'PP'
'l'l',"uС 1a?j),,,?-,, ,,, а. !,а42M, ,ucket. use two velvet ьоаrdЁ or tuш опе end of
howt0cul 1-1'' 4*"' ' () the board oveT the faciлg. (Di&grй| g,) or же
FаЫiсý like Ny]on Jefjg, Ьr !Дlпе s;]} саn Ье tеIrу towelý both uпdег and оп t(lp of the edge,
exaýpefating when you аге pinning on tbe pattem.
неrе ате sоmе hints for lesýeninc the_ s]ipparie:
1 Pin together the ýelvages and the croýýwiýe ands.
Тhеп pin together at JI9quэ_чtЦ![vДs.-thе*]ц,о,, 
Iауеrs oilabrjc. е, u2.  Ьl<- ! /,r' .)
2 lJ you use а rеgчlаr cuttilg tаЫе, anchoт the.
рiппе{ fabTic to_ !h.e tаЦl9__rdjЬ_!дLог gaý_kiдs
thе ends, саrеJullу squaгing thё length
Lр'
,,,5
апd width.
If you have no table you rrish to tгеаt in this ,ау,
uýe youT table pad if you bave опе оr апсhоr the
fаЬгiс to а cutting boaId. оI trу placin8 а bed
sheet ovel the tab]e and ]a},ing the fabric о!еr that.
2i
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? _ýta -tit.h ne(kilneý алd shочIоегS, II Iahic
rа!Fl:, otpr.a.l оr otherui(e finjýb Fdqрs ъеfота
rпаLiпя Тhеr jоiлiпя s€аБ,
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"€orl"rq ,
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laminated
L9цlr,gtjgl9!Д!lДg]9з Рас!Цg о!Ц9д!9gl
]adiusl аftёг fittinE. lо Ье ýurе to mдkе ах
ýymbolý. The foam backirц will
fabrics
От Stiteh with а ffltе zigzag stitch thathаs "8:ive"
to it. Do поt line ааrmепts of stret h fabTic от it
will not stretch on the body as it is intended to do.
hOшto pross
j9аjц{Ь&цц9@ý_ijý!цt-!о-д.
howtOclrt
тhе thickness of the fabTic makes it difrcult to
t l,/
iбwът an d TTi-thе'n,ot] ; Dчshrля thе rrоп tenda nec{ýýaTJaltёrationý in the patt€Tn beJoTe cutting.
Place natten оп thе RrcHT siilё of the fдЬтiс
ýо the grain сап Ье Seen, And pins gо in mоfе
eaýily Jrоm the fabTic Side.
Use tаilог'ý tacks Jот maтkinя
поt bold
tmcing Фheet mArks.
to stIеtсh th€ matelial.
knitted fabrics
i;
hOшtOcrt
jnch {iIl ЬF catiýгactola, ]J,lo" i,lзр,, howe_v9E"
itch. ExneTiffёntl gоч rцаJ.-frп4.
аr 3 to,the iдch._Ytolke,hest.
stav-stitch ýhouldeTs and necklines.
Line slim skilts and dlеssеs with Ii }tweight
how t0 ýa
IIýа а ffne needle and about 10 ýtitches
to the inch. Expeтiment to ýее iJ уоч need
to Stitch thrоugh tisýue рареI.
Use matchina plain fabTic fol facingý.
when mаkiпg hems, Ье ýuге the stitches go
through thе entire fabTic аý they mау puli очt
оп]у thlough the foam.
ho|9to press
uзе а steam iгоп оr medium heat with а
Slaýh darts and pTess flat.
patteтn is to Ье jaid оп ýiпеilе thickness, cut оп this
line. Then ргеSв out the oIiginal creaýes,
сAUTIoN: Avoid using the oгi8inal fold dolrn fгопt
от Ьsсk от in any otheT поtiсеаЫе атеа, as it iS
dificult to рrеýs out comp]etety,
If the cut edges show а tendeney to rоl], pin the
edges together with pins quite ctose to each otheг.
In gепеIаl, knitted faьIicE Shoutd ъ€ handled in
,. mпсh tъе sаmе wav as stTetch fabTics, When
' cUliinc V,lоr n..P/. апсhот it as deвcrib€d fоr
;ii "slippy" fablics and make ýule yoltT shеашll "slippy" fablics and make ýule yoltT shеаш
illaтe Teally ýnaтp,
out for cuttinя. То otrset this, cIip thrcugh the
sheer fabrics
on most knitted fabrics, about 12 ýtitches tqt entire deдt! of th€ S€lvegeý eleIy few inches
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ýезgý oJ jrcт_ев, lэ z р ,, lMz_a 6" . .-
I{ sеаm edges иnd 1о rоII, catch-slilch 1hеm io
the garment a{teT prcýýing.
fo.m theTe will Ь
А1,;?.
Do not tuln а hеm edge; ýimply ýtitch around the
bottom апd catch-stitch the Iаw edge invisiЪly
to the galment, ог uýe а tailoI's hem. (See page
when wогkiпg оп Nуlоп ierbeg, it mау Ье
п€сеýsагу to loosen both чррег and towel tensions
of the s.siпр mа.hiпё, And Lhe Drеýýчге o.f tbe
presser foot ShoDld Ье lesaened.ý!i!qh ý_lqyll ang.
evenly and Ье suге the machjлe пееdlе_,=l .2
rB lше and sharp. '
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how t0 счt
chitron, опе of the favoTite sheeтs, hаs а sеlчаsiе
lvoven ti8bteT than the reýt of the piece. FоI thiý
теаsоп it haý а tendency to "buckle" whеп laid
befoTe laying оп the pattejr_
If full gatheTed skirts of Shееr fabric ат€ ctlt оп 
lhе,,rоs.Wiýеgгаiп iпsltildоf lheuýual lPnglbWisc //
grаiп. ýеаmF which would ýhow througb сап .//
oflen hр avoidpd_ /
tow to sew
Inýt€ad oJ using facings on necklines and
L,sleeveless аrmhоlев, usё патIоw bindings which
, аrе muсh tess conýpicuous.
то avoid noticeable ýеаms, stitch th€ sеаm asecond
time about Уs" from thё Beam line зtitching,
within the seam аllоwапсе. Тhеп tTim the sеаrп
ctoýe to the ý€сопd зtitching. Апоthег searn fiпish
fог shееI fabrics iý shown on page 92.
Double ryide hеrпý аге ал altIsctive sау lo frпish l
shееr Sklrls, Decide оп (he hёm Eidlh and leavc l
Isice lhal d.рth 1о lurп up. Тurп tb. rrem lbe | |
dFýirёd пчmЬег of incheý and lhen turп acain the/
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Еаmс depth, Tbiý mslез ihrее layeв of tАЫh ]I ' "
in the hеm аrеа апd яiчеs ttre eeect о+ а ьоrаеr. i / -,
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cutting уOчr fabric
select lhe cutting diаgгаm ýhоwп in youт
Simplicity Ртimеr JоI уоuI size pattern,
theviewyou ате makiпg, width ofJabIic, and
type of Jabric (whether or not it has пяр.)
МаIk it fог quick identiiicatiort,
When the ýаmе piece iý shown twic€ in the
diagram - опсе in solid liпе and once in а
bгoken line - the piece should Ье tumed очеI
Ьеfоге the sесопd cutting. О/ to leave the
pattem piece pinn€d to the fablic, you can
turn your mateтial other Side чр and ptace
the cut-out piece апd рiппеd pattem on
the rечешеd fдьriс.
it fabric iýto Ье cut ioшьlе, make suTe it is
folded with the пgйt зidе
'fl.srd€.
If patteln
is to Ье cut оп а srngl€ thickneýý, it should ье
laid on the liaht side of the gооdз.
шsеfчl cutting hints
when thеге iý а group oJ 9
singly.
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lay tie patt€In 0п tie correct grain of the fabTic.
Whеп JаЬгiс is folded fог cutting, Ье ýurе
it is folded оп the StTaiaht grаiп, eitheT
l€nathwise оr сIоýSwiýе аý the cutting
diagтam directs.
The double-headed атrоwрriпtеd on the
patteIn muýt Ье laid оп the stгaight gTain.
Place the pattern so both ашоw heads
measure the sаmе distance flom the selvage,
benthandl. ýhears with tlades 5" t0 7" long
аrе best Jor cutting and eaýieýt to handle.
cut with tong, ffrm strokes, печег quite
closing the shеаIs. Do not lift faЫic fIom
the table: hold il-dow'lr with thenon_cutting
hand.
Do NoT cut outa pattern witb pinking
ýhears; they cut away too much of the sеаm
allowance. Save them foт finiýhing ýeams
and fol decoTative wогk,
cut elactly 0п the cltting linc. MaTginE latt away
аý you cut, This gives the corrcctamount
of *еаm а]lоwапсе,nd .яsе-
cut ШlТfi фе labric 8Iаiп. Аrюrrs printed оп
ýeam lines of Simplicity Patteтnв poiпtin
the diTection that is Фrй the gmin. Whеп no
агrоw арреg,гз, it makes по difiеrепс€ in
i{hich di.ection you cut.
.|t..ttý шrt ai. Thiý mаkеs then еаsi€r
to !€. and Ьp3 tbe ýеаm allowance intact.
hаче сOlлеlý t0 hе fumed
tIim off согпеr аý sооп
inýide the point.
when tuming.
Uhеп interfacingpieces
(eollaTE, счtrs, etc.),
as eut out, about Уа"
This eliminates bDlk
чrhеп piвces ale laid 0n а fold, ýuch аý а соuаI oI
,l bodice {rопt ог back, make а tiпу Snip oI
notch at both ends of the fold edge. This
maтks th€ centeт and mаkез it eaýieT to
mаtсh accuвtely to the piece to which it is to
ье ioined. Do the ýаmе whеп счttiпя
interfa.ingý. (зее о, above,)
whcn intorfacing is t0 Ь. cut from 0пr of tte
garmrnt patterп piecбs, Suchas acollar, tryto
place the pattem on the inteтfacing with the
sameзide upaý itwillbё when cutting the
gaTment mateтial. Тhеп leave thё раttёrп
pinned to the inteгfacing when it is plaeed
on the gаrmепt labric {оr cutting. ThuS,
whеп the pattem iý геmочеd. the unit iý
already aýsembted - the inteTJacing with
the piece оп which it iý to Ье used.
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mаrkiпg fabric for сопstrшсtiоп
Дll conýtruction ýymbols (ýее them on page
яаrmепt pieceý srе cut and bejore the patteTn
methods of mаrkiпg
drcssmakrr'ý traciпg р.ре| Gе2 page 25
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lli Uýe а сопlrаstiпg eoloI bul light епоUgh so
llllt wilt not
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tЬrоugh thin mаtегiаL
Твсе очеI Symbols with а tTacing wheel,
(See Equipment, раgе 3). o1uýe dull edge of
а tаЫе knife. Use а llrleт !gsцЦq.,!щk!цs
ýtraight lines, such as daтts. MaIk dotз
side against wrcпg side of fabтic.
tailor'ý tacftý
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chalk апd
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Place Diný thтouch Dаt[егп and both fдЬгiс
tuy"ru on
"уrnьой
to ьо mаrуеа, о-!,+-'l' /'-,l'
Foltl рsttеш back ; mдrk alongside of piKs.
just enough рrеýsчI€ to make а light line,
Ма*;па doubl, lh;сkпрss.J Цlg h;-,/,t-a, I
рч( tгsс;пg paper Jsc. лд ппdеt lowPr феt чааi!ц L,ZЗ
vit} an х. Do not ЬеаI down toohaтd: uýe
of fabIic, Place апоthеrй ecela.ce iLоФп- Jаr..|-,2.|
ebpeen раttеrл and uрр".l"у." oi-tub.i",
arb Lg single thicbness ot flrbфc
Place tтacing рарет ],yith itý maTkina
Atl construction symbolý.
Епds of seam lines. (This gives an accurate
meaýuIementfol placing the sеаm guide оп
your machine. Lower needle into maтked
Аеаm lile апd ýet seam cuide againýt fsbTic
edeie.)
cuTvedýeam liп€ý, if stitchingan even seam
оп curveý is difrculi.
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Тh€ point of а daTt wheTe stitching lines
meet. This makeý а viýiЫeguide to t}e endof
thё d,Tt whеп thё material fu folded fоr
ýtitching.
with long, unknotted double thread, take а
Бmаll stitch throuah patterl and both
fabric layeтs, leaving lопg end.
to mаrk side of
t0 mагl riФt side 0l fibTic
Symbols like buttonhole оr pocket locations
are needed оп the flgt' side of the fabric.
Fiтвt, mark оп the wrong side; then
baste-Btitch ovel these maгkings. От
hand-baste йth ffne needle if 1hё fabric mау
showmarks after stitching iý гёmочеd.
right fahric
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sерАгаtе fаЬгiс layerýl :)!р :.hreadg belweqn,a|a fli
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daЁs
Dartý ате uзe.l to help mould the gaIment fabтic to fit the body. Most darts mау Ье stitched frоm
point to wide end от wid. €пd to point, wbicheveT iý еаSiеr for you. But the point must tаpel to nothing;
theтe ýhould Ье no "bubble" at the end.
DaTtý ýhould Ье shaped Ьу pressing oveT а Tolrnded ýur{ace ýuch аý а tailoT's,b,em.
charted ь€low are the vaTious tyDeý of darts апd how to handle them.
dart type patterп symh0l шhеrе used
shaight
curred
а outvaтd ь inward
а
D.ёss воаiФ Front
тrпdетд.m of о,ё.ыопsе
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the l.thread method 0l stitchiпg dartý
This method leaves по thread enalý to Ье secuTed at the daTt point. It makeý s smооtЬеI point and is
especially gooal fог outsicle alaTts Such аý ale often uýed at the ýkiIt waiýtline. о Remove spool thread
macbine
'l€€dr€
but teave it thrcaded th}ough the rest of the machine. Ь Thrcad needle with bobbin
thlеаd, paEýing it thTotlgh еуе in diTection ор?оsrr€ to that in which the thread usually goe8, с Pull
the bobbin threed to а little mоrе tha,Il twice the daTt tength and knot it to Bpool thTesd, d wind all
the extв thread back onto the spool. е Stalt at point of daTt and Btit{h,
how t0 maka hоw t0 pless
1, пold oncёlteт lin€. Pin. 2. stibb on s]anted lineg, r Hnriz.nt,l D,тtз DovN.
З Tie thтеаJs at Inint.
1- l.old оп center 1ine. Pin. 2 stiftn oncuwed]ineý, 1 s]ach thIODgh centeт nffo)d,
З, Tio thread9 at pUint,
тоwsпl cente, of sатпепt,
l. Fold on c€ntertine. Pin,
3, Tlpor to поtЪjпg аС bottom,
stitch on glзпt€d linoз.
2. veTtical D,Tts
2, Р, еБs tUward garnent сепtе..li
3, Tie lhrеаds at both endý.
1. Fola on centeт lin., Pin. то}дrd сепtе. of сдImепt.
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seams & sеаm
choose the sеаm best suited to the fabric and to its рlасе оп the gaтment, то avoid рuсk€r€d от stIetched
ýеацý.s!9ФlД9_ý9.wЦs_ц4,9hiпе tensiob If the machine hаý no Ееаm width gtide marked оп itý bed,
use the seam gauge to keep seams ечеп, РrеSý seams aS уоu wolk, Turn cloýed seams in the ýац9
dircction at both епds. clip cuNed sеаmý at inteTvals before pTesýina.
finishBs
'lаiп
saam.The most соmmоп ofall sеаmý and
аЬо the Ъasis of mапу оthеr type ýeams. It
is made with rcgulation stitch (ýее pasie 28)
and iý uýed in ell рагtS of а aaTment. whёп
ЛЬе tаЫЬ ;s Яrmtу яочеD алd does по1 гачеl,
{ ог when made in gаrmепts whеrе thр inside
Lis lined, no extra finiýh is needed,
eased ýеаm. Shouldeж аrе а frequent tocation
of this tюe sеаm, WЬL!де
sеаm is stight]y lопg€I than the оthет, hold
thе_Ццg9lýЦlg toward you and pi11 at
inteпsls be{ore stitching. or plrt in an
еаsе thTead on the seam line. (See page 26
for Ease infoгmation.)
easing а shoulder seam. The еаSе wilt Ье in the
back ýhoulder ýеаm. Match the notches and
]Б:Match the pointý wheтe the sboulder
sеаm lineв сгоss the аrmhоlе and neckline
seam lines and pin, Pin-in the еаýе between
the notches. Stitch_
toD-stitch.d sеаm. Stiф!з-рцjд-ýеgцi-рI9ýq
both ýеаm аllоwапсеý to опе ýidе;j!gд!
doшtle t0[.stitchGd sram. often uýed on tailoTed
lrепсh зааm. tlsed folIine undeпeaT. inJants'
and sоmе childтeл's clothes and on sheeT
lзЕ&s_с.Lф_зд.9дЕдФ. О, olLbide ol
gaTment, ýtitch seam %" fIоm edgeý, TTim
close to Stitching. Рrёýв ореп on
'rýrdеcrease on stitched tine. Then stitch ys"
Jrоm сгеаýе. Thiý coveтý the rаw edaeý.
gаr.lnёпtý аý а decoтatrve ппLsл от Iоr
геiпfошеmепt. Stitch sеаmапdрrеýý ореп. Оп
outside, ýtitch close to both sides of sеаm line.
шлdalstitchrd ýеаm. l]sёd for aTtMhino а
facing |о а garmcnl, Msde like а Lop-ýtilc}edД
0
ýеаm; but wh€n constTuction is completed,
the stiLching doeý поt show оп the right ýid..
Stitcb seam and рIеýý towaId Jacing. Оп
outside, stitch through facing aid ýеаm
a]lowances. When facing is prcýsed to
inside. 1hе understitching alýo гоllý to inýide,
аd4
!аll!lШLý!ад. Shirt Beams o1ýearns of shiTt
type blouýeý аге uýually of thiý tур€. AIýo
thlочаh рIе9sЪd seam atlowance.
'l}rе term "top-ýti!rh:' mау alýo Ь used
d€ýignate-Tпe stitching oft€n done on
oubide of а galment Jоr deco.ation.
sаIrц9Фý. Q! aof
ý.сs2lýlсgздd-thý"8адrrдlл4й, IJ it is ап
q!у!9!эз!g!11-цэ!ээ!"ф9j19!!э. рtезs
tоwаId the gаfmёпt; if oi.týrde, towatd the
slёеrе- Tfim the zrdeT seam ,itоwдпсе йlr.
Тurп гаr еdgё of upper sеаm
'IоwапсF
очёr
tTimmedяideandtop_stitch close tоturпеdеdяе.
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crossed seams occuT when two раItS of а
gаImепt meet, such aS the uпdеmlm and
зl.а:!. s.ams Stit.h the ý.rhs о{ th. trvo
_l hasteto tissue oanel, thetцoedgestobe
] joined, Stitch Sеаm. Теат away the tissue.
парреd fabric to рlаiп iabric. Wогk with napp€d
,Surflco ?rр. Pin oI baste the plain Jabfic to
'rolling, USed_chiefly on Shеег.tпЦЦý, Stitch and
tlim а plain Seam, Then Iо1l the s€аm between
.'thumb апd JоrеfiпяеI and catch it to the Seam
line 1{,ith Smal1 slanted stjtches очеr the loll.
catch.stitclting, Used on mateIials tbst Tavel от
whеге conýtant friction might cause fйying.
Aiso оп fuI fablics апd iaminated fablics So
the ýeim edge will not Iо]l, Stitch seam and
tгim опе seam аl]оwапсе. PIcsS seam toward
the tfimmed side and cateh-stiteh the
lntrimm*d,ide о!рr il.  гoI,гal.h-S til,,h,
See ]]аяе 99.)
-+il "1 1цФ &ццL сдФф]_fзl2цq*
that tend to гavel. Еп(]аsе еасh e.i,{e of the
..am in oi.ls,ар",,.i,cl ilgltrлJgl U" l}г*е
Lh;сI'пс."с,.lI sexms xre to Ье Dre"sed to опе
Side, both ed8eý ýhould Ьо bound togethel.
цеl9l !цз1 _1l9_,to !9
StjtсЪ lh. sorm that
joined,nd рг€sý open.
сfоssеs. PIesS second
Sеаm open оI to опе Side. whеIе the sедms
meet. tгim the edges of опе Sеаm аý Shоwп.
bias seams in sheer labrics. ТЬ pTevent the
"dTarving" that sometimes occuтý. pin от
the naDped matelial. Stitch With th€ Dlant
fabt_ictp!ёImost.
to finish seam edges
р|ццс-Sц.!з_!]sд__qrц_fu д!__t_9Е!щ.".
Stitch sеаm. Then tlim edges ýith pinking
ýлеJIs ano рrрSs оDел
overcasting. u Jabтic is {iгmlу ý,очеп but blrs
а tепdепсу to ravel, очегсаstiпg п,ill help
рrечепt laveling. Fjach Seam edge mау Ье
ovelcast separately oi; dcpend]ng on the
gаImепt construction, tog,ctheT. (Sce page
99 fоr ovelcasting stitch.)
dOшhle.stitchiпg. Good foT Shееf JabTicS.
tlrning and stitching,A finish foT seamý in
unlined coats and jackets of iight to m€dium
weight fаЬгiсs апd fabIics that Iачеl. Тuш
ultdФ the гаW edgcý of the seam allowances
and stitch ctose to the edge.
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tп galments of light$,eight fаЬгiс, in
unde1,lveal, and Sometimes at almholes,
th€ fuIncd Seam edges mа},Ье Stitched
togetheI .rnd then plesýed to опе side.
stitch thё sеаm: then make а secoBd Tow of
ýtitching 1Ъ" fIоm]!ЦgqцLIЦ!Ц!!9j9ец
rlloв,in.. Triп seam .]ose to sесопd
stitthing. ( AlSo see page 92 for ý€аms
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making а blouse
If yoLI kдо1, thc t)asic collýtl,!,]iloл l:'' а
scpxtai,e }rouse, хоп kпоп,t]lё batic
construciiO]i of thc bodict] 0I а.]r|s.,
'Гhiý de onstIntitnt ls lrазi](t on r m.dified
shirt siy]e ý,ith conleltible (]olini Lhnt iits
t]€апt;{u]]у iцtо practicl]ly e!.Tyone's
aгtllolr.. Оihег t,Ypts ()f.ol]al,S and ýlеечеs
vilt Ьс Iопп.l оп pageý ij0 Е: an.l 81-87,
,t cottoл blond.loth has Ьсе Ltз.d
in ihe coпstr!ctioл.
Iп i.he dcmoлýrratiorr {-irat Tc]io!r!, ihfead
that conttasts iyith thc c(noI of thc fдьliс
nas Ьсеп пir€d so thc stitijtte_ч ý,ill Sho,!,
cleal]y in the pho',Ilgrilhs, The пагks ma,ll,
with tlгеSsmri(еr"s tlacjng рлреr l1Iе also
hеятiеf thrn лоrпlll to Ье casl]t- ris]bie.
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Аltеr cuttlng out the ыоusе pieces, mark
the сепtеr front and back, the front fotd
liпр, ihn dагls, lhP bunonhole l,л,а'iопs, thе
steeve,top, the dots on Side of зlеечеs and
аImhоlеs, the s]ash line оп the sleeve and the
sFam line рпd5. If you лаlе difncullI ,.'.l"h;ng
accuйtety on сurчеý, alýo markthe neckline
sеаm liп€,(Fот How to MnTk. see раgе 95,)
front шпit
Stay-Stitch the neckline including thс
fтont {acjng extension on the Sеаm line fгоm
Sboulder to сепtег front, Stay-stitch the
shouldelý flom neckline to armbo]e,
R2stё mrгk fhp.enfef front lines and
locations of pocket апd butLonho]es.
Make the tlпdеrаIm darts (See p.tges 36-З7]
апd pтess do fil. Шake Teleaged dalts at
waistline. gtitching from the паIl,о1,ег to
the ýidel end and thеп acтoss the lvid€ ond,
Press torTard the centel,.
PIess uпdеI the sеаm
flont facin8 extension
,пd,t ]Ъе shoDldeT.
TIim оlт the seam
inteгfacin€a on the
of the fl,ont
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Stitch tbX(teTfacin
ýeam line of the unnotched edges. Stitch
in direction of arfows ;п photo,
(When the intclfacing is stitched to the collal.
instead of the co]lai facing. the jnterfacing
will hide the sеаm еdяез So they i!jl] not
intelfacinя close to the sеатп liле, the
i"-]]atsеЪm ,jдrеlg-]ý:!ai_dезпd-tь-
colьr fасiлs Sеаm аllо$,алсе to 1r" M,ide.
11 t},е |abric fal.|s ol |Iаgs, tlim collal %"
wide and cot]al {acing ]),i", At both sides
о{ atl соInетs, trim both seam a]]owanceý
to about 1.16". CliD the collal сuIче iп v-Shapes.
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17 Т" gire thp turплd ",,llai а | Pal,-:l агр.dg",
ffгSt pтeýs the layeIed Seam ореп. Тhеп
p.ess Ьоlh ]Jye.. lоsагd ltP , пlilг /о.;,,
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14Дтim оtr tne (пгпеrr 0{ the соIlаг
lrлterfacing to abnut r
r" bEyulld the
{ line, lТhiч wil] nlakF tЪе }roiлtS less
LwhFп the .Ullаг jS iurпе.1, )
notehed edge ореп. Sholten the machine
Stitch to 20_25 to the jnch for %" еасh side о1
any colneтs. (тhеsе short Stitcheý act as
IeinfoIcement fог the согпегs ýhen they
аrе tulned.) то layel the Seams, tгim the
18 on the oniside, top_ýtitch thrоu8h соllаI
facing and preýsed Seam lауегS close to the
seam ljne. Thjs top-Stitching wi]I hold
the sеаm iine s]ightly to the пndeIside so
it will not show whеп the соIIаI iý
completely turned and Dressed,
l9 Fin;Sh t!Ining th€ со]]т at tho pointý.
1vоrk the point up gently fгоm the inýide
as faf as poýýib]e, (А flat bodkiп iS good
fог tbiS, ) То makc the соrпеr iharл. inser1 а
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.tltch спllаг faLiDs io соllаr,'lелчiля the
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jоiп co|lar
to песkliпе
20 Clip the blouse necktine to the stay-Stitching.
о. j
гF o,1I -1,1e, pin he соI.iг ]о.,,, or'O
iп l| ||о, :1.1 .
о lI r L0, - песk cJg-. maI,,hing
сспtеI backs and the shoulder sеаm mаrk
оп the соl]лт to the ýhoLtlde[ seam of the blonse.
21 Млtсh th€ lotch оп tho flont eilge of both
соllаI facilrg a}d col]al to the same notch оп
the neck edge, and pin. T'o
hold in place
ýtitch the со]tаг andlacingto the front neck
edge on the seam ]ine fоI about |r''.
22 TuIn thc fтont facing extenýion to the ozr.si.le
а]опg the fold ]ine, ovel the соl]аr, апd pin both
facing and collal to front пссk edEe, At the
ends of the flont facingý (see alroi,s in photo],
clip thc necktine scam a]]o$,ance thloltgh
со]]аг and blouse to sta, ýtitching.
uпit
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 2з Stitch the entile neck edge in опс
continuous seam. beillE caTefLll not
to catch jn the пррег collal
асгоss the back. TIjm the seam.
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26
21
24 Тuтп the flont facing to the insido
and pless, Pless the back neck sеаm
zp. Roll co]laf to еýtаЫiýh the ]ine
i,.hеIе the collaf ýеаm аuоi,апсе
ýhoujd Ье tui,ned under. prcýs the
seam a]]oTance undel on thjs liпё
Stjtch or slip_stitch the edge of the collaT back
ovel the neckline ý€аm. Tack the
ftont facing to the Shоuldсr ýеаm,
Join the sjde seams of the blouse.
Finish the loweт еdgе of thе Ыоusе in опе
of tho foltowillg lvays:
if the fabric does not rачеI or
'layaMake а line of ýtitchjng %', from thе гаw
edge. Pink the edge, ThjS finish prevents
а ddge uпdеr the skirt.
bмake two rows of stitching, onc about %''
and опе at З,i" from the law edge. This,
too, prevents а ridge,
if the fabric ravels or flays
а Stitch biaS gеlm tape flat to the ]оwеr edge,
TuTn the edge пlопg thе top of the tape and
stitch (оr hand hеm, if ргеfеIrеd) to the blousa,
ь Тurп uпdег l./_1"
on the гаiч edge and stitch
a]ong the tuтned cdg..
С TuTn uпdеI У1" оп the faw edae. ТuIп
аяаiп аý а hem and stitch ог Ъапd sёw
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sleeve чпit
28 Set the machine foT about 10 stitches to the
inch and make а юw of ease_ýtitchinя
on the seamline afound the top of the ýleeve
between the notches. Meke а second гоw Уа"
fIom the fiгst within tne sеаm A]]owance_
slceYe орепiпg
29 cut а ýtTip 2Уз" wide Ьу 4У2" 1ong foт the
sleeve opening Jacing. Turn and ýtitch
uпdел l,r" on lhe loDg ýides and [op end,
With right ýideE together, match centeт of
facing to center о{ ýIeeve opening. Pin.
з0 Wofking оп the sleeve Eide, ýtart at the
bottom and, using 20 to 25 stitcheý to th€
inch. ýtitch аtопя the stanted lin€ to the Doint.
Take one stitch acIoss tlre point and Stitch
down the second slantedtineto thebottom.
Stitch а second time alound the point,
staTting and ending About %" below the
point, Slaýh {Iоm bottom to point thTough
centeT of steeve апd facing.
Рrеss the ýеаm and top_Stitch the lacing Bs
descIibed in ýteps 1? and 18. Тhеп tuTn
the facingto the inside and рIеss. Blind-tack
the upper edge to the sleeve.
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instTuctions for putting sleeve into th€ mап's
sDогts shirt on раgе 80.
32 Stitch the ýIeeve ýеаm and prcss ореп.
Machine-gather loweT edge between notcheý.
fristband
з Рге!s чпdеr theseam аIIоwапсе оп
thelona unnot hed edge о' the wnstband.
Pin фе п?Лl зidе of thе band to th€
d?r,,id€ of tЪ€ .leeve. Езtсhlлg notches,
Р{ ср rb. r&aýr,*Ьс.з to бr stitcb.
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Match апd pin the dots оп the frопt
and ]rack of the s]eeve to the соl
rеsропdiпg dots оп the flont and
ьлсk of the ыоus€, This match-
iпg djBtributes the ease pTopelty,
38. Pltll up fтom both ends the easc
thIead fTom the bobbin unti] the
ýIeeve just fitS the аrmhо]е. Sесuге
the endý of thе thTead.AdjUst ihe ease
evenly both sides of the sleeve top,leaving
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35 With Ijяht sides together.
fold thе x,fiStband in half lengthlvise.
Stitch the епф and tlim the sеаms, Т!Iп.
36 Тор stitch the preýscd seam al]owance of
the Ьапd очФ the wlist ýеаm, continue
top-Stitchinя aTound the entile band.
jоiп slBeve unit
to armhole
37 With ЫоLlSе ф,опg ýide out and steeve
IigD' зide out, s]ip the s]eeve into the
arnrnole, dgit sid€ý together.
Pinthe maтk at the sleeve top to thе
зhоutdеI seam. Match and pin notches.
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1i" each ýjde of the Sleeve top plain.
Pin oI baste sleeve iп агmhоlе. еаsiпя
belov the notches, and stitch. stitch а
ýecond tjme at the undemfm betlveen the
notcheý, ys" to 14" {гоm the ffIst low withitl
the sеаm а]lоwапсе. TIim the uпdетдrп
seam cloвe to the Second stitchina
between the not.hes.
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40 Steam_pTess to Smooth out the едýе. Тhсл
pTeýS the ýеаm liяht]у tоwагd th€ ýl€eve.
41 Make machine buttonholeý ror hдпd-
worked опеs, if pтeferred) in the right
front and in the wristbands,
42 Se1,,bUttoný on ]elt frопt апd wristbands,
Sew on а sпар belolv the bottom buttonhole,
43 Make а thread loop at the necklinc coтneT
of the light {Tont and sew а tiny button
оп thе ]eft fтont neckline Undel tЪе соIlаг.
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making а skirt
If you know the basic conýtfuction of а
ýераrаtе skilt, you also know the basic
constluction oJ the skirt of а dress.
Тhе SkiTt pattern used in this demonstTation
is а grасеful 8_gоrе Style, becoming to
almost ечегуопе.lt closes with azipper at
thе le{t side and а pocket iS ýet into th€ гight
qidё a"im Ti is FuiIsыс гоr liPhr аrd
medium weight wootenв, sturdy cottoný
and velvete€n. and is sbown in
"medium weight wool.
In the demonstlation that Jollows,
thIead that contlasts with
the colol of the Jаьгiс Ьаý
been used, sо the stitches
wi]] ýhow plainly in the
photographs. Ma|kings
made with dressmaker's
tIacing рареI ale hеачiег
for the sэrпе теавоп.
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Rеfоfе геmочiпg the раttегп from the
.ut-out DiecРs, mагk thе po(ket lосдtiоп dots
on the ýkirt ýiale front and sidё ЬмlL апd е
matching location dotý оп the po(ket pieeeý
themselveý. Аьо msтk all sеаm line €пdý,
front чпit
1 Slay-ýlitch the waiýiline оГ the 1wo ýkirt
fTontsfтom Side edge to centeтedg€,
-4oin the center Jrопt ýeam, stitching fтom
bottom to top. Рrеss the seam ореп,
Stay-stitch the ,aistline ol
tronts. Аlво ýtay-stitch left
яidе-fтопt above notch,
edge of lelt
Join the ýide-trontý
from bottom to top.
to the froDtý, ýtitchinEl
Ртеýв the sеаm ореп,
back чпit
Stay-Stitch the waistline of the
you did the fтonts,
stsv-stitсh thе waiýtline of the
Alý; stяy-stitcъ the lelt edge of
ýide-back above the поtсh,
Join the IeJt side-back to the left back and
;he Tight side-bмk to the гight Ьдсk,
Do пot ioiф the center bach sеапL,
ьмЬ зs
side-backs.
the Ieft
Join the rigЫ back unit дпd the right Irопt
unit оп thе side ýеаm, stitchiDg from the_
hotlom аý far аз the small dot which mаrkF
the bottom of the pocket, Back-ýtit,h to
rcinJoтce the end of th€ ýеаm,
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tl
pocket шпit
with Tiaht sideý togetheт sIId mдtehing the
notches, pin опе pocket ýection to the back
opening ёdgе and the second to the front
орепiпg еdg€.
Stitch from the ýmall dot to the top in а
З/в" seam. (See thе disgTam.)
l1 With Tight ýideý together дпd matching the
notches, stitch the tPo pocket ýectioný
together. staTt at the bottom of the З/s'' ýеаm
ýtitched in step 10, securing thтesd Ьу
Ъack-ýtitching or tying endý. Stitch sIочпd
bottom and up to top of pocket in а 5/я" sеsm.
12 Рrеss pocket tоФагd the fтont, ргеýýiпg
ýkiTt frопt along ýеаm line. (This Ыings
the ýеаm wherc t}e pocket waý ioined to the
skift front to the inside so it will not ýhow.]
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Baýte the pocket to th€ fTont waistline edge,
matching the ýmall dots. (when the
waistband is put on lаtец the top of the
pock€t ivilt Ье ýtitched into the waistband
рчt iп the zipper
Thele iB mоrе than опе way to put iп е
placket zipper. other methodý are aiven on
pageý 108 to 110. Ехрегimепt with them and
then сЬоо€е thе rnGthod еsýi€зt fol уоч.
Joiп the lert l).cl uдit to t}€ ftФt |rпi!
.titсЬiдs lrФ ьoatФ to roa.L B.Д{it l
to r.irrcE.l lL..a B-*l lL
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РгеsS entiтe ýеаm ореп. Attech zippei loot
to the machine. Ореп the zippel and place it
loce doшL оп the back s еаlп аllоl,апсе опL!
with the edge oJ the metat chain at the
Seam line. Stitch zippeT tape to seam
allowance along the Eide of the metal chain
from bottom to top.
Now close thе zippel апd turn it Jaee up,
ThjS wil] cause а паIrоw Jold to fоrп in the
back sеаm allowance. Рrеss thiý fold andthen
ýtitch it to the zippeт tape close to the edge.
'lnfi zlppef |аее d,оlL,п flat on the ýеаm so
it extends onto front sе9m allowance. stitch
thTough ziррег tape, sеаm allowance and'
ýkiтt flont асгоss the bottom and un Jгопt
ýide close to zippef chain. PTeýs.
LiJt the back sеаm allowance and Temove
the machine basting. PTess the placket
on the outside. Join centeT back зеаm.
waistband
19 РIеss under the sеаm allowance оп thе
lопя unnotched edge oJ the waistband,
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10
22
20 Pin the ?0fol9 side of the skilt to the figh'
side of the notched edge oJ the band,
maиhjng поl.hез, cenieIý and sideý, and
easing the skirt to fft.
21 Stitch thё seam and рт€ss it zp towaтd
the band. Also pтess up the sеаm allowance
оп the extension of the back end of the band.
Tfim the sеаm.
With Tight sides together, fold waistband
in balf, lenathwiýe. Stiteh i th€п trim the
endý. Tum Ьапd right side out and рrеsý.
Tbp-stitch the preýsed loose edge of the
Ьапd очег the waistline ýеаm. Lsp band
епds and fasbn rrith hooks and еуеý.
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Have ап ечеп lепфh flom the flоот marked оп the ýkift,
Тuгп the bottom edge to the inside on the mаIkёd lin€ and presý the edge.
25 Маrk ап even depth for lhe hcm and trim оtrрч.еsа fabric.
f0. wool0r syIth.tic ierýar, fiаIпсl, firm fieary laЫicý
Make а row of ýtitchinя about %" frоm the
edge. Pink the edge and catch_stitch
it to the garment.
Апоthег method is to baýte the hеm in place
aJtel pinking. Then tur]r back the edge about
Уа" sпd catch loosely to gагmепt fгоm
uпd€Еidе of hеп with а running_hemming
stit h. (Illuýtтsted.)
26 То eliminete ýоrп€ of the bulk at the seams,
tlim otr ys" from the sеаm allowaneeý frоm the hem foid to the еdяе.
27 Pin th€ hеm in position and steam-p.ess the Iаw edge to shrink out аý muсh о{
the excess fullness as poýýibte. Then finish the hеm in опе of the foltowing wдуý:
l0r heavy,0оlепý, cottons, rayols,
and looýely шOч!п ol laveling latricý
Reduce.any Jullness in the hеm edge. Then
ýtitch biaý oI straight sеаm tape to the edge
апd Ыiпd-hеm the tape edge to the skiTt.
Апоth€I method, if ýtraight tape is used,
is to tчгп back the stitched_on tape and catch
the edge oJ the hem fabTic to the gаrmепt
with а toose, rчппiпg_hеmmiпg ýtitcb.
The tape thuý соч€тý the ltеmmiпя.
lol light or m.diцп ,.igfit cottoпs,
fuпl, ,оч.п ýillý and ýyntietics
тчm.uпdег lз'оtl the hеm edge, usiпя about
l0 stjt heý to the inch. ýtitch сlо€€ to the
'qad.d "dat,
ТЬ t }. ор tn€ Ь.п ..!а P.ru up
'.r. Фrr*a! rtrEd tltl . Fs .t ilt f.!,
.a_ar***} Tt_ {Er.* r.
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mаkiпg а drBss
yоч hачё lёаrпёd the baýic conýtmction of
а Ыочзе fTom pages 41to 4?, so you already
know the basic conýtruction oJ аdгеss ьоdiсе.
Гтоm pages 48 to б2 you have alýo lealned
the baýic conýtructibn of а skilt, sо you now
know thё ЬаЁiс construction ofa drеss ýkirt.
TheTe ате only two mоге ýtерs in m.king а
dгеsý: Joining thе skiTt and bodice at the
waistlin€ and putting in the ziрреI.
Thiý demonstlation {eaturcs а simDie,
basic frtted dгеsý with sljm skiIt . , , the kino
l}ral.an ]ook "dreFFed чр" or ''dressed dоwл''.
depending on its fabric апd the accessoTies
wоп with it. lt is also the type you сап make
чр in ап iпехрепýiче mateTial, such аý muýtin,
to use to check оп fittinя oI
to teaTn what, if any,
adjustments you should rnake
in а pattern beforc cutting
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First make the bodice unit, leaýing сепt€r
back seam ореп, Аррlу the neck facing; thеп
nake the sleeves and set into аrmhоIеs.
Next make the Skirt unit, stay-stitchiпg thе
B,aistline and leaving center back Seam open
CIip the skilt wдiýttine to the stay-Stitching.
( This step is not песеsБаrу in aveтy slim skiTt
Ьчt shочld alwAyý Ье dопе in one with а flaтe.
Right Sides together, рiп skilt to bodice,
matchina сепtеIý, side seams and notehes.
Stitch the seam with skiTt sidе ?ip, еаsiпg
th. ckiTt to tЪр hodice
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PIesE the waiýtline sеаm up, tоwагd the
Оп outside, top-Stitch cloýe to the seam line,
if dезiгеd_
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ап alternate metлod .. . demonýtlated in а
softly flared skiгt witb side placket.
First, take youT waist meaýuTement.
IJ the bodice is а fftted one, add to yollT
waist meaýulenent %", which iý the ease
аllоwапсе iп the pattem. Then in the stepý
that follow, the term "waist mеаsurеmепt"
mеапs this total meaýuтement.
IJ, hоwечеr, th€ bodice iý ыоuýеd, donot
add the Уа" but use youт actual waiýt
After clipping ýkiTt waistline, cut а piece of
ýeam tape about 2" longel than уочг
waist measufemёnt-
Frоm опе end of tape, mеаsuте % уочI
waist meaýulement, Pin this point to centeT
back оп wrопg side of skiтt with longel end
of tape pointjng to right.
Frоm the сепtег back of the skiтt. measuтe
on fhё tape one_half уочI waiýtmeasurement.
Pin thiý point tothe centel frопt of the ýkirt.
Pill tbe tape to the Tight half о{ the skiIt
between the сёпtег fгопt and centel back,
easing the SkiTt to the tape, (The ease will
usually Ье fo[nd in the fгопt.)
Fold back the ]oose end of front tape towaгd
Iiaht side веаm; mеаsurе exactly to side
seam апd mаIk tape. Рiп mаIk to left side
s€олi arй€. Do ihe same on looвe tape at
3
6 Рiп €пtirе tape jп place; baзte_stitch to skirt.
cut ofi any tape т€mаiпiпg at left ýide.
Join ýkiTt to tjodice as in flrst method,
omitting the top-stitching.
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mаkiпg а child's dress
FoI tittle giI]s' dresses or adult gaIments
Such as smocks, bousecoats, ýpoTts ýhirts,
.t -, whеп acculate fit iý not а matteт of
eтeat impoтtJnce, а nat construction method
can often Ь€ utilized.
Thi8 is the method used in making the
bodice of the child's dтess demonstTated in,
the pages that Tollow. Boilice flont anil back
AIe ioined at the shоuldеrs; tben the sleeves
made апd Stitched flat to the &гmhоlе edge,
Side s€аms and Sleeve seams are then joined
iп one continuous stitehiп!:.
whеп thele ата side seams in the skiгt as
wel], the bodice flont апd SkiIt front, and
the bodjce brck and skirt back са11 Ье joined
at the wrstline, front and b&k seflmed at
thc ghouldeтs, sleeves put in flat, and thel1
the entile side seam skiTt, bodice and
ý]eeve stitched in опе operation.
Fоr.lrrilу in ,hF plolUgraphq. сопlrаsIiгF
fhfead has been used {от stitching, the
зtitchcs hа,с Ьееп mаd€ lопgеr,
and malký made with
dтessmalret's tracing рареr
aIe heal,ier than nolmal,
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Befoтe Tomoving the patteTn, mагk
seam line ends, dаrts, dotý Jоr matchiлg,
top of-s]eeve malk, buttonhote locations,
fold lines. сепtеr back.
front bodice unit
Stay_Stitch shouldeтs fгоm neekline to
Stay-stitch пёсНiпе оп seam line fфm
shouldeTБ to center.
Make w5iýtline dагts. Prcss towaid сепtеI.
back bodice unit
Stay-stitch nёcktine fTom ýhoulder to
center. Make а rоw of eaýe,stitching оп
shoulder sеаm line.
Stit€h чDdеr %" on сепtеI back edges.
jоiпiпg front &
back шпits
Jojn front and back units st ýhouldeN.
e,sing thе back to fit between notcheý,
collar чпit
Righr .ioes togethFr, ýriтch facings lo со]lаг
sections, Leavo notched edges open.
ьуег the seamý. (S€е раgё 88 foт How to
Layef.) cliD the сur"чез in Y-shapeý.
Tuln and рrеss the collal sectioný.
Machine-baBte notched edges tоgеthег.
Tack th€ two Sectioný tоgёthет at сёпtеr
join collar чпit to
bodice чпit
10 Clip bodice neck edge to stay-stitching.
1 l Оп oltsrdr, рiп cotlar to neck edge. Place
Ьа k edges пГ, оllаг al medium dols Ihrl
mаrk centel back. мэt h center flonts апd
ptace ýmall dot on collaт at the ýhouldeT
seam. Malhine-baste in place.
]2 TuIn bodice back еdяеý to outside аlопg Jo]d
tiпеs to foim facinss. Baste to песk еdяе.
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тЕЕ DхрЕRl млкss 1 GлRмЕNfs-л aяIrD,s DлJss
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cut а bias Strip of the dless fabric 1Уs"
wide and as long as the песk meaýuтement.
оп one lопсi side, tuln undeI y4" and рIеss,
Rie:ht ýid€s togetheT, pin the bias ýtTip to the
ncckline With rдwсdсе of biac rs" гrоm песk-
line edge, ersing biqs to neck. Let €пds of
bias extend oveт the backlacin8s. Baste; then
Stitch оп Seam tine. Trim seam; clip cu es.
ргеss seam towaTd bias. undelýtitch
thTouEh bias and pтesýed seam опlу, close
16 Тч111 bias and back facing to inside; рIезs.
Stip-Stitch the loose edeie of the biaý in р]асе.
sleeve шпit
РrеSs undeI апd ýtitch %" оп lоwег
ёdgе of ýleeve.
Set nachin€ foT about 10 stitches to the
inch. At the top of slеёче between the
notchёs, make а Tow of ease stitches оп the
sеаm line, Make а ýесопd Tov ys" fTom the
fiTst within the sеаm allowance.
jоiп sleeve шпit
to bodice чпit
Right sides together, pin sleeve to aTmhole
edge. Рlаее top-of-Sleeve maTk at
ýhопlalеr sеаm. Match notcheв. Match dotý
on sleeve sides with dotý оп bodice front
апd back aTmholes.
Pull up ease thтeads lтоm both ends to
adjust ease ечёпlу to fft Sleeve. Pin and
Stitch, Fтоm the notches to the undeTaтm,
stitch а ýесопd time %" fгоm first Tow
within the seam atlowance. TIim ýеаm
between поtсhеs апd uпdеIаIm close to this
sash чпit
Sаrrоя]I fiзсhiпе-ьеm the long edges апd
.ыеd еr& of thе sa_ýh, Gаthеr the
;:г.:rr: €.ёr .,п tbe sезm ]iп€,
Р= t1:..t'!€ ..ё. !о Ь.чj,.е b&k at side
ф
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jоiпiпg шпdеrаrm seamý
mаkiпg the счff
skirt front & hack units
26 Join skirt flont to ýkiTt back-and-Bide-frontý.
27 Join centeT bmk Eeam {rоm lоwеr edge to
medium dot.
28 Above dot, narTowly hеm the edges,
tapeгing to nothing at bottom of opening.
29 Stitch uпdег vа" оп lоwеI edge of skiTt,
Меаsuт€ up frоm bottom to,wheTe the top of
the hem will Ье. At а thrеаd or firо above
this mеаsчгеmепt, pin and stitch on
tгimmiпg Ыaid, tapping endý at centeт back.
30 TuTn uD hem and slip stitch in place.
31 At skirt waistline, make two тоwý of
machine gathering (8 stitcheý to iпсh), one
on sеаm lin€ and the second %" frоm first
within sедm аllоwдпсе. staтt and end дt thе
small dots.
32 Тurп right back edge to inýide along Jold
line, foming а facing and а pleat.
Baste to чрреI edge.
Iял д.rрдаa дАкr,s
2з Right ýides togetheT,
ýеаm fюm waiýtline
Тuтп lower edge of
fold line. Pтess and
Тчгп loweт edge to
join €ntiтe чпdетаrп
to loweT edge of ýleeve.
ýleev€ to iлýide alona
Stitch in place.
outýide. folming the cufr.
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joining skiЁ & hodice чпits
Ореп out faeingý at lоwеI edge of bodice
back. Riяht sideв togetheT, pin skift to
bodice. Match сепt€I JIonts. Place skirt
back opening edges at ýmall dotв in bodice
back and the otheт seams at small dots iп
bodice Jтопt. Adjust gathe$ to fit; pin in
ptace. Stitch. TTim sеаm and pTess up.
Stitch tгimmiпg ЬIаid over fTont waiýt-
line ýеаm Ьеtwееп Side sеаms. TuTn чпdеI
епds. PrcSs bodice facings to inýid€;
slip-stitch to waistline ýеаm.
finishing
з5 Make hand-wolked оr machine-stitched
buttonholeý in fight back. От, if deýiтed,
use а zipper iп the opening,
36 Serv buttons undel buttonholes.
37 Sew а snap at песk and waistline.
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mаkiпg а coat оr iacket
тhе constтuction mеthоd usеd in this
demonstTaiion is that of ýimptiffed, soft
tailoIinsi. simpliffed sечёIе tailoring is
demonstгated on pages r44 to 152.
Fот the demonýtlation. а short coat Tith
опе-рiесе upper collal - two-piece undeт-
collar- а one-piece gleeve and s iined pocket
has been uýed. Тhе geneтal woTk method,
howev€T, сап Ье applied to any style coat oI
jacket. W'ool has Ъёеп used, but cofduIoy,
lelveteen, fuT fabric оr ]reavy cotton orlinen
Го! clarjty in the photographý, а thгead
contтasting in соtоr wjth the material has
been used. stitches are 1опяег than поImrl,
апd markingý made with drcssmaker'S
tгacing рарет аIе heavieг and dalker than
they Should Ье.
Веfоfе Iemoving раttегп fгоm Jabric, malk
оп the wrопя side the ends of зеаm li11е3 and
а]] .onstIuction details such аý daтts.
the pocket ]ocation, dotý foт matching, etc.
MaIk inteгfacing and flont Jacinsi with
center fl.опt line. and interfaeinq Tith
hDttonhole locationý.
front чпit
Stay-stitch the shouldels Jrоm neck to
atnhole. and аImhо]е fгоm shouldeт to
uпdетаrrп, У9" frоm ihe edge, Stay-stitch
np.k]ine frоm shoulder to centeт оп ýeamline.
2 Make shouldel dаrts апd tie thrcads at point.
TIim to lbout 5/s" wide but do not tгjm al]
the vay to the pojnt. Use tailoт'S ham to
pтess tтimmed alea ореп апd the point flat,
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Machine-baste thIough
they Show on Iight Side
Pin inteтfncing to wtong ýide of fгont. At
uрреr соrпег of ffont edge, tгim otr
inteтfacing соrпеI to about %" t]ack о{
Machine-baste interfacjng to frопt %" frоm
front, ýhочidег and аrmhоlе edgeý and
on the sеаm line of the песk. TTim elose
to stitсhiпя.
Machine b;Бte along сепtеr fгопt line.
on Tight hand flопt, machine-baste along
buttonhole locations. Sеw iппеr edge in place
with iong Iчппiпg ýtitches.
Eound buttoDholes аге uSual]y pTc{eтrcd fог
B&,lcoat_. and jn(ketS and shou]d Ье made
:, а :1 ::lt r'Eht front, See раgеý 100 to 103
: . ii _:, ){ai. Ii,,:!1.i I]ultonholes.) If
._,i.-.,:fi i.. l .€ !n,i, nake
,}д rJ'f -.]e;;:,.i 1af r.:-:
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pocket шпit
Оп чрреI edge of pocket
wrcпg side апd Drеýý.
Астоss wrong Side of pocket, just above Jold
line. stitch а piece of ýtlaight seam tape.
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10 Right ýid€S togetheT, pin lining to pocket,
having side and tоwег edges even.
11 11 TuTn uррег edge
linё oveT liпiпя,
of pocket dоwп aiong fold
foTming а facing.
12 StaTting at top of facing, ýtitch down the
side. aeloss bottom and upthe otheI side.
Тгim сотпеIв and lауёт sеаm.
lЗ Тurп lined рофеt rigbt ýide out and
ýlip-ýtiteh tiлing to facil1g.
14 Pin and baste pocket t() location line on flont,
Then top-Stitch %" fгоm side and lоwеr
edsieS, rcinforcjng Stitching at uрреr соrпеIs
аý shown in inset illustration. оR afteI
basting pock€t to coat, tчш to wrong side and
hand-ýew in place with brck stitcheý.
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hack uпit
Stay-Stitch neck]ine flom shоп]dеr to ccntoт
оп Seam line. Stay_Stitch shoulderg from
neck to лrmhо]е and аrmhоlеs flоm shоu]dвг
to underirnr,
',"
irom edse,
16 [IPk",.hnula..,l,,l,,,, Prp.q'o{ J|J (*гtеr,
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Pi_.|,d,.i.,},-п,*.jlпl ,Fпm lг, m l"{,еr
edge to top. Press Seam open.
lL,.l.il]..LJ,,- iп,р.'а.iля, , цl,,1д,iJ, , t
back neck
'']"
from Shoulder еdgеs and on
пei]k]nre Seam ]iпе. Sew inncf.dge jп place
wjth iопg шппiпя stitch€s.
joining front &
back
19 Pjn апd Stitch Shou]dcl,
bai]k to the flont, Тгjm
seam line. РIеss Seams
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шпdеr-соllаr чпit
Lap сепtеI back edges oJ соllаI interfacing,
matching Seam lines. Stitch оп ýeam lin€,
Тгirпsеаm edges 1/а" fгоm ýtitehing, TIim оtr
loweI сотпетý about У4" back of points
wheтe s€аm ]ines meet,
21 Right Sides tоgеthеI, pin and Stitch сепtеr
back Seam of undef-cotlal. TTim seam and
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22 Pin iпtеfiасiпя to wгопя side of uпdеI-
co]lar and baste-stitch neck edge оп Seam
tine. Sev in place with padding stitches
аt shOWn. ,
Fоr апоthеr ч.гsiоп оГ Padding
Stitches, see page 99 ,) when padding is
completed, interfacing mау extend slightly
ovel lowel edge of uпdеr-соllаг. тIim it
even with collaI edge. Тhеп baste-Stitch
intelfacinci to uпdеI collal at ends and
outer еdяе оп seam line.
jоiпiпg чпdеr-соIlаr
uпit to песkliпе
2З c]ip jacket песЁ€dсiе to stay-stitching.
24 Right sideв together, pin undel-collaI to
лeckline. Match сепt€т backs, fronts and
поtсh€s- Ptace Small dots at Shouldel seams.
25 Stitch and trim the ýеаm. clip curves. clip
to sta}.-ýtitching at сепtеI front. Piesý
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facings & upper
collar uпit
Stay-ýtitch Jrопt and back facingý on
neckline ýеаm line.
Join {ront and backfacings atBhouldeг
sеаms. PrcsS ýeams open.
clip neck edge of joinedfacings tothe
ýtay Stitching,
29 Right ýides togetheг, pin uppercollaIto
facing, matching сепtет backs aid JтопЪ.
Р]асе smatl dots at shouldeI sеаms.
З0 Stitch; tlim s€am: clip сuп,еý, ctip to
s(ач-slil.hiпя al ссп|Аr fгопl пi fасiпя.
Ргеsý seam ореп.
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28
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Rightýides togetheI, pinfacing and uppeT
collar to jacket апd undel-collal. Match
centel backs. center lrопtý, seamE-
tsaste, easing uppeт collaт to fft. Stitch.
LачеI the seam; t m the сотп€гS; clip
счr!еs, РrеSS seam towaId undeт-collaг and
understitch асrоss the back оп outвide
close to seam line,
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зз Turn facing and uppel
press, rolling sc.rm line
collaг to jnside and
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1nFN:-':a .{aа--
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l0lnlng seamsSide
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pin апd stitch side sеаms
to tot}. Pless seams оФеп.
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sleeve unit
Set mllсhiпе foт 10 stitches to the inclr. At
Sleeve toD between nolcheý, make а Iоw of
ease stitching оп the seam line. Make а
second rоw Уа" Jrоп first within th€ seam
Pin а 2%" wide biaý ýtlip ot intelJacing to
$гопg side of sleeve t" above lоwег edge.
Sew in place $ith 1опg lunning ýtitcheý,
38 Pin лDd Btitch the sleeve undelaтm seam.
39 Turn up toweT edge of 8lе€че over intedacing
stтip апd sew to inteгfaciлgwith long
Tunniltg stitcheS. If deýiIed, top-ýtitch У2"
fгой loweт еdяё of sleeve.
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joining sleeve чпit
to coat
Right sides tc,getheT, pin sleeve in аIпhоlе,
matching notches, seams апd the dots оп the
s]eev. Фiih 1.he dots оп the coat аrmhоlе.
41 Pull up both ends о{ the bobbin ease thleads
So Sleeve fitS аrmhоlе, leaving
'bout
1" flat
acl,osg the top. Pin еаýе iп Dlace.
40
42 Stitch Sleeve into almhole, beginning and
€пdiпg at undelaTm sеаm. At uпdеIаrm,
between пot hes, stitch а second time 1'!"
flоm Iirst stitching, within the seam
allowance, тrim seým cloýe to ýесопd
Btitching, Steam-shгink aS much of ease aS
роssiЫе and lightly prcss ýeamto{,ard sleeve,
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Тuтп чр
hеm & finishing
Along the rаw edge of the hеm, ýtitch оп а
bjaý StIip of muýtin. (Do not extend the
muslin очеI the flont intelfacings.) Sew
mчsl,л .п рJз ", t, bod}- о'jа.}Fl $'lh а ]опр
running ýtitch. A]so catch down the
теmаiпdег о{ the hеm with а long lunning
Тuгп llont {дсiпlas to jnsjde, Catch,stjtc]r
il х ег j ji. eLige oi la.!lg l. h.m,
turn facings out firt.
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liпiпg the coat
lf },оuI pattelrl does not ha!,e sepalate lining
pieces, thеп instTuctions wi]l Ье given fol
uýing the frопt апd back pattems to cut the
Iining, l'otlowthese iпstruсtiопS cafefutty,
making suTe to cut the back яith ап extla 7r"
дt the neekline to дllоw fоr а pleat, aS Shown,
47 Stay-Stitch ]ining neck]ine. Make dalts in
lining flonts, stitching only as fаг аs second
dot from shou]de!. Рrеýs towald centcl,.
Stay-Stitch back neckline апd make dads.
48 Join сепtеI back seams.
49 on wlопg Side, make а pleat at the centeт Ьу
Stjtching 1," fIоп the sеаm ]iпе foT about 2"
be]ow the neck edlie. Рт€Sý pieat to опе Side.
50 Join fronts to back at shоuldеr senms and
Side seams, Stitch on sеаm line аlопg JIопt
edges and neckline,
51 Press seam a]iowance оп ýtitched ]ine.
clip cuпes,
52 Make Sleeves and stitch them into almhotes,
clip arrnhole ýеаm atthe notches and рrеSS
ореп above the clip.
5з Pless undel the lоw€I edlies of the tining
lvith wrопg ýides together, pin ]injпg in
jacket, matching center backs and ýeams,
aick seams tоgеthег loose]y,
Pjn lining о!еrfrопt facing, neck edges,
Sleeve апd bottom hems, S]i!-stitch in place,
Nofe: wh€п making а full length coat,
finish coat Ьеm and lining hеm sepalately
Ьеfоге putting lining in coat. Then anchof
with Frепсh tacks at seams.
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mаkiпg slacks оr shoЁs
The slacks mаdе in this demonstгation arc
daTt-fitted and side-zippered. They аIе of
medium width-neither "skinny" пог ,ide-
апd the sаmе construction рIосеdчте would
Ье used for апу slаеkБ, рапts oI shoTts
rcgardlesý of theil length and vidth.
тhе Jahic used is а wool flаппеl. cottons
ýчсh aS dёпim, тауоп and iiЬёг blends would
contвsting cololthTead has Ьееп uýed in the
construclion Ёо |hе stiicheawill сhоц,.lраr]у ;
and fог the sаmе Teason, the stitches аIе lопgет
than woutd Ье uýed when making the slacks.
The depth of the сгоtсh о{ slacks ог shогts
iS imроItапt flom the standpoint of Ъоth
comfort and аррёаmпсе. То dеtегmiпе the
best depth fог you, measurc as follows:
I| цоц Фе ап arefage ligйle, sit on а chair
and hаче а mеаsuгеmепt taken fтom youT
waiýtline down опе side to thе chaiT,
as shown in diaglam а, Add %" to
thiя mеаs!теmепt.
I| !оL hаl]е Lаrgе hips a,lld/or аЬdоlпеп,
stand and have а ýпug measuтement taken
очеI а рапtу giIdle от pants frоm the Jтont
waistline between the legs to the back
waistline аý in diagram Ь. Add s" fоr еаýе.
If this measuтement doeý not aciтee with the
neasuтement of the cтotch оп the раttеrп,
аý indicated Ьу the cтotch depth liпе оп the
pants back, the patteln ýhould Ье lengthened
or shoItened as песеsвагу. Simplicity s]acks
and pants раttегпs have сгоtсh alteration
liпёs printed оп them,
То Iind the еопёсt length foт the s]aeks от
Dants, stand and have а measulement taken
at the side Jгоm the natuTal waistline to the
point оп the leg whеlе you want the pantý
to rеэсh. сhесk thiБ mеаsurеmепt йth the
length of the раttегп апф if песеssаrу,
shoIten от teпrithen. (R.m€mЬеl to allow
Beforc removins: patteIn pieces fтom faЫic,
maIk ends of sеаm lines :lnd ali constluction
ýymbols ýчсh as daгts,dots foI matching,etc.
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тЕЕ ЕхрЕRl млкhS l llлЕмlrN|s srncкý о€ saoR?ý
front unit
Stay-stitch the waiýtline ffom sides
centel, and the sides fTom hipline to
%" fгоm the edeie,
Make the dагtý and pless toward the
(lf daгts arc culv€d оr fablic hеачу,
от ýlash the dalts апd pтess ореп.)
Pin and stitch the ceпteI {Tont sеаm. Stiteh
the seam again Уý" flom the fiБt stikhing
within the ýeam allowance.
StaTting at the lоwег ёпd, tTim the seam
close to ýecond stitcbing as faT up as the
smait dot.
PTess the seam tovard the Tight-hand side.
hack чпit
6 Stay-ýtitch waistline and sides as waý done
7 Make dalts and pTess towaTd сепtет. (If
fаЬгiс iS heavy, slаýh ог tгim and рrеSs
8 Join еепtеr back ýеаm. Аý on the frcnt,
Stitch а second time, tlim and pless.
pockBt чпit
(If рrеfегтеd, the pocket may Ь9 рчt into
the Tight ýide seam Ьу the method used in
the skift demonstration, page 50.)
With Tight ýides together, pin one pocket
piece to fгопt аlопg Iight side ýеаm,
matching sma]l dots. Stitch in а i/]]" seam
frоm lов,ег ýma1l dot to l,ajStline.
Рiп and stitch tile second pocket рiес€ to the
i,ack аlQпя thе гight side seam.
rr. '.a. l!.]i:. !есi ýеа:. t..ward pft'ket. Оп
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jоiпiпg front & back шпits
pin fгопt to back on left side sеаm and
зtitсh fTom bottom up to side Sеаm notch,
РгеSs ýearn open. (If the Slacks have а slit at
the bottom ol the Siale seams, StaTt stitching
thеsс Ееаms дЬоUi 3" above the lоwег edge,
Pin fTont to back оп right side seam апd
Stitch in а %" seam JIоm bottom to lоwег
end of pocket opening. clip Seam to
stitсhiпя line below pocket апd pTeEs open,
14 Right sides togethef, pin the poeket ýectinns
tойthеr. Start at bottom of %" ýеаm made
iп Step 9 and ýtitch iп а 7s" ýеаm to
waistline edge.
15 РгеSs pocket tоwагd the frcnt, PTess sla,ký
fTont ;lonei the seam tine, (ThiS brings to the
insiale the seam rпherc the poeket was joined
to the slacks front во it will not shоw')
16 Baýte pocket to front waistline edge, (Whеп
wBistband is put оп lateT, th€ pocket top will
Ье Stitched into the waistband seam,)
1? оп the or.fýrd€ oJ the pocket, Stitch close to
the frопl edge througb all lhicknesseý for
from l" to 1%" fTom r,aistline ede:e,
18 РiD and stitch the inner leg seam,
Pтess seam ореп,
inserting the zipper
Sevelal methods of insertina zippeгS аrc
Shown оп pages 108 to 110, Alýo see paaes
50 to51 iп the dеmопзtrаtiоп of SkiTt
construction. use whаtе!ег method is
13, 14 1з
ршttiпg оп waisthand
waistbandý ol Blacks аIе
way as зkiтt waistbandý,
зkirt demonstTation,
1g
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f inishing
Stitch undeт La оп lо$еt edge of dacks_,
iu"n цп lоrпеr edge tt,e ,tesiтed depth ol
bem. P;ePs апd Slip-Stitch ill place,
|| |he -,lo,ka поJр о 91,1 al lhp ],allol, ol 'hр
si,?e seclrs, finish ,з fotlow":
а stilch опр edg, ot straighl saam bIndlng
la 'очеr Ihe side орFпiпg lo цl'h!n l ol
Lowet,edge,
h stifch uпduт r4" оп loweT edge oI legs,
' Turп lo.e,,"dg, to ""/s'd,,
lоrmjпсhеп,
St itch hem Io cide edges aloт g ýеаm,lпЕ,
d Тuтп hеm and орепiлg edges to lnsroe,
Slip-Stitch hеm iл place,
put on in the Еаmе
See page 51 of the
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Pin pocket to baste_maгked pocket location
line оп left {ront of shiтt, Stitch to the shilt
about Уа" fтоm the edge. Remove the baste-
stitched location ]iпъ.
hасk шпit
Make two rows of machine gathering on the
upper edge of the shilt back between the
notcheý. put the first гоw on the senm liпе
and the second row %" ffom th€ first on
the s€аm allowance-
y0l,
Stay-stitch the ne€kline оп sеаm line and the
should€Iý %" fтоm Sеап line within ýеаm
а]lоwапсе. Pin the
'9Лt
side of the yoke
Jaeing to th€ 1l).о29 side of the shilt back,
matching the сепtетS and notches. Puti up
the gаthегs to fit. Baýte.
ryith outsideý togetheI, рiп the yoke to the
ýhilt back апd yoke facing, matching centels
and notch$. Stitch ýеаm thюugh all
thicknesýes, Layer the Sеаm,
'!rt
{- ,i* iti4 Ё* :ii.&Ei iql, lillii]ihn
.!it* * h{l r" iiin* lrt r* le
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,0ln yOke
fronts
unit
11
& back to
Pin and Stitch the 7lgrt Sidc
facing to the UIолg Side of
in а fогwаrd ýhouldel sеаm.
%" and press toward yoke.
10 Press undeт the sеаm all0!,ance оп the {ront
edge of tho yoke and tгim to l,s". Pin апd
lop-ýtitch over the Senm оп the о?rtýrdе. Baste
the yoke апd yoke facing togetheт :rt the
n..kline оп the Seam liпе,
ll collar
Stitch the intoTfacj п g to the иrол,g side of the
collaf оп the ý€аm line, lеачiпя neck edge
lгес, TIiIn tbe interfacing o,rl, ctoce to
12 Tith outsides togetheT, siitch the col]ar апd
collaT facing toget]rer,lcaYing the notched
e{ige ореп. Тrim thе coTners and 1ахеr the
seams. Рrеss the Seam ореп gо tbe collar witl
tufn mоге easily.
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Еи.N"s 1 M,rл,s sPoл?s ýяIIl7
'з
тum tbe соllаг to the fieiht ýide and plesý,
Tolling the edges slightly to the undeтside so
sеаm line does not show. Рrеss, Top-stitch
Уа" frcm finished edces.
14 clip the Shiтt neckline, includjng the facing,
to the Stay-Stitching. Pin the collal lacing
and inteтfacing to the back neck edge,
matching the centeý. Match and pin the
notch on the fгопt edge of the collar and
соl]аr Jacing to the Same notch оп the neck
edge. Match and рiп the lтont edeie of both
collal апd, facin| to t]r1е dot оп thе front neck
сdgе. Stitch the col]ar and Jacing to the
front пе€k edge fol about %" to hold it
loop fot neck button
'5
The loop mауЬе made of sclfmatelial от of а
piece of Soutache Ыaid- От а thread loop may
Ье used. Tomakealoop of self mateIial:
а Сut аtгuе biag Stlip 1" wide and about 1"
lопgеI than the Iinished loop will Ье.
Ь Eold the stlip l€ngthwise, fight ýides
togothef, and pтess. Stitch 1/в" flom fold.
Trim gеаrп to aЪout 1t".
. With а needle, {ast.n а stfong thтead to
one end of the folded ýtгiр,
d Drаw the needle, er..e end ffIst,
thrоugh the fold, tlilning the strip
Iiяht ýide out, Pless.
16 Fоrm th€ stlip into а loop апd Ьазtе to the
outside of the left ffont neck edge close to
the fold line oJ the flont facing ext€nsion.
Have the loop pointing do]rr, away fгоm thе
Seam edg€. (If soutache iS uýed, bastc in
the Same poýition. lf а thтead loop is to Ье
used, it iS put on when the Bhirt iS finiýh€d,)
15d
16
17 Т!rп front facing €х.епSiоп to o/týid. оп
f,)ld liB., оl€г сс]l]аг. Р;п facing апd соllаг to
ir,,.t .е.k rdge Дt епd of facing. c]ip
:.- :Jj: ,,:: :.:.]:]t.l.:, IIold llррег co]lal
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18 Тurп the {ront facing to the inside длd pвi
Piess the back neck ýеаm ?]р_ Р.еý чпd€.
the seam allowance on the co]lar ba.k. chec!
the гоll of the соl]ат, adjustiпa the tчrпеd-
under sealn а]lоwапсе if песеSsаrу. Тr'm the
sеаm аllо,!чапсе to поt о!ег 1!" апd ýtitch
thc соllаг edge oveт the seam,
sleeve unit
АсrоSs the top oJ the Sleeves, between the
notches, make а line of eaзe-stitching on the
ýеаm line. If degired, а gecond line may Ье
put in, %" fтоm the fiIýt, within the seam
Fоr the opening at the bottom oJ the зIе€чеs,
ýtitch on the Stitching lines, squafing the
st;tching ,сгоsS the top, slash between the
stitching to about %" fгоm the top and clip
diaяonally into thе согпеrs.
Рiп the оfirsrd€ of the Sleeve opening ztdef-
lop to the 1l'/олg Side of tbe Ъасk edge of
the орёпiпg, having lоwег edges even. Stitch
l"пm.|iррёd соrпсг to boiiom iп а l1" сFаm.
РгеsS seam tоwагd undeтiap.
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Press uпdеr %" on the
under]ap and top-Stitch
outside, Тuтп and pтess
clipped top of the зlеече
of the unc]ellap. Baste,
оthеI edge о{ the
over the sеаm оп the
to the outside the
opening al1d the end
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29 Preaa uJldeJ.r]" 1]]L 1п.
Тum пр the lo{el e(ige
of hеm апd !jп in 1rl!(.,
dсSсгiЬеd on !tя. |1r,
y{listhands
З0 Stitch the iпtегf!с;пg t,,
of thc iuiSlbnlld fa(iIg
Tl'im the inie1,1xcjng ,,,]
1]],
32 Тоlп lrand to Iignl :inl ]':, --
Sеrm ljпе s]jghtll,rn th. ,]]l] l! i', . ,
ý;d. of the bnnd fa.ilg l,. ,,
s|сF!F, tit.h, Pi.ilg . ]
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33 Pless ппdсr |he sеаm дlltllalre
rеmлiпiлg rаlг cdg. of rh. ],!ntl
11", Тор "titcl огеr t]r. .оltг] , а
('.пtjппс t!]] st]tchi.g r,]' l,"n]
a]i outside u]gtS,.г ц.гk :1.|L(ill
f inishing
xIxkc Luttl]лhol.s in thc ]c]'l iI(|rt i.lr1] thc
al,,lL"l lr , :,
" ,",j , ,,]
holes апd о rhe rjght noc]i sсдm uпdег the
,оор, Il d.,, i/o,1. п оf. .
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.", hiгg ,,i
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stitch 11" IIоm thc edJ.e of the co]]af.
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с!i:ýрцеý1 or
НоФ 11isp l]o I ч,олl tt ro look?
iS the material insei,ted between the gаrmепt's fabfic and its lining oI itý facing to:dd
.]ьqф,', оr foT реrпrапепЬhарiпg jiar.e_aýýltсl1 а|"*Цзщ, 9цДS, lege.ls,etc. lYhen used under
and buttons, it also stIgпst!е_цý those nlcas оп ýhiсILеёJm q!!аЦ,Црцt.
lпt€lfасiпя mаtеriаls mау Ье made eýpecia]]y fоr interfacing pufposes, оr they mау Ье а fabric which
iý also uзeal fоI making Ealmentst such аý cotton broadcloth, olgandy, taffeta, etc.
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sIecial interfacingý
The materials made especially fоI
inteгfacing атс of two general types: l)чеп
апd псiп-wq1,9lц Within these two genelat
types are many vaтiationý in weight, texture,
flbeT content and color.
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Wошп Lпtеrlасiпgз, .-, , ,-,-. ... ,J"}-.-_.
Woven interra.incs аr" made l't" wочеп
fabrics with iengthwiýe and crosswise
thrеаdý and, tbercfore, hale "gTain". They
should Ье cut on thejame gIsiп as the
fabi,ic piece to which the inteTfacing iS to Ьс
applied. lnctudcd in thiý woven gф р аIе
ýuсh weýves as the ditrcfenttypes o{canvaý-
hаirсап!аз. cotton convas, iinen canvaý and
- J frпеI weave. in  а г ins ое)4 гFFs oi (г:tрпс",,
'-/-..fJ}L
|/} . |-,l-,
I
,n!n" . 1',1., |,
'1.4' t,i Йich int.rfacing to шsе
Тhеrе is по rule of thuml, to tel] you what
nlterfacing to use whеrе от !,hen I
When deciding what kind to use, ask
youгSelf questions Suсh аý:
Is ,1ц gaпrLeпt labfic hea1,!|, пеdiчп] 1l,.i!|ht,
li (1htloeig h t аf sh ее1,?
Dо I 11lqпt th? зlhlе аlпочпt о| сfiзрпеss
Afe the|e Teas that пеесl speliaL
_iaiЦ:ea -,;й;tдеrds Ltцщд
hеачiеI intefiacing thап а soft onei that а
}р!у |aыic nepds а hеачiеr iпlоr|:а(iпg:
that а
Апýwетg to questions like these Shопld help
you decide not on]y what type interfacing
to use but alýo тhеthеr you should pian to
use two d]fferent typeý iп ditreтent аIеаs
f'oi?_ IlhUPn IпtP rlасiпgз
won't Show. such аý а ffne net.
If you аrе in doubt аý to which of two
weights to use, us_e tЦ9 liЕht9]_адg And
rcmеmЬет| If уоur galment iS wgýhаЫе,
the inteгfacin€. must alýo !е ,lvaýhable alld
рrе--!цrццLЦ'дqlLеJgг, the galmetlt is to ье
dry-cleaned, 9ЦЦ9_{ l_ycý}4&l_s .aI d{x-
c|earxb|e iпlргtа(;пg rпаJ lre used, длd ir
the fahic ig "wash-and-wear", you can also
gеt а "wаsh-апd-wеаг" inteтfacinя.
how mцсh intcrfacing t0 ЬUу
Тhе песеssаIу interfacinla уагdаgе will Ье
gil,en оп thе back о{ уоur patteTn envelope,
if iпtеrfасiпg iS intended to Ье used, But if
l,ou $,ant to liзe intelfacing in aTeas not
sLlяяеstеd Ьу the Dattern, ]ai,out thе pattem
pieces i-ou ý i]] Ье usin8: гithiп а ý,idth iп
,hich the desired iпtегfасiпg is made,5nd
п.аi rе hoý mчсh is needed,
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п2-а",""}2i /"La,/.N on-ýloven interfacings have по lisible
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',., ч/ |, l ):-hrсаds bul аг* madc Ьу a.ompresiing оI
,J!.,, mаlllлg рrосе,q shiсh gives lhрm
" ii ,, ,,i, somewha, the look оr lighпvFlgl t*ll. Tne!
u J h,,c n" рrаiп апd the Dаltрrп .ап ье
.,_r ' ! рlд.еd оп thern in апч dire.lion lог, Lllins,
u,лJ!} ., , | "Уау
Ье п plain compleýýed sheet о{
-у-;...-.з-!,-, mаtегiаl oI "ventilated" with tiny aif holes
лll очеI the suгfасе, And thеге is also а
Stretchable oI "biaý" typc that iý designed
foT use in gаrm€пts with Soft lines that
nFad погс,,ubl le, leS. сriýр, shaping,
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descгibed аS "рrеSs-оп" vhich comes
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preparatioп oi interfacing
If you ате using washabte interfacing, Ье
mаrkiлg the intellacing
MaIk intelfacing with att thе constmction
Symbolý found on the pattern. (See page 35
fol How to май,)
If, beforo cutting youI fabric and
inteгfacing, you will chcck the constтuction
syrnbols оп the pattem, you wjll lind that
some need to Ье mаrkеd only оп the
intelfacing. Buttonhole locations, JoI
example, сепtет front lines, etc. Place the
intellacing on the wгопg Side о{ thc fabfic
ýо the malked side is up and the necessary
malkings will Ье сlеаrlу visible.
сАUтI!цi!gs:ф9ц.!L!9-]дц}е,d gц-.LаtL
i_t_!€9l9,"_}Ццс. (See page 29 fоI How to
ShTink.)
,f,пtесd пIе_shruпk: о1 shгink
lf it is woven and not pelfectty on 8rаiп,
stтaighten it Ье{оIе cutting, (See palie 29
f of Stгаiяhtепiпя GTain. )
Gutting the interlaciпg
YouI pattem will indicate what patteln
рiесеБ аfе to Ье used in cutting the
interfaclng and whеthег patts of these
pieceý are to Ье trimmed olт Ьеfоrе cutting,
If you Dlап to intelface an afea not
ýuggested Ьу the pattem, you s,ill Stilt use
thе patteтn piece to cut the intorfacing.
RDt rеmеmЬет that the entiTe pattern piecc
the ,raтment fablic and the inteгfacing .rs
they mUst Ье made Scnrrlrte]y.
atlaching intOrfacing t0 gatment
piace
gепегаt rule, intefacing iý pinned in
апа st;tсЬеdБ-iБЙЙЁпt iЙпg
Lhcýsam.]iдe.
оп jl.k"ts iпJ.оаls thbl have und"r-.o]Ial,s.
howeveт. the intelfacjng ig basted to the
uпd.f-UоtliI агd ,hFп аltз, hAd рртmзlепl ly
-lifib padding stit!!щý Lпдdе ejbes made eithelh*_hnndeith l.
е. (See Dаgе 99 foт Hand
Гоr examp]e, often the entire lmnt
о{ а ]'acket iS not inteтfaced,
the interfJ,cing cut to extend only palt way
J(lo-. lhP trопt r- -hоsп in Diagram А.
Мrпу of the bettel dTessmakefs, however,
do inteIface the complete fтопt. If уоuг
inteffacin8i is the woven type, cut шrf' the
лain as you did yotlT fablic. W_Д9д9!еI
t,os.ihlc Buch aS цhеп сuttiпя д .ollar, lог
iпstалсе-сut the iпtегfасiля firSf Ьеfот€
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Ап.i nattern 0п the fabгic to (Ul, Thcn lhe
unit will Ье completety asýembled when you
ате ready to woik оп it.
padding Stit h.)
Inteffacings used in the lIonts of jackets
and coats аrе genelally stitched along the
оutеI от op€ning еdде ,nd then hand-tacted
to the galment along the iппег edge with
long Iunning stitches. (See page98 fог Long
Running Stitch.) Intefiacing along the
lowel. edge of а jacket may Ье entircly
attached with thesё stitches.
trimning interfacing in seams
AfteI stitching thё interfacing to the
gaтment fabIic, tlim itveтy close tothe sеаm
line to геduсё bulk iп the seam.
If the ýеаm is an e?i.loýed one, ýuch as in а
соtlаr, also trim the eiarment faыic Slightly
wideT than the inteтfacing. (See Layeling
of Seamý, раgе 88,)
If it is an о2ап ýеаm, Such aS а side ýеап in
а coat. it is поt песеsSаIу to tтim th€
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lomG iпtеrfаGiпg tricks
DETAras !дJ? couNT - lNтЕRFлсING
Fоr Shafp Соfпеfs
When cutting interfacing fог соlЬтs, счfis
and lдреls that have ýhап) corneTs to Ье
tumed, trim ofr the interfacing сотпеr about
%" inýid€ the rneeting plece of the ýеаm
lines. This will eliminate the bulk of the
intelfacing fTom the colnel, makina it
€аsiеr to tum. (Diaglam В.)
U зiп g " Рrжs -Оп" I пtef I acin g
when using the "pтess_on" type of
iпtёrfасiпg in aTeas that ате to Ь€ ýeamed
and tчгп€d, cut out the рiесеs and caTefuliy
mafk all веаm lineý, Their tтim off the ýеаm
allowances all aтound thе piece. once the
"рrеs8-оп" type is attached to th€ gа!m€пt,
it iB зlmоst impossible to rcmove and t}us
impossible to t.im thе sеаm, cutting ofr the
ýеаm allowance Ьеfоге рrеýSiпg it оп
зоIчеs this pIoblem.
Makhlg Dаrts iп Interlaёillg
То rеduсе the bulk of daтtý in heaw
iпtетlасiпяg, mgke them аý followý |
stitch on stTaight
Doint, stitch back
.ent a liпё. Ttt rcinfof.e
and fortb ýечетдl times-
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cut th€ mдIkеd daтt оп one sl9nted Btitching
line to about Уа" ьеуопd the Doint.
Тrim the lapped edgeý to about %" fФm
ýtitchinя.
Method, 2
cut tbe dдгt оп th€ ýtraiaht center line to
about %" beyond tbe point.
l Strt b fut й]Ф!t.Ьl.d.tit hiпа lines.
В.йrйtt Dd.t.
2 l,ap edges ýо ihe ýIanted stiиhing lines mРet.
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Und€flinings arc used to plevent а skilt or
dless fтom ýtretcbing оr saggiлg out of
Shape; to accent а Shаре; to give mоIе body
and сhагасtеr to а gaтment ; оr in the case of
lacР пr .hеFrs to (nJnlpra.{ lrап"раrепсу.
Skirts mау Ье completely undeTlined оr
undeIlined only in back to prevent "sitting
out" от only in flont to give Ьоdу to
waistline pleats.
Drcss bodices when undeIlined arc
comilletely so, except that sometimes
undeтlining the Sleeves may Ье omitted.
Slacký andothel types oJ prlnts would also
Ье completely ttn derlined as would ]асе оI
sheef bodices от blouses.
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Use the skifipattefn
to leach to th€ top of
stightlyiongel.
I{ only the fTont is
аьоutзот4iпсhеs
to Ье undeIlined, cut to
below th€ hipline,
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wо!еп ýu(h аý laffela, lwiII, гhiпа silk, l l
jlllppn, г4уоп 5еrgе, pt(, rr ,Ь- H^.гл*t i.
//nade of wаýhаЫе fablic, the undellining
shoDld also Ье wаshаые,
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Askilt undertining mау Ье made Sepalntely
and attached опlу at th€ waistlineal1d
placketedges, оr itmay Ье а buitt-in раIt
of the skirt.
cUtting the underlining
and eut it lonci enough
the ýkiTt hеm от just
If Skiгt hаý а pleat oI!ent, omit the pleat
extension whеп eutting the undeI]ining,
But ье suIe toleavea Seam allo1vance foT
IinishinP the underlining edgoý.
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whепе!ег pý.iЫe.(ur tь. c.&rtiEiдrз оп
the сrоssý,iý€ аг!i! г.tЬ, tь.a Ф rb.
leлgthв,ise 8гriа- ТЬ .t dr! Ь tb!
lenathýise агriц r.bib b.r kr. t€ldeacý
to stretch, aoillr.fuud t}. ъ.dr,
Сч! in lbis $sy, you сап also рlап to have the
!.lrзgе at the bottom of the lining so you
Eill поt hale tоhеrп the ]oiver edge, In а
slim skiгt, апу ýhарiпа at the bottom iý ýо
ýlight it {,ill not mаttег if the ]ining еdg€
iý left ýtraiяht.
tfte built.in чпdеIliпiпg
If skift has сепtеI searns, stitch them оп
both J}iгl апd undcг]ining sпd ргрiс оррп,
ElcErItol.,: lf skirt ha_ý pleat ог ý€пt, seam
!hе чпd€rliпiпа onll, аЬо!е thе Pleat. Тhеп
t!r.B .ad.r lЬ. еiа?з Ь]оt tlЁ !.lE rDd
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Иrол.g Bides togetheг, pin uпdегliпiпg frопt
to Bkirt frопt and lndellinina back to skilt
Ьас}, Baýte_stitch underuning rо skifl sideJ
and waistline about %" JIоm the edges,
If skiIt flont has soft pleatý, baýte_stitch
undeIlining to skirt thгоugh pleat lines and
make the pl€ats.
If skiTt has dalts, they mау Ье handled in
eitheI of two wауs as fotlowЁ:
а Baste-stitch uпdегliпiпg to skiтt thTough
сепt€г fold line of daгts. Make daltý
through all lhicknesses. , То гсdчсе bulk,
чпd€riiпiпя mау Ье tTimmed аwау to
about 1/i" fгоm stitching.) PTesý darts
llale dart_. seFвlel!- iп ýkirt md in
B.&.liDi!a ь.fo.t Ь'tilr8 ulderlining
ь ,bn Ptr.. .tifr d.!,B tоr^зtd сепtег,
-di]{ d.rl' toп.d,id€s.
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Pin Side seams toaethel thгo gh а11
thickneýýes and stitch entiIe,ag}' side зеаm.
Stitch l?l' ýide seam only to bottom of
piacket. Baste-stitch rеmаiпdег of seam in
prcpaтation foт putting in the zipper, TTim
the ýеаm allowance of the undeтlining апd
Put in zipper.
Put on Waistband, layeIing the seam to
Teduce bulk, (In layering, leave unde"lining
seam allowance just а bit longeT than the
otheт lауегs.)
Uпd,еrliпiфg |rопt or bocft оиJ? is dопе the
Same way except that you have only а front
от back to wоIk with.
undefliпiпa а one-ptece sйif' iý also done
the sаmе way except that theTe will Ье no
tie sBparate underliпing
Make entire skiтt except foI waiýtband.
РrcýS any daгts tovaTd centeT.
Make entire undeтIining. РrеSs any daTts
towald ýrdas. Stitch leJt side зеаm опlу to
bottom of placket.
рrеsý uпdег the seam allowance of the
undeтlining along the placket opening.
rrой9 Sides togetbel, pin waistline ýеаm
line of und€rlininsi to waiýtline sеаm line of
skilt. Baste-ýtitch togetheт %" from the
веаm tine within the seam allowance.
Аlопg placket opeвiпg, slip-Stitch the
pTessed undeI Seam allowanceý of the
undeTtiпing to the zippeT tapes,
Put оп waistband, IayeIing theseams.
То uпd,еrliпе Dосlr orIU, cut and make
undeIlinin€: back. Pin to skirt back,
matcbing сепtегs and waistline ýеаm lines_
Then proceed аý followý:
pin and stitch the side ýеаm allowancФ of
the underlinin8 to the FRoNT Side seams
о{ the skirt. Оп le{t ýide, stit h only to
bottom о{ placket.
Tum uпalеr Seam allorrance along placket of
undellining, tapering it to lоwеr end.
Hand-ýew to вАск edge of zippeг tape.
put on rraiýtband,
чпdеrliпiпg slacks,
shorts, pants
Proceed exactly аý fоr а built-in undeTlining
шпdеrliпiпg blouses
or dress hodices
The рmсеdulе in а bodice iý similaг to that
of а built-in undel]ining of а skift.
, Undellining pieces аrе pinned alrd baýte-
stitched to coтreýponding pieces of the
bodice] dalts ате made throuah all
thickneýses; and the bodice constructed
accolding to the instructions in the pattern_
If the underlining is not want€d in а kimono
sleeve, cut it to extend опlу as fаr аý the
rcgulation ýhoulder line, as iliustrated,
шпdеrliпiпg
а jacket or coat
То give а jack€t or cost mоIе body, от to
emphasize the ýhape, undellining mду Ье
used. And whеп theýe garments ате
undeIlined, often it iý unnecesýary to use
intefaci[s. cut th€ underlining Ьу th€
jacket oI coat patterп. Ploceed as fоr the
Built-In UndeTlining descdbed for
undeгlining а skilt, Stitching the daltý
sерагаtе}у and pтeýsing the undetlining
daгts to the ýides-the diгection oppoýite to
the darts in the galment.
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finishing that So often make the differen9e
ппе with the "horвemade" look. неrе аIе а
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hоw to Iауеr seams
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песеSsаrу whеп using fabIics of sueh weights as
cotton ог synthetic suitings, ýoolens от pile
professional finishing tricks
It'ý the little
between а garment with the
f.w that сап Ье used in almost
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fAhтics - the method called variously "]ayering",
"staggeling" от "gвding" iS used.
lol seams onclosed iп lacingý
Тгim facing seam allowance to about 1{]" wide,
uпl"s" fдыj. trау, badly, lп sL,h cJ,p, t"in по
сlоýеr to Sеаm than Уа", TIim othet gеаm allowance
about Уs" wideт. If inteffacing hаý been used,
tгim it riяhl up lo ýеаm ]iле,
for seams pleýýed орOп
I-a},ering is песеsýаrу i! рLеýеЗ:g!qп gеаms only
Т i nteiiaiiiiigЛnlelt!цing Фi _Ье9п used, Tfin
inteTfaiing or inteTlining seam to about %" wide,
Th. веаm allowance of the gагmепt fаЬriс need
поt Lе trimmed if i' is поl оеr i.' side,
how to tчrп
tulпirg ап iпsidе счпa
If curre to Ье tuTned iB ап inside one - that iý,
сDгчiпя tO?.a?,d th€ ьоф of tne Еатmёпt_, сliр
ffitriпя, *hich should have Ьееп done jд
curved edges
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If thJсчп,е is an outside cu e-that iý, cuNing
ачаI from the bod}, о{ the garment-notch the
cnn'es iп1'_shs9€S to tbe sta}'-ýtitching
:.еa.r€ :lr.i5a Тhiз iS dопе зо the outeI edge,
т:*: ! kеstr |}_rjl th€ !€sfi line, B'ill lie flat
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stitchcs to lhе inch. stilch оп leam liпе to r?" lhё l <r14./_4-4J , I
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""","^,"ffi:,rА nfofessional looking facing зhо
IflAi хlолq the cdge and should stay регmапепtlу
5 2л ,'{ ;n ptu"" *itbout rоlliпg, То achieve this,
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аs follows:
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rасеd isсuпеdогbias,sta}-stil,h il,
2 U malerial is looseb wочеп ог strPlchy, alsn
stay-stitch edge о{ facing,
З Right sides togetheт, ýtitch facing to gaTment,
4 Lауег the seam. (See page 88,)
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10 Tack facing to ga.ment at gai-rnent sеаmя
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heavy mateIials, Jacina сап Ье slip-stitched
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how to tшrп а faced GOrпеr
Collaш, сufiý and lapets need shатрlу deffned
соrпеш to took theil best. If the part that iB to Ье
tumed is intelfaced, ýuch аý а collaT, cut the
соrпе1 оtr the inteTfacing Ьеfоrе ýtitching it on,
as ýhown on раае 34.
Join facing to area that is to Ье tumed. Irt
ýtitchiпg, use а ýhorteTstitch than uýual, oTchange
to а shorter stitch as you аррIоасh the сотпеI.
The sholter stitch acts aS а TeinfolcemenL
Тгim otr coтnel at end of point,
Lауёг the sеапý. (See раgе 88.) Дt sides of
coтner, trim Ьоrft. seam altowances to 1i'' and
diminish to leSS thап Ио'' at the verT coTneT,
4 TuIn the piece to the right ýide,
5 Iпзэг1 а needle in thе *а!л liпе гiаht at tbe point
ei tb. сс.п.. s<L nlb tbe aedle point оп ihе in,
.:t _ .t6..b idt :i. <t !.' *: lo Er}. ib. D.i!._
hb |iпl$ faced орепiпgs
lf а ыочsе ог shiтt wrll ье wогп outside the skirt
or tгочSеý, оr if а garment fазtепs all thё way to
the hеm in front oI ЬасЬ the hem оI any faced
opening et ih€ bottom о{ the gaTment ýhould Ье
finished with а neat enclosed соrпеI. P?oceed
With fa{ing tuTned to outside, stitch facing to
gатmепt оп the hemlin€. TTim ofi согпеr at
fold еdяе.
2 ТIim lacirg edge below stitching line to about %''
wide. Trim gaIment edge just slightty wideт,
trimming fTom fo]d edge to within З/i '' оf iппег
edge of facing.
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hem fiпishiпg pointers
Skirt hems ,lvill Ье neatef looking and less
conspieuouý if seam bulk and edge 1ullness ате
elimilated Ьеfоrе finishing th€.hem. (FоI How to
Rёduсе неm Edge Fullneýý, see раgе 125.)
l0r ýёаms iп plain skilЪ
Веtwеёп the hem fold line and the edge, tTim Уs"
fтom the sеаm allowance. when hеm iЁ turned
upfoT finishing, this will Teýultin an efiectýimilal
to lауётiпg oJ seams. (See page 88.)
for seams iп pleated skirts
M"rr,od д. wh€п а sедm соmеý in the fold о{ а
SkiTt pleat and is рrеSýеd to опе side, clip Ъоth
Seam allowances to the ýеаm line at top of hеm.
PIeýý ор€п the palt of thё Beamwhich is in the hеm
аrеа. Tlren tтim seam allowanee fTom hеm fold to
edge as descгibed foT plaiп SkiTtý,
Mpllod а. clip bolh seam аllоWдпсеs to the qёаm
tine at the top of the hеm. PTeýs the рагt of the
ýeam which iý in the hеm area towaтd the pleat.
(This is in the opposite diIection to which the
ýеаm above the hem is pressed.) Тгim the uрреr
t0 fiпiýh hems оп lace dresses
1 Аftёr marking the lenфh, tlim ofr the excess tace
аЪоut Уа" below the maтks.
Stitch holsehaiT bЕi d flatto the edge of the skiтt
just below the marked length.
Тurп on thе mагks and catch the fгее edge о{ the
hoвehaii to the dтeýý with а 1опя hemming ýtitch.
If the hem is to falt straight оr ýoftly, uýe narTow
Ыaidi if it iý to stand outcriвply, use wider bmid.
to finish hlmý 0п shee] hblics
1 MaTk the hemline. Fotd excess fabrie to wrong ýide
on InаIked line and Dтеss. Stitch аý clo.se to th€
edge as possible, using fine needle аndýhort зtitch.
2Тrim off excesý fabтic close to the stitching.
з Тuгпthе stitched edge to the wтопg side and
рrcýs, Stitch cloýe to €dgе,
This teaveý two Iоws of stitchinei оп tne wrong
ýide but only one row on the right,
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to finisft lоwег edge 0' ЫоIýеý
Hems оп blouseý wоrп with snug-fitting skiтts
often sholv as а Tidge оп the skiгt. То avojd
this ridge, finish as follows:
Make а line of stitching аrоuпd ]оwеI edge about
%" frоm edge.
Pink the edge,
If fаЬгiс is one that гачеls, tuгп raw edge uпdег
about уа" and stitch агоuпd it twice.
ýeams iп sheer fabrics
А method ýimilaI to that deýcribed fог ffnishing
hеms оп sheeтý can Ье used to make fine. nlmost
invisibte sеаms оп sheeтs.
Right sides togatheг, Stitch the seam %" lro2
'rеý€оr?, arrс within th€ Seam allowance. 2Fold and
preýs ovel the Btitching both iayeTs of seam
аllosпп,,е. Slil(h ,]ose lo ёt]се, 3 Тгim off .еЕm
allowance c]ose to stitching. 4 тurп sеаm to wгопg
side; ргеss апd stit h close to edge.
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how to miter соrпеrs
Seam allowance undel апd prcss,
ou{ trrеSьрd sеаm аl]оwалсе зпd 1uгп tUIпег
оп а diagonat line гuппiпg through point
the firýt two ргеssеd lineý meet, Рrеss to
,,/"o'u *'--"u -.,,"т to rрrопя side оп the
diagonal сrеаsе. Fold Iamainder of piece
plessed seam al]owances,
fol l00se соrпGrs
I'ifst fol]oш iпstгп.liопs
pftkets, Тhеп ploceed aS
Г(,ld (оrпег j!h right sides tоgеthег, matching
:|е:rlmmе(i .(iges of the diagona] fo]d,
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ttTTim ofi сотпеr abouL Уs" flom рI€ýSеd diagona]
1, 2 апd В on mitering
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clip to the stitching
Tuгn right side out
for trimning bands
Preýs undeT the sеаm allowance on both tong sides
of the Ьапd. МеаSuге acculately to WhеIе the
соIпег iý to ье tumed. At thiý point, fold t,and
.IоSсwiýе with Tight sides togetheT.
2 Fold back th€ point oJ the fold oppoвite the
malked length So it meets the pтessed seam
а]]оwапсе, Рrеss to mаl(ё а diagonal сrеаsе,
TuTn folded point back
cтease. Тгim оf point
and stitch оп diagoltal
4 Apply band, stitcbing close to edgeý,
to mitel апd attach trim at 0пе timo
USe гiЬЬоп ог aвything with ffniвhed edges,
ог, tu11l йw edlies to inside and prcss haTd,
1 Stitch edges in place up to the сотпеI.
2 Fold ribbon back оп itsetf and then to the side
making а fight angte. PreýS to make а diagonal
cтease on wIопЕ ýide.
Stitch оп the diagonal cTease thтough тiЬьоп
Stitch along €dgeý to the пехt соmет and mitel
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fitting
А corrcctly fftting dresý should allow you to move eaýily, at the same time tooking well оп the body,
Exactly how а drcsý should fit is moýtly а matteI of peIsoral pleference. The use to which it will Ье
put also hаý ýоmе beaтing оп how it ýhould fft, Ctothes desi8Ded fог action, fоr ехаmрlе, should fit
easieT than а tailored town suit.
You уочIsеlf аrе tbe Ьеst judge of the way уочr clothes ýhould fft. If уоч hаче bought the riaht size
pattern in the right figчге type, checked your own measulements with those of the patteTn and mаdе
апу obviously песеssату adjustments iп the pattern (зее pageý 14-2З for Раttегп Adjuýtments) you
sbould hаче чеIу little, if any, fftting to do.
But since therc mау Ье ýоmе SmaII sdjustments needed that do not shоw up in а cheek of уоur mеаsulе-
mentý, orif you arc поt SuIe of уочг Dsttегп altelations, theтe аrе sоmё pointý you mау wапt to check.
checl points fot а tasic tyle dreýý
Тh.е Neckline Fit is o,ne of these, eýpecially i{ а
collar iS to Ье attached. The neckline fits cor"ectly
whеп it li€s at the base of thё neck with по pull
оr wrinkles iп |hF bodi.e such as уоп sес iп
illustration 1.
ТЬ obtain а tIue pictuIe of how the neckline fits,
Ье surc to clip the neckline seam to the stay-
stitching, If there ате wrinkles they will рIоЬаЬtу
disappeaT when the necktine is рrореIlу clipped.
(Illustration 2.)
Necklineв will аlwауs fft betteт if the Shotrlder
seam iý stitched only to within 7s" of the песk]iпе
- to the point wheTe the neckline seam сюýýеý
the Еhоuldег ýеаm. (Illustration 3.)
The |4|aistline Sеаm Posirioй is anotheт сhесk
point. lt should Ье st the пдtuIаl waiEtline,
neitheI above пот below, апd ýhould not зhоw
when а belt is wотп.
The B stLiпe ro7t {Uпdеrагm Dаrt) Should lie
ол а lеl€l lilh thе fullest рагt of tbe bust.
l( !Ьýе ог ьеlоs,, it should ь гдiýеd от loweтed,
ТЬЬ Ь ь?Jt done in thе pattem before the
tir*зt Ь clr!. , Por Ьоt ro герсitiоп чпdеrаrm
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how to fit
When fitting, weaт the undelgafments, the
foundation gагmепts and the height of shое h€els
you plan to weaI with the garment.
If you ale using ýhoulder раds, рiп them in fof
the Iitting.
If а dleýs rcquires а belt, usеопеwhеп being fftted.
Fit а coat от jacket oveT а drеsý. When fittiIlя а
suit jacket, wеаr а skilt and а blouse. Дll fitting
should Ье done with the gаrmепt Tight ýide out.
s0me litting trický
If one ýhouldeI is towe} than the othel, use а
Shallow shouldeI pad in the loweт shouldeT.
If опе hip iS higЬ€r than the otheт, but the
dilТегёп.е iB not очеf 1", ореп the sеаm оп the
high hip апd tарег it until the ýkirt hangs ечепlу
at the hеmliпе. (If thеrе is mоrе tлдп 1" of
dilТ€тепсе, alteT the pattem betoTe cutting as
desclibed оп page 21.)
The Slee|e Dаfts. 'lhе centef one of thlее shoutd
соmе at thе elbow, as shоwп оп the teft figurc
in illustlation 4. If thele аrе only two, the elbow
Should Ь€ Ьеtwееп them, If these ale found to
Ье оut of poýition in the garment fitting,
соrlесt th€m аS follows I
If the iоwеI dаrt of thfee iS hiah _ о' the elbow
instead oJ bejow it take out thё upper dаIt
and make а new dalt in thе location wheTe the
lоrёг daгt оrrlf to Ье, aS ýhown in the center
ffguге iп ittustгation 4.
If the uрреr dагt iS 1ощ rеmоч€ the lowest da|t
and make а new upper опе, аý shоwа in the Iight
hагd lig,rrе in illuýtгation 4,
Regulatioп should,er Seomý belong just ba.k of
the higheýt рагt of the ýhouldels and should make
а straight line flom neck to armhole.
Тhе NorпLal АfпlhоI. S.or. of а Tegulation Set-in
ýteeve beio1tes at the чегу end of the shoutdeI
but not dlopping оч€r it. (Shiтt агmhоlе Sealns
ole Supposed to drop over.)
The U dеrоfп sеап shочld make а stIаiяht line
Jrom the сепtег of thе aтmpit towald the flоот,
grainlines
The сепtег front and back gгaintines ot both
bodice and skiIt ýhould Ье stTaight and pefpen-
dicutaf to the flool €.Lсе?r' in а bias-cut galment.
Buвttine and стозýriве back gтain lines ýhould
ruп Straight асIоýs the ffguTe, parallet to the flооI.
on the sleeves, the 7еи9tП?r'3е gmr, Бhоuld Ье
ýtгaighl frоm сhоuldег to elbow: the .rоssшisр
grain straight from undelalm seam асrоss sleeve
top to uпdеrагm sеаm.
Crosswise gтаiпliпеS in апу рагt of а gament
shouid Ье дt light ang]es to lengthwise gгаiп tines
and they sbould Ье рятяtlеl to the flооr.
IJ а tёпdёпсч to ýway back сацsеs а few ýhallow
wrinkles at the сепtеr r'aiвtline атеа of а ýkiгt,
as iп illuýtratioп б, clip the waisttine Beam and
еаýе the JаЬгiс чр into the ryaistband оI into
the waiýtiine веаm of а dIeýý until the wrinkles
diýарреаг. (Illustгation 6.) If theтe аrе mапу
ог deep wтinkieý, alter the patt€rn as
described оп раgе 20.
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preýslng
The plofessional drcssmaker "sews with her
irоп." In other words, ýhе uýeý hel
plessing equipment as much as hеr sewin8
machine and atong with hеr sewing machine.
Рrореr plessing iý опе of the things that
makeý а gагmепt look as if а plofessionat
hаd made it. And the first TequiTement of
ргорет pTeýsing is _ рIоре1 equipment.
pressing еqчiрmепt
The miпimчm pieces of pTessing equipment
the iroI. А combination ýteým-and_dly iron
is the most useful аý it сап take сате of
pIesýing du гiпg constructi on as well as
ironing the {amity lаuпdrу.
the iroпiIg hOard. It should Ье well padded and
o]d houýehold lin.nF n ake ап Fх.еllепt padding
Ап iгопiпg boardadjuStable tочагiоus heightý
is moýt convenient, {ог it can th€п Ье lоwегеd
to use whileyou sit at уоuг sewingmachine.
ptessing cloths. Wool presý cloths should Ье useit
on wool fabrics. Mustin оl cheeýecloth аrе
satiýfactory fol cottons,linens and ffber blends,
а sleeve hoard. vеrу usefui not only fol
pressing Sleeves but fol small, hard_to-get-at
aleas, Thiý, too, should Ье wett padded.
Additionai рiесеs ofpTessing equipment, all vеIу
alelvet bOard. Atso called а "пееdlе" boaTd. ГоI prcSsing
velvet, vetveteen andotheт pite labTicý. The velvet
board is а length of canvas cov€Iedwith upтightwires.
Тhе fahic iS iaid with Tightside over the wirеS (needtes)
and pressed. The wileý keep the pile flom matting.
tailoГs сlаррог. А thick, shapedlength of wood used to
fiatten а seam a{tel ithas been steamed. whеп the
iтon is romov€d, the clapperis slapped down ontothe
ýеаm andheld fol а зесопd oItwo, Especia]]y usefut
оп haтd-to prcss fabIics and encloýed seams.
а small(travel)size ýteam iroI. He]pJul in FIеsýiпд smalt
аrFаý 1hat аrр ditrl ul| loTca.hsilhll-clalgeilon,
:]=--
а pOint presser. ГоI рIеssi оl)рл the sPamý of pointS,
Such as on cotlaý {nd lapels.
preýsing during сопstrчсtiоп
Рrеsзiп!! l]uiпg сопstl,uсrrо, is done difierentiy fгоm
iгопiпg,,г рrеssiпg frniahed сагm.пis, Тhр iron is
p]aced on the раrttо Ье ргевsёd, then lifted and moтcd
to the next раIt. 1' iý,Dt pullhed, a],olLg the Iab|,ic.
PlaysaleI If youaTenotSuIeof thеfiЬеrоrfiЬеIЬlепd
in youI fablic, uýe а рIевS cloth Ъеtwееп irоп апd
fabгic, even whеп цSiпgаýtеаm ilon.
РIеýs cach sеаm before it iý сюssеd Ьу апоthеI опе.
РIеss senms in the diгection in which theyrlele
ýtitcbed шiй the gтаiп _ ýkiTtseamý frоm bottom to
top, shou]del sеаms {тоm neckline toalmhole. etc.
а tailor'ý "hаm" 0I сuýhiOп. USed fol prcSsing
агеаs that need shaping sucl} аý culved seamý
ог darts. You wi]l find the арреаIапсе of the
finished g:lfment greatiy impfoved if
plesýing is done очеr а hаm от cuýhion. Тhе
hаm, because of its Shape (see illustтation),
сап Ье used in mоIе galment аIеаs. If уоu
do not find опе in а local вtоrе, you сап make
опе using the diгectioný оп the ncxt раgе.
а ýaаm loll. So that seamý mа}, Ье рI€sýеd
ореп tгilhоut learing а mагk on the gагmепt'ý
о!t,tidэ, ц* в r€аm .oll. if rou do not fiпd
itE ro Jф. Lт.] s}oРs- mrle Фп€ a_r
d.*fi!.{ сЁ t}. 6.r: Fa?
In all рагts of а gaIment, рrеss vith thestlaight gIаiп
of the fab.ic.IJ а ýkiTt, fоrехаmрlе, is bias аtсёпtеI
Jrontand back butstraightat the side seamý, рrеýý
so the iгоп foilowý the srloirrf glаiп _ at an angle
fгоm the centeI ýеаmý, not Straight up-and_do*n.
'artз
should Ье pressed tоiчагd the point_ Horizontal
darts are preýSed doý.rr: !eгtical darLý tоs?гd thе
сепtеr. ллl.Jý the раtlеrп iпstгuсt.,i that the!. аге to Ье
rrimmed ог s]a.lred апd preired ор.п, S€€ рааеs
35 to З7 for in forвtroл оп sp€cjfE t}-p.n of darts. )
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pressing with steam
А gооd head ofst€am iý essentia] fоI efrc;ent ргеýsiпg,
If you Llse а steam ilon, Ьеsurе it iS in A-oneworking
oi,der, deiiveling itsfull quota of steaminto tho faъIic.
Gооd stеsmmауЬе obtained byuýing а drу imnwith
damp pless c]oths, but it is nocesýaryto Iedampen th€
clothý fTequently. And IепеmЬег _ а da,lppless cloth
does notmean a Let опе. Fотthё fightamoDntof
mоistulе, firýtfold theplesscloth in ha]f. Тh€п fold
a€:ain in thirdý. Put опё thiтd in vateгandlold it
between thetwo drythilds, WIiпgthе cloth and the
dampneýý wi]l distribute itself elenly. Апоthегwау|
Afteт foldingthe wet third between the otheт two,
рlас€ aheated iгоп опthе folded c]oth andthe dampness
will be distгibuted. Befoгepreýýing with а dampcloth,
test-plesв asamplo of the fаЬгiе toSee ifa watel mark
is ]e{t оп it.If thefe is, place а dгусlоth ovel thefablic
With the dаmрсlоth overthe drv.
IfafдbIicproveý difficu]t topfegs, trу using а
.nmbination ol а d. mр nrcqq.loth ord Ihe аlеаm iron,
pressing wооl
WoolShonld gепегаllу Ье pressed aEainst wool,
when making dfеssеБ with pufr€d sleeves оr
full gathered skirts, рrеss the waistline
and/or almhole seam up toward th€ bodice
оI shouldel if you want the gаthеls to fall
паtчIаllу. Butif уоu want the Sleeveý от SHII
to balioon out, ргеss thе seam towald the
0п the Wrongýide. Рlасе а wool cloth оп the iгопiп€iЬоаId
and lay the Woot galment oveгit, wIon8iside up. Whеп
using а dIу ilon, р]аее а dampenedcotton рrеss cloth
оп the rigbt side. Lay the wool gагmепt гightside uр оп
the iToningboald. PiaceadIywool cloth очеI the
gaгment.I{ you uSea drуiIоп,рlасе а dampened
ргсss сlоth oveT tbe wool cloth.
some pressing tricks
Whеп making daтts iп fabтics that сrеаsе easily and
that don't ýlip ог stretch, fold the daft оп the straight
сепtегiiпе and ртеsз befoтe зtitсhiпg. Тhеп it сап Ье
stitched withoutpinning.
whеп both sеаm аllоwапсеý ale tobe prcssedin the
ýаmе dilection, fiгýtртеsз theseam ореr. Тhеп ргеýs
in the deýiEnated dilection. This gives асlеапеr,
ýhдтреI seam line оп the garment outside,
If enclosed seams are tobe top-st;tched, as is often done
on collafs,lapels, €tс,, give the edge аhаldрI€sS beloTe
top-stitching.
Simplify the matching of plaids оr st}ipes at seam lines
this wауi PTcBs uпdет thе ýeam allowance оп опе of the
twoedges tobe mдtсhеd. Оп lightside of theother
piece, malk th€ seamtinc carefullywith cha]k, Ptace
the pressed-under edge along: the chalked sеаm iine,
Pin and then slip-baste the two pieces to8iethel
(See pageg8 fоr how to slip-baste.) Тurп the baýted
pieces to the wrопя side and Stitch.
how to make а tailor's hаm
FTomýtuldy cotton fa]rIic, cut twopieces
shaped aS shопп in the diaglam, Makc them
about 7" wide at the widest palt and 12"
long, Saam the twopieces together, leaving
ап opening of about 4" on the innel cuтved
Side, Тum Tight side out.
Stuft it with Wool fabTic sсIарs, Tavalёd wool
Sweatels, old пуIоп Stockings cut into pieces
or otd l,oot gafments that have Ьееп vashed.
Sawduýt also makes а good ffllel. Pack the
fillertight]y, and as you stuiт, shapethe
"hаm" until it feels haldandfiIm
througholtrt. The two Бidеs andthe точпdеd
end Should Ье Stightty flattened,
Sew up the орепiпg and сочеr one face vith
wool foт use whеп plesýing woo], Simpty cut
а piece oJ wool fIоm the раttегп you madefoт
the ham апd sew it Secuтely to the muslin сочеr
Ьу hand.If you uselrgrf colorwoo] fаЬIiсs in
youl dIessmaking, u Se а light соlог rroot covel.
how t0 mаkе а ýeam rоll
Do you have an extfa wooden lo]linEi pin?
It makes an ideal seam lo]l. coveт it with
W.лi Iighllv.o lhр цooi do.sn't slip and
youl ýeams ean Ье pleýsed оп it without
leaving а mаIk on the galment outside-
If you can't васrifiсе а rotting pin, Io]l up а
TAr} 1hick macazine оr qeveral lhiппсг опс.
_ епоuаh to make а figid гоll. Slip over the
magazine roll а tightty stitched tube of
stuтdy cotton апd sew up the open end.
The rolled nariazine in the tube nust Ье
so tight and гigid that it does not "ýquash"
when the weightof the iгоп iS put оп it, Then
сочеIthe cotton tubewithvool - iightсоlогеd
if youl wool Sеwiпя is mostly wjthtight coloý,
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basic stitches
Most sewing in cloth€s-making today is done
mау Ье necesýaтy. There ате time апd placeв,
to do the sewing Ьу hапd. The Stitches shown
hasting
Basting is а means of holding two ог mote
]ayefs of fabfic togetheT tempofarily, Ьеfоrе
they аrе pelmanently joined. It пау Ье done with
pins as w€ll as with mасhiпе оr hand stitches.
when thrpnd_baslinc on lеllёl оr оlhеr fabri.s
that mаIk easily, use silk thrcad,
pin-hastiпg. Place the pins at right апgiеs
to the edge, close епоugh together to hold
the frЬгiс ýо it doesn't ýlip.
machine.baýting, USe the ]ongest machine stitch
and stitch on the ýеаm line. so the bastinci
ýtitches can Ье easily Temoved, do not fasten
the thread ends. (See page 35 fol uýing
rnachine brýtinsi to mаfk constmction
symbols оп gагmепt outside.)
hand-basting. Make stitches aЪout Уа" iong,
spaced about %" араIt. Hand basting
is usuatly quickeг with , long пeedle.
slanted haýtiпg. Used to kеёр }ауегS of fabric
together, as а collaf and facing оr а linin8
апd inteгlinin8. Good, too, fol holding ýtippeтy
fablicý. Iteep needle at Tight апglеs to edge,
r}Цiir!. L sed ýhеп mat.bing Seams in
.:пr-a.,r }:аjс iabric_. and fоr аltегiпg
..j=..'J jе':.? .:s!: iide sllp nёdle а]оп8
* .rФ., jФd, r&? -пщап Ьвt. bter.
on the scwing machine. This ечеп includeý
hоwечет, whefe уоu may pTefeT, or Iind it
оп these pages ате those most соmmопlу
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other important stitches
rцппiпg ýtitch. The Simplest of all hand
stitches, this can ье used in fiпе, hапd-mаdе
gaпnents {or sеаmý that do not feceive
Strain. It is also'used for hand-gatheтing,
hand-Tun tuckc and mending:. Fill the
needte with small stitches, and when needte
is Juli, slide them back оп the thrёаd
without tдking needle fIоп eloth.
l0пg Iшппiпg stitch, one of the соmmопеst
uses of this stitch iS to аttдсh inteTfacing
edges to а garment inside. Take up only
опе thт€ad of the fablic; then take а long
Stitch (about %" long) ъеfоrе putting
the needle iпtо the fаЬгiс again.
gathering ýtitch, Whеп done Ьу hапd, the
mothod is the same аs Ruппjпg Stitch,
except when hand-gatheling оп heavy Jabiics.
тh€п make the stitch€s about %" long.
Space Stitches evenly. Fоf mdсhiпе gothering
ovel ]ong агеаs, use Silk, Nxlon оI hеачу-
duty thтead in the t]obbin. (Fог Stitch
length, see rno.nrlc (tothetin!], page 26,)
shirling stitch, This iý simply the
GatheTin8 Stitch used in seveTal rows spaced
an equal djstance apaтt,
hчttопhоlс stitch. This is the stitch used in
making hand-woTked buttonho'les.

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DЕтлlLs тнлт coUNa вдslс sтlтсЕЕS
padding stitch. Uýed on collaтý and lapels of
tailoIed gаrmепtý to attach interfacin8
to the fabTic. flaйlr-Paddrfig iS Biтлilai to
ýlanted baýting with tbe undeT stitches
made чргу shnrl so thеу do not shоw ол the
uпdеr layel. Маrrr?r€ Pad,d,ing stitcheз
аIе Simply lows of mасhiпе Stitching thтough
inteгfacin!: and Jablic. Тh€Sе Stitches {,iu
ýhow on the undeт lауеr, but if the соttаr
and lapels are atways to Ье worn flat-
печег tuned up '- they will not Ье Sееп.
overcasting stitch. Us€d оп Taw edges to hеlр
keep faЫic fIоm гачеtiп8. Тhе ýtitch
mау Ье done lгоm Iight to leJt от le{t to Tight,
Make Slantedstitches fгоm %" to У4" in depth,
overhandiпg ýtitch. Used foт hemming table
linens. А пагIоw hеm iS tuгned twice;then
th€ turned hеm is creaýed back against
the Tiriht Side. Tiny straight stitcheý, placed
close togetheг, ale taken thrоugh hеm edge and
the body of the cloth оI napkin. Whеп prcSsed,
the Stitches do not Show оп the fight side.
whipping ýtitch, Similar to очеrhапdiпg,
but slanted instead of stfaight.
back stitch. whете а strong hand stitch is
wanted, this is the one to uБе. zippeтS,
when put in Ьу hдпd, mау Ье sеwп with
this stitch. Fasten thrcad and take опе
stitch. Next inвelt the needle back at the
Start of the fiTst ýtitch and Ьгiпg it out
one ýtitch ahead. (on the undeгside, thiý
makes а stitch t,lvice as long aS those on top,)
catch stitch. used in hеms ог afeas wheTe
edges need to Ье held doтn flat. Wоrk
flоm lejt to тiяht. catch up one thтead оп
top 1аует of JaЫic, thеп one thTead in
the lоwег lауег, then опе in the top layeT
апd anothel in the IотеI. кеер uppeT
апd lowef ends of stitches the
sAme distanee fIоm the hеm оI seam edge,
hеmmiпg stitch€s. Fasten the thread undeт
the hem edge. Take а tini Stit,h (one от two
thfeads only) iп the gаImепt uпdет th€ fold
and bfing the needte thTough tь€ hem edge,
А satiýfactory stitch fоr almost апу t},pe hеm,
hand pick stitch. used tоr decoration on со]]аrs
ind ]apels nr Iаi]огеd galTpntS, and generaIly
done with buttonhole twist от embтoidery
thlead. Can also Ье used fоI putting in
zippeE Ьу hand. А small bnck stitch iý taken
оп the outs;de and а tongel stitch between
the fabric layeTs Ьёfоrе hinging the needle
to the outside again. (See Tailoring, раgеlб0,)
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slip stitch. Т}е stitch рт€fеrтеd foт dTeýS
hеms ав it is jnlisjble оп both sides, catch
up only оп€ thlead iп the loi/el lауеr;
then Slip the needle эlопg in tbe hem fold
IUr aDoul |а", Do nUl draw lhe thread tight,
the slip stitch is аьо r.lsed foT joining two
tum€d edges invisibly оп the right side,
the need}e through the fold of опе edge,
then thюush the fotd of the othel.
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buttonholes
Despite what mапу ЬеgiппеIs think, buttonhoteý ате not Teally difficult to make. Like any ýkill,
they take а bit of plactice to achieve perfection I and if you arc а beginneT, try using the difercnt
methodý descTibed оп these pages. Тhеп you wi]] qujckly find which method Suits чоu best
acc0.ate mаrkiпg is а first eýýent;a] foT expeIt buttonholeý. Тrапýtеr the printed Ъuttonhole
location Iines оп youl Simp]icity pattem tq tЪ€ иongjide,o]l lhe, fAblic, making sute they ат€ оп th€
coTTect gгаiп. Ногizопiаl Ъutlо!о!е! qЦgrrld tollow а cEoýsýige thrcad; veltical опеs. oltet used
on Shirts and b]ouses, ýhould follow а lengthwise thTead.
lespace buttoлholes on the pattem ЬеfоIё maIking if the patt€rn haý Ьееп lengthened оr shoтtened.
ьчпопhо!е size. А buttonhole should ье _vý" tonger than the diameter of the button it is for if the button
is ýmall, If the btttton iS laтge, make the buttonhole %'' longeT. ТhетёfоIе, if уоu wish to use
]агgеr о. ýmal]eT buttons thап the ýize indicated оп the Ъасk of youT Simplicity раttегп envelope,
Ье suтe to l€ngthen oI shorten the buttonhole Iine Ьеfоге mатkiпя it on уоLtr fаЬгiс
hoy t0 mark. The most ассчIаЪ rray of maIking
btlttonhole lineý is with dIessmak9r_'LtгaciлgJapeI.
1See page 35 fоr how to use this.) Mark поt onty
the line fог the buttonhole, but at each end of the line,
make paIallel lineý to ;ndicate the exact length.
S;n.,p all -h.sр mаrkq s;ll Ье necd.d оп the;яhl side
--+------iof the fаЬгiс, Ьаst€:ýЦtфф!р!gh_ thсп!
паrl interfacing.If thеIе is to Ье inteгfacing under the
l,Ul l nnl UlP", pu' 1he maгkingS од_:hр_iI_]сrlасiлg
inSttad of the gаrmепt {ll,ji". ТЦ_9}..р!ц !ц!9lf?9iцс !9
garmentand baste-stitch thгough both thickneýýeý,
This not only mаrks th€ buttonholes but also holds the
|лI"rrа.iпg in posili^л, If lhe iпlеrlа(iпg ia hea!y
оr а поп-lчочеп type (ýее page 82), cut it away inside
lhp bullonhole rееtапg|е to avoid ехtrа bulk.
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4 ways to make Ьошпd Ьшttопhоlеs
Fatch пetfiod
cut а ýtгaight gгаiп strip of fаьгiс. 2'' wide and
r" Iопgеr than the buttonhole. Сгеаsе thlough сепtеI.
8]gLt цd_€ýl9gе!Ц9l, r,tасе patch оп gsтmепt. Мstсh
8rains and baste сепtеI cTease to Ьчtt_одфLеJiдg,
Slitch patch to ga"rnent %'' (от leýý if labric doeý
1.: га!еi) each side oJ basting and асIоsý endв. overlap
.::t.hins at end.
I: inside, start at centef of basted line and ýlaвh
_:. чаh patch апd gaгment to within З/s'' to ya'' fтom
,. ,_- clip diagonally into согпеrs, all the way to
:,- ;-el.h to inside through slash, Рrевs sеsmý away
'- - 1-пiпg, P.esS ап inveTted pleat with folded edges,
ъ. ir .т сепtег iine of buttonhole,
]'*= r.-ent Iicht Bide up on пвсhiпе and fold
nb*1: тз:еriаl back so the patch end and the
:=фlr!! .:ýhеd piece сап Ье put undeт the machine
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,фъ! ;ul: RеDеаt sеvеrаl timeв,
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This is ýhown with interfacing, but the
m€thod сап Ье applied to а garment
without inteIfacing.
1 cut а straight gmin ýtTip oJ fabTic 1" longeт
Гirst mагk iпlеrГасIпg sith buttonhole .r_ "; ,, ,
lосдtiопБ: Din it to gаrmепl and baste-stitcЪ
", ii 11-over maтked location lines. (DiagTam а.)
,!iZ.l l:lP-',-
than buttonhole апd 2" wide. Right Sideв
togetheI, pin strip to galment, matching
аIаiпз.
дgainst ýtitched buttonhole line and
machin€_baste оп both ýides ol the line, Let
stit hing extend about %" byond
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on interJacing, uýing Iegulдtion stitch (вее
page 28), ýtitch oveI baýЪ-ýtitched location
lineв the exact length of buttonholes.
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3 Place inner edrie ol w_ide_ р94 ,olpr9lsql foot
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bDttonhole at both ends.
on Tightside of garment, fold опе edge of
fabтic strip back ov€l the maehinebastina
towaTd the buttonhole centeI. Рт€ss.
Repeat on otheт еdg€.
Turn яатmепt to inside. on interfacing,
using]a!ýLltcheý_to inJ}, stitch оп the pencil
tiDes eachýide of the buttonhole iine thloueih
inteтfacinя, яаlmепt and folded fabric Бtliр.
pullthгeads thгочяh to wlопg side and tie.
Then теmоче Ьаýtiпяв.
looks on тiяht side.
Halfway between buttonhole line and
baste-Stitched lines, dIaw pencil liпез the
exact length of buttonhole.
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0 Ploceed ав in Patch Method; Slash, draw
strip thrоugh to_wTong sidеiý!таisЭ_ЕЦз:g
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Счt r stвiaht gTain lengthwiseзtrip of
f.bric lИ" wide апd thetotal len8ith ofsll
buttonholeý plus 1" fof еасh buttonhole.
Set Seam аачgе оп machine %" from needl€.
with edge of fabтic stTip againýt8auge,
baste-ýtitch the length of the stIip.
Repeat оп opposite edae.
2
FoldStIip towтongýide оп зtiИhed liпез.
PreýS. Baste-stitch Уs" fгоmfоl&. Rerвove
ýtitching on fold edges апdсчtвtгiр into
ýe]}afate pieces the Ьчttовhоlе len8th pluý 1"
Гrоm wюпg ýide, staTtat сепtег оп malked
line and stash thтough g&гпепtапdstriр to %"
ог уа" frоm ends. clip diagonallyinto согпеrs.
3
Rightsides togetheT, рlдсе опе foldededge 4
exactly %" either above oI Ьеlоw marked
huttonhole line. Stitch thiough езсh fold the
exact ]ength of buttonhole. Fasten thread
5
тчтп StIiр to wrопа ýide thIочgh slaýh,
pulling the епdý to ýtTaieihten. onTight side
of gагmепt, catch togetbeT the Ьоuпd edges.
Plx. tt ttlcnt йаht Bide чроп macbineдпd
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E t. il ъ..!.othэ€пd о{ stгiршdth€
tary.lr, ,bý.d *... с,д Ь цlt опdеr
* ýrЁ -a l.d laiEb аrG stri!ý,
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Diрбd пetfiod
cut aýtraight or bias ýtrip 3i" wideand
twice thetota] l€пgth of all buttonhoteý plus
2" foт each buttonhole,
WIопя ýides togethel', fold stтip lengthwiýe
and ýtitch _ys" fron folded edge, (If desired,
соId mау Ье encased instгipbefoIe
stitching.) TIim edges %" fromStitching.
cut ofi two ýtlips, each 1"longerthan
buttonhole. Place on gaTment ouвidewith
raw edges оп buttonholeiine. Stitlh %"
frоm raw edeies theexa€tlength of
hDttonhole. ( This ýtitchingwillbe directly
очег the pтeviouý stiching.) Fasten thтeadý,
Slash, clip and tuTn piping inside and Stitch
to triangutar sections as foI the Tucked
Strip Method.
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finishing wrопg side of Ьочпd Ьчttопhоlеs
t/ 1,2
I After comDletins buttonholes, дttасh the
g4 mentfaci!rq, Тhел рrосееd аБ followý:
Frоm rightside, putpins stTaight thгоugh
centel of each end of the buttonho]e to mark
the length on the facing.
2 Slash facing оп а Straight }ine between the
pinl алd make а shоп clip at , спiе г of сас}.
3 Turn iп the еdg_еý and hещ ýýqцтgЦ in р]асе,
This makes ап oval on the facing side as shown.
If desired, the facinsi mау Ье slashed and
clipped in 1he.amc mзппFrа. lhe sаrm,пi
оutýid9_дд! done ln thb еяsе fbp m."r,iцg
рiцýýhоuld bPput into thе,l соrD€тý oJ the
Ьц|t_одЦqlе, The sides and triangulaTendý аrе
then tuTned in andhemmed iп place to make
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making wOrked buttonholes
hy macfiine
Machine-made buttonho]es сап Ье made much faste" than Ьу
They аIе made аftег the gаImепt is completed.
Always go oveI а machine-woтked buttonhole а second time.
r,eafing quality.
Ьу hand
напd-wоIkеd buttonholes, Iike machine-made ones, а!е done
hапd and аrc stfопgеr than hапdmаdе опеS,
It imрIочеs both appearance and
аftеr the gaTment is completed.
рlаiп handmade
1 ЛI"r ,." bLll"nh,,i""1thF.,r"ignt сrаlп.
2 Stitch аIоuпd the mark, aS Shown, cilcling:at
епd пеаrеI gагmепt edge.
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ta.ilýa Ыi..itФ? 5ttt.b.T.. ti,e iЬr€хЬ
3лd thrочgh the 8згm€пt cloth. . Оп Terticli
buttonholeз fап is omitt€d and Ьаг made at
ьоth ends. on suсh buttonholФs, hen stit h-
ing аIочпd the maTk, Stitch а Dlain rcctangle. )
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tailored ftaпdmade
маrk tho bnttonhole оп the
stitch агоппd mаrk as fоI
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2
StIaightgгain.
Plain Handmade
buttonhole.
3 At ciIcled end, punch а ho]e M,ith а stiletto.
4 cut buttonhole оп centeI mаrk and очагсаst
the edges.
5 Wоrk buttonhote stitches очеI а ffne.old.
eyelets for studý
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hчttопs
Buttoný that close а gaTment at the сеп!еI аrе seýred оп opposi_t9 а !рr]?одЦL!ц!!9gLоfg9!,l!с_а9цtеf
t"@aik the upper end оп the opposite side and sеw оп
the " below thiý lqaIk Tf the cloýing iý ап оff-сепt€I от slanted опе, cloýe the garment a.rtd put
а pin thфugh the епd of the buttonhole пеатег the edge if it iB hoтizontal, ог thтough the uppeT end if
veгtical, Тhеп poýition the button Уs" fIom thiý mаrk. Тhе lосаtiоп of buttons which have no
mstching buttoпholes but аr€ used for tlimming, oI of buttons used foT attaching an extra раIt of
а gаImепt such аý а bib, is indieated on Simplicity pattems Ьу small dots. Оп heavy fabтics, it iý
а good ialea to uýe "hеачу duty" от special "button" thIеаd foi ýewing on buttoný. тhе thтead ýhоч]d
ýewing buttons withOut ýhanks
д button which istosiothiouah а buttonhole should
have а shапk ог stem to allow Toom fol the extTafeыic
between button altd gaтment.
When д button hаз no shank. pla.e а hеаlу pin.
toothpick оr kitchen match оп top of the button and ýew
oveт it. (Illustration а.) тhеп remove the pin апd wind
the thгеаd undeT the button aTound the ýtitchёý,
foTming а stem. (IllustTation Ь.) Fаýtеп geculely.
If the button haý foulholes, therc аrc decorativewayý
of sеwiпя, as зhоwп in ]lluýtгation с.
ýewing buttoný YJith ý}anks
IJ thё ýhankismetal oIplastic, it is not necessaly to
sew очеr а pi! uпlевs thefabric is чеIу thick. But iJ the
shдnkis of cioth. then athread stem should alýo ье made.
when sеwiпя sha.tk buttoný, keep the ýtiфhщ!оLl
""аЪqrФсЦ_о_th" "dg"_g&!е_lФIЦ
r.inforcing buttoný
Buttoný that wiil Teceive extrastTain оIяте sewed оп а single
thicknesý of fabTic shoutd Ье reinJorced, О!_,!Д9_Lпsidе_
пf the pament_ difectlv undeT the ЬцК9дIасаri!&-рЬддл
fяhтi. .na ".,, +ъ-еuеh
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ýffall flat button оr а s
ъutton oI faыic l'!9ц.а
taped hчttопý.
Таре, eord огпатrоwIiЬЬоп mауЬе usedtofasten
buttons with larcie holes. Drаw the tape thтough the
hоlеý andtie. Then whip the tape endý to the gaIment.
link huttons.
These еIе often usedaý cnfflinks. Ruп doublethrcad
thIough two buttons апd fasten securely on the undeт
side of one button. woTk oveT the thread ч,ith blanket
ýtiklr. (See Фаgе 140.)
chinese hallbшttoný.
Used with decorative Jгоаý (see раgэ 10'i) and rnade of
сочеIеd cold or ýoutache bTaid, Fогsmаll buttoný, cut а
piecefrоm 8" to 10" long.
а Loopcold аs shовп.
Ь Loop asiainoveland uпdегffIýtlоор.
с Loop а thild time, weaving thгоugh оthеr two ioops,
Кеер loops ореп while working.
d Еаýе togethel, shaping into а ball. TIim епdз and
sеw tъеm flдt to uпdегýidе of batl.
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other fastenings
la0l! aпd ry,s or Ьагs
Hooký should Ье sewn to the ga.mdnt at
Ьа_се and undeт the hook. Eyes are ýewn
base; ba.s at both looped ends.
taclý
both the
оп]у at the
Оп lapped еdgе,] sлсЬ аý waiýtban&, ýеw hook close
to edge of очеIlар, Sew ёуе от Ьа1 back fтom the
edge of the undeIlaD.
PJai, Tocftý. These conýist of а few somewhat looвe
ýtitches used to sесurе one section of а яаImепt to
апоthеI. ЕхдмРLЕ: You uSе plain tacks whеп
tackinE а neckline facing to the shott]deт Seams.
the side sеаms of dlesses, use buttonhole twist oI
heavy-duty thlead, oI dоuЫеd Tegulal thrcad.
Fаstеп thгеаd with ýeveтal зmаll stitches at the
Лтеt' fuсk. USed chiefiy to ho]d а ]oose lining to
the side seam, especial]y thё tining of а coat.
Тдkе lооеF a'il.p. bPlwpFn lЪр tцп |аЬri. tr:р.ас
апd wolk blanket stitch очеI the threadý,
crcjfi rосk, ТhiБ may Ьё used iпtеIсhапgеаЫу Tith
the Frcпсh ta€k to hold ti,o pieces of fаЬгiс
tояеthеI looýely. It is also used as а be]t саrliе? at
Оп meettпg edges s|сh аý the neckline of д centeT
bвck opening, sёw еуе extending Slightly oveT one
edge. Sew hook Jаr епоugh back frоm othel edge so
opening edges meet Bnugly,
?/,f€&d ag.s аге used instead of thc metal ones
when а softeт clGing iS wanted. Fоr а thread еуе,
make several overlapDinя bal Stitcheý at the
desircd Spot. WoIk очеI the зtтапdз with the
buttonhole stitch, п€еdlе еуе ffrst. ThIead eyes may
ье wогkеd оп the чеrу еdяе of дп openins оI
just inside the edge.
snaps
То make SuIe that the balt апd socket аге diтectly
opposite each other, Sew the ball in Dlасе first,
Lap the opposite side of the opening oveT the ball
and pTess between the fingeTý. The ball wilt make
ап imрrсsзiоп оп the fabric and lhe so.kct is sёwт
оч€r the impIesýion. If the fabтic is very thick оr
with а Juzzy suTface, Tub chalk очеI the ball Ьеfоrе
pтessing it agajnýt the opposite ýide.
Sew over and очеI thlough опе hоlе; then са"ry
thI€аd uпdеI th€ snap to the next hole.
Sпар tаstепеrs q,hich Аr€ to Ье hаmmегеd оп B,iIl
!ale irstruc!ions in the pa.kaFe. These аrе
*;ц-:а]lr iгаr::.а:
'.,
cIildrei'J с]о!hе_r,
,a. !-_.т.. t'i i_:i : 1.1 ::a:i * -. Еаrп.пr*r
{* .il: я-. а. . :-=з:.a
on the next Stitch do not pull the thrеаd 1оор all th€
way thIough the fabric, but hold it open оvеr
ffпgеrs and thumЪ.
Reach thloug:h the 1оор and take hold of the thIеаd
connected with the needle, Ietting dIор the 1оор
that was oveт the fiпgеrs,
Holding needle in opposite hand, pull needle thIеаd
through the dтopp€d loop and dlaw it up ovef youi
fiпgеrs, As you dтaw the пеw loop oveт youT fingeтý,
the old loop slides down the thIead to ýtartthe chain
continue drawing пе€dlе thread thlough and
s]iding loop dоwп until the chain is аý long аз
desiIed, Then dTag,the пееdlе itse]f thTough the
]оор апd tjяhten, Take Sееrаl fastening stitcheý iп
the fаьгi( at the end of the cbain, If it is а beit
саrriеr. rl..rt chain с,п eitber bodice ог skiTt side of
B,aistline seam and fiпish оп the opposite ýide.
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DET ILs тнлт coaNl - о тяаfi a,lsт-Dлr]vсý
lo0pý
FаЬIiс loops сап Ье made at hоmе, oI coTd
loops in а iопg strip сап often Ье obtained
Notioпs от тrimmiпgs depaltments.
оr faыic
liпgсriе sl.аp
1
2
cut а t}ue bias strip of Jaъlic. (See радiё 29 fоI
True Bias.) With dght ýides together, fold it
lепgthwisе. stitch аý shоwп, Strctching the stlip
slightly. Тгim seam.
At опе епd fasten а thlеаd ýесuгеlу аs shown.
Attach thrеаd to а bodkin and work bodkin and
thrcad thfough the fabтic tube, aently tumiJtg the
ъiаs inside очt.
Method Ь.
cut а tтue bias ýtrip. At one end attach co[d,
Riяht sides togetheT, fold bias oveT cofd. Uýing
cordjns: or zipper Toot оп machine, ýlitch bias оч.r
coTd, Ве careful not to catch coTd in Stitching.
Gently pull coтd to tum bias inside out.
То Make Соrdеd Fabric Loops
whеп loopý ате spaced ýоmе distance араrt along
the edge of an opening, tbey ате uзually cut in
sepaTate loops.
1 cut the necessaTy пчmЬеI of loops in the соrгесt
size foT thе buttoný.
2 MaTk loop plaeement on а ýtTip of рарет snd зtitch
3 Stitch loops and paper to the opening. Pull paper
away, Fасе oI biпd opening to coveT loop €nds.
Threail Loop$
These ате similaT to thread еуеý but ате lа?gёr.
Meaýuтe the size of the button and maIk the loop
locations opposite the buttoný.
Sew seveTal stгands of thтead on the edge of the
op€ning:. WoIk buttonhole oi blanket stitch over the
ýtтands, uýing needle еуе fiTst.
Decoгative fюеiý mау ье made of соrd,
soutache bвid or of coTded biaý stIips
of fabric. (See Согdеd I-oops opposite.)
Make the flog whateveт shape you like,
secuтing each ýuccesýive loop with smаll
ýtitches. Attach to aarment leaving опе loop
fTee to extend beyond edge and over button.
1
2
Дttасh а small cold to а tаrgеr cord securely.
cut а trче biaв stтip. Attach to one end the same end
of the small cord that is Jastened to the lагgет one.
Right sidёs togetheI, fold biяs stlip oveT the smýll
cord. Uýiпg cording от zippeтfoot оп ma.hine, ýtitch,
being caTeJul not to саtсh in the coId, Tlim Еезm.
Dгаw Emall cold through the bias stтip, turпing the
stтip and pulling the laтgeт соrd into it.
FabTic ог coTd loops lor faýteпin8 ove. buttons may
Ье attached to an орепiпg in опе coпtinuous ýtтip.
Measurc сагеfчllу wheтe the buttoпs ате to go and
plan а loop fоr еясh button. Make а tтialloop and
t€st it with the button fоr согIесt ýize.
The 1оорs mау Ье sеrрп Tight оп the edae of the
opening от back slightly fTom the edge. Uýe small
stitcheý Ьеtwееп each loop to atta€h them.
ror making th€ chineýe ball buttons that are often
used vith fIоgs, see Dаае 106.
cut а piece of tape от libbon. гold in half стоsзwiýе,
and Sew опе half to the shoulder Sеаm line, baving
the looýe hal{ tоwsгd the ýhоuldеI. sew опе half of
а sпар to thё fastened end of ribbon. Sew the otheт
hrlf to the looýe end.
То Mako Fabic Loops
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zlppers
ZippeTS аrе easy to put in _ so easy that it .an Ъе done witbout basting and, with а bit of pTactice,
not е!еп рiпS. But if you 1vish to pin оr baste, there iS по reason why you shotrld not do ýо-
Тhоugh moýt zippels ате put in Ьу machine, in many custom_made dгеSSеs and Suits the}, аrе pLlt in Ьх
hand and this is often ргёfегIеd fol knitted faЫics, pile fabricý and SheeБ ýrch aS chifion. Smlll
back ýtitches, evenly pIaced and c]ose together, ale used.
ch€ck youl pattem €пчеlоре for the corrcct length of the zippel needed iп the gаrmепt, Ве sчrе to
buy thiý length because it is the a,eýl length for the intended usе. And Ье Sure to rnake the p}acket the
length directed Ьу th€ patteгn. Newest skift, dтeýý апd neckline zippers аIе made with ýynthetic coilS
rathel than meta] teeth. These аrе particulally light and flexibie and аIе plactically Sпаа-ргооf.
Should а thгеаd ог а gагmепt Ь€ caught in the coils, the zippeт is simply folded acIoýS its width,and
easi]y pul]ed араrt, Teteasing whatevel hаs caught.
close ziDper ЬеfоIе ]aundering oIdry cleaning gaтment. Always рlасе cloth over zipper whеп ргеssiпg,
zipper applications
There аrе two gепеIаi typeý of zippe| applicationý: In s ]apped sеаm, or iR а Slot ýеав, Baýicallý all
Iapped Seam applications ате similal. аs аf€ ail зlоt seam applieations, The vaгiations аrе miпоr, bu|
because of them, some ffnd one method еаsiег tban апоthеr. Тгу thеm all if you аге а Ьеgiппеr апd
see which уоu ffnd easiest.
lapped seam applications
Thiý type application is uýed on dгеsý plsckets,
skiIt plsckets and the long back орепiпg о{ а
dress.If the fmnt зеаmаilоwапсе is tess than %"
wide, extend it Ьу stitching sеаm tape along th€ edge.
Before ýtarting the application, baste placket
edges togetheт on ýeam line and pless seam open.
Method а Вhохп iп а d,fеss placket)
Р]асе ciФed zippeI face dоwп on the back веаm
al]owance ontU, with the edge of the metal teeth ог
Synthetic coil against the sеаm tine, The bottom
stop should Ье at the bottorn of the Dlacket.
With edge of рIеSSеI foot against chain, ýtitch
tape to back Seam allowance, ýtitching f|ombottom
to top. cheek position ечеrу inch oI So to sёе that
edge is гight along Sеаm lin€. (At the pull tab at
the top the ýtitchin8 mау ýiide off the tape,
but it makeý по ditrerence-]
Remove рrеsýеr foot and put zippel foot on
machine. Тчrп zippel face up, Make а small fotd
iп Ьа, k 5еsп аllоцап, е close tU 7ippFr .hаiл,
Рrеýs to get s shаrреdgе. Stitch fold tozippeгtape,
Тurп zippel face dоwп очеr front seam аllо!чапсе.
А Sma]] pleat lvill fоrп at bottom and top of
f]ack seam altoч,ance,l Stitch through att
:hicknesses асrоSs bottom, up the side c]ose to
3
.|air.rra ac.qrs top.
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1,2 Method с (shофп iп а dfegs placbet)
т!тп Dпdег the back seam allowance
the seam line and ргеsý.
With zippel face up, pin tчгпеd edge
tape close to chain, Uýing zippeт foot,
to tape fгоm bottom to top.
to zipper
stitch edge
Turn zippeI face down оп fгопt 8eam allowance.
Stitch acIoss lоwег end and up to top. Rеmочё
machine-basting and DIФý.
sIOt ýеаm application
This iý used in center back plackets of ýkitЬ, in
loпg сепtеI back openings of dIeýses, in unfaced
neck openings and in ýleeve openings,
Дs in tapped ýеаm applications, machine-bast€
the ýеаm togetheT and prcss ореп.
MethoiL а lsholl|,D iп а shitt .епtеl Ьасh placket)
Ореп zippeT andplace face dоwп оп one seam
altowanee onty,with edaeof teeth огсоil atseamline.
Using zippeтfoot, ýtitch tape to ýeamallowance,
Sргеаdgагmепt outflat, wrong side up.
close ziрр€г. (centeT ýhould Ь€ face down on
seam tine. ) Stitch thlough all thickneEses down
опе ýide, acloss bottom and up the otherýide.
PIesý апd Iеmоче machine-basting.
Method Ь lshou,n iп песkuпе орвпirr!1)
Follow steps 1 and 2 in Method А.
Fold gaTment mаtёriаl back out of the way and
ýtitchthe other tape oJ the zipper to theother sеаm
alloq,ance only, having teeth оI coil at зеаm line.
close zippeT апd spт€ad gaтment out ffat. Stitch
thrоuяh alt thickllesseý down опе side, acтoýs
bottom and uр other ýide.
for а faced neck орепiпg
Гiтst apply th€ facing to the neck opening and
then slip-baste the opening edges togetheL
l Ореп zippeт. on Wrопа ýide of siaTment, place
zippeT fa.ce down очет ýlip-basted opening.
Тчrп uпdег top endý of tape.
Hand-baste опе tарё to the opeвing, having edge
of chain against edge oJ siip-bast€d openingi.
close th€ zippeT апd tuTn garment to right side.
With cloвed zippeгlying {iдt чпdеrth€ line oJ
орепiпg, Бtitch аrоuпd zipper, using zippel foot.
1,2
1,2
4 Рrеsý апd Temove stip-baýtina.
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separatang zipper application
Before Starting the application, check the width
of tbe opening seam allowance. If lesB than 5/s",
stitclr sеаm binding to еасЬ edge.
Оп outside of jacket facing, maтk а chalk tine 7Е"
{rоm edge, (Thiý wi]i Ье Уа" beyond the 5/i"
Finish hemý of gaTment and of facing s€parately;
ог, lаtеI, join hеm edges of galment and facing
before facing is tumed inýide in instтuction
3 beiow.
1 Оп ou fýrde о{ facing, place the paItially орепеd
zipper face up with the edge oJ the teeth along the
chalk line. The top of the zipper ýhould Ье whеrе
you want the орепiпg top to Ье. Using ziррег loot
on machine, stitch alongýide the teeth. Repeat
with other edge of zippef оп оthег facin}{.
2 If а gагmепt has а collar, attach it to necklin€ now,
Тh.п, ь i'h гishl :idea 1оgрlhрr, pli.P la.jng оп
garment and stitch to песНiпе only. Do поt catch_
iп the top of the zippel tape, If hems wеIе not
fiпishеd previousiy, join bottom edge of facing to
bottom edge of jacket.
3 Tfim and c]ip neck]ine sеаm allownnce. Tufn
faeing to inýide. ТчIn iп and ргеss the ýепm
]owance оп the fTont еdgе ofjacket. on inýide,
рlасе edge of zippeI teeth along flont edge of
gаrmепt. Pin от bastei thеп ýtitch close to teeth
uзiпg ZippeT foot, Repeat оп other edAe.
trочsеr fly application
These instluctioný ale fol йеп's tlоusеrs which
close fгоm left to гight, FоI women's slacks, hich
close flom right to teft, substitute "fight"
Whelever instluctiOnS rе:id lelr, and gubýtitute
"left" where they Iеаd /rgЛt.
First join the ffont crotch sеаm as fаI as the tower
епd of the орепiп€. and back Stitch. Interface
left flу. Fасе right ily, leaving uncurled edge and
Иrith riяht Sides together, stitch ]eft fiу to left
fTont edge. PIеSS toпard opening.
ЦIith zippel c]osed, р]асе it face dоwп очеr outside
of flr, edge of tape aiong fiy Seam line.
l ,i.lg z'po, г i ,,l, c,it,, ,losp lo Ziлг"r .hai1 on
left jide ol tape. Stjtch again about У!" frоm
-L.: ."]. :,.:,ijjdt rпd press, Baste in р]ас€ аlопg
+i- i. : .iý.,]r,,. T"p,stitch as basted. Ьеiпя
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5 on Tight flont opening edge pIess uпdеr Ъ",
clippinri cuтves. ореп zippeT, pin and baste right
frоп, .Jgё орr 7,lrlrFг lapF.locР to.haln,
6 Baste Tight flопt edge of trousers over long ореп
sid€ ol right fly i/B" from edge. Uýin8 ziррег foot,
top-Stitch thюugh }lt thicknesseý,
to сцt down а trolsel zipper
Because fly openings in trouseTý and slacks vaтy
in length due to vaтiations in the cut of tfouseTý
апd in the measuTenents of thеfiguге, the
zjррFг mву Ье,оо lопg fоr ihF орFпiпя, Tb.Ul iI off.
pull the ý]idet dom below the waisttine Seam.
Дррlу опе edge of the raistband. Тhеп, Ьеfоге
tuтning thе band fol completion, cut off the excess
tape at the,Waistband Sеаm allowance. Whenwaist-
band i. , nтpl"ltd ;l аtl{ а. а ,op_ýtop fол z'ррег.
plackets
Although most plackets today aгeclosedwith
zippers, this is not done in infants' clotheý and not
often in the Seam of а knife pleated skiIt, The
plackets used in these two garments аrе аý followý:
lor inlantý' cl0theý
1 S]ash the mateтial the dеsilеd tength of placket.
2 At bottom of slAsh clip diagonally fог %" at
3 Tuln undey %" оп slashed edges апd tum
tгiangulaT point to о&hrdе.
4 Тuгп edges uпdеr fог Уr'i fofming pleatý, and
5 Lap edsies and pin. Stitch а squa.e at lоwег end of
placket through al] thicknesseS,
the desired depth of placket.
edges in bias sеаm binding.
bound odges of the placket.
2,з
tor а pleated slirt
Make pleats. Pui
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2
3
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collars & песkliпеs
ВаýiсаIу theтe аrе but thTee types of collaTs: Flat, Tolling оI standing, AS between flat апd Tolling, the
пеагеr the coltal neckline аррlоасhеS the сuIvе oJ the gaIment пёсНiпе, the flatteT it will lie; and
conveтsely,thestlaighteTthecollaтneckliпe,themoIeitwillTol1.oneexampleoftheflstco]]дTisthe
еч€r_Dорulаг Peteт Рап; of the Iolling со]lаг, the Shawlj of thc standing col]aT, the mandarin,
pOints t0 rеmепЬоI
Always stay-Stitch the garment neckline befoтe
дlwачý c]ip the rialmeDt ne.kline Ье{оI€
attaching а collar so collaт sеап ]ine can Ье
matched to neckline seam line.
Дlwауs теmеmЬет that if you have alteтed the
garment neckline to mаk€ it lalsier оr Smаllег,
you muвta]So alteт the col]al. (Fоl instIuctions,
see page 21.)
Aiways undeгStitch а faced collal to get
а shP rp l J гпрd cdgp. Ап рssу way l о do liБ is:
r.irst. stitch collaт and facing togetheг along
оutеr edge but lot at the ends, Ртеýý ýtitched
S€дm toward facing; then tuIn rтогk to fight
Side and undelstitch cloge to Serm line thюtlgh
fncing and sеаm edg€s, staтting and Stopping
about 1" fIom the ends. Einally, fold co]laT оп
seam and stitcb the ends.
Always. aftel stitching and tuIning а ýhaped
.ollar. fold in hatf and сhесk to make sule ъоth
ends аIе exlctly the Same length and Shap€.
Alwayý match nalkings of.ollar to m.rlkings
of neckline collal ends matching ccnter Jlont
ог back maтkings, and dots оп collaf necklin€
matched to shouldeT seams.
Alwa!: еJgе-st,|гh ]hF long lппоl, Г",] FJge
of а shaped faeing 1/а" in fтom edge. Thcn tч}'n
uпdег on stitch€d line апd stitch again.
flat collars
'
Intelface and Jас€ thе collar. leavinE neck еdяе
Tuтn front (оr back) Jacing extensions oveт the
со]lаг, Baste Ьiдs facing strip to neckline edge
орг.оl]аr, le!ling i] еtепd Ut.г edgc ol "ac,ng
extensions. Ease bias ý]ightly so outel culve
will lie flat. Stitch.
TTim seami clip curves. PIeSs Seam toward
facing дпd understitch thюugh facing and seam.
(Sce page 26 JoI UndeTstitchinli.)
ТuIп bias fлсiпg and Iacing extonsions to inýide.
Тuш under raw edge of biaý facinei апd
Slip-stitch о!еr senm.
to attach Yiith shaped
'acingThis is shovn with а divided co]iaf-
open.'Iurtl and ргеss.
with opening edees of
pin оr basto to nccktino
соl]ат дt seam ]ine of
The flat, shaped collar mау Ь€ Smalt оr laтge, in
опе piece оr divided, as shown in the illustTations.
The dilided соllаг jS geneтally found on drеяýеs
оr blouses with а back openjna.
Г|а| , оllагs Jгр Lc lally pU, оп with l bia. lacins
slгiр, but а shaped facing may Ье used, The two
r{T!ions of the di!idod collaт аге tack€d togetheг
.:.b.-:l .r!rt.r hд.k от.епtеr frопt, ,vhicheveг
:. r,,:ie riEn'aP. bfore being attached,
tlrd-oIaфi
:!:a:JE Еi aа.:.. с,::]а., ]ea.inE пфk edae
.g!i Т.-.:;;.Ё! Р,. ..&.:.:,, песk]iпе,
Join fTont and back sections of Shaped facing.
Pin over.o]lar, miI,,hiпg lh, opening cdgrs,
Stitch, trim and c]ip the ýeam. Undeгýtiteh.
Right Sides together, ýtitch facina ends to
gsтmепt ореliпg edgeý in а 7s" ýеаm.
Trim соIпегs; trim lиr7.g Seam only.
Tuln facing inside. PIеSS. Tack to Shoulder
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rolling collars
сOпyеrtihlе collar shawlcollal сirсч]аr r0|l collar
Roltiпg collars include the becoming сопчеrtiЬlе,
found on so mапу Shiгt_like Ыочsеs and dTeýýcý;
the Бhаwl, used оп jackets, coats, dтesses and blouseý
and the circulaT Iotl that is Softty flattering,
lhe coпve{ible collar
Thiý is juýt what itý паmе ;mplies deýigned
to Ье wотп ореп от closed, It сап Ье put on with
от without s backfacing, but is gепегаilу dопё
witho I. D.lailý of i'.,,опsIru.iiоп агс Бhоwп in
the demonýtration of Маkiпя а Blouýe.
pages 41to 47.
tfto shawlcollar
тhе ýhawl colla. conqiýls uf l цл рагIз :
(1) Ап undef-collaT and a2) An uppel соttаг cut
in one with the fгопt facings.
The undel_coilal sectioný аrе joined ,t сепtеI
back, as аrc the inteTfacing sections. The
uпdеI_соtlаI is then attached to the песиiпе and
the ýеаm рIеsýеd ореп- Тhiý Dгосеduте iý
back seam of uppe. соllат алd facing
Right sides togetheг, pin uppeT соliаг апd faeing
to under_collaт and fTont, matching сепtеr backs
апd dots. Stitch. Тrim Sеаm and сотпеrs; clip
счIчеs andintoinner corneT of течеr.
Тuгп facing апd uррег collaт to inýide and plesý.
SIjp-titch uрраг.о|lаг оеr back пд k seam.
ciIculal lollcollar
ThiB cotiar is cut аý а bias stTip апd attached
with s ýhaDed fасiпя as follows:
Machine-baste interfacing to wTong side oJ collaт.
Trim intelfacine c]ose to ýtitching. То hotd
intelf5cing iп place, inake long Tunning stitches
]esý t}ап half-say lo Ihc српlеr. .Whрп .ollar iý
finished, these stitcheý wilt Ье on the underside.)
Join endý of collaт and prcSs sеаm ореп. WroDg
sides togethal, {o]d coilar in half lengtbwise and
mасhiпе baýte rаw edges together,
,lr.iU ,r.f .*ф-nlkaa- i*
-lадý]
З Tum facing and чрр€г с.Ла. iЁ !ld* ir-
.sеаm ]ine at neck edae of чрF.. ttёý
'{
i|rf
along back neck ýеаm. $'hёп ]yfu"i в Ь.{ р.
rаw edge of collar апd facina ý]I] Ь бdr{'
оп а Blause о| Dfess
on а blouse ог dress, the uпder-eo,Ilr. i! rý *
piece апd the iпtёгJасiпg iý a(ached rб t}. вrr*,
col]al and facing inýtead of to the uдd..,.!r!."
1 Join the uпdег,соllаr to the neckline: triln ý.
2 Join сепt€I back sean of чрреr еоllsг дпd lrtat
facing.
3 Lap lt1d l;t, h."пl"r Da.k sраm of iпtегfвсiпs
and tгim зеаm close to stitchi пg.
Machine,baste iпtеrfасiпg to wrong side of
uрреr coilal and front facing %" fTom edges,
ТIim intedacing cloýe to ýtitсhiпя,. Tilгn чпdеr
and stitch the ýeam а]lоwапсе оп the long
simila. to that outlined in thе demonýtгation
making the Shot coaq pages 60 to 69, and
iпýlru.liогý оп Tailoriтg. раяр l4?.гопliпuе
Rigbt sides together, pin uppeт collar and facing
to jacket and uпdет_со]lаг, matchj ng сепtеI backs
and dots. Baste, еаsiпg uppeт collal to fit
between dots. Stitch; tlim Seam; clip счrчеs,
сOпyеrtihlе соllаr shawlcollal
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coLL,lRs AND NEcxLINEs
З Оп oLltside, pin соllаг to neck edge, matcbing
centel {Iопts and Ьасks and placing the ýmall dots
at the Shоu]dег seams. Baste, easinci collaT to Iit.
4 Join fтont and back neck facings at shouldeT sеаms.
Siitch %" tгоm long nnnotched edge and prcýs
edse uпdег along the Stitching. Stitch in place.
5 Right sides together, pin facing to neck edge,
matching centerS and ýhouldeT seams.
ý Siitch песt edgP, тrim dFami c]ip.uryer,
IlndeIstitch the fасiпя.
7Тurп facingto inside. Ргеss. Tack facing to seams.
standing collars
Some о{ thезе ате attachedwith atacing
and Sоmе аге putdiгectly onto the neckline.
the sha!ed mапdаriп c0llar
2 Right sideý to8ethei, pin colla. to neckline
malching сепlFг гrолls and backý and pla.ing
dots at shоutdеr seams.
З Тufп {Iontfacings to otltside ovel collal.
4 Rightýides together, join Jrontand back neck
facings at shouldeIseamý. Pinfacings toneck
еdg€ and Stitch to neckline tЬгоlgh att thickneýseз.
TIim seam andcolnels; clip culves.
5 Тuтп fасiпяs to inýide and tack to бboulder seams.
the straight tie collar
This соllаIсап Ье applied to any dlеss oIblouse
that has а tapped {ront c]osing and а basic
Ieяulation neckliпe. Fоr а паттоw tie collar, cut
fabтic about 40" long апd в%" wide,
z-{--
ТЪе inteгfacin8 used in these
'з.сd.Е!.зс
f.{€ the соllаг.
.йrr.,:еrп .дd рв. ьrte
rrr.ф,
collaIý should ье
Тгim s€аm. clip
ТчIп fIont facing oJ aalment to outside. Stitch it to
neckline as Jar as center fTont. TIim sёаm, clip
neck edge whеге stitching ends; tцr.rr Jacing to inýide.
Right ýides togethel, pin опе edge of collar to
neckline matching centeт backý. Stitch between
the clipS,
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The pattern will indicate
iý to Ье. Befoleslashing,
Rightsidestogethel,foldendýinhalf ]engthwise,
Stitch ends. Stitchtong edgeý up to whеrесоliаr
joins neckline. Backstitcb to ho]d. Тrimýеап and
соrп€Is. ТuIл гight side out.
Тчrп чпdеr ýеаm allowance оп гemaining raw
edge and ýtip-Btitch oveт neckseam.
detachable eollars
Theneckline edge ofa detachдble collaт Бhоuld
Ье stay-stitched оп theseamiine, then tIimmed
to 7а" andelipped.It is then boundwith а
bias ýtTip oI Iеаdу Tnade bias binding (See
Bindings, page 130). Baste от Snap-fasteD it to
the inýide of the gaTment neekline,
single thickness c0llarý
Тhеве aIe o{ten, thоugh not necessaгily,
detachable and used oveт an attached cotlar. The
outeT edge mау Ье fiпished otr with а biдding,
а piping оl lасе edging. Attaeh ýuch а соIаI
Piace wrong ýide of соllаг to rightside ofneekline.
Рiп oveт ita shареd facing ог а bias stTip about
1%" Wide (оI use Teady-made biaý bindina), with
Iight Side of biaý от facing against the collaT, Stitch.
TTim andlayeгthe sеаm. Undelstitch. Тurп bias
oTfacing to inside, Press апd heminplace.
finishes for
uncollared песkliпеs
Necklines withonteollals ат€ eitheгfaced от
bound. BeJoIe doing either. ýtay-Stitch th
tha shaped facing
Thiý iý madeandput ontoanecklinein the ýаfiе
wау it iý done fof the Сirсч]аrRоll Соllаr
descтibed оп ра8е 11З.
lhe tias facing
See inýtluctions чпdеI Flat couaв, psge 1l2.
the fal0d slasi
whеге thе орёпiпg зlаsh
apply theraciпgaý
Д ГАсiпg раllеrп, Бhареd |о fft that рагliсulаr
i Right sides together, рiп Jacing to gaTment over
thё ýtash location. Stitch {acing to neckline edge
сопtiпuiпя down the fTont }{" frоmсепtет,
алd l.ареriпg 1о а po;n1 at lоwеr end оГ орепiпg.
Take опе ýtitcb ас!оýs point Ьёfоrc
ýtагtiпg alongthe second side, Stitch а seeond
time around th€ point uýing а ffne Btitch.
2 Slaýh between the ýtitchёd tineý all thе way to the Doint.
Тчпr faeing inýide; pтeýs; tack invisibly to ааImепt.
the cardigan fa.ing
Thiý facinaiS applied во it iS visibleonthe
яaтmentoutside and folms acardigan band,
Reinfoтce the согпегs of the flontbmdsas
Jollows: Staгtin81" from the еоrпет, stitch with
frпе ýtitches on the seam line to the corneT.
Pivot the woтk on the needle and continue ýtithiдa
foI 1" along the ýecond side.
ctip to the ýtitchin8 at the сотпегS.
Тurп undelandpтeýý the sеаm аllоwапсе on the
Place 7rr,'r' side of bandto Uro,g sideo{ garment,
matching corners апd seams. Pinandstit{hto
flont edges and necНine. Тrim Sеаm; clip счгчеý;
ппdегзtit h the Ьдпd.
Тчгп band to outside andpin in place. Ъp_stit{h
l,{,
4{р
пэсkliпе, mау Ье iцФudеd in_y_o,u_T pattem. Оп
low_.u! пё.kliпFý thе гдсiпя wiu Ье tound то Ьс
ДЁ!_SlЦЦllу sщLlет tЬзд.!hе neckline, ацdthе
,цЦЦ!gii llЦдФd tфsgачеq_L"_фч ф_"_iцс.
W hеп lhis is dопе, l he low neckline hUgS l he body
йБ!"rйrу ."й, "]uй, "; 4р,;.йй-
wh€п а ýhареd facing раttегп isnot uýed, the
fa.ingstlip should Ье cut onthebias.If the
neckline edge iS to Ье bound, eitheIwith
leady-made binding от binding you make yoursetJ,
ýее Bindingý, page 130.
when bindinsithe insideculve oJ а neckline,
ýtгеtlh the biaý and prcss it befoTe attachina,
о. ýtгetirh it ýlightly as уоu put it оп. Bindin8ý ате
рrеfеIаЬIе to facings if the dTess oIblouýe
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sleeveý
The coIrectfft of thesteeves iS impoItant iпthе
look. of s саrmепt, Fоr hоw а regulation set_in
should fft, seesection оп Fitting, раяеý 94 tо9б,
aood
Pull up bobbineaýe thTeads evenly fюm bothends
untit sleeve'ffts аImhоlе. Leave 1'' flat acrosý top.
r.жtеп thread ends, making suтe ease iB smoothly
diýtributed with nopuckers оI gatheБ. Pin to hold
е into almhote, staTting and
overlapping the stitсhiпя.Гull-iength, Iegulation set-in sleeves ате of thl€e
1урFs,/а ] оп. piece ь iI h eibow darLc оr, L , опе-рiесФ
with elbow gаthегs to givp еssс i апd, с tso.piece
with uпdеrапd uppersections, ThiS last is acoatoT
In the two piecesleeve, the back Seam of the top
section is eased tothe undeгsection ь€twееп th€
notches above and below the elbow. It should Ье
рIеýsеd oveIatailol'S hаm to shape it, Тhё fmnt
ýeamofthe topsection is ýffеrсlеd between th€
notches tofit theflont ёdgеоl the undeT section.
setting iп sleevBs
а regulation plain slа€Ys
Тhоugh one_piece and two-piece
ditrefёntiy, theyafe ýet into the
Join uпdе.аrm Seam an.t рrеýS open. Rightsideý
l.rtthеr. pin sleele iл аrmhоlе, matching поtсhеs,
!пO2г.Ф s€5пr and dot-r Place top_of_s leele ,па.k
аrmhо]е in thе same
дt underarn Ьеtw€еп поtсhеs, stitch again
';''
within sеап
allowance. Тrim between notehes clos€ to second stitchinя.
6
Lightly Steam-press sleeve
much ease аý posýible. Then
а shirt sleвye
ýеаm to shlink out as
lightly рIеsý seam
See step,by_step demonýtгation
раgеs 7i1 to 81,
о{ man's ýpoтtý shirt,
а gathcled slвeve
Make two rоwý of gаthеIiпg stitcheý aroundsleev€
Uýingabout 10 ýtitrhes tothe iпсh, makealow of
еаýе stitching оп sеаm ]jпе of sleeve сар between notches.
Stitch again %" frоm ]irst Tow Within seam alloq;an..
2
top between notcbes оп€ on SeamIine and ýecond
about %" beyond within sеаm allowance.
Join uпdегаrm seam.
Right sideý togethel, pinsleev€ in еrmhоlG, matching
notches, чпdеIагrп seams, dots and
piacing top-of-s]eeve mаrk to shоutdег ýеаrл.
Pull up gatheling thleadý ёчепlуапd securc the епals.
Pin tohotd ааthегs in place. Stitch. Рrёýý the seam _
towaтd the s]eeve if you want thе gаthеrs to puf
upý,ald, towaтd thc shoutder if you want them to
týir;
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raglan
Drfil.s 7е{7.о.ýт _ýarErtjs
2.pi.ce ýleOve
Right Sides toliether, pin ýteeve JTont to gагmепt
front, mаtсhiпя dots, Baste, еаsiпя ýleeve to {it Ье-
tween notch апd loweт smа]] dot.
Along ýеаm line оп gatment flont, pin centel of
stIaight Seam binding, Stitch S€аm, clipcurves, but
do notclip seambinding, Pfess seam ореп.
Pin алd bJslP s]cРve b""k to gа"mFп' Ьа"}, еаsiпg
sатmепt to fft between notch€s and eaýingsleeve to
fft below lоw€I notcheý. Pin on sеаm binding as fоr
{Iont. Stitch andclip seamand pless ореп.
Join front and Ъасk of gаImепt along sleeve Seam,
eaýing steele front tc, lit back between поtсhез,
Join entire undelaImseam in onecontinuous
stitchins.
N'orej In а dгеss, i{ the fabric iS lightweight,
taping the seam is not necessaly.
l.piece laglan ýleeYe with dalt
Stay-stitch tbe armhote and shoutdeг edges of the
steeve. Reinfolce dart in the top t}y stitching along
stitchinlitines with Small stitch. Tbperýtitching toa
pointat iпп€т end of lines. Slash along Slash line at
Slвeves сut in 0пе with yoke
Sleeveý cut in опе with а garment yoke oTwith the
frcnt panel of а jacket оI bodice need rciпfогсеmепt
5t ]:ье iппеr сотпег of the uпdеIsтФwhеrе slеече and
yoke meet. This iS dопе as follows I
Fоrеасh sleevecuttwo2" bias squares ol gaTment
fablic. ( If gагmепt fаЬriс is heavy, cutthesquarcs of
some 1ightw€ight fabric in sаmе coloT as gагmепt.)
Right sides togethel, pin centeTo{ one sqчsгеочеr
dot at iппеlеотпеr of uпdе!атm, Stitch аlопаопе
seamline tocentefpoint of Sqчаге; pivot wolk on
needle andcontinue stitching atong secondside. clip
from the еdяе iпtосоrпеI made ьу stitching lineý.
Тuгп squаrе toinsideand prcsý. Reinforce otheт
half of Sleeve in ýаmе way.
guýýets
То give mоте Iооm and
sleeve, а gusset may Ье
ona-piece g sset
glain,
оп inSide, ыing ýtitchinglines togetheT. Pin,€ffing
{топt to lit the back. Stitch. PIess seam ореп.
SIll,,h Uпоеr %'.п l,,w"r {"dяр,
clip аrmhоlе edges о{ sleёve to stay ýtitchingalona
culveý belownotches. Right SideE together, pin slеече
to gaтment flont and back, eaýing ýleeve and garтent
backtofit. Stitch. тотёiпfоrс€, Stitch agaln. clip
счrчеs; ргеss seamý open.
on {Tont and back uпdегатm, mаrk а slash line about
в%" longi. Staltinci at undeтalm edge at centeт of
cuгve. stitch %" flom mаrkеd line, tарегiпg to
nothing at iппеI point. Slазh between stitching.
taking а У2" ýеаm оп
" to nothing on
3 Join qussёttо s]ashed edges,
gusset and tapering {тоm %
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two.pioca gшsýet
1 То rеiп|опе соlпеl, eut foul 2" bias ýqua.es,
Оп гightside ofbodicefтont, pin сепtеI of опе
square оч€I point whele slash stitchinglines meet,
Stitcbalongthelinesthгouahthesquare,pivoting
the woTk оп the ne€dle at tbe point.
IfyouT pettern doeB not call foT а gusýet and you
would like to uýe one, а patte.n fоr а 2_pieee auýBet
is nade аý followý:
Cut а5" squаге о{раре!. Mark а %" sеаmllпеаюuпd
the ýqчаr€ апd dтaw а disgonal line flоm upper]eft
to loweT Tight сопеr.
Оп Ьо,lоm edge. Tark 1 ' iп Гrоm lрГt соrпет,
on fight edge, mаIk 1" dояп flom top corner,
Frоm uppeт leJt, whеrе top and leJt ýide ýeamlines
mect. mедýчrе аlолс disgолаI 2J s" дпd mагli.
Frоm the 1" maiký оп right апd bottom edges, dIаw
а curving line thru the 2Уs" mагk оп the diagonal,
Cut the рарег оп this cuтved line. As уоuг patteIn,
use the telt hand alea оf the cut ýquale -the рагt
that haý the irsrd€ eulve, cut 4 pieces of fabTic with
l€ngthwise grain mnning рагаllеl to uppeT еdяе.
sleeve finishes
ор,пiпg in long slooye
Тhеrеаrе ýечеrаt methodý of ffnishing the opening of
а lопя slea р ч hj.h ib lo а р а cufr attached.
Fоr а fдced орепiпg, ýее page 46i foT а shirt slеече,
раg€s 79_80,
Themethod deselibedhere is cal]ed a "continuous
ptacket" апdсап Ье used iп plackeb ofgдthercd
ýkiTtý andchitdTen'ý dresýeý аБ well as in sleeves.
to паkе а gшssat ра
-5
ttern
1
2 То turп the point.
а slash Ьеtwееп stitched tjпеs
thе зау to, but not thfоugh,
Ь TuTn the squale thтoughthe
зide of яаImепt and presý.
alt
the pojnt,
еdgеБ of Slash to wтопя side,
ь stitch оп the mafked ýlanted ]ines of the sleeve
орелiпg, Slaýh through сепtеI between ýtitching.
cut stгaight gгаiп ýtrip 2" wide and twice the
ýlaSh l€пgth.
Pin йfоrlg sid€ of орёпiпg to пgl.' side of ýtrip.
на!дЬпltоп"dsрБечельul рiпроiлtоIорспiоg
3Та
a
l
{s.k dots and Seam ]jnes оп fight
l:l,ц,riпЕ sid€ of slash oler riaht
!'i: i]з.. ;L:.: !. surlei point and
. чi- ..i Ti гi:Ii.-!:
! ]1 ц::.: r:9: lta:::( i.rdj.e
ýide of guss€t.
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aar.raj
'alraErý,
- ýr.rýуБý
М€rйоd Ь, Make cutr. Whip ends together and bAste to
toweT edge of ýleeve on outýide, Baste bias оп top
of счtr, joining biaý ends. Stitch. Тum чпdеr fгее
edge of bias andh€m очеI ýеаm оп inside, Turn cuff
Sleeve ýide чD,lay in а stгаiяht liпе, FoIdextтa
fabric out of r,ay and Btitch ya" fTom Iap edge.
At point, stitch again tоýtIепяthеп.
puffed sl0eve with 0lastic
sleava with tшtn0d back сшfi
on Taw еdgё of lap, tuгп and рrеsý У4'' to иfр.19 ýid€.
Tbp-stitch turnededge оч€т Seam.
Turn lap to ?rrong side апdрrёss.
togetheг diagonelly at the point.
stitch the two sideý
чепt sleeve
Tbis орепiпg оссuгS оп а two,piece ýlеече in
а .oaf оr ja.kef. Eirql, join ,hp s]ёАче spams,
lеs:гg bacl Sеsm opcn bёlow .оrпсг of ечlFпsiоп.
Fiпiýh opening $ fol]ows:
clip tосоrпегiп undeт sleeve. Pless ýeamopen above
clip, Tum extension on чрреI sleeve section to
inýide дlопg fold tine forming hem,faeing.
catcb-ýtitch jппет edge of hem-facing in place.
Turn trp loweI edgeofsleeve to fотmhеm, tuтning in
епdБ of€xtension. Baste, catch-stitch hem in place.
Slip stitch ends of hеm, ýlantingthe endon the чрреr
sleeveso itrrill not sьоw оп outýide.
Lap орепiпg of uppelsleeve section overundel
Sleevёand рrеýS. Sewbuttoný on outýide thгough a.ll
i
Гiniýh Iоwеr edge with hеm oI facinsi wide enough
fo. elastic. Leave орепiпg at underalm ýеаm.
Edge-stitch thе lower €dяе. Iпýеrt elastici
lap апd sew endý together secufely.
Merrod о, Stitch lightside of cuf to wTong ýide of
sleeve, mаtсЫпа ýеаmS. Тurп undel the 1ree €dgе of
cutr. Fold счtr to outside;hem to seam ýtitchine. Тчтп
cuff to outýide and tack еdяе to undeTafm ýeam
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pOGkets
If уоuг patteтn calls fог а poeket, tbe instluction sheet lviil give full diгections for making it, But
sometimes уоч mау want а pocket in а gament rл7hеп попе iS given in the pattern, and the following
pages will Ье о{ help at sчсh times.
patch pockets
Тhеrе ате many ýhapes and sizes of theýe _ squafe, гeetangllaт, сuтчеd at the lover corners, pointed ,t
the сепtеi of the lоwег edge and they тапае fтom quite small опеs оп а child'ý 8аImепt to епоImочS
capacious ones оп а full length coat fоr an adult. Some аrе lined] some аrе ffnished with flaps.
Whаtечег kind of patch pocket iS invotved, the gеп€rаl method оf making and attaching to the gar-rnent
iý the srmе, То help you cut youl own pocket patterns whеп needed, heTe аrе some ачеrаgе dimensions
io uýe аз gj!еп оr tn паkе Iаrgеr ог sma]ItT as desiIed. The dimensioný ате given wilbu
and you should usuatty a_id %']_ 94_!iq9F 1пЦ ]о]цql_еd8с_!о! !Ъеýе.
Bfell-gt Pockets оп Blouseý, Dfesses, Jockets
Иrdrr., Flоm ЗУr" tо 4%", dependin8 оп the
'e]rfr]
Ргоm В,5/s" tо Э1" PLUS а hem-facing at
the top of ffom r%" to 1%" wide.
Lafge Potch Pockets оп Соаts of Skirt}
Widrr., FIоm 8" to 9Уа".
Л€?rrlr., Fгоm 8" to 10" PLUS а hem-facing at
thё top of about 2".
Patch Pachets lLt Lolnef Еdgе о| Оl,еfЬlоusе
These аrе made with squаIеd соInегs and attached
just above the lorrel edge о{ the b]ouse.
и/rdtn., About 6".
'e,rrrr
ДЬопt б", PLUý а hem_Jдcing at top
oJ about 1%".
tIаldп8 p|ain patch pocftets
Pocket a,ith Rоuпdеd, LouJef соfпеrs
LТ_ri!ц of hеm-fаgiпя and sеаm alio]цance"
clip cu es jlt v'з 11р to the stitching.
Тurп hem_facinя 1о inside and Dгеsý. PrpssJear4
а_
l Ar top PdgF. tLгп а" lo iпБiLI" алd stit(h,
atiolY_aoge ta. iдý_Ц9,
Ь. Pocket 1|ith Squared Loujer Corner|
Fоiiоw jnstructioný 1 апd 2 foT pocket with
Tounded cofnels. Тhеп miteT the соIпегs аý
Shown оп раgе 92.
С, Attaching Patch Pocket to Gаrmепt
ТhеIе arc two ways to atta.ch а patch pocket to
the gаrmепt. Pin in place апd, if necessaтy, baste.
ý
Top-stitch iп р]ас€ close to pocket edge,
Teinfolcjng top соIпеrs аý Shоwп, oR
Тuгп garment to wrопg side snd B,ith small back
ýtitch€S (See page 99 for Back Stikh) sew
through 9,rопg Side of Ьоth gагmепt and pocket.
Ве careful stitches do not shоý on Tight ýide of
pФket, ThiS is а тегI gфd s,a}.if thе pocket is оп
а .Фt and lbe material iз hеачу.
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coUNI - PocKE?s
mаkiпg а patch pocklt viti ffap
Decide on the pocket size. Then deeide
the flар depth. Д good pToportion is I The
flар Уа as deep as the pock€t.
То the depth decided оп fоr the pocket,
sdd twice the flар depth plus 1" extв
foT th€ inside ffniвh.
Il pocket is to have munded lоwеr соIпетý,
rочпd оtr tbe colners of the flap.
1l Pa,b,el Has а НелFFос;пр
з Тчгп uрреr edge down along fo]d ]iпе очег
the lining.
ьlаrt]лg ai tор ol hem-facin8. st;Ich dоs п .,п"
side, acToss bottom and uр_оthеI side,
stitch the ýeam allowance оп top
to outsid€. Stitch side edges оп
ctip соInетs and tгim flар Sеаm.
I| Pocket HaS а Sepafate Fасiпg
Right ýides togethel, pin facing to pocket
Stitch aTound all foul sides оп the sean l;пе.
Го1 E,lhel Нрп-Fа.lпg ol SppalolP Гос;l"l
TTim ýeam. If pocket is squаrе, also tTim ofi
colners. Тчrп Tight side out and press.
Slip"stitch lining to hem-Jaeiпa оr facing.
side seam hip pocket
Thiý pocket iS eaýily put into the Bide seam of а
skirt. Slacks от а coat. It ýhoD]d Ье the shsре
ýhowrr in the Diagfam.
то cut а pattern fог it, ачеrаgе dimenýions fotlow,
and tlrese я.е given without seam allowance.
The зtfai!]ht €d9€., About бУ2" lоп8I,
Асfаss the top: AlJoIl зуа." .
Асfuз at uid8t porr., About 6".
Leпoth l,t lonaбt Фаrt: About 10%".
Тwо methods of putting this pocket iпto the Bide
ýеаmаrе shown in the сопstrчсtiоп demonзtlations
one in Makin8i а SkiTt (pageý 48-52) and the
оthег in Маkiпg Slacký (pageý 70-73).
4
edge. ТчIn flар
TuIв flар Tight side out. This automatically
tuгпs the side sеаm allov{ances to the wlong side,
Miteг the соr,пегS (sе€ page 92) aвd hem ffар
If pocket is to Ье top-stitched in place, top-stitch
flap Ьеfоrе арр]уiпg to gaTmeпt.
naking а |ined patch nocket
Ьryе patch pockets оп coats ате usually lined.
The lining is cut Ьу the росkеtраttегп but iп depth
iý cut to extend only flom the bottom of the
pocket to the fold line for the hem-facing оr the
flap. Thus, il you want to line а poeket that iý to
Ье 8" deep with а hem-facing t%" deep, cut the
lining only 8" deep piuý ýeam altowance. То line,
pтoceed as fotlows ;
lining,
Right sideв
hачiпя side
ýеаm al]owance on uрDеr edge of
togeth€T, baste lining to pocket,
апd lowel edaeý even.
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'rаtлaLs
тнлт coUNT, PocxETs
Then pl.oceed аý fo]iows:
Fасе the welt, leaving опе long s;de ореп, Tfim
Seamý, tuгп Tight ýide out and рrеSs.
Baste welt
openlng,
raw еdяеS iust below Оп inside, pin
0 on outside, stitch
thгоugh galment
of 1vett iп place.
uррег edge and endS of opening
Siip_stitch endý
cut two pocket pieces 1" l{idel than pocket
mагkiпg and аý long as deýiтed. Round the lоwег
соInегS, with Tight side of pockёt against light
ýide ol gaтment, place опе pocket piece ovel
the welt, having the top edge ";" above the mагk
fоI the opening, Baýte, hачiпg the basting
ýtitches directly очеI the bagte maтked ljne
Jot the opening.
Stitch 1а" еасh зidе of this baýting line, making
the uррег ýtitching line 1/s" Shorteг tban the tоwеI
iine at the ends, Ве carcful not to catch_in th.
Оп the baýting 1ine, slаSh thIough the pocket plele
onI]/ to within %" of the епds, and flom thele,
diagonally into the соrпеш, Then, keeping thе
Seam allowance of tbe welt out of the way, make
а aimilir sla5h along ihc marked Iinp ог орFпiпg
ТlJпi Ее !чrс&.t рi€с. to th€ inýide thгоugh the
qaЕ!.a, .ad b..t. it .ra{rEd tье оDел'пs.
Т-* .* il
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.rd яз r! P..iri.-. 1Ь?.
_rlrir|E,G -a Fe*r ir..* аrtlt_,
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welt pocket
Welt pocketý сап Ье either Straight oI Slanted, and the itiustrations shоw it s]anted. They аге uýed
сhiеflу on tai]oTed suitý and coats oI on veýts.
А welt pocket fоI а vest оI а suit would Ье f|om 2Уа'' to 1'' deep and,Lbout 4'' wiale; on а €oat it might
Ье as iong as 7". тhе welt should hе cut fюп 1" to t%" wjde апd the length oJ the pocket opening.
Add to all these measurementý the seam allowanees, The ý,elt may hаче squаrе оI Tounded uррег соrпев,
Fitst baste-maIk the length of the pocket opsnin!. iп the desiled position.
опе-рiесе Ьочпd pocket
on the gal.ment, baste а ljne the desired width of
th" pU, le| орелiпg. Fог I l"l po.Lel. cut ц pie.e
of fаЬгiс at leaýt 1" widег than the opening апd
twjce the deýired depth of the pocket plus 1".
Rounct the colnel,s.
At 1" below thе centel" of the pocket pieee, mагk
а ]ine the Sаm€ width aS the pocket opening
Right sides iogetber, рlасе pocKet over. яаrmепt
with mагkеd line on pocket dircct]y ovel marked
iine оп gafment. Тhе sholtel paIt of the pocket
piece shou]d Ье below thё line, Baýte thтough
Staгting at centel of one long Side, stiteh 1l" away
fгоm and completel}, аIоuпd the basting,
о!еrlsррiпа the stitching at the епd.
srab {.л ljrte оa !9€пiпs to ý,ithin rэ" of ends and
'.b.r itJiз.fitT йtФ .оmегs_
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Pull pocket piece through slaýh to gагmепt inside.
Bring fold edgeв to meet at сепtеr, JoIming ап
inveгtedpleat. on outside, baste iп place апd press,
оп oulridF of сагmgпl. sl il.h аfпUлd the орепiл8i,
ол inýide, tum
pocket iп а coat liпiпg
IJ а coat has по pocket and you x,ould like опе,
inseгt it Ь€twееп lining апd frопt
ffuing on the left side.
Make а patteTn like the diagTam with dimen-
sions аs shown pluý ýeam allowanees.
Счt two pieces of lining matelial;
stitch to8etheT, l€aving the 4%" sid€ open.
ТuIп seam allowanceý of opening to wrong ýide
and Dгеýs. InseIt pocket between cФt lining
and coat fаЬгiс with Jolded edge oJ lining meet-
ing folded-back sеsm a]tolvance of pocket. Pin
оthеI sеаm allowanc€ to Jacing; hem in place.
Sew оthег edge to lining with featherstitch on
lininяoutýide. (FeatheIýtit{h-see page 140.)
Baste-malk а pocket opening line оп the 8аrmепt.
Счt two pocket pieceý of lining mяtегiаl about
6" long апd 2" wider than tbe opening liп€. То the
top end о{ еасh рiёсе, seam а 3" deep ýtrip of the
gаImепt fablic. Fгоm the gаImепt fabтie cut а
flар the length of the pocket opening plus seam
al]owances. Fме the flар; trim sеаm; tчгп light
side out and р.еýв.
Right sides togethel, place lalv edgeý of flар
just above mагkеd opening, with flap tumed up
towald top of gaTment. Baste in place.
slanted hочпd pocket underpatch pocket with flap
Thiý iS aneatlooking pocket foltajloled gагmепts.
Baýte_mark а tine of opening on the gаImепt
and cLt а binding БIriр 2" longer lhап thp opening
and about З" wide. Use tbiý stTip to make ап
орепiпg like а bound buttonhole. (See pageý l00-103
fоr Methods of Making Bound Button-holes.)
Тhеп ýtitch directly below the bindiпgon the outside.
Гrоm lin'ng mateTiat, счt two pocket pieces thё
deýiIed width and length, rounding the lоw€т
согпеrS, РrеSs undel the top edge of опе piece and,
lvoгking on the inside of the galment, top_stitch
lhp pic.p lo lhс ]оwег edge оf lhc bindinc.
Fаср lhс sр(,опd poc}et pjecc With а 2' r' depp piF.e
of thё galment fаЬгiс. Lay ovel the fiIst апd
trim both pieces evenly. Stitch second piece to
uppel edge and ends of Ьiпdiпя only] thеп stitch
both pocket pieces together.
Right ýides togetheI, place опе pocket piece очег
gагmепt and flар with the center of the faьric
stlip diгectly ovel the baste_maTked opening
]ine. Baýte.
Stitch %" each side of mafking and сгоsS endý.
naking ]owel row Уs" sholter than uppef rоw
Slaýh between th€ stitching to lvithin %" of the
ends and clip to the сотпеý.
3 оп outside, stitch
Ljпdjлg thгоugh all
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3 Ctlt а 2%]' deep fасiпg о{ Еатmепt fablic foт both
irocket pieces. TuTn undel the loмref €dge of
facings ald top-stitch to pocket pieceý with top
Pull the pocket piece thfough the ýiagh, forming а
welt ovet the loweI sеаm ]ride enough to ff]l the
ýрасе between the ýtitching ]iпеs. оп the outside
juýt below the Welt, stitch thlousih all thicknesses.
TuTn flлр dоvп aad baýte асrоБý top.
оп the inýide, рiп ýecond pocket piecel wl.ong side
flst, Baýte; then stitch thIough
дгоuпd entiтe pocket, Iounding Pin оп€ pocket рiес€, ficing side down, очеI flар
just above malked openine. Рiп sесопd pocket
piece, facing ýidc doM, оч€т wett just below
opening. Stitch, 1/1" frоm rаrч edges, the length of
the mаIkеd opening оп the uрреr edge and ys"
ýholtel at each end оп the loweT piece,
l'old back the flee edgeý and ýlash betwcan
stitching to within yj," of ends, then diagonatly
Рu]i pocket pieces and welt thrочgh s]aýhed
opening to insidё.
ВаStе-пагk оп the gaтment outside the length
of ihe pocket орепiпg,
cut two pocket pieces of lining fдьIiс 1" lvider
than pocketmalking, Ifpocket is fol acoat, cut the
pieceý about 7" loпei; if foт а suit, not очеr 4" long.
curve lоw€т сотпегs.
Cut а pocket fl5р of garment fabric the tength of
the opening plus seam allowance. СогпеrS mау
Ье Squared оr rounded, Fасе flap, leaving top еdgеs
ореп; trim ýeam; tum and pтess. Сut а velt
piece of galment JaЫic 17a" wide and 1" longei
tban pocket mатkiпя.
flap pocket with welt
Оп inside, turn We]t uр to ffll the gpace
ends to tтiangulaт ýlashed soctionв at
P.isiI rj.le_t tl,gеthеr, baste flар to gаrmепt п,ith
.ar ёiяб a:nTdt аЬа,е m..ked opening,
Г ":.._:r.л...,.r, flg..a,.f.a.,4lla.lp
t ý.!*: ,-_'i ..! .,j{ý .а.: Ь|ФF pocket piece dоwп. Stitch аIоuпd ýides
ot pocket. Тrim lower edges evenly.
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hems
Тhе perfect hem iS inconspicuous unless it is supposod to Ье а decorative feature.
HemS in Skirts ате particulally поtiееаЫе when done inexpeItly and thё utmost care ýhould Ье used to
епsuге that thеу lecede into the аllочег smаItпеss of the Bkiri, оf dless. АJt€I the ýkirt length
haý Ьёеп maTked, turп the hеm on the malked line and ргеýS а сrеаý€. МеаsuIе gп even depth fol the
hеm and cut off апу excess faЫic. Unleýs the skirt iB cut abgo]utely Straight (and mозt skilts
ale not) the }oweT edge will Ье some hat fulleI than the place where it is to Ье hemmed to the skiтt.
Thiý fD]Iness should Ье distributed nтound th€ ýkiтt ав evenly as possible.
how to tips оп mаkiпg
skirt edge fullness
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Тhеrе аrе ditrercnt Nays of tlealing this
fu]lness, dерепdjпg on the mateIial апd the kind
of hеm it tequiIeS.
Using about 10 stitches to the inch, шаkе
а line of ease-ýtitching аrоuпd the bottom edee,
Pu]] up this ease thт€ad at intefvals to
adjust the futlness evenly. With а pin, lift up
} ýtitch and pu]l it gепtlу; then гереаt in
another spot. Do поt pull the thleads tight.
If rаlч edg. jS to Ье
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uпdеr апd
;'ritci,€d, the Stitching mау Ье used ав an еаSе
thread jf done wjth 10 stitches to the inch,
If гаw еdgс is to Ье соlrэlэd иifЛ lор., the ease
thтead mау Ье put in and ease ndjusted
bofore stitching оп the tape. оR if skirt does
not have too пuсh {п]lпеSs, the stjtching
dопе when attaching the tape mау Ье usеd as
treat
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perfect hems
When pinning hеm in рlасе, яfэI mat.h th.
seor} /rr€s. Тhеп adjuвt fullneýý between ýeamý.
After adjusting futlless, stеаIп-зhfйk with
the iTon as mчеh of the futlnesý as possible. L
thеге iý danger of the dress alýo shlinking,
put hеs!у . ardL,oard Ьеtwееп hem and dress,
when uýing tape оп the еdgе, wе bioý tape
whenevel posýible. USe cotton bias оп cottons;
тауоп оп wools, Silk and ýyntheticý.
when hеmmiпя, the stitcheý put into the
garment Side of the hеm Should take up onty
опе thrеаd of the fаЬгiс, TeeaTdless of the
type stitch Ьеiпg used.
ýpecial types of hems пееd ýpeciai finishing
methods. Fоrhеms inJaced openings such as
jaeketfTontý, seepage 90; Fотhеms in
pleatedskiгts апd 1асе dTeSSes, Seepage91.
Fог hems iп sheer fabTics, See page 91.
slip.stitched h.m. Fог fiImlу wolen cotton, silk оr
synthetics of light от mеdiчm weight. Turn
uпd.г lh. гаw сссс а .ca,lL l4 'and s|itch, u.ing
лЬопt 10 stitches to the iпсh. Pin in ptace.
PLll up
"Iit, hа, ,U adjUsl ease, Slln Slilch il.
pla0o, iFоf Slip-Stitch, ýее page 99.)
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seam-taped hеm. FоI woolens, cottoný and
synthetics of heavy weiяht, and fol labtics thal
ravel eaýjly, Using about 10 stitches to incll.
stitch атоuпd edge and pu]l uр thlead So hem litý
skift. Тhеп stitch bias Sеаm tape 1/4" flom
edge, casing tape slightly. Pin in plaee. Неm to
gагmепt, (See pagc 99 fol Hemming Stitch.]
tailor's hеm. Eýpeciatly good fol ieжey апd
рrоЫеm {a]rгics in which hem is apt to ýhow,
Using about 10 stitches to inch. Stitch
аrоuпd hеm edge; then pink the edge. Pull цр
ease_ýtitching. Baste hеm in р]асе about
1" fгоm edge, Тuтп edge back about Уа'' and
catch to ýkilt Ьу inselting needle in
undcrside of hеm and then picking up опе thlead
in skirt. prcss hеm fiat ovel stitcbes.
If mateгial iS опе that Iачеlз, overcast the edge
instead of pinking, от apply seam tape.
catch.stitched hеm. when а flat hеm is wtnted
without using tape, аS оп heavy wооtепs
ыrd othеI healy lаЪriсs, this hem serTes well.
А соmmоп use is hems of coats that аrе to
Ье lined_ WoIk flom left to right. Fiтst catch опе
thlead iп the hem, inseгting need]e flom rjght
to left, Next pick up опе thтead in the galment,
inse|ting the needle brio?. thе hеm еdяе the
same diýtance that the first stitch waý aalor. the
edge, 'Ъkе next ýtitch iп hеm and the
folloving in the gаrmепt, and So оп. Do not
pull stitches tiяht.
lock stitch h.m. An ехс€llепt hеm fог galments
wbich mау expect hard weal, such as chiidren'S
.lathp., ЦЪгl fг"m ]ei'i lo гighl аý лollпwqi
Usjng knotted thгеаd, оп the gагmепt side close
lo Ь€m edce'akё a.,iI, h Ih.Uugh пгl) ol "
thгеаd. Diгectl},opposite thiS Stitch оп the hem
edst takQ апоthег Stitch.,{bout ri" from this
.:i.: ::я Ir.]ir. rnk. а iiit(h thгоugЬ one thr.ead
Jiie;.i tltл :hrL,uah the
!ёf, п:tа ;r.!]ia :at :.+ji,,,:еr :]:" :,,,IE(t
'двj rд l9it: {-,:c:::-i :i :i:. лзi
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stitched edge hсп. А neat fiпiвh fоr ealges that
cannot Ье rolied. TuIn edge and stitch. Тчrп
again and hеm inviýibty Ьу hand.
variatioпs. а Тчrп faw edge and ýtitch. TuTn and
ýtitch again. D Pink the гаw edge. Тuln up edge
sпd рrеýý. Make аý mапу rows of maclrine
ýtitchinя as deýircd.
narrou mасЛiле hеm. Ву uвing thе h€mmеI, the
fabtic wiII Ье turned twice and stitched
fасёd hеm. cut а facing of tтue bias. (Sёе page 29
fоl тгче Bias,) Тuгп undel and ýtitch опе Bw
edge. Right ýides together, stitfh the otheт
Iaw edge to skirt ed8e, Ртеýý веаm open. TuTn
facing to inside of ýkilt the depth of the ýеаm,
Pin alld slip-stitch in place. Fоr сiтсч]ат ýkiтtý, cut
faeing the exact зhаре of lo}veт edge of skiтb uýing
th€ ýkilt lвttern япd piecing тhеrc ne4eýýary.
shell hеm. А decoTative Iinish fol collaш, cufrs.
liпgегiе оI infantý' clotbes. Baýte а паrrоw hеm.
with running stitchёý, sew hem dowTl fol about
Уа"; then take two stitches ovef the ealge,
dlawing the thlead tiaht. Repeat at evenly
stilrlned iеm. oJten used oir shеег fabrics whеп
the hem needý "body''. cut hоIýеhаiг bTaid the
dеýiгеd width of hеm. Рiп around inside of hеm,
lrpping ends about 2". Shар€ !рр€г adge Ьу
df.rioa tbrerd irr dg€ of bTaid алd sесчге
t{& бd. о{ tlb tb.!.d 8.rte ЬоrзеЬа,ir in place.
1Ъл l.- фrr b..id .d crkb bvisiЫ, iB рli.t.
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helts
паkiпg belts ,rith hacking
ta malle l, pointed efLd
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тIim Ьасkjпg end in а point, Р]асе with fab c
extending %" beyond point. (Il)uS. а.) Eotd one side
of faЫic along point; fepeat on оthег ýide.
(Ittus. ь.) Ргеss.
Unfo]d; tTim uпdег-Jоld 1,i" fTon c.ease, (Illus, с.)
Refotd iп point, (Iilus. d.) Whеп fabiic is stitched to
backing, pojnt wi]t Ье ýtitched down.
Фацз to саljет bцking
Та сате| conlpletely, cll fabric twice the width of
backing plus Зr", Tu.n in ci" on опе long side; рIеýs.
Рiп faыic to backing wjth untumed edge
about 1]i" оl,е. thе centeL Stitch in place аlопg
Ъ coфr опе side onl!, cut fаЬriс twice the width of
the beltina plus 1l". Fold Tight Side out, rап
edges me€ting in сепtег. Р]асе Jabric with lаw edges
аgаiпst belting. .ГаЬтiс will extend 1/16" beyond
betting edgeý. ] Baste and edge-stitch iп place.
mаkiпя bllts yithout hас*iпg
iпtеffосеd Ф|е-р;есе belt
This iS useful if you аrc shoTt of {abric апd
.annot cuI а l"пsih sidЁ cnough
'ог
the опе-рiфе
belt descтibed at left, foT the fscing сап Ь of а
difelent mateгial.
1 cut а stlaight lengthwiýe g.ain рiёсе of fаЬгiс the
deýiтed width of be]t plus seam ailowances, and frоm
4" to У'lопgеI thап waiýt mеаSчr€. Point the епd,
2 cut inteTfacing ýаmе width but 1]i- зhоrtег.
З Mft hine-baste interf acing
fat lic. 5/," fTom Taw еdяеs,
close to stitching.
to !,гопа зidе of belt
Тrjm iпt€rfа.iпа
4 RiEiht sides togeth€r, stitch facina to ь€]t
leaving end ореп fo! tuгпiпs:. Тгirп sезm ald
еоmеrs. Тum belt and pIeSS.
сшпmеlhппd
cut а stTaight lengthwiýe grain piece of fabIie,
4" to 5" }опgеr than, and twice the width, the finiýhed
belt iý to Ье, р]чS seam зtlоwапсеS. clt one
end to make а point, As Sholn, cut iпtёгfасiпg %
the fabric width and 1Уа" shогtеr. Machine-baste
int€Ifacinli to wlong side of fab.ic %" Jrоm outer
edge and ends. ТIim inteт{acing close to ýtitching.
Stitch intelJacing to fahiic ,v8" fгоm inneт edge
of inteгfacing. Тuгп fabric at StIaight end to inside,
Righl ýidas lоgеlhег. гold belt :п hаlfl lcngthwiБe,
Stitch, teaving end ореп. Тuтr1; press. Sew buckle
al straight end; makc eyeletý in pointed епd,
1cut soft fаЬIiс 9" to 10" wide. the measurernent of
the waistline pluý Sean a]lowances апd an oterlap.
2 MaTk at half the пеаSuгеmепt, and at this markina
дпd at the ends make 3 Iowý of gаthегý, ( ТЬе
gаthеrs at the halfway mark Ьесоmе the light-hапd
side of the belt which wil] fasten at the left side. j
3Pull up 8аthёгs to desiled width.
Tack Ьопiпg over gathers at frcnt еdg€ a.d
right-hand side. Тurп and hеm lопg ýides; face front
епd; bind hасk end оп inside, Lap fтont end
очеr back, Fаstеп with hooký апd еуеý.
leatherboпing (0r bOning)
cut in desjled length. Rip caýing at each епd. TIim
boning and опе Side of casjng Уа", curvin8 the
ьопiпg ends. Tuln Dntтimmed ýide of сзýiпg очег
boning end and whip iп place.
beltcarrieгs
Тhf.аd, Со,fПеr. sеё Сhаiп Tack, рsgе 106,
ЛаDlr. Соrr€7. Make a{abric tube (see FabricLoops,
page 107). cut into pieces of desired leneth and
sew sectioný oveTwaistline ýeamof dress atundelarm.
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hindings
tsindings should alrvays ]re cut оп the bias if they
ale to fft smoothiy дпd Ье manipu]ated easily.
Fold fabгic on the tlue bias. (See page 29.) MaTk
width foI the stгips апd cut. Lap trro stTips so
thleads of each гuп paTallel to еасh othel. Seam
lvheтe the side edges meet. PIeSs s€аmg ореп and
ti,im otr extendjng соrпеfs.
double fold hinding
This is ready-made binding, Encaýe the €dge with
the bias, having the wider fold to the undemide.
Stitch ,llong the edge of the uрреr side (tbe
narroweT side) and this stitching catches in the
trench biBding
.{ neat binding fоr sheel faЫics oI lin€.erie. cut
true bias б times the desired !,idth of finished
binding. Fold, fight side out, thlough center length
wiýe, Stitch Iaw edges of bils to fiabt Side of
galment, making ýеаm 1l the width ol the folded
bias. TuIn folded edge очеI gеаm and hem in placa,
binding ап inside cOlnel
with Iight ýides togetheI, pin bias binding to the
item to Ье bound, Stletching the bias at the согпеf,
Stitch, pivoting the ,!oTk 0п the пееdlе at the
comeT. tr{itег the binding at the coIn.T; then tuln
to the wrcng ýide. TuIn undel the Iаw edge,
MiteI at the соrпеI and hem to ýеаm,
making rOntinuOus bias
Use а Straight gтain Iectanglo of fablic, on wrопg
side, malk а tlue bias line JIоm чррет соrпеr to
opposite side (line 1 in Diagram.) Fфm this line
mспsuге down о' а liglf.rпgle thelvanted depth of
bias and draw а second ]ine parall€l to the ffTst.
continue to measule and dlаw lines until needed
length iS marked. Right Sides togethef, fold fаЬriс
lengthrvise, PLrt а pin in fiTSt line %" fTom соmет,
апd thIоugh second iine оп oppoýite side 7а" fгоm
edge. (This establishes а seam iiпо.) Pin and stitch
edges in а Уа" Sеаm. Pfesý seam ореп. Begin to cut
оп the pa.t of line 1 which is поw оDоOе the
stalting сотпег and continue cutting Tound and
Tound on the narked ]ines.
hinding edges
I| fеаdц-паdе biпding iS used, open out опе fold
and with lilrht sidcý together, Stiteh to edge to Ье
bound. !'otd bindjng очеI thе raw edge to wlong
If nlakiп! !:lolf о||п biлdrng,, eut true bias 4 times
th? dеSjгеd Nidth of finiShed binding. PIeSs under,
th. stlm alll]ý,rn(es ,1r'th€ B,idth]. тhеп арр]у
:';, rl:,,i],п:1{].. l,R a{t.t cutting the biaS, with
: j': :.. : r,,,'|,,-,,.',:.hL,ln,llngToF.lg.inn
-j-, l ,:. r,:,; , ,;, .:r,I Т lr:l l,ilding "i,еr
,js€: !:.f t. Jeam,
hinding ап outside corner
USe а true biaý Stlip оr leady made bilý binding.
Right Sides together, stitch binding to оп€ edge aS
lаI as соrпег. Raise needle frоm fablic.
Тuгп binding at гight angies to Stitched edge.
Thiý forms а dia,aonal fold at th€ colnel.
Tuln fotded binding back оп itse]f. Lоý,еI needle
into bjnding at соIпеI, ]etting thrcad extend очеr
fold. stitch second side.
PTess binding toв,ald edgeý, pinnina the mitel to
hold it in place.
Тurп binding о!ет edge, fоImiпg miter on wlопg
SjdP, ТuIп гаw edge undel and hem in place.
mаliпg bias strips
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рiрiпg апd facing
Ready-made coTded piping mау Ье puTchased in а wide range о{ colorý and it makes яп attтactiv€
finiýh оп edges of collaN, cufis, pockets от necklines.
But it is egsy to make your оwп plain от eoтded piping of апу desircd fabric.
Dlai! piping and lасiщ in one facingscallo!ý
РrеSý the €dges uпdег, making the tuTn on the
lowerfotd twice as deep ав the upperfold.
Tum under the edge that iý to Ье piped. Place
vrong side of pipilg agsinst wrong side of
edge ýо piping extёnds Ьеуопd that edge. Pin
(оI baste) and stitch thIough all thicknesвes.
corded piping апd lacingin опе
cut and prcýs а biaý Sttip thе same as fol
pIain piping.
In the uppeI fold, епсlоs€ а cord. Use а coIding
ziрреI Joot to ýtitch close to cord. with rigbt
sid€ оГ ГаЬгi. against srопg Side of piping.
Btitch thTollgh all thicknesses close to cold,
again using coTding оI zippel foot.
fасiлg а poiпtвd соIпеr
cut а strip of tгue bias and with Tight sides
togetheI, baste to the сотпет tb,be faced. MiteT
Ihp соrлрr and Ihcn stii.h гacing to соmеr.
то rcinfofce, stit h aTound соInеI а second time
using smatl stitches. Тrim close to stitching
Turn {acing to wrопg ýide; tuгп uпdег rаw edge
and hem in place.
With Tight Sides together, baste а stnight gтain
piece of JаЬriс to tbe edge that is to Ье {aced,
MaIk thе scallops and Stitch, pivoting the wогk
оп the neeclle at the inner points- Trim ýеаm close
to stit hing and ctip iпto points. (Ве caIeful
not to clip the stitching.) РIеss the facing ýide of
the sеаm baek towaId the facing, Then tuтn
fscing to wтопg side, Prcýs.
Тurп law edge апd hem in place.
pipingýcallops
cut one €dgе of а strip oJ caтdboaId iп th€ size
агd shapР оl the s.allops, I" you агр not uзing а
pattem that haý the scallops malked, use thiý
.агdЬоаrd (о mark lhe S(aIlUps on the fаЬriс.
Stay-Stitch the faЫic оп the sеаm line of the scatlops.
Hard-pтess the scallop edaeý over the саrdЬоатd
patteгn, clipping the curves to the stay-stitching.
In pTesýing, Ье SuIе the stay-stitching соm€ý
just очеI the €dge of the cardboaтd to the wгоп8
side so it does not show,
Baste bias piping to the pTesýed edges ol the
ýeallops So а патюw bit outlines tbe edge. clip
thp piping at thc iппрг pO;nls as you baste,
Top-Stitch сlоs€ to tumed edge.
А good finish JoT а n€ckline,
cut а tTue bias ýtriр of fabтic.
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tшсls
т-ь Err,. tio рчrrюsеs:опе as а decoration and the otb€r аз а rпеlдs to lit ог Ьriпg
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'Eц!iý
into а ga.ment,
L r(з rr. q.l.a r раttеrп that employs tucks in its design, the tuck |осаtiопз алd ýize vill
iвdвrrd la. ЬrЁеr. !оч аге putting tucks into something {от whiсh ]iou hаIе Dо pattem,
gЬФИ й ч*d :о. ýuвci, iп the depth of the tuck and the distance Ьеtwе€п ttem-
Дrrc, вдrtц, '_Ь :lкk lo(alioпi оп уоuг fabтic (See page 35 JoI Ноw to Маrk], рrеs,s the
ТЬеу t.iЦ t..r!*! :.r з.ý оr stitch if you have а clean, ýhafp edge.
Ье cleaтly
а gauge
edges.
If tuck rr! rýr.d :в r srrrп€пt foI я.hich the
of the blou!. - ttxl ib. f$rrс bfore cutting
pin tuclý. As tЬсir вr!Е jhdiё, thеs€ аге !егу
паIгоw tucl(.s. Tbf.t rr! Е.& .i!hеr on the
machine ог bs hадd: Ы (. 6!€. lhееr fаЫiсs,
hand-run tucký аге оrtел рЕf€rrid. Та mаkе
pattern does not indicate tucks
'оr
example, tbe frопt
out the gатmепt Diece,
hапd-s€wп pin tucb, сг€r.ч ос tt. rucl( lineý and
mаkе small тчппiпа Stitcha! cl<.. to 'ý. сгедзе.
crossed tцcts. Whеп tuc}ý аr€ аггаD!еd ro сrсs
each other, ail the tucks Iuппiпg in one dirKtion
ýhouid bemadefirst, тhеп make the tucb tbat
run in the оthег diгесtiоп-
corded tucks. Encase the coTd in the tuck and Btitch,
uýiпgасоrdiпg oTzippeT foot оп thеrпаеhiпе.
If using а ýlippeIy fabIic, it is well to baste
the coтd in place befoтe stitching,
decorative tucks
очсriапdеd tцсls. магk оп tbe fabric the lines of the
desian you wiýh tofollor,. Очег these lines make
tiny очёrhапd stitches, taking чр jчзt а smalt bit
of the fabтjc in eaeh stitch. Either self{olor ог
сопtгаStiпg thread mау Ье used.
2 golped tцсlý. Make several I ines oJ tucký сIоS€ 2
tоgеthег апd ргеss them all in one direction.
At the top, stitch асrоss the tucký in the diIection
thеу аrе ргеý{еd- Then tuгп the tucks in the
oPpсrite dir€сtiоп &пd, at the dеýiгеd interval,
1ilt.. -к<:hеm iп the tчгпеd direction. The
i-ir rý :i€ :rm.i Ьtk ro their оrjаiпа]
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rшffles
Suсh а grcat vaтiety of rcady-made rufringý а"е
displayed today that Taтely is it песеgsаrу to
make уоuгоwп unless уоu want them of араItiсulат
fabfic, Ruflling iS available in cotton, nylon,
embтoidery, eyelet, lace. often it is combin€d with
а decoIative band, Such aS eyelet rufre with
band of embToidery.
If makiпg youт оwп, Iцfriпа should рfеfетаЫу Ье
cut on the cTosýwise оr bias of the fabTic as theýe
will fall in soJteг folds. FоI ciatheTed rufrез you will
need flom 1у4 to 1у2 times the ýрасе into which
the rumе iý to Ье put. Pteated TufreB need about
3 timeý the space.
ln gatheTing Iong ruffieý, divide the fabric length
into quarteтs and gather еасh quarteт ýepaвtely.
ThiS makes it easieI to space the gathefs evenly,
and theтe is tess danger of the thTead bTeaking whеп
the gаthетý ате pulled чD. Using а lona Btitch on
the mасhiпе, make two TowS of gatheTing stitches,
the ffIst about Уs" lTom the edge and the seeond %"
fгоm the fffst. PuIl up the bobbin thтеаd to gatheI.
Ве{оrе staтting to attach Tulfleý, maTk thе item
to which they аге to Ье attached in qlrarteN and
adjust Уа oJ mming to % the edge.
tшfilе witt hiaý. cut а Strip of true bias оr uýе rеаdу_
mаdе bias tape. NатIоwlу tчгп to the outýide the
edg€ to which tuJne will Ье applied. Place Wrопg sid€
of gatlreled edge of гufflе over the tuIned edge
and pin to the edges the ght ýide of the bias ЁtIiр.
Stitch. Ттim ýеаm to about Уs". Тurп bias oveт
the sеаm еdд:еs апd hеm iп place as shoivtt.
Iчfilе $th lacilg. Right sides together, baste ruffie
to edsie. тhеп оп а collar, as shоwп, oI on the fтont
opening of а btouse, tареr the Iufflе дt the end.
Pin-on the facins. fiqht Бidе dom, and Btitch
thlough all thicknesses. Tfim seam, any e;cesý
ruflling at end and соIпеrs. TuIn facinsi inýide; ргеSs.
сirсulаr ruffle
Та поllр o.i.Illol .Ufl,. dгаw s.irгlе, Frоm its
edge measuTe in toward the сепtеr the width you
want the Iufiе to Ье and dвw а second sпаllеr
сiгс]е iпвid€ the first, The liпе о{ the outer ciтcle
will Ье th€ loweт €dge of the гufrе while the
line of the iппеI ciIcle wiu Ье tbe uDреf edge.
маrk the {ab.ic with the lineý of both cilclФ.
adding а sеаm allowance, (Seam allowanceв ате
shown Ьу Ьгоkеп tines iп diagгam.) cut along seam
a]iowance edge of оutег circle; then slash оп the
stтaight grаiп to iппеI ciTcte and cut atong that
sеаm аiIоwалсе, Тг l}e"e;. поI suffi.icni fabri.
length from опе cutting, mагk and cut а second
cilcte, оIтлоIе ifпесеýýагу, and веаm them togetheT.
Stay-stitch inner curтe on seam line. Оп outeI
rlffewiti heading. Nаrrоwlу hеm one edge. Tum
оth€I еdg€ ппd€f the amount пqсеssагу to make the
desircd width of heading, pluв а 7s" 3еаm
allowance. Make two фws of gathels, the ffTst опе
on the sеаm line (5/s" Jrom the bottom о{ the
heading) and the ýecoDd {rоm Уs" to Уа" from thе
liгst. DTawup gath€Ts to fit Spacei pin оr baste
in position; ýtitch thmчgh еааh Tow of gathem.
Rufres еап д]ýо Ье made automatically оп the sewing
machine Ьу using the тufrеr which mау Ье adjusted
to яiче morc oI leýs Jullneýý,
applying ruffles
ready.nade rцrlled edgiпg. with Iight sideý togetheI
and the rufrе heading oI binding and fablic edge
even, stitch thтoltgh heading close to the gаthеIs.
Pless rufrе down, s€аm up, Оп the fabTic edge,
top-stitch close to Seam ]ine thфugh fabTic altd веаm
с rчё, lJm uпdрr sраm аllоsап(р, Stit.h оr hапd_hFm,
Ъ оррl, l,ffр, clip ýеаm al]ouance of iппеr
сuffе to stay-ýtitcling. Right
baste Tuflte in place and stitch
sides together, pin
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pleats
The pattem fог а skirt with pleatý witl hаче all
Fог perfect results, follow these tагеfuttу.
Тhеrе аге sечегаl typeý of pleatý uýed in pleated
skirts, Those which слп Ьё mаd€ Ьу the hоmе
drеssmаkеI inctude:
песеýsагу mатkiпяý and
hems iп pleatBd skirts
Pteated skilts ýhould Ье hёmmеd ЬеJоIе pleatв аrе
put iп to make sчrc thе loweI edge is а st?aight,
оп-gгаiп line, IJ ýholtening iý needed afteт the hеm
iý in апd pleats made, it iý done at the ýkilt top.
Fоr hоw to hдпdlе the hem in а seam атеа of а
pleat€d ýkirt, see pasie 91,
stitching pleats
instluctions foT making them,
stlaight 0r knile. Pteats
They should 1ар from
ali turnjng iп опе dircction.
Tight to left,
hol plCats. Two straight pleals luTned away frоm
invertod pl.ats. Two gtIaight pleats turned towaгd
kick pleab. А singte knife ог inverted pleat in а ýеаm
to aive mоrc walking mоm iп а siim Skirt, NoTE:
if а skilt with kick pleat must Ье lengthened от
Bholtened, mаkе the atteration iп the pattem {rЬо0€
the p]eat to lеtаiп its oIiginal lenath.
ОtЛеr tUpеs whi€h muýt Ье пдdе Ьу а commeгcial
ассOrdioп, Fine, ShaTp_edged pleats with the edg€
ýtanding очt instead of lying flat.
ýuпhulst or fап. Sharp_edgcd p]Pats graduating in
width fгоm top to bottom.
mаrkiпg & making
1п @ /сrg. or.o, such as а skirt, tTansfel pleat lines
frоm patteTn to faыic, (See page 35 fof How to
}lark,, ýЪrkiпс оп гiсht side, bring maTkings
'ld'cs!inE
the fold to the пехt line of mаrkiпgs, Рiп
Фd ьs.l. i. рlзсеi prer: lightlr', Stitch aS indicated
t:r }r::e*; Eвate Ьэ.-tinai рrеss ц,е]1,
]r а l,i.|.. r:.! а. :Le |rо.: of а ыочsе. pleats
!r*. :- ;.;,1 :: rl:! ,-: -lri::, jrt.:с Pin pattem
ъ tiаа'ýlц*{; j:ё .a:,+rr glil.E F"lа
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Atways ýtitch pleats from the bottom up. Stit hina
down may stretch the fabTic so the pleats do not
lie flat.
In fabTi.s lbat do поi relain д prpss well lt iз а
good idea to edge_ýtitch the undeT fo]d of the рlедts.
Edge-ýtitching mау also Ье done as а dееогзtiоп оп
the outer еdяеý аý ýhown.
pleated skirt without pattBrn
реrmапепtlу pleated fаьгiс mау Ье purcha_ced Ьу
the yaId. This not only saves thе tточЫе of бrчri!я
out hоw mапу pleats and thеiт depth, but alio sдýеl
time and епетgу used in Te_pTessing pleats ift€r
laundeгing.
аmOUIt ol labric needed
Fоf ап аесоrйоп pleated зЁrrr, it takes 41,i ,дrdý of
35"-36" fabтic to make 1 уаId of ассогdiоп pleatin8.
MeasuTe aтound wideýt part of hipý and multip|y
Ьу 4!z.
Fof а |оп or suпb fst p|.ored ý,tr,f, about 1Ч },агё
о{ з6" to 44" {abTic аге needed.
For а bпt|e,ilпerted, or ЬоI pleated skift, mеазrrе
the w;d"ýt раrl оl lhe hip.. The Гаьгi. s Гlеr sFаmiпs
should mеавuге Jrоm 2% to 3 times this hip
mеаýuгёmепt if the pleats аrе to touch еасh otheT,
рlаплiпg the pleats
Iп а knife, inverted ог Ьох pleated skiгt, % the
l€пFth as gilen above iý youT hip meaýurc; the
!!|er r is the amotnt i,ou can use in the pleats.
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Decide eitheI (1) how deep you want youT pleats
от (2) hоw rnany рlёаtý you want; thеп divide 72"
Ьу this numbeт. If you want them 3" deep, you сап
have 24 pleats; if you want 36 pl€ats, they сап Ь€
only 2" deep. (Substitut€ your оwп figuTeý {hеп
you kпоw the length of youl material.)
WhateveT the determined depth, th€ pleats will Ье
that depth fTom the hеm to th€ hipline. Abov€ the
hip they muEt Ье tapeled Ьу tsking in more mst€Tial
in thв undel рагt of the pleat in оIdет to fft the
ýmаllеr meaýurement of the waistline. Tbke 3
measuтements above the widest paTt of the hipý -
at 7" down from the waist, at halfway between 7"
and the waist, and at the waist and tapel the
pleats to meet thoýe mеаsчгеmепts.
to make kick pleats
Kick Dleats ате so easy to make that they сап Ье
included in а зkiтt even if the patteтn doeý not
show thеm, Therc ате two ways to make them.
а, knife pleat
on а patteTn thеге will Ье ап extension of the searn
,wherc the pleat iý to Ье. Thiý is generally about 2%"
wide at the bottom tapering to about 2" at the top.
Thuý, if you want а side pleat in а sеаm Ъчt the
раttегп does not pTovide for one, cut the adioining
ýections wherc the pleat is to Ье about 2%" wideI
at the bottom and about 2" wideт at the top.
MaTk thё oliginal sеаm line of the раtt€гп on your
fablic; thiý wiII ье уоur pleat line. Also maTk on the
o"iginal ýеаm line the top of whateveт length уоu
want the pleat to Ье. Тhеп make the pleat as follows:
Right sid€ý together, pin the two skiIt sections
together.
staTtinя at the bottom, machine-baýte aloлg thе
pleat liпё to the mark indicating the top of tbe
pteat. FIоm this point stitch with regulation stitch
to top of skiтt,
Stitch flom bottom to top in а %" ýеsm elong
Iаw edgeý.
pTesý веаm to,waтd the left and baste to
wsiýtline edge.
h. inverted pl0at
This method uses ап undeтlay, апd the еdgея о{ the
pattem pieces where th€ pteat is to Ье will Ье ýhaped
аý ýhоwп iп Diаягаm 1. StaTt Bhaping the extension
where you want the toD of the pleat to Ье and make
ir about 2" Wide, Тhе uпdеr]ау. shapcd аý iп
Diagтam 2, should Ье frcm 4" to 4Уа" wid€ and аý
long as the extenвion, plus ýеаm alloФance. when
cutting оп Such an extension, mаIk оп th€ labTie
the oTiginal sеаm line fтom the bottom to the top
of the extension. Then pтoceed аs follows:
Right sides togetheT, machine-baste alon8 the
original ýеаm line fгоm the bottom to thе top of the
extension. Above the errtension, join the r€gulal
sеаm of the two pieces.
Рrеýý p]eat extensioný and sеаm ореп.
on iпside, x,ith Tight sid€ý togetheT, pin чпdеrlау
to рrеsý€d-ореп eitensioný.
Stitch undeTlay to extensions in а 5/s" зеаm. Baste
чрреr епd of pleat fiat to skiЁ. Invisibly catch-stitcb
ýlanted edgeý of pleat to skirt оп wrong side, оr turn
to outýide and top-ýtitch thфLtgh all thicknesses,
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fringe
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ýeliflinge This is the oasicst kind of fringe to
make on а соаIsе weave, and is ап attlactive
trimming eýpecialty foт gроrts gal.mentý, Before
Iriлgiпg, triT 1Fс rаЬrП "dc.
,,n ,h. gгаjп,
Measuтe in flоm the edge the desiтed length of the
fringe and pull а thrcad. Just abovc this pulled
thrcad make а line of machine stitching. Then pull
the thrеаd next below the Iirst one pulled апd
спгliluе рu]]iпя |hrраdс lo thе pdPp S|arling in
this way at the top of the ffinge and working
dоm1 keepý the thleads frоm tапяliпg.
'loss
or yarn fringe cut а tenath of hеачу papel the
desiтed Фidth о{ the flinge plus %" and as long
as the раrt to which the fli ge will Ь. attached.
Fasten the floss ог уаla to the рарет апd Trap
it аIоuпd the gauge, lауiпg the strands toпching:
each otheT but not overlapping- Machine Stitch
астоss one tonsi side about %" frоm the edge, cut
thтough the stTands оп the opposite side. Теаг
away th€ lоwеr pnlt of the рарег. TuIn under and
top-stitch the edge of thё gafment to the top of
tho friпяе. Remove rеmаiпiпg рареr.
cut а рарет gaugc thc width and length the llinge
is to Ье. WIap gaLlge i,ith уатп от {iogs and
sесui,е the end, At опе edge, cut thTough ýёчеIаl
stlandý. Ins.Tt а cfochet hook into the ffniShed
faЫic еdgе; with the hook, pick uE the cut stTands
а| ,he uп.uI edgp апо pull lhгоugh " "аЬriс.
Pull the cLltends thlough the loop tofasten. Repeat
until you have desiled anount oJ Jfinge,
fagoting
bar fagoting ваst€ the pjeces to Ье fagoted to
рареI. Take а stitch on the left-hand edsie. WTap
the thleдd around the needle several times, Trke а
stitch in thc Tight-hand side dilect]y opposite. РtlII
trp the thтead to make the Ьаr, Slip the needle
dоýп betveen the {аЪтiс layelý on the light hand
side and take э ýtitch in th€ €dgе, wTap the
thlсаd aтound thе needte as bcfoтe апd take а
stitch iп the ]eft side directly opposite, Pull up
thтead. S]ip need]e doý'r] between fаЬriс layefs on
Ie{t side and continue in the sаmе way until the
desiIed numbeT of bals атс completed.
criýscr0ss fag0ting Baste pieces to Ье faвioted
to papel. Stait at uppeт right-hand side with s
stitch. Take пехt stitch оп left hапd edge, Уа"
Iowef dоýп. pasý пееdlо under the thfead to the
right-hand еdяе and take а stitch. Agaiп pass
needIe undel thlеаd to left-hand Side and take а
stitch, (]ontinae in this way until the desircd
апо!лt of fаяоijпg iS comDleted.
kпOtted fringe
aTros,l}, hеm tbe edge to whiсh fтinge will Ье
attached, Тhrеаd а large darning needle with two
оr mоге StraпdS of ],aln оr ltoss. Turn undel the
P,]J" .^ $ъ:, h ,h. l.ilg" i. -а ьF а!,а.hFd.
-,.;:.х ar, п] .jFhI tr ]eft. Ьгiпg пееdlе up
:; ! -r. -:r:]:.,: r jc" ,i i.]bric. Tale stitches about
i:ar 1i..]rld length
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ýеqш
Bands от motifý of ýequiný arc pinned in
place and slip-stitched to the gаImепt. Single
sequins are sew€d оп with а bead in the centeT.
ВIiпg needle up through fabTic to light side. Put
а sequin over the needle and then а bead. Dгор
them down ontothefabric and take а stitch о1,€I
the bead and thTough thе center of the sequin to
the wlong ýidc, Ttl appl, ýёqUiлý iп rоWs, bring
needle up and through сепtеI of sequin. T5ke а
ýi;ich очеr lhа edgp. Вriпя needle up through
fabтic and thTough anotbeT ýequin, Take а back
siitch to ihe edgp of Ihe firýt ýequin Ыiпяiпя
needle out ahead of sесопd ýequin. Put anotbeI
ýequin оп needle. Repeat until all аге apptied.
beads
Bring needle up thTough fabric and thгough а
bead. Take а back stiteh; ЬIiпg needle up ahead of
bead. Put anotheI bead оп needle; back Stitch.
Repeat until all beadý аIе in place.
(S€е Sequin iilustтation above. )
mасhiпе qчiltiпg
An efiective tTimming for а "Squаrе dance" skiгt.
Baste sheetlvaddinя to the wгопя ýide of the
fablic. MaIk the Iiгýt line ol quilting. Using the
quilting attachment оп the maehine, space
Stitchinя lоwý аs dеsiгеd.
braid
Bгaid is used in а nllmbel of ways to tтim а
gагmепt. Narrow soutache typeý сап Ье stitched
with а braiding attichment oveт а design
mаIkеdоп аgаrmепt агеа, оI applied byhand.
Fancy ЬтаidБ finished with loops, ball fIinae
or otheT decolations often make bands оп skiIts о1
outline the neckiine of а sweater. моrе generally
used, howeve}- ате the flat militаrу type blaidS
sеwп оп flat ог as а bfaid-binding slопg edges of
coltaтB, rcveIS and cutrý of jackets and coats,
ог оп the uncoliared nё.klines о{ drFýses. since
this t},pe bтaid iS гаthет looýely vr'oven, sоrпе
attention should Ье given to ffnishing the cut endý
leýt they spTead and fIау.
t0 linish hraid onds
About Уа" ffom cut епds, ýtitch acToss Ьгаid- If
stitching Spreadý the bтaid, tie one епd оJ the
thleads and pull чD the other end to Ьriпg bTaid
back to itý oficiinal width. oveтcast the гаw edges,
putling the thlead rаthеr tightty so the ends sте
just slightly llaTrorer than the actual width of
the ыaid. Faвten the thrcad.
ТчIп bтaid endв to wlong side along ýtitched line
and catch down witb small stitcheý.
braid.biлding Edges
wrопg sides toaeLher. rold Ьrдid iп ЬаlГ,len8lh-
wiзе and press. Ptace folded bTaid очеr edges апd
baste, mitering епу соrпеrs. Stitch thmugb all
tlicknesвes close to Ьrаid edge, ОI Ыiпd-hеm
Nоr€,, When braid-binding а coat оr jacket
hаý both а coliaт and а leveT, do not саrгу
the braid eontinuouýly fтom collar to lever.
them ýepalately, endin8: rFhеrе collar and
TeveT join, as Bhown.
rick rack
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This is oJten us;d аý а piping, аý weil as дрр]iеd
flat on апу paft о{ а gаrmепt where decoтation is
wsпtеd. As а piping, it may Ье put оп aS shown -
the fabric edge tumed to the wrопg side and the
Iick rасk stitched to the wгопg side so the
points of on]y one Side ýhоw; оr it mау Ье ýtitched
to tbe right Side of the edge through the сепtеr,
then pIessed to the wтопg side along the stitching,
and ffnally stitched а second time close to the
tumed edcie. Whеп stitched flat as atop tlim оп an
edge, tum eiarment edge патгоvtу to right side
and stitch the Iick Tack to it tbюugh the centeт.
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Iace
1'he zig-zagýtiteh on automatic sewing machines does
anothel fabric oI anotheт piece of tace. Nеаrlу a]l the
accomptishedSjmplybyoveltappin8th€twoedgesand
а quick and almost inviSiЫejob of joininglace io
hand-joining ореfstiопý shоWп hele сап Ье
iоiп;пя them flat with а line zig-zag stitch-
to gather lace. val lace сап
а thгеаd оп the еdgе.
Ье яаthеIеd Ьу pulling
ioininglaceto h.mпOd edge. WorkJIom rightto left.
With lacetowaTdyou, catch one hemthlead апd
laee edge together with.,vhipping Btitches. Оr
join flat with machine zig-zag.
ioining lacet0lolled 0dge. With fabric tоwаrd you,
rоll hеm апd whip оп lace at ýаmе time. L)ce
may Ье gаthегеd от eaýed,
joining lace to ontre.deur. Seam one Side о{ епtl€-dеuх
tofabric, TгimcloýёtoseamandoleTcaБtedges.
oгjoin entfe-deuxto fabric with machine zig-zag
stitch, Then roll оthегеdgё otentle-deuxand
whip to tace edsie, €aýing thelace.
ioining lace and iпsеrtiоп. WoIk on vlottgSide. Whip
edges toв:ethel with bose ýtitches so tace will
]ie flаt. Ог очетlар еdgез and use machine zig zag
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ýФ а..ЕiЗ ].. i-.r 1о Е]!., li iа,еtопеr.
dг.. Er',i:я"j:,: a{i*r Еa сфt:.,:е jo,n,ia,
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ioining lace flatat соrпеr. cut atгiangle in thelace,
trimming around pattelв. Lap edges flat and whip
together от use machine zig-zag,
inse{ing lace in tablic. Bastethelace Iiat to fight
ýide of frЬгiс. Sewbothedges down eithel byhand
оr machine zig_zag. on wronc Sid..ur fabric
away чпdег lace.If ёdgеýФеrе hAnd-sewed,
leave enouEh JАЬriс to loll and whiр.
lace edge 0п lace. TuIn геw edse of laceto outýide
and stiteh laceedge to tumed edge. ОI lap both
еdgеS flat and use mа.hiпеziя_zая.
10 joiпing laco tO lace. Place lace pieces togetheгso
pattem Ыепdý. Baste and thencutaround
patten, Whip ed8eý with matching thread оr
join witb msсhiпе zig-zag ýtitch.
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joining lace motifý to fabric. Fоr motijs оr fancy edges,
baste lace toTightýide oJ fablic. Whip togёther
with чегу close stitches от use machinezig-zag
ýtiteh. TTin fahricaway сlо!Ф tothestitch€s.
12 lace modallions. Uýe eithei olthe mеthоds deEcTibed
iп 11, oI gev medallion edge to fаЬIiс with Iiпе
IunningoIljaekstitcheý.Thentulntowrongside
and t.im fabIic to Уа"; Ioll edge and whiр to 1асе.
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hand hBmstitching
Hand hemstitchinя makes ап attraetive dесогаtiоп оп tabie matý, guest towels, pillow slips, and otheT
hоuзеhоld items, апd it iS easy to do.
Firstmагkthе hem width and, beyond the hеm, thе degired width of the hemstitching, DTaw out
thfeads; then baste thе hеm in place,
WoIk eithel fгоm гight to left, оI l€ft to right, whicheveт you ffnd еаsiеr. (The illustfations show the
hemýtitching being done right to lett.) Ho]d th€ wгопg side of the mateIial toward you.
siпgle hemstitching hemstitching 4 sides
When hemstitching is done afound four sides of
an item, Such as а place mat, theIe ате trпo
efiects that mау Ье obtained.
1 Sесчге the thтead in th€ hem €dge. Pass the
needle undel the deýiled numbel of thrcads,
Holding the thгead to the teft, drаw the needle
over it, as ýhоwп.
2 Take а stitch thlоugh one thтead in the hem fold
and dIаw it tight. continue in t}tis way.
dочЬlе hemstitching
гollow inзtIuctioný
when the hem side
Tepeat the wolk оп
the sаmе gloup of
diagonal hemstitching
on the hem sjde of the аrеа, proceed аs for
single hemýtitching, on opposite side, ýplit the
thlead gloupý, ta.king up half the fiгst and hatf
the second, as in Iltustlation 4. ТhiS pToduces
the diagonal efiect ýhown in Illustlation 5.
hemýtitciing allthe wау t0 edgeý
ТhiЕ is shown in Illustlation 6. FiTst drаW the
threads оп all fоuг sides l then tuIп sпd baste the
hеm. In the соmеrs, take uр both layeTs of
thтeads wheв dоiпg the hemýtitching,
fol single hemstitching.
о{ thе thгеаds is completed,
the oppoýite Side, taking up
ýoljd horder 0f hеm
ThiS is Shown in lllustгationý 7 апd 8, FiгSt tuTn
the hem to the fight side and miteт thе сотпегs,
(See page 92 fоr How to Мitег,) Тhеп tuIn the
hеm to the vтопg ýide and baste in place.
close to the hеm edge, clip the threadý to Ье
dlawn and dгаw them. pIoceed with the dеsiгеd
type of hemstitching.
Ъ lпiвh thP, оljеп .o1,1lerý, eithel ovelcast the
edges and woTk l zigzag Etitch ffom опе Side to
thе оthеr as in IllustTation 7: оI woтk а blanket
Stitch ovel the edgeý as in lllustration 8.
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tailoring
Basically thеге аrе two kinds of tailoIing, ýoft апd ýeverc. Тhеiг construction metlrods аге fundamentally
the sаmо, but thele ale ditrerences in the handling of eeгtain details. д combinatiott of both types,
tending toward the softef, has Ьееп used in the construction о{ the Bholt coat demonstmt€d on pageý
60-69. Оп thig page and thos€ that fottow, а combination method has been uýeal that tёn.ts towald а
simDlified veýion of the sечеге.
the pattcrn
Btty the jacket оI coat pattern in уоur dгеýS
size; пёсеssму еаs€ hаs been allowed in
the pattefn. U уоч make alteгationý in а
drcss patteтn, also make them in the coat
pattern. If уоu аlе not SuTe whetheT oI not
alterationý ale needed, оr if in doubt as to
the соlrесt location of buttons оI pocketý оr
of thё collar rоll, make а tтiai gагmспt of
muslin oI otheт inexpensive cotton.
the labric
Uýe coating ог ýuiting mateгial.
FФ;л1.1lоIiпg, uýе а mёdium и.ight hair
сапчж fоr the fгопt and the coliaT, and а
ffrmly woven cotton foт асIоss the baek and
the hems of the lowel edge and sleeveý.
Liпing material is а matteт of peTsonat
prcfeTence. It mау match thecoat оIа
blouýe от dless that is to Ье roln with it.
FiflпLц |оо|еп taae ol eithef cotton оI linon
ог regutaт ýtraight sеаm tape will Ье needed,
lrераrе the fаhriс
All fahic and tape to Ье used should Ье
shrцпk. EitheI рuIсhаýе рrе-shruпk mateтiat
oI ýhгiпk аftеr buying.
cIttiпg the intcrfacing
coat and j{cket pattems generally inctude а
pattern fог the flont interfacing. If попе iý
inctuded, uýe thе eoat patteInas foilows I
Follow neck, Shotllder and аImЬоlе edges to
about 2" оI з" be]ow the агmhоlе. Тhеп
slope towaTd centeт and continue dowт {rолt,
making interfaeing %" wider than facing.
cut all the way to the loweт ed8e.
(lltuýtration а.)
Back neck intelfacingý ale cut tTom the back
песk fla( iлg раtlрrп. I Г you wапL а mоrп р),_
tensive back inteтfacing, use thе back pat_
t€rп, following neek and ghouldels to а
depth ol 4" to 6" be]ow n€ckline. Shape as
iл il]uýtIation Ь.
паliпg
То оЬtзiп accuIate mагkiпgs оп а bulky
fab.ic. trапsfеr to the int.,ra.i29 the сепtег
iпФl and buttonhole location ]ineý. using
+.*ф}.,'ý lrs.iпg F5ре.. lt'hеп the
Е'аст!.! - d}.eli ф th€ fab.ic. these
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cOnýtructiOn
iackot faont шпit
Stay-stitch ýhoulderý and amholeý %" fтom
the edge. Stay-ýtit h neckline on seam line.
Make Sbouldel darts. Trim to about 7s" rпide
btlt not atl the way to the point. Ргеsý ореп
очет а tai]oT'ý hаm.
Make waistliпe dаrЬ. Slash ореп and ciip to
the stitching at the waiýttine. Shape Ьу
plessing очег а tailo/s ham.
froпt inl..facing
TIim about Уа" fгоm lаDеl соrпеr oJ in-
t€r{acing.
Маkё any daгts. (S€е page 84.)
preparing intcrracing
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ioiп iпtorlaciпg t0 front чпit
Therc are two wауs in which this mау ье done.
Mathod, л
cut аwау the ýeam allowance ptus 1/ 16" Jrom
fmnt edge of intelfaciпg.
Pin tape to fTont edge of interfacing ýо
one edge extends beyond intefacing iust
fаг enough to Ье caught in the seam.
Stalting at bottom, stitch othel edge of
tape to iпtегfа.iпg. IJ jacket iý fitted, fюm
waiýt]iтIe lpwaTd fоI about 6", pull tape
taut to ease fTont under buýtline, то
attaching
interlaciпg
Method, в
' avoid bulk in seam, end tspe just below
neckline ýeam line,
4Д Pin inteтJacingto wTong side oJ jacket front,
mat.hing аrаiпliпез алd bavjng mаIkiпgý оп
interfacing on outside, Match пecktine,
Bhouldel and дшhоlе ed8ies and place edge
of tape оп Jгопt ýeam line, Machiпe-baýt€
in place.
Mathod, в
Pin interfacinei to wгопg side of fюnt,
matJhing grainlines and dots at neclr edges.
Have maTkings оп inteгfacing on tne outside.
Machine-baste interfacing to jacket front оп
the sеаm liвe of the neckline and %" fTom
the othex outel edges. TTim intedacina
close to stitching.
Sew iппег edge m place with long ruппiпg
stitcheý, ending the stitches At the staTt
of the счгче, аý ýhown.
Bastecenter of Etтaight sеаm Ьiпdiпgогtаре
atong fтont seam line очег interfacing. If
jacket iý fitted, pull tape taut as in Method
а. End taDe just below neckline sеаm line.
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hшttonholes
1 тгапsfеr cent€T frопtапd buttonholemaIk-
ings to fight Side of jacket Ьу machine or
hand-bastinBi thloogh them. Ве Surc gвiп
lines аrе accurate.
2 tf bound bultonholeF агр lo Ьс USed, make
them поw in the fight flont. (See pages 100-
103 Jоr instructioпs.) If wоIkеd buttonholes
аIе ргеfеrrеd, mаk€ them aftel thе gаImёпt
is {inished.
iacket back unit
1 Stay-Stiteh ýhoutdels and аImhоlеs %" fuоm
edge. Stay-ýtitch neckline on ýеаm line.
Make dаIts and shape Ьу prcssing over а
з Join centeT back seam.
BaNk InterIacing
undar-collar and inlerlacing uпit
Jojn tne undeT"col]ar at the centerback. Trim
seam and preýs ор€п.
2
Make the dart in the back inteffacing
as descтibed on page 84 апd trim to
about ya" from tine of stitchinc.
Pin inъIJacing to wTong Sid€ of jacket
back. масhiпе-Ьаsъ tоgеth€т y," fIоm
uпdеIаIm, атmЬоlе and shouldeг edges, and
оп the песkliпе seam line. Тrim close to
stitchin8:,
ioin lront and back чпitý at shoцldots
Match and pin notcheý апd dots at ends of
shotllder seam line. stitch flоm песk to
armhote, ýtагtiпа at the eck sеаlп line.
Prcss Sеаm ореп оч€r зеаm rotl,
naking undel.c0llal
lnteff dсiп!. Make а зirl,glе lapDed seam Ьу
matching the eentel back s€аm lines of the
two соllаI int€rfacing sections and
stitching оп the line, Trim seam to about
%" lTom ýtitching. тIim оtr outeT сошеrs
scaming iпtorfacing
Machine-baste inteгfaclnc to wrопс side of
uпdе!-соllаг %" Jгоmall edeieз except
neckline. TIim intedacinдi close to
stitching.
with matched thrеаd, make Towý of hапd-
padding stitches, stafting at the roll
line and working towaTd the neck еdg€. HoId
collal oveT hlnd while pяdding to shаре the Ioll.
joiпilg ftOпt
and hack
ftj
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paddinguпder.collar
padded under.collar
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jоiп uld0r{ollar l0 jacket
clip jacket neckline зеаm to stay-Btit hing.
Pin undel-coliar to neckline, matching centel
fTonts and backs and placing dotý at
Baýte and ýtitch as faI аý the ýеаm allowance
at end of under-collaT. BackEtitch от faвten
Тгim sеаm. clip Seam to stitching and
pless open, shapingi it over edge of
collar and facing uпit
Stay-stitch {асiпg neckline оп seam line.
Join front fsсiпФ to back neck fa.ing. Ртеss
ý€аm open, clip necklinё to stay-stitching.
Rig:ht Sides togetheI, join соIlаг to Jacing,
mаtсhiпgсепtегS and dots same aSfol
u11defcollar, and stitching aS fal as the
Seam allowance at endý ot collaт. clip fIont
faciilg seams at end of,stitching.
Trim seam and pTess ореп over edge of
ioin collar and facing unit t0 jackei
Norr., The uрреI соllаr and fтont facings,!vil]
Ье slightly lаIs:ег than the uпdеr-соllат апd
jacKFl Fdgps to allnw ihpm lU гоll паjuгаllу.
Do поt cut olJ thb eT tln аm,оuпt.
Rightsid€s togetheг, match and pjncentel
back, notcheý and neckline ýеаm of faeing
and соilаг to jacket. Ease facing fтom top
buttonhole aтound lapei edges, Ease collaт to
Stitch асгоss loweI eds:e and up fTont edgeý,
catching-in the tape, and оп to the
сепtеr of the collaI.
Тгim астоБý loveT €dgе of jacket to within
%" of inneT edge of facing, Lауеr the fгопt
and collal Беаm altowances- (See page 88
foT How to Lауег.) TTim сотпеIs.
ioininglacinls
attaching under.collaa
ioiniлgcollar
алd facings
j0ining соllаr afi
faciпgý r0 iacket
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4 То insure shатр edges, ргеSs seams open Ье-
fоге tuming facing to inýid€. TuIn
facing to inside, Iolling seam edge of collaг
and lapelý toward jacket, апd edgeý below
lapelý tоrчагd {acing. The seam should not Ье
visiЫe оп the edge. Baste Seam edge uýing
silk thтead.
calch openpd пёсk saams lоgFlhеr loosely Ь},
hand. c)tch facing to inteгfacing with tonei
гuппiпg stitches (See раgе 98), Ieaving
about 5" flee at loweт edge.
Notej If shoutder padý аrc to Ье uýed, do not
catch facing tointefacing until aftef sleeves
and Shouldeт pads аrе put in.
lf bound buttonholes wefe made, finish them
оп the facing side, Stitch uпdеrаrm seams of
jacket апd ргеSs очегSеаm rotl.I{ waistline
iB а Jitted one, clip Беаms at waiýttine.
Steam-pтess the entiTe jacket, usiEg а
tлilог's сlарреr (see page 96) to dve соllаI
and flonts fifm, shагр edaeý. Also use
clapper оп bound buttonholes.
sleoye uпit
stitch the back sl€ече
uppeт sleeve sectjon at
ореп очег tai]oт'S ham
the e]bow. Pless Sоаm
)s in the iltustlation.
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Make two Iоws of ease Stitching Ьеtwе€п
notcbes at top of sleeve, опе on seam line and
one %" frоm fiБt within веаm allo,lvance.
Stitch fгопtý€аms of Sieeves апdртеýБ
ореп очеr seam foll.
ioin sleove шnit l0 iackot
Method, л
With rightsides together, pin sleevesin
аrmhо]еS, matching notcheý and dots and
placing tор-оl Sleeve mагI at ýhoulder sеаm,
Pull up еаýе threadý frоm both ends, adjuýt-
ing еаýе eýenly q,ithout gatheIý от puekeTý.
Р;п to Ыd еа!а iп ptace.
l rdr .kr. sid. ор, .tit b зЬtе into дrD-
* r*d.a.....di!8 rl ооd.гlrЕr
_, аЬr-з о. rit iiDs-
цд-
facing
plessiпg sleeye seem
pressing lronl ýleeve sеаm
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DDaA|LS IЕл1, coUNT тлlLоRlNG
4А At uпdеrвгm, between notcheý, ýtitch а
ýесопd time уs" frcm fiTýt within the seam
altowance. TIim this аrcа of thе sеаm to У4"
(See illustration оп page 68 of shоrt
coat demonstTation.)
5Д Preýý sеаm lightly towaтd the Bleeve,
ýhlinking out as much of the Jullness
as possible.
jacket hеп
In the same way make the hеm at the
bottom of the jacket, lapping hеm iпtеI-
facing oveT fmnt inteTJacing.
Flatten hemý Ьу sЪam-prcssing. WЪip-ýtitch
fгопt facings to hеm at lorrer edge. Then
give jacket а final thoтough pTessing.
Meth.oal в
Гоllоw stepý 1 and 2 of Method Д, but do not
pin the ease in place. Instead:
interfacing ýleeve
sleeve
Tie ends oJ thlеаd to hold ease in рlасе.
Rрmочё slеече flom almhole and steam-
ýhriпk ease fTom ýleeve top, shaping oveT
the end of а taitor's hаm.
Pin ýlеечё into almhole. Stitch and pless аз
diтected in steps 3, 4 and 5 of Method Д.
sleeye hem
cut а tIче bias strip of pIe-sh ink muslin 1"
wideI thяп the hеms.
Pin mustin to wтопя side oJ ýleeve %" below
the hеm line, lapping ends at оl1е of the
seams, гasten in ptace with lonei тuппiпg
Should,ef Pad,B
IJ sЬочldеI pads arc bein8: uýed, they ýhould
Ье put in now befole the lining is attaehed.
Anchol thеm ýесчгеlу to the shoulder sеаm.
Тhеп ýew them ail аючцd to the interfa.cing,
using loose ýtitfhes,
If desiт€d, weights can Ье put into the bottom
of the jacket ог coet. coveTthem withliпing
fаЬIiс and sew to веаmв Bt LrppeT edge of
Н опd-Р,;сkiпg
Edgeý of соtlаI and lapelý ате sоmеtimез
ffnished with hand-pick stitch. Uýe
buttonhole twist ог cotton еmЬтоidегу ЯФý.
closeto the edge make а linoof hand
iac*et hem
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edge to folm hem. Pтess. Sew
iпtеrf)сiпg with 1опg Tunnillg
slit.hea, lаkiпя а shorl bapl stilcb on thе
outside апd а longeт ýtitch in the thiсkп€ýý of
the Ееаm. Rечетg€ thе stitches at the
lapel Toll.
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lining
mating tle
'iпiпgIf the jacket patteTn was atteled, make the
same alterations in the lining pattern.
Follow patteпr instmctions fог cutting and
see page 69 foI cutting оп ап ехtIа У2'' оп
back lining. lf thеrе is по pattern piece fоI
the back lining, note carefulty the
instructions foт tIimming away the back
neck edge of th€ jacket back pattem to fft
the facing. Proceed with making the lining
Baste JIont Shoutdeг daltý. Stitch rеmаiпiпg
darts iп fфпt апd back.
Stitch all sеаms еrсер' shouldels and preвs open.
stitch on the sеаm liпе of the front
and of the back neckline and back shouldel
edges. Pless theýe edges to wтong Side, IoIl-
ing stitching to wrong side so it does not ýhow.
Whеге песеssаry, clipseams So theyli€
smooth. If jacket is fitbd, clip waistline daTts.
putting iп tie liniпg
Wrong sideý togetheг, ptacelining in jacket,
matching Seamý. Pin togethel down centeт back.,
Pin and thел with ruппiпg Stitcheý catch t}te
uпdеIагm seams together ffoп the inýide
leaving 3" frce betowaImhole and above hem.
Baste linina to almhole beginning at
undemTm s€аm andwoIking uD to shoulder.
ffIst оп the flопt, then on the back.
2
з
prepaIing liniпg
Ьаstiлg
'iпiпg
to armhole
Lap fгопt edge of lining очеr facing еdgе
and рiп от baзte, leaving frce from 3 to
5 incheý above the hem.
Lay the exeess lullness in the b9ck into
а рlедt at сепtет back neckline. Pin от baste.
Lap tbe turn€d чпdеr back ShouldeTseam
allos,ance очеr the front shouldel веаm
alloýance. Baste оr pin.
Ндýit-ý€{,аI tinina edg€ý iп plaee u!.ept
r} ь+*. то мd f.Фr shollder dart дпd
ф., Ц rьt Ь С-€. crц}-ýti!.b
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Baste lining flat to jacket about 5" above
lower €dee. Тuгп undel ýean allowanc€ at
bottom of lining and рiп over Taw edge of
jacket hem. The extTa length in the iining
will foтm а Jold at the lоwег edge to give
ease and ргечепt dralving.
Iiniýhiпg sleeUc lining
Finish lоwег edsie of sleeve liпiпg sаm€ аз
lоwег еdяе of jacket liпing. Рr€ýý.
Slip haid inside the aTmhole edge of the
lining. GfаSр the toweI edge of the ýIeeve and
drаw it through the liпing, thus tчгпiпsiйе
liпing гight side ont очеr the sleeve, Pin to
агmhоlе. matching ýeams, notches and dotý,
and piacing top-ofýteeve maTk at ýhouldeт
Pull up bobbin еаýе threaф fгоm both endв
to fit lining очеI ýleeve, distTibuting еле
еvепlу. Тчп Sesm allowance to insiale
'ongSеаm line. Slip-ýtitch in рlас€.
Slip,stitch bottom of lining in place. Remove
baýting and hem the JTont edge of lining to
fTont facing.
sleete lining
Make а low of ease stitehing on sеаm lille
агоuпd sleeve lining top between notches,
Make а second Iоw %" fюm ffIstwithin
with sleeve lining Ufо?.g s,ide out, rлаtсЬ
front seams of sleeve апd tining. Stafting 2"
betow аrmhоlе, baste seams togetheT to
within З" of lowel edge.
чпliпеd jacl0tý аId coatý
Seams mау Ье bound оr ffпiýhёd with tuтned
and stitched edges. Edgeв of ýtaýhed
dаttз should Ье bound.
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12.
ýlеаYе liпiпg
attaching lining
finishing l0aer
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DDтлILs тI!лт coLlNT - тлlI/эRlNе
iпtвrliпiпg а coat оr iacket
It iS по longeт песеýýаrу to intedine дпd line а
coat ог iacket Beparately ав there srе fаЬгiсý
thAt eombine both 1ining dfld iпtегliпiлg, With
theýe, оDе cutting anal sewing does the tTick,
Inteтlining сап а]ýо Ье cut and machine-basted
to the lining ýections befoTe the lining sеаmв
яте sewed, the vау yolt would uвderline а sнтt,
(See раg€s 85 and 86,)
If, hоwечеr. уоu sre lining and interlining
ýepaгately. hеrе iý the wау to do it:
cut iпlетliлiпg like !ining. Тrim away ýеаm
я]lоwапсе оп frontв. Тгim away hеms pluý ап
inch at bottom of coat and slеечФ, Inteтline опlу
the top pie€e of а two-piece sleeve, slash, lap
and ýtitch darts, Lap, stitch and trim sеаmý,
WoTk v{ith coat iпside out. Pin interlining to
coяt, саtёh ýide sеаms together loosely, Baste
аrочпd агmhоtеs and сstсh inteгlining over
front facing. Iпач€ loweт edge looýe б iпсhеý
above hеm. Trim inteтliniпg at back ol neck
and зеw to neck {acing. Line coat ýаmе аз
jacket except lov,/er еdgе,
Baste ýleeve inteтIining to outeт sleeve
linina оп ýеаm line. TTim ermhole ýедm of
interlining; then Btitch lining sesmý, Make
two гоwý of ease ýtitcbing ьetween поtсhеs,
Atta.h ýIeeve lining as dеsсriЬеd оп page 151,
Ё-t ia й€ Ьtttiiцiд!.t !оЕr edre,
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working with fшr
Making coilals and счffs oI othe? items of fur iý
not difrcult if сеftаiп precautioný аrе obýemed.
to mаla а fur
directiOn 0liahs
The hаiгý of fчr itemý ýhould all run in the same
diтection. FоI example; lf mдking а fuT collaт
foT а coat от Suit, the lrails should rчп from the Make the undeт-collal of the €оаt fabric, ад the
pattem dir€ctý.
MaTk the patteгn outliпes оп the pelt with pencil
or tailoT'E chalk. Тhеп cut through pelt only along
tOcшtlur
oniy the DeIt of the lчr ýhould Ье cut. TheTefoтe
печеr use qhеаrý as they Йll alýo cut the haiIý
and thiý makes it almost impoýýible to conceal
seamв. Use а razol Ыаdе or а very BhaTp knife
and woтk JTom the wтong (pe]t) ýide, lettina
the blade go only thTough the pelt
цsing a patte.n
FiTst tгim the patteгn along the ýеаm line. Ьу it
оп the pelt зide of the fur, msking вчrе the
haiIý ruп iп the deýired direction, and ýесчrc it
to the pelt with small bits of Scotch tape.
2 Uýiпg thе uрреI-€оllsг pattem, cut а complet€
collaт patteTn of рареI, omitting the
ý€аm s]lowances, MaTk the pattem with атгоws
ýhowing the direction in which you rrant
the hair8 to rчп.
3 Ley the fur оп the рареI pattern and check the
diтection oJ the hairs, It mау Ье п€сеssаrу
to ýеаm the fчr in thrce о! even mоте pieceý to
hаче all hairý ruп the ýаmе way.
4 After ýeaming, back the collaI with cotton and
padding, gв previously descгibd.
5 The next ýtep is to tape the edge. Uýe cotton tape
in %" width. Hold it a8ai[ýt thе fuт ýide йth
one edge mstching the cut edge of the p€lt. PuBh
any pTotruding haiTs out of the wау апd sеw
tape еdgе to pelt edge йth ffne overhanding Btit heý.
6 Тчтп the оthеI edge of the tдре oveT the
s€аmеd еdяе to the wTong Bide of the со|lаг and
hеm it to th€ cotton padding.
7 Turn in the sеаm allowance ol the чпdеr-соllаг
and tay the fчг соIаr over it йth wrопg
sides tо8еthег. Неm ог sliРstitcb edges of
чпdеr-соЬг to the tэре од the fut eollal.
8 Make а liпе of Tunnina stitaheэ thlочgh чпdег-
cotla. and psddina to hоld чцdеI-соlЬr in рlд.е.
to п.l! lш tctbat
Оп th€ p€lt side of the fчг, dTaw s chalk circie
about %" taigeI iп diameter thап the button
mold to Ье coveIed, Sew cotton tape to the
ёdgе ol the сiгсlе. Маkё smail Iunning ýtitcheý
агочпd tape edge.
Place button mold over the peit; dтaw up the
runпing ýtit{heý оп the tар€; fasten secuтely.
t0 ýеш lшI
IJ posýible to obtaiп, use а fuгTieт's ttlrе€{idеd
Whеп piecing frrr, place the pieces together vrith
the cut еdяеý iust meeting. Push all haiтý down
fTom the edges to Ье joined. Using wexed heavy
cotton о1 linen thread. iоiп the two DiесеS with
а чеrу ffne overhanding stitch, takina up опlу the
ed8e of the pelt.
t0 ha.k fur
Апу fчI will weal better if backed with
liahtweight cotton fabTic, and old fuTs ýhou]d
alwaye hачё this done. The {аЬriс should Ье
attached to the pelt with fine зtitches around the
edges and the fablic then сочеIеd with cotton
padding. which in tчrл iз caught to tbe ГаЬriс.
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mеп'ý апd boys' garments
А йразDrеm€пt chaTt fol men'S and boys' patteгns
Fol coetý d,пd jachets -. . meItsuтe а"оuпd the
fulleýt paIt of the chФtj
''оf
sйiтts , , . meaýuтe aTound the neck aвd add
1" fоI the neckbaId ýize.
i'or fforýrrý . . . measuTe aтound the waist апd
the outýide length from the waist down elong th€
outside leg веаm.
Fот sleelles . . . mеавлfе fTom the back base of the
neek along the shouldeT and down to the 11тist,
will Ье +ound on Dаgе 9. T5ke these mеаsчтеmепЪ:
t felled sеаms ате рIеfстrеd fo"
in ýeamý, howeveT, mау Ье used
to
Flа
make а man's shirt
lo. i sрOrts shid. See the step-by-step demonstration, pages 74 to 81,
а tailorcd ýhiгt with Dollаrьапd
With а few exceptions, the coпstTuction of а
tailored Bhiтt with col]aTband iý similaT to that of
а sports shirt. whele detailed instructions are not
given below, the step has been coveTed in the spoTtý
shiгt dеmопstгаtiоп and you witl ffnd it there.
If the shirt has а pocket, make the pocket and apply
ь thе left front before оthеI conýtruction is done.
La|t Front Вапd.
. Ргеа9 чпdеI ýэаm sllовапсе оп lопg unnotched
.dat ol ЬдС
a Pri .i!bt n& о' ь.nd to Eтong ýide of le{t
М
'rra
.ф, Stitc} .дd t iD ..ап.
a
'Ui
Ьa ..
-j&
вr.ii!|| .!зt гi Р.€.g.
DёI'fr-rsl{.dGa
mеп'ý and boys' Shirts, (Fот hoý
if dёsirеd.
to make this searn, see page 38.)
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Raght Ffol't P..ial
а РIеSS чпd€г fi
еdgе of facinr_ Tt-
Ь Right ýid€! toarr*,
Shirt frопt edaa_
matcbiDa с€tt|.r1 f=
с Stitch bottr €фэ.a
4
5
At top of shin ъ..t _
Join yoke and yot
'lфand top_зtitcb clc t _,
Join yoke and f:cira D
-ts
6
1 tдltsп,..шоIц..& t_rEts
ргеýs. Machine_b.r. td1.-пllrl'
Top-ýtitch Уа- lIш *-r
8 СоlLаrЬапd,
а Рlевý unaler thе ,.rD rbc-a
outeт сurче ol tne ъ.{
Ь Right sideý toaetlea Е.-..!-.
mat hinя dot! яt с!дl.t1
10
Масhiпе_Ьаstt intarf&i!3 to щ| -- i
соtlаrЬапd faliDa si' frФ .a..
'ltlintefiacing close to ltitcbin .
Right ýid€ý tоа€tЬеr. рiп Ьrd
'*
aU
о?ет the collar, matchiв8l c.ai.i, s
togethe. along loEg iппег co td|l ba
тгiIц seam; clip счri'ез; tчrБ .!a t.r,
clip neck еdа€ ol ýhirt to ltry{tir.iiE
Рiп EIсHT ýide of band /aciig to rD!(c drb
of зhirt at Eeck edae. Match с€!i..з ..d
ор€пiпg еdgэs, Stitcb з€яm ; triпr ; .lig .tfl
Рrеg9 зеаm toFard fuа
TbРstit h рr€*gеd edae ol Ъ.дd оФ. БЕ.
continuiвg thе зtit hina sloaa tl. ьсD.'..d to
тhеrе it m€еЬ фе co .1 to}.tit biц.
Make the ор€пiпа !t th€ botto.a of tll€ ýlеечез.
Mske ease_ýtitchiвa асrоýs sl€еrэ top.
рiп and stitch зlеече to аrmhоlе апd make а
flat fetled seam,
Неm bottom еdgе of ýhirt. Тhеп join entiTe
uпdеrдтm sеsm in а flat felled sеаm-
1l Make and attsch cufiý to ýleevФ.
12 Make buttonholes апd Sew on buttons.
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лND Bofs, слllмЕNтs
пссk oрспiпg in а !цll0YеI shid
l
paiamas
finiýhing шсlliпеs
Тhе v-shареd neckitne of а pajama top that pr ls
пп пчеr the head iý fLnjshed with а shaped
iасiлs Ьа.а, Th;s brna mау Ье pipcd iГ desiTpd,
ВапJ u,ith out PipinlJ
1 Reintor(e lhe poin| оi lhe пе'k opcning Ьу
Stitchinli fof aborrt 1" each ýide of it,
2 Сul 4 pieccs Ггоm {rопl лссkЬапd раttеrп,
-
о" t*o от rb".. r.;* ofr end а1 ]" аЬо!е the роiпl,
(These pieces wiu Ье {acings foT the ьапdS,)
At center fTont of shift, stitch %" еасh side of
"..i".
.na ,".*" ror,v"I en'l of whеfе opening will
Ье. Slash between stitching, clip diagonatly
into coTneTS all the Way to Stitching,
2cut two Dieces of Jabiic the length of the opening
DluS 1л" апd 23l " л ide, тчгп and рrе,s fo
*.""n .ia. tи"
""^'n
Ыlо$апrе ол one long edgc
.f
"а"h
pi"c". Right sides logether, stil(h
unturned edge oi bands lo slaýh edgeý, PreýS
seam towaTd the Ьапdý,
with Tisht Side;f facings against Iопg ýide о{
front, stitch опе facing to leJt Side ol openinei,
ib" oib". to tb" .igbt
"dge,
Clip sеаm сuтч€ and
оrеss toward Гмiпg, {'lip ,"аm allowance я{
по;пr all rhe way ro Lh, rеiлгоr,iпg,lilсhiпя,
iuтп snam atluwan"e апd гасiпg, to oulside,
4 Join ShouldeI seams,
band. Ттim ofi point
on the facineis,
Join fюпt bands
о{ вIGЕr band as
to back
t
з тurп bandý to jnSide, ГоId lengthwise апd baste
tumed edges оýег the sеаm, on inside,lap
riяЬl iвnd о!ег left band, matching cent,Ts, Pin,
>.r €..J of l.qп(L. алd clipped €'d о'
:d!:.t !tзтl.-<r РЕ -- чаm dosn,
r iг_а t_. r.c t-.: : bl- вrе ]niпed and со]lаг
'd
d- t}+'lla{i
"i'
t.ad!
on inside, bastc RIGят side of band to band
iаеiпgs апа i}ack neck etlge, matching сепtеrs
and Seam., Sl itch, Trim sеаm i ,]ip ,urvPs,
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Make the casins, ,п._:{ Еф :t' - * {.
andthe! tDrn'ng::}. :' :э*!} *,r-
and siitch again.i - : :,-rf, llt iЁ_
thгочяh саsiпя ал,] *- е,з Ее!. : Е,
flоm opening edge_. }|ц. . 1.эlrА,- . dli
flont апd scв,buttt,. i i,1: :i.
shorts
6 Тurп band to outside. Тuш чпdеI %" оп
edgc. Baste in place on outsid., teavjng
end fIее. Top-Stitch aS lrasted, Sel,Iight
Ьапd facing and Jront togethel
Elastic webbing iý gtх,..з. ]
the top of ýhоIts.
ELdAtic i|.Ььiп!]
The webbing should Ьt l:1'
a€.ýs than waist mеаýuгепе:
Lap ]eft band о!еr гight, matching centeTs,
tsastc pointed end iп piace, Tlrp-Stitch аý basted
and асгоSs top of point,
Вапd uith. Piping
This is applied in the sпmе ýil,aS the band
!,ithout piping, except that betýeen steps З and {
the piping iý inserted as follo!,s:
PreSS oEen а StIiD of Ьiаs fold tape 1оr ч_.е геаdу-
ma,le р;гiпg, Fo]d the {l.ip iп hil]f ]rngthb,-е
Оп outside of neckband, baste Taw edae,i ol bi&.
lo lllDег e,ige of l,"nd wlLh lh" iold of IЪ" bia-
pointiпg alvax fтоm the еdg€ and ехtепdiп8 l.-
Ье} ond the Seam line.
finishing r.istbands
The qaiSttand о{ pajamatrоusеIs iS finished Tith
а casinE th., ugh Lhich eithel а tape tie оr
e]aSIic rs ruп, Fог tape, чSе 1" rпide cotton trill
tape: for еiзsli., ]+" lvidth.
Tapt Ti.
Whеп maii)r 1n€ tгousels, after finishing the flr'.
opening а: :i,, rlfht front, make а hand- ol
machin..a,.i-,] i]Uttonhole thгough thc right
frопt elia. 'a.tn rеаd}, to make the tape
tie, рг&е.; !. :"l]огS:
Оп чрреr .aя. : trouseN, pless under %",
Тhеп tчгп ri.t. l !! апd stitch in place to foтm
д casing, ital ].8 ;tit end open.
Ruп гott.5 :-i,]i :f,L{ through the caýing,
bl.inging :}. :-;- , ]i thrоugh the buttonhole оп
the riaht iiie l'!:.n tbe tape securcly
at the сепtеr .'д-l,
0п outside, pin one edge of elastic '" ,l,,. _;;.:
еdgе of Sborts, p]acing maIkings :]t ceniti
'.^i: !по,.lde:, Lap Pnds а"аt(еп'дrl:.i
j:,I h, .'гFlсhiпg еlаsIi"U fit tор Ot : h,,гt.
2 т_- ..].:]r Io inside, Stitch ]owel.
-:1:...:]g i" !it, llake З mоIе rоws
.:_:.]::,8 .гасiпg them Уа" apaTt.
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index
Аidоп!., Pattern Adiustпent ,..,, ,,.,22
дссоrdiоп Рlе.tiпс,.,,,.,,.,,,,.,,..,,.,,,.,,1з4
Apclique ...,..,,.,,.,,.,,,,,,,.,.,.,,,,,,,,141
ArmnOlBsDanPOýiiiOn,..,,..,.. .,..,,..,.95
дпO{ь.аd Ta.ký 142
Bacl stitch, .,.,,,.,,.,,.,,,.,,,.,,.,..,,.,, g9
Bickзtit hing.,,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,..,,..,,.25
васt waisi Length, меrsч.еmепl ol,..,,.9
Prtteп дdjlstп.R! .,..,,. ,,.,,,.,,.14, 15
8al tagotilg,., ,. .,.. ,.. ,. .,,,. ,,,,1зб
Bal Tack ,,., ,. ,.. ., ,,.., , . ,. ,,, 142
Brýic Fitting Dress,. ,, ,, ,,,. ,. ,. 5З
Bast.-ltarking , ,,, ,..,,.25, 42, 62, 75, 100
Baýte,slnching .,,.,,,,.,,, .., , ,.25
BastiIg stitcheý ,.,,,,,,.,,.,,.. , ,. . ,,,,90
веаdiпg ,.,,,. ,.,.,.,, , , ,,,., 1З7
8elt caпiec . , ,. . .,,,.,,. ,,,,,,, ,,,129
iolts, ноу to Mak. ,,.,,,,,,.,,.,..,,., ,.129
счmпеlЬчпd ,.,...,,. .. ,,.,,,. , ,,.,,,. ,129
я.сЕd ,,.,, __, ,_.- ,,..,.,...,.,, ,,129
lni.ria.Ht .,129
Biaý, тruе Biaý ,, , ,,, ,, ,,..,..,,., .,,.26, 29
BiaýBindings,,.,,. ..,,.,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.130
sllips, Ho*to Mak..,. ,.., .,,.,1З0
siпdiпgs, Туреý ,,.,,,,, ,.,.,,,.,, ,.lЗ0
DOuble Fold ,,.,,. ,,.,,,,,, ,,..,,.,,,.,,.,, ..lз0
a..псh ,,,,,,,,. ,. .,, ,...,.,,,,,. ,,.,.,1з0
siпglе FDId ,.,, ,,.,.. ,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,.,,,.., .1з0
Biпding cOin.K, lnside, oцtsid9. ,..1з0
B|ank.l ýt.tcl ,,.,. ,., ,...,, ,, ,. ,.140
Blo!se, How tD [iar0 ,.,..,,.,,, , ,,..41-47
Гiпisting Logel Edg0 ol,,, ,, ,.,,..,. 92
prlten sir. ,,.,,,.,,,. ,,.,, 9
0odice, Lenglhening, snor!eIing . ,,14,15
Unde iniпg,,..,..,.,,,,,,.,,,.,,.,..,...,37
Bodkiп,.,.,,.,,,,,,,,..,, ],44,10'
BDdyMerýurBnents,.,,,,,,,..,. ..,,.8, 9
Boninc ,.., ,,,,.,.., ,,.. ,.. .,,,,,, ,, ,. ,,.., 12s
вочпd Bultonhot.s , , .,,,.,,..,,.62. 100l03
col|arý,,,,.,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,..,..,,,,,115
|{ecll,nes,,,,,,.,.,...,.,,.,,,..,,.,,.,,,,.,,,,115
рфkcis,,,,,,,,.,,..,..,.,..,,..,,.,,. 122, 123
seams . ,,., , .,.. .,,,,,,,, ,, ,. ,.. , _-,40
Bowý. ноу to Make ,,,,, ,,.,,,.,,., .,,...,.]42
B.r рlёаlý ,.,,. ,., ,,,.,,,1з4
Boyd Сloihiпз ,,.., , .,,.,,.. ,. 154n57
мебчiвпелts ай Patiern siueý,,..,,.,9
Braid Binding, Тrimпiпg . ,, ,.. ..1з7
гifъhiпr tпds of.,,.. ,. .,,.,lз7
вUзt MeasurёфOnts ,,.,, ,, ,, ,, ,.,,,.., 3. 9
яапаrп Adjцnпents ,,.., ., ,..22, 2з
Bustlile llarl .,,.,,..,,.,,,, ,,, , ,,.,,.,, 94
Buito.ký, Paltern Дljuýtment . ,,.,,,.,,.20
Butlonholes, ноD to iiake ,. ,.,,.100l04
Howt0 Mallt ,., ,,.,,,., ,.,,.,, . ,,,,100
Butloihole stilch,,.,..,..,..,,,,.,,,,...,..104
Bdtoný, воw to
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,.,, .,t05
Вчltоп Lоорs ,, ,,..,..,, ,,,.,..,.,., ,,..,,....107
cable ýmocling ,, .. ,.,,, , ,,. ,,.,,., ,,,,141
clrdigaл ПPckline ,..,,. ,..,.,.,, ,,, ,.. ,,,,115
caiiiels, f.tric, Threid ,,,.,,.,,. ,.,,., 12s
catch ýtitch,,,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,..,,.,,,.,,.,68, 99
citch.stitched Hem ,.,,. ,,... ,,,.,.. ,,,,,,126
sо.п ,,,,,,. ,, ,, , ,, ,,,,,, ,,. ,.. ,,. ..,.,40
сh.iп stitct. . ..,. ,.,, ,,,. ,,,,, . ,.,,,,,,,,140
ch.in Tack ,,., ,,.,,,,,,,,,. ,,,, , ,,.,,.106
ch.lt, Markiпg with , З5
che.lin8 P.tlorn Measulemeпts , , ,..,lз
сh.rrопl, Hol lo счl , , ,,. з1,32
ctilar.i'l rё8цr.п.пlý.id
clapp.I, Tai'or'ý .,.. ..,.,,,.. ..,,..,З,96
cli!, Derinilion. . ,.,.,,. ,,. .,,,,,.,,26
clipping col[er, ,. ,, ,,, ,,, ,. ,, ,,, ,, ,89
счrчеs ,.,, , .. .,..,,,....,,.,,.,, ,,.,33
fiecklines. ,,,,, , ,,, ,..45,57,65,70, 94
coat, но* to Make ,,,,.,. ,,.,,,,,.,. 60.69
Palten siz0 ..,,.., ,,. , ,,. ,, ,9
collar Paitern дdjlstment . ,, ,,, ,.,,., ,, 21
collar Tyrer, How to Make , ,, ,,, ,112,]l5
circular пD'l .,..,.. ,, ,,,.,,, ,,.,,.,,1rзп14
coat ,., , ,, ,., .,,.,. .,.65.65
СOпчеltihlе ,. ..41,44,45, 1]З
Divided ,,. 1l2
tlat,,.,,.,,,,.,,.,, ..,,.,,..,,.,,.,,,.,,.,,1l2
гчr .. ,.-.,,. , _, .,,. ,,..,,. ,. . ,, ,]5з
мапdапп,,,,.,,,,..,,.,.,,,,.,.,,.,,,]14
0пе-Рiесе поOпd ..,,. ,.. .,..,. . ,.,112
shawl ,.. .. ,.,l1з
singl0 lhЬkпеss,,.,,,,,.,,.,,.,,.,..,.115
Ti. 1]4
Tчo.Piece поlId ol oiyided . .,...,1]2
undercollal ,. , ,,,. 65, 11з
Upper c0llar .. .66,11з
combining Patleins .,.. ....... .... . ..24
сOппruсtiоп ol Galneilý ,..,, ,,.,,41.81
вlOчýв ,.,,,,.,..,.,.,,. ,. ,,. ,. ,,. ,41.47
childъ 0re$ ,. ,, ,,.,. ,,. ,, ,,.,,. ,5в_59
coat 0l lacket ,., ,. 60.69
D.eýý , . 5з-55
Man's ý9[rts shirt .,,..,. ,.,..,,74.81
skrt .,,. ,. ,, ,, ,,. ,, ,,.,,.. ,.. ,, ,, ,.48.52
slaclG,,,.,,.,,.,,,,.,,.,,.,,,.,,,,,,.70-7з
uлit wolt Рlаi chart ,,. ,. ,,. ,, ,,. ,.. ..2
coIstruclion ýynbDlý 0i Palterný ,. , 12
солtпчOчs B]as, fiDw 10 Mak. 1з0
Plactot, ноg 1о Mat. 1!3_119
cold, Faýtenings.. .,,.. .107
Flogs .,. .
- .- ..,,.,,.,..,.,. ,,,107
LOopý .,. 107
lяisted ,. ..,. ......,..,. .,..,142
colded Piping ,. ,, ,,. ,. ,,, ,,.,,.. ,. ,.,.,lз1
sermý .,., ,,.,,,. ,,. ,. ,,.,,,.,,. ,39
Tucts,,.,,,.,..,,..,,.,,.,,.,.,..,.1з2
cording lDot .,.,,.,. ,.,,25, з9,1з2
сOrпев, Binding .1з0
cJippilg ,, ,. ,, ,. ,,. ,. ,. ,,. ,, ,. ,, ,, ,89
Гасiпg ,.. ,. .,.,,,,,,,.,,1З1
Miiering ...,,., 92
neinlDrDing .. , . ,. ,. ,. ,.. ,, ,. ,44, 39
Тlimпiлg ,, ,. ,, ,, , ,. . ,, ,.. ,. Э4,62
тчrпiпд .,,,,.,, ,.,, ,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,, ,.90
cotloп tihriс, slraightening ,.,. .,.,,.29
shrinking .. ,.29
Сочсiiпg , ,,,,.,,.,,.,, ,, ,. ,.,. ,.,,,140
criýscrosý FagotiDg ,. .. ,. , ,, 1Зб
crossed тODtý ,.,.,,,,.1з2
closs ýtit.h ,.. 140
closýwbe Grain ,. ,. ,, ,. ,2r, 29,86,95
crotch, Раttё.п Adiusimeпt. .14, 15, 71
Сцlrs, HOvr t0 Make ., ,,46,47,8!, 1l9
сtrппеlhuпd, ноя to Makg 129
culvos- нOя 10 TUfn 33
stay.stitching . ,.. ,. ,,. ,, ,,,. ,, ,,. ,, ,,.,26
cut, нOw l0 .,.. .,,..,,.,,. .,..,. з4
сцtliпl, Diasrams ,. ,,. ,, ,, ,. . ,, ,з0, з4
Liпе .,.. ,..,,. . ,. ,, ,. ,,.,]2. з4
Nар апd one llvау Fahlicý.,, ,.,.,,,.,,З0
шоtсьоý . ,, ,. ,,. ,. ,, ,,. ,,, ,. ,, , ,,, ,,з4
Plaids апd зtrilcs,,.,. , , , з1, з2
Рrе!аlаtiоп for . . ,.. ,..,,, ,,. ,, ,,, ,,.,,29
with Grain .21. з4
culgolt .,,., .,,141
stitclilg , ,. ,,. ,,. ,, ,, ,,. ,..,, ,.. ,,. ,.з7
stitcfiing yith 0пе Tllrerd ,.,.. . .,З7
st.aight.пiпg . ,..,,. ,, ,,.. ,. ,, ,,. ,,. ,,. ,16
oecolalive TOOches ,, , ,,, ,,,,142
00чhlе lold Binding ,. ..,,,.,,.,, ,1з0
00!tle Top.stitcbed sеап ,. ,, ,,. , ,,,, ,,.Э8
DOwa8г'ý Нuпр Paltern ldjustmeпt ,, 19
D1.5r, Matiлg ,,. , ,, ,,. ,. ,. ,. , ,,.,5з.55
Patlern ýiue ,. .. . ,. ,,. ,,.,,. ,, ,,.,,,,9
Undrdining,,.,,.,,.,,..,,85.87
0le$, сhildъ, ноу 10 MakP . . ,.. ,.56,59
oressпalels Tlacing Paper
з, 25. з5. 48. 5ý. 61
aas.. nёfiпition 26
lп Раttеrп.,,.,.,.,..,.....,..,,.,,.,,,.,,,,,0
st'tchiпg ., .,. ....... ,.,.21,28
Threai , ,, ,,. ,. ,,. ,, ,, ,,,. ,. ,,. ,,.,,. ,..2'
Eaý9d seam ,. ,.,,..,,.,,, ,,..,,.,,. ,,..,,.,,.,38
Edge and Point Pr.!ser,. ,..,.,,. ..,,.з,96
tmЬlоidиу slitches.,,,,,,.,,,.,,,,,]40n4]
Eпtre-Deux ,, ,..,,.,,..,..,, ,,,. ,,.,,, ,..,,, ,,]з8
Eyeletý .,. ,..,,.,,, ,,.,,,104
Гаhriсs, lypes ,.,., .,4_5,30.ЗЗ
Fiпisiе5 ,, ,, ,,, ,. ,,.,, ,,.,,,.,...,..,,.,,..,29
HandliIg sppcial гаьriс!,,,,,,.,,,,,зll.зз
P,eparation lor sewiig ,. ,. ,, ,,,.,,. ,,.29
Plessiic ,. ,. , ., ,,. ,,.,,96.97
sewing Tips ,, , , ..,, ,,.,,,,,.,,.,,з!.зз
shriiking .,,.,,.,,,, ,,. ,,,,,., .....,,. 29
stlaighleiing , ,,. ,, ,..,,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 29
Terms oerinei .. . , ..,,. ,,. ,..,..,,. 29
Гatric tools,. ,. ,,. ,, ,,. ,, ,..,. . .78, 107
44.45, 57, 66, 77.18, 1]2.1]з
сOrпе.s. How to Turn ,.. ,. 90
NeckliIe ,.,,., .,,.,,,, ,,.,,,,.109, ]15
opeIings, н!w to гiпъh,., ,,,,90,109
scallors , ,. ,,. ,. ,. , ,,.,,., .,,.,,1з]
slaýh , .. ,,. ,. , , ,. ,. , , 46, 115
sleeve oрепiпg ,. ,. , ,. , . , ,. ,.46
ГасiBg, Вhý ,,.. ., . , , ,.,,58,]З1
BlOtrýe Frопi
cardigaD ,. .,..,,, , ,,,,,,.,.,,.,,,1]5
coat 0r lackel ,. ..,,, ,. ,,. ,, ,. 06
tхtепsiол ,,. . ,, ,. ,. ,..,, .,.,, ,.42,45
яоw lo тчrп,,.,, .,.,, .,,..,,.,,,,,89
HOw t0 Undectilch ,.,,.,,,,.,,...,. 89
Ne.k ,, ,,.,...,. ,..,,,,.,,, ,..,.,Gб
staped ,.. ., ., ,,,,..,,1r2,114,l15
aagoting ,,, ,., ,,. ,.,, .,,..,,.,,,,,,,,,.,1Зб
fаýlелiпgs,.,.,.,,,,, .,,.,,.,.,106107
Blnons ,, 105
looks and Еузý , ,,.,..,..,,,,., ,,.106
Linger'e stlals .. ,,.,,.,!07
tools , ,.,,.,... ,. ,, .. ... ... 41,18,101
sларý . ,..,. - _, ,,..,,.,,.,. ,.,l06
тасks .. .,,..,,..,. ,,,100
Thlea lуеs ., ,,,.,,,.,,,,.,106
zippels ,. ,,.,.,,,.., 100.1l1
FeathelbonIng (or вOпiлg).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,129
fеаlhш slilch ,.,, ,,,,.,,, .,..,, ,.,,,,,.140
tigule Types . ,, ,,. ,, ,., ,, ,,.., ,.. .., ,. ,6
tinbhing Tr'cks. ,., . . ,.. ,, ,,.,,. ,. ,,в8,9з
Fitliпg .,.,,.,,,., 94.95
Flatcolslhctioп .,,,.,..,,.,,.,,,,,56
яlаt Fellod serm ,, ,.. , ,з8, 80
tlу clDsiпg , ,. , ,,,,, ,.,,,,,,,.,110J11
tlепсl Bindiлg . ,,. ,..,.., , ,,,,1З0
F.епсt кпоь ,., , , ..,,.,,..,, ,,.,,..,140
Frепсh ýеаm ,.,.,,,,,,, ..,,. ,,.,,зз
tIiпgе,fiоwlоMake,,,,,.,,.,.,.,,.,..1ЗБ
гroqs. HOw t0 Make ,,.,,.,.,..,, ,,,, ,,,10'
Fu., ulo ins wlih ,,., ..,,.,,..,,.15з
collaв . , ,. ,,.,,, ,, ,,, ,,, ,,.,,. ,,.,.,15з
Butloný ,, , ,., ,. ,..,. ,,.,,.,,, ,,..,,,15з
t.lrjcs ., , ,, ,,. ,,. , ,., ,,,.,.,, ,. ,,, ,з2
Furiеrs Nеёdlе 15з
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Дdjusliпg ,. , . ,, ,, ,, ,16, 9'
li lnterlacing , ,. , ,, ,, ,. ,,. ,,.,,..,..0з
li Und.lliIing ,. . ., 36
Lor.liпg, ПаЬiпз . ,, , 16, 95
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BlDuse ,. ,. , , , ,, ,,.,.. ,.41_47
child's lress,.,. ,. 56 59
coat Di ]acket. ,,,., , ,. , . 60.6s
маIъ s!оп5 shkl ...,.,.,, . , 74,31
ski .,._,,,,,,,,,48-i2
slacks ,. ,..,,.,,, ,,.,.,...,., ,.,,, ,, ,70.7з
0alier]щ. Hand and масhiпе, ,, ,.25.98
Patteln sizes ,, . , ,.. ,,, . ,. ,. , 9
JOniOi Pet]te меаsчlепепts апd
Pattёl[ sizeý 0
Р le fabl;! E...l .dr
Pllsýing {ilh ,, ,.,, ,.,,,,. 96
sttchiig w]th ., ,.. . ...... .....21
Straiдhl . ,.,, ,. ,.12, З4
sllaighleпiпg ,. , ,. ,. , ,. ,. .,, ,,29
ch пl]леs, Рщitiоп oj ,.. .. ,., ,.,,95
Grouped Tucls ,., ... ,,,,,,,,,,,.1з2
ou$ets,0iFР]есе 117
oussets, Two-Piece 113
Раtiеrп lol , , . ,..,. ,,.,, ,.110
пе]itоrcепепlol,.,..,.,,.,,.1l8
Hali sne Measullments апd
напd,Рhk sliich , , , ,, ,,99, 150
lland slilcheý ,. , ., . ,, ,, ,.98.99
Неmmiпg siilches..,., ,, ,,.,., 99
неms, 0п BlOuses
0п coals and Jackвlý . , ,. . €8
0л ýki.b . ,. ,. ,. .52
lп Яа.еd openings 90
litace,, .91
lп Pleats . ,. .. . ., , , 91
lп shееБ 91
Rеdчсiпg Fчllпе5! in ,., .125
Tips оп Making ,, ,. , , , ,. ,. ,. , ,,125
Непs, Types ol ,, ,,, ., , ,, ,125.120
calch.stitclred 126
c]lcular, calheled, Taped 127
Faced .,.,..,.,,........l23
Hand,пolled .., ... .. ,. ..,,12l
L0ck.st]tc[ , , ,,. , ,,,. ,.,,,., .,.126
масhiпе .,.,.,, ..,.,. , ....'l2в
sеап_Тареd .,. . ,. ,. , ,. .126
shell, ,. .,.,123
slip.stitched ,, ,. ,]25
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slit.hed aId Rоllеd ,. ,.,, , ,.,,, ,,.,]27
siiiched ldge,,, , , ,,,.,,,,. ,,,,.,128
Tai]oas,,, ,.. , ,,. . ,.,..,,,,126
Непsiihhiпg , ,. ,. ..,,. ,,. . ,.14З
непiпghопе slil.h . ,, ,. ,, , ,. ,.,, ,,,,140
н ps, меаslrеmепtý , . ,. , , ,, , ,, ,8,9
Раlierп Adjustmenb lor , , ,. ,,20.2]
Нопеу.оmЬ smo.king ..,,. , ,.141
Hooks аid Еуе5, Ваб, 106
Hoкeha l Braid iп Hems ,. ,. ,. ,.,., 12g
l lпlеl{асlпs туре5, H0{l0 Ule, 25,02.84
l cltllпg ,,,,,, ,,,,,,з4,8з
оааsй.,,.,,,,,- .,,,0з,34
lп вlOчýё ,. ,. ,. ,, ,,.42.44
ln coat or Jackel ,. . ,.62,64,65,67
ln coLlalý , ,з4,44,65,77, вз
lп Сцtrs ,., ,. .,.,., ,,,,. З4,3],02
ln llonк . . .. ....... .. 42,в2
lnýIeeves,,,..,.,,,.,,..,.,67
h Underc0llal,., ,., ,.,. .,,.,.,,,65
Marking .,,.,.8З
Tlimmifg ,.,. _ ,., , , ,, ,.. ..,,а3
lnlellining, СоаЬ, Jackets . ,. . , ,, ,,152
lnyelted Pleats .,,..,, ,,,,1з4
lr00 ,, . . , ,. . ,, ,.,,, ,. з, 96
lroninc Board , ,. ,, ,, ,,, , , ,, ,, , , ,з,96
Kicl Pleab, How to Make, ,, , , 1з4, ]з5
KimOп0 sleelpý, G!sseb iL,,,.117, ]18
Маtohiпg Plaids iп ,, ,. З1
Paltern sho!lder Adiustmenl . . ,. ,.,13
(пitlеd tatlics, fiоl to cut апd sew,., 3з
t(nols, flеrch..,.,,. , ,. .,,,, ,. . ,. 140
tace, Treatmgit ol ..,..,., .,tз8.139
FiDъhi[g fiеms iп,,., ,, ,,, , ,,, , 91
Laпinated Fahri.s, ноу 1о fiandle зз
Lapped ýоаm ..,. ,., ,.,, ,,..,. , З9
layeliis sеапs, .,,,,,. ., 27.44,33
Laying 0ut а раtlеп , ,.,,, , ,,,,.,, ,,.з0, з4
tazy 0аьу stit.h ,, , ,. , , ,, ,,. . , 140
tenethening , PatlelD , , ,, , ,,,,,,14
LenglhwbвGlaii .27,29,95
Lingelie stlaps 107
tining Gа.frепts ,. ,. , . ,, , ,69, 150.151
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Link8ultoný, ,.. . ., ,.,..,.10i
loig and shoп slil.h, , .,., 140
Lопg Пчппiпg ýtitch ,. ,. ,,,.,, ,62,9s
LDops, BGid, tab.ic, Thlead ,.,47, 78, 107
towgr Back Patteln АdjчПпепЪ ,.20,21
масhiлз stilбhes, Kind of ,, ,, ,, , , ,.28
8asting ,. .. ,. . ,. ,..,,.25,28,98
Еаýе . . _ , ,, ,. ,,. ,. ..,.,,.,.,28
Gatheling ,.,,,,,,,, ,., ,. .25,93
Padding . .,. ,.,.,. ,,.,,,,,,, ,.. ,99
Пеg!lаtiоI .,,,,., ,.,, ,..,.,,, ,,,. ,.,20
пеiпi0rсgпепt ,, , . ., ,, .,, ,2в
Man'ý spo*s shi.l, tlOw 1о Mak0 ,.,74.й
sho s ,., ,, ,.,.,,,,. ,. ,,. ,,.,,. , ,157
Tailmed sh]rt ,. , , ,,.. ..154
Malk ig, Fahlic fol сOпstшсliоu , ,, , З5
Butt0nholes ,.,.. ,, ,. ,. , ,. ,. ,, ,100
с!пеs ,, , ,.. ., .. .з5
lltedaciлg ,,., , ,.,..,В1,83
Matchiпg Pkids, ýhir.s , , ,. ,,. ,. ,31, З2
Materпity Patlerп sizes,., ,, ,,0
Iмeasulemenl chalt, BOdy ...9
P0lsonal,,,.,.,.,,,,,,,,..,1з
меаýчrеmlпЬ,Сhесkiпg.,. 13
Medallions, исе , ,.,.. ,.,,,., , ,. ,. 1э9
мепъ сlоtiiпя , ,. ,. ,.,.. ,
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меаý!lзпвпts. Prtteln ýiz.ý 9
Melcelizgd Thread , , ., 23
Mbses' меаsчrепепк, PatlelI sizes, 9
Mitei. How to ,.,., . ,,. ,. ,, ,. , 92 9з
Miterirg, cornel. , .. ,. ,. ,,. . , ,92
tace ,, .,, ,. .,,.1з3
Poctets . ..,, , , .. .. .. . .. .,. .. ,,g2
TriлningBalds,, ,,,,, ,., ,,9з
aODBd Fаыьs. ноу to яапdlе , ,, ,, , з0
eckliIB Pattern АdjчПлепts ..,.,, ,,.21
neckline, 0a s , , ,. ,.. , ,, ,.. ,,12, з6,з7
fillinд ,, 94
tiпьhеs ,. ,., ,,. ,,,115
eedle Board З, З0, З2, 96
Needles. s'ze ouide ,, ,, 20
Fu iere 15з
оtсhэs .,, , .,, , , ,,, ..,,,]2, з4
llotioпý, ýsUiпg ,.,10
0пе Wау Fahrhs, Howto Haid{e .30
outliDestitch., .,. ..,.,,.,.. . ,,140
0vercasiing sliich ,. ,. ,.,. , ., , ,, 99
ovelhaided TOcks , ,. ,. ,.,,. .. , , ,.1з2
0чO,hапdiпs slitch.,., ,..,.,..,. ., ,..99
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t]пed 63,12]
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s]anlod 3о!пd,,. . ]?з
Undelpaich lilh llар ,. l23
Welt . 122
Po]it Ple$el, з,96
РOm РOпs 142
Plessing, tqчфmепtl Metbods 96,97
Plime., lse ol . . 11
r Паg]ап sleeies 117
Rеgu]аiiопstt.i,, ., 23
Reinlorce . ,. 21
яеiпloiсеmепt, 0' 8чltопý ,. , ,. 105
сOli з ,.44, 09
Darls in Interlacing ,.34
Gu$etý , ,. ,.,., ,, , , ,,, ,. ,.. ,.,. ,]13
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пolled Пепi,,,,,,,.,..,.,,,,,..,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,]27
поll0d ýcafrr.,..,...,,.,,,,,,.,,,,.,,.,.,,.,,,,.,,.,40
пOшd shoulderý Patt.n Adjurtm.пi.,,,19
пфпеs, Maring, дDD|уiп!,,,.,.,.,,.,,,,.,...l3з
Яцппiпg stitch,,,.,,,,,.,.,,,,,,,.,,.,,,.,,,,.,,,98
s.tiл ýitch ,.., ,,, ..,,.,.. .,,,..,,140, ]4]
scall0p3, lпb.oid.red,,,,,,.,,.,,,..,,,.,,,.,!4!
f.сOd .,,,,,,.....,,.,,,..,..,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,1з1
Pip.n , ,, ,,,,.,,, ,,,,,,.,..,.,,,,,.., . .,,,.,,.,1з1
scisorý. sh.а.s,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,...,,.,,.з
s..п лllшапс€,,.,...,,..,..,,,.,,..,,,,,,.,,,,,,12
sgam ar!g. or Guid. ,,..,.. ,,, ,,..,.,.,,25, 38
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seafr поll .,,..,,.,,,..,,,,,,,,.....,,,з,96,,a'
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s.rп тар. or вiпdiпg,.,,..,,зз, 55, бз,144
s.ans, поt to stit h,,,,,,,,.,,.,.,,,,.,,.,..,,40
L.!е.iпq,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,.,,.,.,,.,,..27. 88
Triпniig ,,,., ...,..,,..,,,,,,,. ,,.,,,. ,...,,. ,27
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calcbýtitcied,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,...,,,,,.,....,,40
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сrо5з.d,.,,,,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,.,..,.,,.40
Dочhlе Top_slil.hrd,.,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,l0
Еrsod,..,.,.,,.,.,..,...,..,,..,.,,.,,,,,,,,,..,,,,,,з0
flal г.lled,,.,..,,,.,,,.,...,,..,,..,..,,,.,,,,,38
Гrепсh,,.,,..,,,,,,,.,,..,,,,,,,,,,-,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,з0
lп ilapced t.ыic.,..,,..,....,,,,,...,,,.,,,.,40
Lapped,,,..,.. .,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,,..,,,,,..,,,,,,з9
ov.rcasl,,,,.,,,., .,,,,,,,,..,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,40
PinkOd .,,.... ..,...,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,.,40
рiреd,..,,.,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,.,,.,,,..,,..,,.,,,..,,,,з9
Plain ,..,,,..,,,. ... .,,..,..,,..,,,.. ..,, .,.зз
notI.d.,,..,,.,..,,,,,,.,,,..,,.,,,..,,,,,,,,,.40
siпglо L.pped .,,.,,,,,,.,,.,.,,,,,..,,39, r4G
sl0l ..,,.,,,,.,,,.,,,,,,.,..,,,.,,,,,,..,,,,,,,,,.з9
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T.9cd .., .,,,.,,.,,,.,,,.,,,,,.,,,,,,,,з9
Top.stitched.,,,, .,.,,,,,.,,,.,,,..,,..,,,..,.,З8
Tlcked ..,,,,,.,,.,,,,.,,,,,..,,,,,,.,.,,.,,,..,,,.з9
Turned and stitDhgd.,,.,,,,,.,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,40
0nderýtilcbBd .,.,, з3
wеlt,.,,,.,,,,,..,,..,.,,.,,...,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,-,з9
seed sлосliпg ,,.,,, ,, ,,,.,,,,.,,...,,., ,..,,l41
selvage,,,,,,,.. .,..,,.,,.,,.,.,,,,,,,,,,,,.,29,36
sep.ratiпg laрDеr,..,,.,,...,..,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,,110
sеqчiпs ,,.,,,,,,.,,.,,, ,, ,,,.,,,, ,,..,, .,,....1з7
seying Еqчiрпелt,,,.,,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,З
sе*iпg масhiпе,,,,.,,,., .,...,,,.,,,,.,,,,,з.98
shee. Fa!ri'3, напdliпg of ,, ,,..,,,,,,..,...,зз
нвпs in ,,. ,.,,..,,..,,,,,,, ,...,,,.,,..91, 128
sеапз in,.,,,,,,.,...,,.,,.., .,..,,..,,40, 92
shell неп,.,,,.,, , .,,..,,,.,,..,,,, ,,.,,,,. .,.,,123
shBllTncl5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,..,.,,,,..,,,,,,,lз2
shirriig,,.,.,,.,.,,..,...,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,.,.,..,,.90
shht, мапъ ýpons, Makilg.,, .,,,.,,,,.74.8l
мап'з TailOred,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,..,,,.,,..,154
shorte.ing Paiteli5,.,,.,,.,,,,,.,,,.,..,,.,,15
sholtý, ноп to lr.le,,., .,,... ,0_7з
rren'ý, ВOуУ,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,.,.,,,.,157
РакOlп дdjозtп!пts.,,,..,,,.,,.,,,,,!4, l5
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shoOldDr M.asuremenlý.,,.,,,,.,,.,.,,,9, 1з
ýhooldш Pads ,.,,,,,,.,,,. ,,.,,. ,.95,149
sлould.r Palteh дdjчstпеDь,. ,,. ,,16.13
siouldorseaп.Position,,...,.,.. 95
trsiпз .,,,.,,,,,.,.,,,,,,,..,...,,,.,,,.,,,,,з0
siriпkinд, tаыiс .,,,.,,..,,,,,,,,,,,,,..,,. 29
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s' g|. La!!.d s..п ... ,. .39, 146
stin, Hol lo t.k. . . '18.52нфtо U.ia.iio. , , 85.37
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slrrh, oёlinillon,.,,,..,,, ..--... .... 21
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lп sle.ga , ,. ,,. ,,,.,,,, ,,46,79, 1l8_1l9
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slcev. Bo8d,,,.,,.,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..,,,3, 96
sl.eve Dfi Adj.ltment .,,, ,,,..,...,.,,,, .,.ý5
sleevo tinishas ,... l13.11s
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sleeveý, турls,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,,1!6_1 l9
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Fittiпg .,,,,,. _ _ _,-,-------.'95
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0пе-рiесе .,,, ,,, ,,..,,..,,.46.47, 53, 67_63
0peniigý .,,,.,,,.,,..,,.,,,.,,,46, 79,80, l18
Рliiп,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,..,,,67_60
PufiDd,,,..,,..,,,.,,..,,.,,,.,,,..,,,.,,,,..,,.1 19
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s|i! В.stlпg,,..,...,,,..,,..,,.,,,...,...,.90,109
"slippy" rafuacý, fiоv to Handl.,, ,,. ,,, ,З2
slip stitch ,.., .,,., .., .,,,.*.,.-. ,.,99
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!посklпg , . , , , , , , , , . , , , . , , , . . , , . , , . , , , , . . , . , , . , , , 1 ,l 1
sna!5,,..,,,..,,..,,.,,,.,,.,,,,,,.,,,.,,,,,,.,,.,106
sDok0 slitch,,.. .,.,,,., .,., .,., .,..,141
stаяяеriш ý.ams,.,,.,,,.,,,..,..,.,.,,,,27.80
st.y.ýtit.h, ýtay_stitchiпg
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st.am Fressin8.,..,,,.,,,,,...,,.., .,,.,,..,.97
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ýtitctes, Baýlc,.,,.,,,,.,,..,,..,,,,,,.,,,.,,93.99
8асk...,...,,..,,..,..,..,,.,...,..,,,,,,.,0з, 99
Baзting ., .,,.. ,,,,,,, , .,.. ,,., ,,,, ,..,..,98
Blttoпhole,,.,..,,.,,..,,..,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,104
calch,.,,,.,,.,,,.,,.,,,.,,..,,..,,,,.,.,,.,.,,,,,99
Ias.,..,,.,,,.,,,.,,..,,,.,,,.,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,.28
Fastening .,,..,,.. ,,.,,,. ,., ,,....,.,, ,,,....,23
Gаihеriпg ,.,,. ., ., ,. ,, ,,.. ,,,,,, .,,, ,,,.,,.98
Hand Pick,,,.,,,,,.,,..,.,.,..,,,.,,,.99, 150
Лрпmiпg ,,.,,,, ,, ,,.,.,. ,,.,,,,,,, ,..,,,,,99
Locl ,....,-_.'.,.*_ , ...,,..,, .,,,.,,.,l26
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Paddins ,.,..,,,..,. ,,, ,,, ,,,,,,,65. 09, ]4G
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RеiпtоftOm.пl,.,.,.,,.,,,.,,..,,,..,,.,,,,,.28
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shiliпg .,,.,,.,...,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,,08
slip,..,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,,,.,,.,,,.,...,,.,,l9
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12, 25. 26,42, 49, 57,61, бt, 72, ?5
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st.elch fahlicý, напiliпg,,,,,,,,.,,,,,з2-зз
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sчь.тееп меа5ч..m.пt5, Раti..п ýiD', ,9
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ýyntols on Patlerný,,..,.,.,,..,,..,,,.,,.,,..,!2
Tack, 0efiIitioл ,.., ,,, ,,,.,,,,,,-21
Апоwh.аd,.,,..,.,,,.,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,.,,142
B.r , ,. .. , , ,,, ,,..,,,. ,,.,,,.,,, ,,l42
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lr.псi ,, ,, .,_ ,, ,. ,,. ,,..,., ,, ,,,. l06
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'.il*'.i.il.i., ,.],l+152
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сlалr.r,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.-,......,,,.,,..,,,,,,,.з,96
наm, счýhiоп.,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,.,....,,3, sб
наm. Hor io l!.Ie ,...,. 07
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Taped вчttопз,,,,...,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,-,,,.,.,.,,.,lо5
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тrр. ltеаýчrе,.,,,.,,..,..,.,.,,.,,.,,,,,,,..,,,.,..з
TBrels,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,...,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,.,,.,,,.142
Iееп Пра5чrеmопlý, P.llerп slzes.,,,,,:.,,9
Thighý Paltan tdiчýtпепt ..,..,. .,,,,,,, ,, 20
Тlim!l!,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,.,,...,..,,,.,,,,,,.,,.,,,_,.,,з
Thrвad Еуе5.,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,...,..,,,.,,,,,,,,,,105
Loorg ,,,. ,..,.,.,,.,,.
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Thlead ýi4 Guide,,..,,..,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,..,,..,.28
Tt.erden nuniing ýtitch.,,.,,,,,....,.,,...l41
Toddl.r MOasuremenlg, Рап!rп slteý,,3. 9
Top.stitch, ToD.s!ilctinr
26, з8, 54l 80, 81
T0p-ýtitche.' sраm ,, ,,. ,,. , ., ,,,,, .,,,З8. 80
Tlacing Рrр.., 0rФ9m*еr's ,,,,,.,,,.,,3, 35
тrасiпg 9rпее|,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,..,..,,..,.,.,,з. з5
Trim, Deliп|tion ,.. . ,,,,-, ---.-- --..-,..-, ,,7l
Т.imпiIg, cori.B,,27,З4,{4,02,77,145
lпt.rrасiпд , ,,.. ,..,,..,,34, 42, И. 62, 83
sе.пs,.,,,,,,.,,.,,.27,4З,44,51,52,58
Тrimпiпgs.,,.,,,.,,..,,,,..,..,,,.,,,.rЗ6.1З7
B.ads,,.,,,,.,,.. ,.., 1з7
Blaid . .,,..,,..,,, ,,, ,...,,..,, .,...,,,,,,,.,!з7
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Пiсk i.сl,.,.,.,,..,.,.,,.,,,,,,,,.,,..,,.,,,,,1з7
sequin, ,.,, ,,,.,,,.,, ,, ..,.,,,,., ,,.,.,.,,..r37
Tu.ted sе.m ,., .,,,. ,,, ,,.,,,.,, ..,, ,,,,,з9
тцсks,lуреý ol, Hov tO маkё,,.,,,,,,.,,,1з2
l{iýl.d cord,,,,..,,..,,.,,,.,,...,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,l42
Uidelalm saan POsilioл ,,, ,,, ,, ,,,.,..,95
uпrеrсоlIаr ,.. ,,. ,, ,,. ,...,,..65,06,1]3
0пd.rlау,.,,,..,,,.,,,,,..,..,,.,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,rз5
ondorliniпs ,, , , ,,.,,,,,,,..,,. ,,.,,.,,27, 85-87
Bodice,.,,..,...,,..,..,.,.,..,,.,,,,,,,.,.,,.B7
cOat or l.ctet ,,, ,., ,, ,... ....,,,.,,.. ,.87
shons, slacki.,,.,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,..,,,,,87
stirt ..,,.,,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,.,...,,..,,,,,,,,,8r.87
Underзtilchiig ..,, ,,.,,,, ,,.,,,.,,26. 33
Uпеч.п Р|.ldз,stliреý..,,.,,,..,,,.,.,,,Зr,З2
Unit syýlEfi d sеviпg ,,,, ,,,.,,,.,,,2, 41.81
UпitworkРьп,..,..,,.. .,.,,,.,,.,.,,,,,,27
0pper засr рdtem дdiчплелts , ..,,.. .19
0rper coll.r , .,,.,,,,.,,,.,, ,,,, ,,,,,,,66, 1lЗ
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w.bt Length, Leщtheiiпg апd
stOd.пiпд,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,:,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,.l4, 15
Waistline Рifu.п
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weights |пTailoled taclets,,,,,,,,,,..,,.r50
l{elt Pocket ,,,,,,. ,,.,,,,,,, ,...,,,..,.122, 124
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llihapring stilch ,. .. ,,.,,, ,,.. .,,,..,,,,,, ,99
wоmеп'з меаýчl.mепь, Pattern sizes,. ,9
Wool t.lric, Pleý!lng , .,. ..,, ,,,. ,,. ,,..,,9т
sMinkiпg ..,..,..,,.,..,,..,,,..,..,,,.,,,,,,.29
Work.dButtonholes.,,.,,,.,.,,.,,..,,,104
wrЪthand, Maliig .,...,.,,.,4G, 47, 81
tole, iп ýhirt ,,, ,,, ,,.,,,,, ,,.,..,. ,r0, 77
lп 0пе wilh s|eeva, ,,,, .. ... ... .....111
zigвg stilch , . ,,..,,, ,,,.,, ,,.,,,.,138,1З9
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    kпоw уочr figure& pattern ýре а '*d0 idea Do уоч know what ffgurе type you ате and what simplicity pattern type iý mqф fo" уоuг ffgчrе? If уоч do, and iJ you uýe the patteTns made foт that figure type, you'lt ffnd dreesmaking eaýiel beeauýe tneTe will Ье teýý ffttinдi to do. MoSt fi8uTeý fatlintoone of the 8 ffguTe typeý itlustTated, and,Simplicity makeý patteTný toffteach oJ them. Read the descгiptioný of the 8 typeý snd sее which one sеепs to Ье rпозt like уош оwп. Cortio ,1 The names of theýe 8 ffgurc trueý аrе not deвcriptiveo{ оg€. The typ€s аrе basedon height, body pIoportions anal the contouTs of tbe ffguтe. Thuý, someteen-agerý, foт e*mple, willffnd thata Ealf-Size pattern fftý them best; and thеIе аrc adults whose mеаsчгеmепts and ffgчте рrороftiопi ате beýt fftted Ьу а SчЬ-ТЬеп type patteгn. descriptions 0l the 8 figu.o trpes е ; chUbhi. In sire l,tъс. яьоцt 5'tall with bek СЬпЬЪi. patteт.. .re dбigned 'ог а ffgule tbe Baneheightas tЬ€ Gi.], bnt rоч.dёi, Ве.аus€ of thiý body Tolndncss, the back v,ict]ength is lопgеr l,hдп the Girl's,ewen thоаgЬ the oYerall heigЪt is tЪе з9пе. girl Tn size 1,!. дьочt 5'tа'lФithъасk Girl patteтný дrе dеsigпеd fo. th. smalleýt of tЪe 8type9. Тhiз lignTe cives ап inpression of iпhаtцre Яаtпевs, and in itý smdiег siz.. it п.€ds no чпd.rаrп da.t бttiBg i. itý раttегпs, ЬfсtrSiл.й' щ D.dеrагп dлrв о.се. it BasiBr" fiiýý-w0mап In liz€ 14.5bout 5'6" tall Nithъасk Miss,woDa! pstte.m are designed fоr а Пguте thatis tsllerthвn апу oi th€ other ngurc type8 and well- рrоро.tiопёd througbo!t. This fi gчте givos tЪе inlтessioп оfЬёiпg fully deve]oDed in all body 9re$Bn.t night Ъ€ consjdered tЪе "svёIзЕе" iшпiOr Il Size 1з, аьоцt б'5" toll with Ьдсlr 'u,ior patter.ý ore dеSigпеа lоI ! liguTe slight]y ýЪоrtеrthап thе MiýB- woman, Ъчt yell-deve]op€d. Тh€ ffrй buýt iý highёI, and Ъесаше.f this the wдistlinc ]ооks поr€ defined, This type gives tbe im!теЁ8iоп of being ап 9ч€rаае бgnrc with ta|f€iuC In зi* 1aЪ.rЬочtбЗ"Ьll*itЬ ь..t *.i,t ЬпЁЬ r5*'_ tf.ll-ýiE ,.ца е l.. . ,.Д+ira.a.kr laiъ !aЬ Е.Ё.ЬtL tcen Iп size 14, about 5'9" фll witb bвck Teen рдtt.rпý аr€ deзigned for а ffяllе the s!ьеЪ.ight.s th€ llalf- sйё but опе not п€sгlу as dеi,еlорёd. It hos а iftап }utdебпiф ъп5t, рlдссd higb,ana giчёз ihe impтession of уоutifu l со n tоцтз. ýUb-t.en Iп size 1!ý, дьочt 5'1 14" tsll with Ьас]. wsist length 14%". Sub_Teen раtЬrпS sre dФigned fог а fiяurc ýЪоrЬr thln thе Teen, witi leвý .оtiсёдЬ]е buýt а.d а wвistlin€ lofeli in рrороrtiо. to tЬеЬцýt, В..6uýе th€ wsiýtlin€ i3]зrgеl iп pтoportion. thiE liglra mау look iап.wъlt зьогt-wаisфd, iшnio. pctite tп si,e 11jp, about 5'1"Ыl with back wдiзt l€.ctb 15". JчпiФP.tit p.|t ra. !Е 'ot.,bo!L й.фU nrBE. по ni.t бll., i. ,,tl.rta_ i. t- цa ria.lb.akrrr_t aa _--..tI'f,E rts_Bj+L]a r+i--.t-- arý ),с | -l ) ( } € dr Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    When you havedecided what ffguге type you аIе, and then use pattefns made foт that figuге type, уоч will find dleýsmaking eaýieT because thеге will ье lеýs fitting to do. Shown on thiý page аге ýоmе of the difielences between чагiочS раttеIп types. Bodiee fтont patternв, all in size 14 or the ýize equivalent to the 14 (sчсh as JunioT size 1з), аге compared with each otheT, figu]e miýs ýize 14.juniot size 13. Тhете iý а 1" ditrerence in height between these two ffgurеS, and this iý feflectэd in tl,e ditreтence futhe |foпt 1,Ooist lеп!]th. Note also the ýliaht ditrerencesin: shouldeT len8th frопt width. miss sire 14. hilf.ýircl472. The Hatf-Size ls а ShorteI figuтe than the Miýý and has а 1" lalgeI buвt. This s},оws in these fTontlength fmnt width lепяth oJ waiýtline dart And note ditreIence in shou]der leneth and Slol)e. tееп size 14.sчh{Oсп siz0l4s. А height ditrегепсе of 11/2" between these two figчIеS ýhows in the |ront leng th. other differeneeý арреаI in: shoulder length widthof чпdеIаIm dart iепgth of waistline daTt . t I l 7.|, L & раttеrп types gir' ýize 14.ýчh-toеп siie 14s. Becauseof the GiTl's lesseT buýt outstanding ditrercnceý in thеsе frontwidth andlength daTt in Giгl'sраttегп, as this ffgurc haý little need foT daft-fittinя in this arca. lirlsize 14. chnhhie sire 14Ис. Though these two ligптеý аге the ýаmе oveЕtl hei8ht, the гочпdпеss of the cbubbie figчIе diffеrепсеs between: {гontlength Iтont width neckline and аlпйоlе size, iuniorpctitesiz.11 ip. juпiorsiier3. Тhочgh both ffgules have the ý,old "Junior" in thеiг nameq the ff8чгеs аге dissimilar. (Read descгiptions on the oppoýite page.) The Jlontlength shouldeг slant and width waistline dart width. / г. / ]}j r=: hi ' t: -l ] { ш Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 9.
    kпоw уочr patternslze ideaа "d0 it Ghварвr" Аý some hsve found to thёil Eolrow, it's ап ёхрёпsiче €хрёrimепt to tIу to uýe а patterп lhаtъ поr thе besi size rоr you. опсе thё faыi. is cut, you've сIоsýеd the serпing Rubicon. If the gaтment рIочеs too ýmall, you've waýted the {abric mопеу; if too lalge, you've spent va]uable time and епегgу on а job that must Ье done ovel. Il'S а Бimрlр mаllег iU dccide what pattem ýize Pattems sbould ье purchased Ьу Body MeaýuTe- ments not Ьу read!-lo-шcar .ize оr Ьу аgе. Ъkе упUг 1 Body Measurcmcnts w}ile wеагiпс а Simple. wel1-6tling dresý With ýet jn ýleev.s. and а pToper foundation gaIment. еаýе allowance All patt€ms contain ýоmе "еаýе allowance" in addition to the exact measurcments of уочr body ýо уоч сап move comloltably in the finished gагmепt. This еаýе vaTies with the ýtyle of the gаrm"пl. Тл а Simple, basic fitted drFýý йth ýet_in ýleeveý, the ease iý аs followв: lust баsа - In GirI and Junior Petite patteтný, aboul 3"; iл Suь-ъ€п and ъеп, about 3Уа"; in Miýý-woman, Juпiог апd СhuЬЬiё pattems, about з%"i in Hatf-Size, about 4%". шaist ease - дЬоut %" iп a]t types. hip 0ase - About 2" in all typeý. Ьасk waist lопgth eas. - About Уа" iп all typeв. maternity pattelп sizes Buy the ýаmе ýiz€ in а matemity pattern аý уоu поImаllу buy. Тhе needed extra ýрасе has alгeady been deýigned into the pattem. hUst шaist back neck base to hеm 16, bleaýt hreaýt back neck base to hеm 19, е ,i 21, 2ч, blst over the fulleвt part, ýnugly but not tight, waist _ АIоuпd the паturаt waistliпe, соmfогtаЬlу. hip At 7" below the waist. Ьасk yJaiýt length - Frоm the pтomiп€nt bone at the hасk base of the ne;k to the waistline. То deterпine }-оur beýt siz€. .heck these mез_{чrеmепt_ý {,ith thоs€ iп th€ lea"urement chrri oD lhе oppoiite paae.ll rou. m€а_r,.lrеmепLý (t r- '-,ь ЁЁ 'r.rr!.r.a !!q., 'аФ;ftф.с:t Qr.*J * ri.<lr, ti * !ч€ .i*Э r+ aiF** tOddlers' vs, childreп's patteIns ToddieT patterns аIе designed fог а liguTe between thal оt а ЬаЬу and а ch:ld. Thc Тоddlег ficure i, talteT than а ЬаЬу but Shогtег than а Child. Simplicity TbddleT pattelns have thе ýаmе Ьгеаst and waist mёаSuтеmепts aS children's р&ttегпS iп the Sаmе sizei but тоddlег раttегпý ате аЬочt 3"shortel in the sаmё size. тhе bodice iý about 1" ShoTteI and the ýhotrldeгý about rэ', паrrоýе. than iп chiidгen'S patterný, Неrе ls а Соmрзrisоп of Dress kп8lhз frоm tsасk фk Ва_ý€ ro иq,еr Еdяе ф, l tirr 2 drt з sira 4 * l5- 16- |7" 18" , toddl.t ýitc 2 child ýit. 2 at lr |q, 2|" Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 10.
    mеаsчrеmепt сhаЁ fоrsimplicity раttеrпs Select youT corтeet pдttem size Ьу the Body Measurements оп thiý сhаrt. Buy Ыочве, dTeýs, suit, jacket and coat patteтný Ьу bust mеаýчтеmепt. Buy sИ}t, ýhoтts and slacks patteтný Ьу wsiýt mеаsчrе, lr?rraýý youT hips arc largeт thал the hip meaвulement соrтеsропdiпg to уочr waiýt measuтement as given оD the chaTt, In such саsе, buy Ьу hip mеаsulеmепt. girlý 2zb 2s 2 25 zб iab, 27 23 з0 391! }5 l!!. 1s9ld 12?r 13% l{% 15],16 i!s, sbould€r lёпеа.,, , ,,,, ,, }Ъ а 4-v. аЪ а& in& 1rrG rI% 12х 1r% l3ф im, totlnб 11 rrъ 21/1 |zъ iDз. r0lr,lojt 11Ч 1r% 12% im. 12( 19Ъ l3 r3Ъ 1,! iл& iuпior pctitcs ajp бjD ljD 9j! 11j! 13jp 31 ýlъ 12 3r]4 33 ззъ iпз- сhцЬЬiеý 3ъс 10]6с 12*с t,!цс В0 i114 аз з,!14 im, 93 з,tи 36 3?16 in, 14 1!!a 111P 14qa 16 16& ins. Вsсk wsЪt bnвth,,..,.,., 13Ъ 19а зhodder le8th__-, , aia {ъ Back wldtb,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,.,,., 12 ъ l2{ Fгопt widй,.,,,,,,.,,., ,,,,,. l r,( 12* ýleeve lenaй.,.-,.,-_-. 21ъ 211' ýlФYеяidtь,,,,-_..--- 11'п 11% Nё.k,,,,,,.,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. 121 13* ;Е teens Е sй,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, , r0 u ,Е вБt, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , ,,30 u, ЕЕ wn* 'Е яь,,,..,..,..,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,..,,..,.зz и Е эsсk v.ill le,Etb,.,,,,,,. 1а{ tб F.опtwяftt lецiЬ,,,.,,,,lr116 16t11o л1lo {]:чб i BKl( width, ,,,,,,,,,, ,, ,, ,lal 1зY :Ё г-"t-ratb 9! sь*" b*rb,,,,,,,,,,,,,, zz *ъ ЁЕ sьк яidй,,,,, ,,,, l1{ Ir,4 Ё NKk,-,,,.,.-.,...,..,,..,,.,,,,,,.,.13{ 13l( half-sires |2lь 1l1ъ 161ь 1вь 20ь 22ъ 2|ц Btck wsl.t ъ!gth.,,.,,.,, 16у{ 1!ъ ]q]]4 1э !!! гюпt Tajst ]епstй__. 16q( 17q{0 1?% 13rid 13ъ 11ъ |.* 114 1|s 5 вдсkйdй-_-_-,_ 13% 14У! 149{ lбl! rr9{ i.on width,,,,.,,-,,,,,,,.,,, r3% 13* 1116 1,!1{ 1616 ýьчёl€паБ.,,.-,,,.,,..,,.., 22у{ 22уа 21 2с% zзъ вIфчё widtъ.,,.,.,,.,..,..,.,. 139( 14и 1.1!l 1114 169{ 1r* 11s4 16{ 16{ 16t Fniors цц !6у, пissos atd uоmеп э: Bust,.,,,,,,.,,..,,.,,,.,,..,,.,,..,,3ot/! 11* 33 35 яi ýrrъt,_,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,-,231ь 24' 26|2 21 Ё Hie,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,..,... ..,,.,,.,,,, з,'l. ззи х5 з7 Е ы*,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,, 0 rL зr зб 3314 .1 in., L?д ll1r 11]* r?]{. ib 131Чс 1016 lofu 19ra 20tб ins. 6?10 бъ Бч0 6q! 61riс lD.. 16 r0* 1? 17]4 13 in.. 15']' 1r% 169( 16% 1?ъ i, 24ъ 2|ць 2|ч{ 2а4!А26* i*, 1,1rl 16]4 16Ъ 1614 1?1,a j!., l B".k *"t"i ъ""ф=-_ 1б 151.1 ъ' ца Fюпt mfut lenr.!,_, 16я sbodlder lёщtь,,,,,.,,,,.,. .1ио Beck Tidtb_:..-..-'._ 1з% sreeve lещiЬ.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,- 1214 ýtе*ё,iпrь.,,.,.,,,,.,-,,,,,. 1214 васt!qц! l€цФ!-!-_!!а Ьоуý wn!r.,,,,.,.,,.,-.,.,,.,..,,.,,,., 23 N€сk ъаrc зiпh.,,,,,.,,,-,, r9и ýhjt3]еечё lensй..,..,.. 3} псп Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 11.
    hоw to чвеа pattern То get фе moвt out ot уочr раtфm, you ýhould do mоrе фап simрlу lsy the pieceв on fabTlc дnd cut them оцt тhеfе is чдlч9ьl€ informstion оп the envelope, еасЬ patteln pieee алd iD special DеrЬ of tne Ртimеr (iдýtтuction shееN) thst will help you. Fi'ýt Look at tha Er.aelope Back. It тЫIs Yоч: t{ýsEy oХtРlЕСЕ 0ПЕýs! Dr.ýs ferhres low pl€ssвd ol чп, pra$ed invalted plesls, left ýlde lipp€l cloýing and sell 0r purchlsod b.lt. v. l sпd 2 hrvc slightly |owerod r€cklineý, 8athefý аlваЫliпо of ьodice,nd back песk lippel v.1 haý зhоrt sе!-iл s1.6чеs, and iop.stitching detail. v, 2 зпd З alб led песkliп€. v. 2 ýaýh is pulchas.d. .пd ы.id.. Llп.в, !3h.пtчI., lulat, cr.p.,.]lt llп.п, lllk ч.r.п. woolt .пlt bl.id.l зh.., ФоЬi Фl cl.n.l сh.lllз. тнЕ FАвRlс TYPES sUlTABtE FOR тнЕ sTYtE matk thc vieU уоч alc uýiпg. nark уOчr sizc. mаrk the r.ldth ol tt. fаtгiс уOц iltend t0 Ьцr. draw а liпе .сrоsý ftоm й. labric $dth ind iOшп fi.п уOчг ýiza. wiеra the t90 liп.s пЕеt, уOч'll find iie апошпt о' 'аЬriс nrCdCd. ^0vlcE 0]a sрЕсlдt FАвпсs t0 saYe lime, hч,lЬaп rnan '0ц Ьц' уOч. pattнr ara fairic. поt all tyleý 0f 'аЬriс uill mаt. чр trcll iп .very style. tt..пvC|op€ liststh. most sUitablC onCs. llow MUGH tлOпlс т0 BUY тнЕ sEwltlG il()Tll)Ns Y()U 1,1EE0 Misses' one"Piece Drоgs. qUП!d зУ. Yds, 3yl " эцп 2rl ,' viat 2 Dlaaз з5" ol з6" wilhoul 3yl " ЗУq l 2ц" з% '' ЗУl " з1^ " 2у1 " шidth 0l lou.r idm 0f ф. 86 8з 90 92 94 lns. vl.r I, 2, з optiomD- У. yard 0' З2", З5'оr З6" wоv€п Dr.lt vl.{ l. I .пd з| тhо.d, ыr. 3.rm hlidlig (opi,), b.lt (opt,), i]'lo..d ghould.r p.d. (opt,), 5" п.сt typo nop.l, 14" dl..3 tyro 'lpp.l, 5, ..cl ty!. llpp.r. v1.1 2 .nd з| 16' п.сk tyr. zlpDer, Extlа fabri l1tDl..t бб,'ФilhоUt пrD 3lt зщ 2$ll ot 45ll Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 12.
    9 lо IJSEл PлllBEN yhere to malah dot at slёеfе top tNexl Chech In addition to are explained pтinted оп the the pattern pieceB conýtтLtction symbolý, all of which оп page 12, certain inýtructions ате pattem piecФ to belp you ss you уhеrе to cli! fabric dUriпg сOпýtlцсtiOп З""'11,&1"5_:"9. -.-б* |g,Б,ii|iн*r hOY, t0 mаkб а dalt ý l ,lil.i {Ii ili ]lj whele to ease width 0l sеап аlloYапсе Апа: Check Yоu,r Рфшаr YouI Ртimег, of соuтsе, giveý detailed instructioný Jor making уочI garment; but it also ýhowý: 5elect the the width (see page mirk the HI)w т0 IAY тнЕ рАттЕfft{ 0t{ тнЕ яАвлlс t()fl cuпltlG Iight culting diagraп for yOUl .hоsеп ýtyl., уO!г sizc, of yonr fabric, апd for faмic with 0r withoцt пар. З0 'ot details оп hалdliпg па!реd lаЬriсз.) diagram foa identifi catioп. :iфэ?рJlmаJ ll0vJ т8 рRЕрАпt I0l cUTTltl8 i ] rl €.a/,aeprime? (,н, Ф Efi,L!чli l J|,x,].jRil i=1]+] lLJHitrBl ш !,r- i-.lb ,!]]k 5i*?P.i.nar з.,L_]l-.-, нOw т0 мАRк Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 13.
    pattern сOпstrчсtiоп symbols Shownhеrе are the moýt_us€d Symbols апd instгuctions found оп Simplicity pattem pieces foI guidnlg уоur cutting and Serving. Sometimeý other patteTn pieces mау have additional, less_uSed ýymbolý. dot f0I adjц9lifig ýlзече ease А lооlФ lloм toN].of.ý!eeve malk l i ;,1t j ;flaillt gIa]i.!f.lablic ]ifi е dOts tor adjUsiing ýls9че ease ccllal dOt t0 mltch l tз ýhзх!dзr aеаfi afti,wý,hOw tuiling atlп ýiitching directiOn cutling l;пе iýýlid ouiýide line) -..+ nOtches nufih!Ied in ýеq|елее 0f паiсhiпg "ll sеаm line {hr0'(Еп inýide liпе) .r, 1..aiterali9n iiie5 + i 1 iх tll1e5 iO]i] !,lbide fiilфп п",сkliпя dart вlо{БЕ aАск l ýi - Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 14.
    check уочr patternmеаsчrеmвпts Whел you haP boughl уоuг раllfгп :n lhe ýize neaтest youт body mеаsurеmепts, it iS advisahle to check ceItain о{ its measulemeпts withyourown to see if the pattem mау need Боmе зlight altelation befole you cut. You have аlгеаdу measured},ouт bust, waist, hips and back waist tength; wгitе theýe measulements оп the chaTt below, and flom the back of youl patteln envelope 0rfгоm the meaýulemeпt table on раgе 9, fitl in the coпeSponding pattem mеаýuгеmепts. In addition, you Shouldtake the following То take the sаmе mёаsuгеmепts on уоuг patteгn, fiTst lay-in any darts, plёats ог gatheN очеI which you will Ье measuling, Then meaýuTe flom seam tine to зeamtine (except оп the loпgsleeveas ýhоwп in the diaglam). Measuтe the lro2' shouldel. Put thёsе measulements оп the chaTt. Now you can quicklysee whеthегуоu need to make апу basic alteIations in уоuI pattern. I{ you do, follow the Фattern alteгation foT уоuг paTticular adjustment, found оп the pages sleeve lепgth, ýhOUlder tб е|hOw shoц!der Iепgth (песktо аImhOlе) sleeve leпgth, t0 wlirt селtеr frOnt skilt jengtfi and the center hасk skitt length Wlite these on the chaтt. Then, if you know you have celtain figule ртоыеms, take the mеаSurеm€пts оfth€ ргоЬlеm аrеа. Space haý ьееп ieJt at the bottom of the сhаIt{оr wгitinE in any of these, уош Dersonal neasureDent chart 9I..,.. зъоu]пеr to eIbov - uýn h рвsчгртапlв ог parrAl п "л"lор. or on, haIt рае" 9. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 15.
    pattern adjustments соmmеrсiаl patteTnsаге matle accofding to celtain StaпdaTds of Ьоdу measurements set up Ьу the меяsптеmепt Standard committee оJ the entiIe pattern industly. But thеIе ате allvayý sоmе ffguIes that do not сопfоrm to these mеаsuтёm€пts in everт detail. It will save trу-оп and fitting time if any hесеssаIу adjustmentsallemadeinthepatteTnbefoleitiSplacedonthefabIicforcutting.дndsomeadjustmentý' such as enlalging от tengthening, cannot Ье made afteI the fablic iý cut. If you have compaIed youl measufements пith the patteтn measuTements aS explained оп раgе13,уоu know whetheT your pattern пееds adjustment. If it does, {oltow the diтectioný eiiven on thiв апd ýucc€eding pages fol the adjustments you пееd. сдUтIоN: In alteTing а patteтn, ье surе all gIainlines ате eithel kept ýtlaight оI аrc stтaightened а{tеI a.lteTing. lепgthепiпg & shortening TheseaгethetwomostgeneIa]lyneededadjustmentýandtheeasiesttomake.onmostSimplicitypatteTns ]rouwillfindplintedlengthening.ýhorteninglinesshowingvheтetomakethealterationibutfr{bkiItsand veTy Sholt sleeves wilt поt hаче thеsе апd the atteвtio_n фоrlld !j !цаdе,lЦ!е_!9!19Т. t ,з { t, lепgthепiпg: general instructiOns cut patteln араrt on lengthening iine. Ptace papel undeI the two pieceв. Spread Dattcтn to wanted length. Keeping glainlines Stlaight, pin ог Scotch-tape to the рарег. comptete оц the рарег the cutting line and апу dalt lines. specia| inýttuctioIs aоrg saе€?аý. The patteтn will have tO lcngthon bodice hacfi only When adjustment iý needed оfllу iп back, pтoceed aS fottows : two altelation lines - one above and one below the etbow. The meaýuтements of уоuI ,Tm. as tisted оп the chaтt on Dаgе 13, will ýbow уоч whetheт the lengthening is пееdеd above от beiow the elbow, от both. srосйý олd sno/rý. то lengthen сгоtсh, счt lrдllеrп аЬо!t c.oich, То |рпglhрп lpg оt sholts, add at loweт edge; oJ ýIach, lепяthеп оп leg alteration line. l Cut раttеrп оп alieIation liп€ ftоm _tдsidp sрап liпе опl!, 2 Р lас;йЁът-uпаът neatb. Sрrеаd patteTn amount пееdеd at сепtеr and fasten to рарег. 3 Draw пеv eirain-peTfect centeT line 14 to D in diagram), 4 Drai( ne$,.utting line at side ý€аm с to d in diаgrаm !f:}"!B аR *ais1llne dart.-, :trаisьtеп tbem, J. ,] , r;, :ir .i.fr iraБ| :iol п..11r лrlr.r r; .k '5 i:. ь::, : ' . ..lа.8:i8 a6 * ЦЁ .* ,*gt :з -г Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    siOrteпiпgl gепеIаl inýtгцctiOIý Measuтeup fгоm the shortening tine the amount to Ье Sholtenёd. Dгаw а line асIоsý patteгn. (Diagiram о.) Eo]d раltеrп оп sЪогtрп;пg ljnp | Ьгiпg fold up to th€ drаwп line and fasten. (Diagмm 6.) DIаw пеw cuttin8 line as Shown Ьу dotted iineý in Diagram Ь. s!ecialiпstructiOпs 'ong slerreý should Ье ýhoTtened аЬоче оr betow the elbow, or hoth, as needed. sl.rcký a,d Sliolrs аге shоItёпеd аъоче crotch от at bottom of shоIts leg от оп altemtion tiпё of slacký. I l I l l I ] ] l I t0 shorten bodice back 0Il, At centel, mеаsuI€ up fгоm altelation ]ine the 1mount needed to ýhогtеD. Staгting at this point, draw а S]antiпg liпе to whele alteгation tine meetý side seam. cтease оп alteI*tion line and Ыing сгеаsе uр to drawn ljne, tapeTing to nothing DIаw а пеw 8Tain-perfect сепtет line and а new cutting tine at side seam. If thele ате waistline daтts, Straighten them, 15 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 17.
    adiusting darts hоп t0skaighten а dart Whеп а pattefn has Ьееп lепФhепеd Ьу cutting and ýpleading, or shortened Ьу making а tuck, and the albTation раsýеs thTough а dart, part of the daтt will Ье thTorrn off the stгaight glain if thе patteтn iB ýpтead or tucked оп а sIMt, (See illuýtгations Jоr lenфhening and sholtening s bodice back оrrU.) Тhis daTt muýt Ье put back оп the ýtraight grain beforc йе pattem piece iý uвed. If it]ь.a straight darl.Lay а ruleт along the centeт fold tine. staтtiпg at the daTt point. DTaw this line ýtrai8iht to the bottom of the da"t. Тhеп do the same thingwith the slanted stitchinя lines. ( see dotted lines in bacl lengrhcning and зhоrtепjпg diagrsmB.r II it is acmDed dart.'lteat as а straight dalt, making thе cuNed slit hing liгсF sl raighl, tOchangettlc positioп 0f ап чпdеrаrm dart Ап unaleraTm ilart should point diтectly at the fullest part of the bust. If it does поt, Tsise от loweT it as folows: То RаiБе alL UlLd,efamL Daft This proceduT€ is exactly the reveTýe of lowering the dart. cut patt€Tn apart onlenфheninРj-Sholtening line. Place рарег uпdеrпеаth i ýpTead pattem pieces the needed amount and fasten to papel. Ве sule to keep сепtеr fгont line зtlаiяht. Between dагt and аrmhоIе dTaw а line асгоsв patteгn. DIaw а s€сопd line at the sаmе distance Jrom the filst аý the pattem Foid pattern оп one line; bling fold to ýe€ond line and fasten. (This restoтes oTiainal length of pдttem.) StTaighten any cutting liпФ and dalts that need stIgightening, 4 shouIder alterations сAUTIoN: Ть mеаsulе shouldel length of а patteTn, always use the bodieeJcoлr-, ,rо' the back. But make the same amount аltэfаtiоп ir both fюnt апd back. of То LoNoer бп Uпd,еrапп Dart cut pattern асrоýs bodice below armhote bui above da!t, Place рареI uпdеrпеаth. Keeping сепtеI line straight, SpTead pattern amount necessaly to lower the dаIt, and 'aýten to paper. M€asure up fтom alteIation ]ine the same amount the patteTn was sргеаdl draý line дсrоSS раttегп. Fold раrtе!п оп аltеrаtiоп ]ine; Ьriпg fotd .<r" iФ dr.вх line апd fýrеп, Thiý ,rr'Ф фr,:эl kýirb of ра!tегп, Draý Е*.*эra Ь. 'п= б re ' ald jп,Е . t!d. Ё &r Er riЁ. а!ъ. .:.!ltle !t€а 1 2 t0 mаkе shoulders паrrow€r clip and slash patteln as fol wideвing. Lap slashed edges the needed amount. Pin оr tape togetheI. DTalv new Shouldel line as ýhоwп. I| Pattefл Наs Fofltal,d Shoull]ef Sеаm _q]ash the раttсгп aS foI ilidening (See page l?, and proteed aS fогýhоrtепiпg а n.rmal rhoulde.]ine. || i /l т l, i --t lI ll / l в Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    лIлsт IrrINcý лIлý"_Plr.rt i t0 mаkе sh0шldЕrc у.idег Juýt above агmhоIе notch, clip pattem to FTorn mid-point of ýhoulder sеаm, EIgýh to аImhоlе sеаm Iine slightly above the ctip. Place papel uпdег siash; spreaal раttегп needed amount at shoulalef,ý€am line. Гasten to рареI. DIаý, new shoulder cutting line аý ýhоýт Ьу dotted line. It Pattem Еаý Fопоаfd Shоuld,вr seanL Оп Simplicity patterný the поrmаt ýhoulder line will Ье indicated. Оп the patteln back, make а Btraight (peTpendicular) SIaýh JIоm the mid_point of the fогwатd ýhочidет line to the noTmal ShочidеI Iine. Frоm the end of this slash, make а diagonal ý]aýh {tоm noEnal ýhouider line to just above аImhо]ё поtсh, аs waý done iп lengthening а потmаl sbouldel. Рlасе рареr under s]ash and рrосееd as fol lengthening а потmаI ýhoutder line. Оп pattem front, alter as fоI поrmа] shouidel- Dгаw in пеw cutting tine as ýhопт_ fш sшlаrё ýboulderý раttегп shouldeт line and aImhole ýhould ье Taised. TTim оfi pattern mаIgiп Jrorn Shouldeг and аImhоlе. Place patteгn оп рареI апd on it tгасе the following: а straisht centeт ]ine. i Shou]del Iine 1 2 Keeping centeI line ýtraight, mоче pett€m up ýhouldcT liпе lhe amouni needed rо Iaise. pin in place. 4 5 Оп the рареr, trасе thе аImhоlе etlge. Unpin pattern; loweT it to itý oriainal Гаstеп to the рареL DIawnew shouldeг line from ýhouldel hole, tapeIing to the ofiainal ýhоuldеI cut fabric accoтding to new ýhоD]dёг position. point of tIaced аIm- line at neck edge, 1,2 з 'оr ýloping ýioOlders The pattem shочIdег line and armhole ýhould Ье loweTed. Гоllоw steps 1 and 2 foT ýqlrarc ýhoutdel. Keeping сепtег line ýtraight, drop pattem below traced ýhou]deT ijne the amount needed to lоwёт. Pin in place. Оп the paper, tгасе аrпйоlееdае and about2''oi the side seam DIаw new shoutder line Jгоm ýhoulder point of almhole to oтiaitlal ýhou]deт line at neck edge. Move pattem up to its oTiginat position and 1aýten n_eckline, cente? edge and toweT edge to t}e papel. When cutting fabTic, fo]l back ýhoutdel and almhote of pat_ tеrп and cut Ьу newýhouldeт and aTmhole tlaceal оп thе рар€т. 4 5 4 5 1fBig gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    TTERN ДDJUSТМЕNlS t0 ýhortensbouliel ofkimo!0 ýleeve lf you need to shorten the ýhouldel of а set-in ýleeve, уоч will ртоЬаЫу have to shогtеп the same amount in а kimoro ýleeve. The alt€Iation is made in both back sпd fTont of the bodice. Оп the shouldeT seam line, mеаsulе fTom the necнine the соmсс' length of the ýhoutdel ýеаm for уочI set-in steeve. Fтоm thiB point dгаw а line to the waiýtline, ending at the side of the waiýtline dart. (If thеге iý по waistline dаrt, the line is drawn to the сепtег point of the waistline width.) StaTting at the top oJ thiý line, make а tuck in the patteTn the depth needed to shогtеп, tapering the tuck to nothing at The above method mаkеs the gаImепt just Slightly SrпalleI at the Ьчзt line. Make the ýаmе shouldeI mеаýuгеmепt as in Method о- Гrоm thiý point dIаw а Slanting line to tbe cur!-e of the Dпdега.m. 3 Tuck оп lhis liпе а. in }lethod а, a l)rаБ .er clltiDa line from the top of the i*L tiidila l: !ýro Ёi ýlе€те счtýD8: ,a waistIine alterations whеп а r aiýtline пе€ds to Ье made lатgеI (and it is not dtle to л lalge аЬdоmеп) оr Smaller, the alteTation muýt Ье made in both fтont and bafk, and in both bodice апd Skirt i{ the раtЬтп is foT а dтess. (If the аЬdоmеп iS large, See alt€Tation fог enlaTging, page 22.) t0 mаkе waistliлe |аrgеr Divide the amount to ье darts- (Each daтt should eпlalged Ьу the пчmЬет ol Ье made паIrоwет Ьу ап DecIeaýe the width of each dart Ьу dIawing а пеw stitching line '7l,rde the original stitchin8 iin€. сAUTIoN: Do not decTease any dагt moTe than Уа". Il stiu iLore uJaistLiпB 1L,idth is пееdеd, Tlace оп а рi€се of рареI the cutting tine of the pattem fюm wAiýt to ýide seam поtсh. Place tтacing under раttегп with side seam notch diIectly undel that of pattem. SpIead tтacing at waiýtline % the extтa anount пееdеd. Pin in position. compl€te the cutting line along waistline. to make waistline smaller 1,2 з a Divide the amountto Ье taken in Ьу the number of daтts. (Еасh dагt Should Ье made wid€T Ьу ап equal amount.) IncTease the width of еасh dalt Ьу dЕwing а п€w Btitching line oursid€ the oтieiinal stitcbina line. cAUTloN i Do not iпсIеsýе any daTt mоге thart Уа". I| stiLl паfе dесfеаsiп!] is пееdеll Fol]ow Steps 1 and 2 for епiагgiпg waist. Дt waistline, Slide tlaced line iп towald the сепiеr 1 the ехtrа amount of declease n€eded. тгьсе lhts line ontn tnp раllегп рiе(€, msling а пеw cuttjna line- Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    чрреr hасk alterations lorгочпd shoulders The раtt€тп needs both added width and added length. Determine the пе€dеd length Ьу compaling уоuг own back waiвt measurcment with thnt of the раttегп аý given оп the bnck of the envelope. The dilTercnce is the amount of lengthening needed. то ffnd the needed extra width, tlýe fоr mеаsчгiпg а dress with set_in ýleev€s which has Ьееп comfortably fitted to you, Measuтe the back width fтom aтmhole to аrmhоlе аьоut 4" below the поrmаl neckline, Then measule the patteln in the ýаmе location fгоm seam line to centeT back; dоuые this neasurement. Тhе ditrercnce between the doub]ed patteln mеаsчIеmепt and уочг own measuTement is the ехtга width needed. At about 4" below п€сНiпё, ýlash pattern back {rоm center to armhole sеаm ]ine Slash velticatly llom centeт ol shouldel line Place рарет чпdеr раttеrп. Sераrаtе cent€f back sections at crossrise slash the пеёdеd amount i fasten to рар€f. Below the eTosswise slash, sepaTate Iemajningpieces У, ihe amount need- ed to widen;fasten to рарет. Spread Shоuldег piece, tарегiпg cтosswise slаsh to aranhole. Dгаw in пеw shoulder line ýtarting at neck edge of cutting ]ine апd dгаwjпg to ýhouldeт еdgс of cutting line, (Bloken line in diagIan,) Make back Shouldel line Same width as {Iont Shoulder Ьу takinc two smal] daIts, aS Shown, ТЬ I€tаiп огigiпаl waistline width, incleaýe width of dart. If theтe is no dart, ease_in the extla width. for thc "dowag0r's hчmр" Тhе patten needs added length at uррег centeT of back. ТЬ detelminё hоw much. see alteгation for Round shouideTs. About 2" betow neckline, slash раttегп flom center back to armhole ýеаm line. Place paper uпderateath and fasten to it the patteTn back bеtow the ýlash. Sргеаd uppeт part of раttегп thе needed amount; Jasten to the рареI. DIaw а пеw, ýtraight centel back line Jrom the slash То rctain oli8inal neck ýize, maIk а daтt Jrom песНiпе to just аЬоче the slash, taking in at neckline the same amolnt added to centeт back line- tor the €хtrа shaight back То ргечепt the wгiпklеý caused Ьу the very ýtгаight back, the uppeT back of the patteTn пееds to Ье ýhогtепеd. То deteImine how much, соmрате youT own baek waiýt iength with that of the patteгn, as given оп th€ back of the епчёlор€. Тhе dif€rence between them iý the amount of shoIt€ning пееdеd. Pin а hогizопtаl tuck just below the песНiпё ýeam, taking up at the centel the amount пе€dеd to shoften, and tарегiпg to nothing at thё аimhоlё seam line. (If pattern does not tiё flat wЬеп tuek iБ mаdё, clip Jrоm cutting iine to sеаm ljne at aTmhote edges аý shown at о in diagTam.) DIaw а пеw ýtIаiяЬt сепЬт back liпе, т I 19 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    РЛТIЕRN ЛDJUSТМЕNТS lower hackalterations for а swayhack То ргечепt the wlinkleý in the centeт back, caused Ьу swауЪасk, the pattern needs to ье shоrt€пеd at the centel back. The best wау to deteImine the amount needed iý to mеаsurе on а dTeýý от skiTt which still has these r0linktes, Have Sоmеопе рiп-iп'а tuck Buficient to rcmove then. Pin а holizontal tuck, taking up at the centel back the аmоuпt needed to Temove the wriпklеý, ?rnd tapeтing tonothing at Side Seam. ctip pattern thmugh cuttinд: line at Side seam ýо it lies flat. Draw new stтaight сепtеr back line and Straighten the daгtg. (FоI stгaightening dal^ts, Sее раgе 16.) to make hipý оr thighs larger M.rno.' d. At hip]ine of {Iопt and back Side Seams of Skilt patteтn, add Уа the amount needed to entalge. Drаw new cutting line tдрегiпg to поthiпg at waistline, but of е!еп lvidth flоm hipline to loý€r edge, .tl.i/ird l). This method makes the skirt i litl]t fпll€r thrn ]Iethod а, : :t,. гJ", г. lt:,g:ns]- to enlalge through the buttocks То deteпTine horv much you пееd to enlafge, liтst pin tояеthеr the flont and back of l,our skiгt pattem. х{еаýuIе the hipline of рiппеd plttern frоm сепtег flont tocenter back, Nolv tako уоur оwп mеаsurеmепt in the sаmе tocation (:tbout 7" betow the Фsist) fгоm centel flont io certer back, Iп а Simplicity pattern fоr а basic stlaight Skirt, theTe iS 2" of ease allowed in the hipline, Thelefol.e, thele 1oould Ье 1" еаý€ allowed iп the half you have mеаýuгеd. yочI оwп meaýtlement should Ье the measulement of the pattem minus this 1". Thus, if i.our mеаSulеm€пt iý the sаmе as that of the pattem, you would need to add 1"; iJ it iý 1" mоте than the pattern, yoti should епlдтg€ 2"; and sо on. Еп]агее the patteln aS follows: cut the Skiгt baek pattein apart thlough centel of waistline dalt to to,!,er edge. (If thete аIе two dafts, woTk with either one.) At hipline, slash frоmсепtеI backto Sides?oл lir.. Placc рареr undeT the patteln, Keeping сепtеr baek lin€ stтaight, spread the hipline slash at centel back line the amount needed to enlarge. Кеер uрреI and lоwеr sections of the pattern the same distanee apaTt fюm centel back to the lengthwiýe Slash. Whеrе hipline and veltical slashes meet, sрIеаd the vertical ýlash the same amount you splead the hip]ine slash at the с€пtеI back. кеер this distance even ali the way to NoW taper the hiptine ýlash from the vefti.a] slash to the side sедm. and factPn the spтead pjeces to the рар€I. Sin.e the ý,aist]ine lvi]] hale Spread, it iS !].(еjSilг}, to геgаiп the originat 1,aiStline .a.a]lrr!Ben1, This is done Ь! taking up :.. :]ll:ift,]ri1 iл the dаrt оI daTts. 2 з 7 | .,- ;а1-- , iI ю Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    for опa largehip А very соmmоп бgurе рrоЬ]еm is that of опе hiр lагgеr than the оthег. ThiS едusеs а skir' lU hikP Jp Uп lhnl ,jd*; оr, il lhc hAm ]ine is measuled flom the flool to even оfг the skiтt edge, the fаьIiс wi]l Tun оff gгаiп on that side. IJ the diffеIепее between the two hips is mоIе than 1", both fIont and back of the ýkiTt patten should Ье a]tered. СЬ€сk the difelence ьу fiýt tying а tape оr ýtling аrcuпd your waistline and then having sorneone пеаsulе fIоiп the waistline to the floor очеI each hip. If the difierence is less than 1", the adjustment can Ье done in litting. Simply letease the seam оп the lацет hip ýidF and lдрFr ir tо ihF waistlinc so the hem- line is the same distance frоm the ffоог оп both sides. IJ the dilTelence is очеr 1", alteI the patteTn То fгопt and back patteIn pieces , fasten рареr ýо it extends above the waistline and beyond the side seam. At the ýide Seam, mark up fюm the waisttine the diffefence betwe€n уош two Staтting at thiв point, draw а пеw cutting Iinc, tapeTing to lhe oal,t пеагеr lhe сепlрr. At the waistline. measule out frоm the side веаm У2 the amount added above the waist_ line. Dlaw а new cutting tine llom the uрреr edsie, tapeTing to nothing about 3" below the Ыр line. Use the alteied patteTn to cut the {аЬriс. тhеп оп the ýide that needed по altefation, tlim away the ехсеýв Jabric above the waistline and along the side Seam, following the original cutting liп€ý of tbe Datteтn. neckline alterations to паkо а песlliпе ýmallol If а песИiпе пееdý to Ье mаdе considerably ýma]iel, tly taking s Уr" seam instead oJ th€ поrmаl %" sеаm on the neckline. But if it needs to Ье made опlу а little sma]leт, ploceed aS follow8 : At center 1ront and centel back песнiпе, mеаsuге in Jrоm cutting line а veIy srвll amount actually less than 1/16". Fтоm this point dйw а line to the waistliпe, tapefing to поthiпg at the bottom. The balance oJ the amount needed to make it ýmallel is taken fтom the Shoulde! ýeam. Divide this Ьаlапсе Ьу 4 (iherc arc 4 ýееm liпes). Measure doй} frcm вhоr dёг tine on the neckline sеаm line this amount. Frоm this point, dгаw а new shouldeI line to the aтmhoie end of the Shouldel. If песkliпе has а facing, alteT the facing the same amount and in the same tocation. t0 inake а neckline larger Atl of the addition shoutd Ье mаdе at the ShouldeI ýеаmý, adding Уа the amount needed to both flont and back shouldeIs. тhеп dlаw апеwsьочldеrl;пе fгоmпесk to атmhоiе. Also enlaTge facing if theTe iS опе. t0 alter the.ollar u an altefed neckline hаз д collaI. the cotlaT must alýo Ье nade laцeT от smаllеI. Add on от take ofi at centeт front and centel back yr the amount needed. 5 21 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    лIяs? ?irlNcs ,.IEý"P,l?"rR]v дr.rusтмЁN?s l hust & аьdоmеп alterations to епlаlgе at the аЬdOmеп The front о{ both bodice and skiIt patterns need to Ье enlaтged uр-апd-dо,Ф and acтoss, ТЬ determine how mчсh enlargement iý neealed, mеаýuге уоuI оwп fTont waistline fгоп underrlm to undeIalm; divide thiS mеаsuIеmепt Ьу 2. Тhеп, on eithef bodice оr skirt раtt€m, pin-in апу rraistline daтts and mеаýuге lhе maiýlline сrоm ýidё зеаm line to сепtеI flont line, тhе difielence between the patt€rn mеаsurеmепt and the hal{ of уош own mеаslrгеm€пt iS the amount you need to splead the pattem at the waistline Sеаm liп€. So proceed as followý: on the .kiгI Гrолt, belos the dart point bu( above the side sеаm }lotcb, Slash асIоss pattem from center flопt a.lmoýt to side seam line. Slash fтom rл,aistline almost to lowef edge Ь€twееп waistline dalt and сепtеt fтont. оп bodice flont, at about 3" above waiýtline, stash fюm center almost to side sеаm. Аlзо. hetween waistline daтt and centel JTont, slash fTom waiSt]ine almoStto ShoLdder seam. Place рарег uпdеI the раttегп pieces. Кеер сепtег front lines stlaight апd sрrеаd the patteTn pieces on the veftical slash ot t|Le йaistliпP, l]nе лeeded amount. This will automatically cause the patteтn to Sprcad the coirect amount whеIе the horizontat and veгtical slashes meet. 'lЪрёг the vertical slash оп the Skilt to the lоwег edge and оп the bodice to the shouldeT. Taper hotizontal slashes fIоm the veltical Slash to the Side sеаms. Кеер геmаiпdеr of the hofizontal slashes the same x,idth f.om !егtiсаI slash to c€nteT frопt. Гаsrел pattern pieceJ to the рарет. Re].{ale the rтa!r!line daг!s л fol]oч,s: a уеа!Jrt ir.,fi...1.r frФпl line to dirt point. Keeping the same distance from сеп'еr rrопt, dгiw я ncw dar| сепlFг ]inc fTom point to waistline. Ь .A.t wэistline, meaýLlTe width ot oliginal daTt fTorn с€пtеr line to ýtitching liп€S; then meaýure the same distance each sid€ of new daTt сепtег line, MaIk. с Dгаw slanting Stitchin8 lines ffоm daIt point maTký at waistline. StIaighten gfainline of skirt as follows: а Measure digtanle frоm bottom of glainline alrow to сепtеf front. Ь Keeping Same diýtance all the way to the skiгt top, dгаw д new grainline, for the snallbшýt out off patteTn mаrgiп at loweT edge of bodice fIont. Under bottom edge рlасе рареr and tтace оп it the еdgе of the раttеrп, on the patteln, сопп€сt tbe point of the waistline dalt and the point of the чпdевIm daIt witb а реп€il line. cut thlough centeT oJ waiýtiine dart, сопtiпчiпя thlough drаvп line and centeт of undelaтm dart. (Diaglam о.) Pin сепtеr fгоltt section oJ раtЪm to the рарег along dIawn line at bottom. Using the diagonal slаýh between the two dart poitts aS the key tine, tay the side Section oJ the pattel}1 in р]асе, lapping the cut edges У2 the аmоuпt пееdеd to decTeaýe. Fasten in place. (Diaglam Ь.) since this Taises thе ýide ýё.tiоп oJ the patteln, uýe tbe drawn ]ine at the bottom as the cutting line {от the lоwёr edge. At sido зеаm. dlaw а new cutting line fTom above dart centeI to аrmhоlе. Below the daIt, use the cutting line on the patteгn. 6 1 :_.i,lljli_- ,2 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    llДJ lог the largehцýt When you take your body meaýuTementý and find waist, hip al1d back waist lenath in agIeement with а ceriain ýize, but уочr buýt is taTge loI that size, it iý best to 8et the size patteTn that aerees with уочr thTee meaýul€ments and alter the pattem in the buýt. гоf if you go Ьу уош bust mеаSurеmепt, the renaindel of the body measurements will ье too laIsie {от уочI fi8uIe and уоu wilt have mole a.ltelations to make. S;nce а lатgе bust cauýeý а bodice flont pattem to Ье not only too патrоw but aISo too sholt JoI the front waiýt lengtb (Shouldel to waistline), the pattem needý lengthening as well аs widening. S]аýh pattern veltically through c€nter of waistline dalt to shouldet sеа,lп Liпё. Cut раttегп apaтt hoTizontally thfough сепtег о{ underarm dаIt, Plnce рареI undel pattern. WhеIе lengthwiýe and сгоззwisе ýlasheý дeet, spTead the pieces horizonta.lly and velticatly % the amount пё€dёd to enlaTge, keepiпg сепtеf |fопt Line stfaight. Place papel undeгneath, Still keeping сепtеI fIont tine stгдight, tapel the vertical slash ffоm the сюsswisе slash to th€ shоuldег. Ке€р the сfоssйве slash ап ечеп width all acTosý the раttегп. Fasten the spfeadpattern pieces tothepapel маkё а пеw dart at the underalm Ьу Starting in the eenteт of the crossl,,/ise slash at the point of the oтiginal dart and drawing ýlantinя liles to the огigiпаl daft stitching lines at the side ýеаm. lf the nelv dart would Ье very.algp. make two Бmаllег on"S. 1Ъ restoтe the waistline measuтement, make two пеw waistline darts of equal depth, one iп the poýition of the oTiginal daTt and the otber пеатеI the undelarm sеаm. К€ер the centeT line of the пеw daтt pamllet to the for а large шрреt аIm cut offmargin {rоm ýleeve pattem. Оп рарет, tIace the outline of епtirе sleeve. Staгt at top сепtег ; cut patteTn Straight to wгi ýt sФm, Pin pattёTn lоrrег edge to lowef edge oJ tlaced slе€че. At about 1" below чпdеrап!, spfead ýlashed pattern the песеssаrу amount. Fаstеп to рареI just Ь€lоw thiз point. Bfing top edees of ýtaвhed piec€s togetheт апd fasten. ТЬ ffatten patteTn, fогm dагts fтom ýlashto Sleeve (ар. То cut out Sleeve, use original traced line fог the Bteeve top, blending it into the new line of the altered раttеrп. on Ъоth bod;ce flont and backpatteгns, add to Side ýeams atundeTalm 16 the amount added tothe sleeve width, tapeTing to just above 1vaistline аý Shown. for а thin црр0I аlm This merhUJ аltрrs wilhout diýtuIbing slee!e grain. Flоm Small dots on back and lTont of sleeve сар, dTaw зlапliпg lines to сепlег оl pall Fгп loweI pdge. on these two liпеý make tucks. Depth oJ each tuck at sleeve top should Ье % the amountneeded to Ье геmочеd. Тареr tucký tonothing at bottom. Оп side sёаms of fTont and back bodice patterns, mеаsчге iп at the аImhоlе уа the amounttaken out of thё sleeve, Гromthiý point dIаwа пеw Side seam .uпins llпе 1ареrlпс lo nothing al 1hе waist]ine, Рlа€е рареI undef loweT cul've of almholei fasten pat- Ъш to it. Starting atnew side seam line, raise аImhоlе cuttine line thе amount taken оtr of Bide seam. btendinя it into oliginal cutting line as ýhown. 1 2 з 4 5 1 8 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 25.
    Whеп 1ooking fofа dress а bodice you tike but you (от vice versa), the tгick And you can do the same indicate you аге one size to comhine bodice and skilt of difiereпt sizes Decide whеthеI уоu want to uýe the waist гпеаsulеmепt of bodice оI skiTt. Altel the waisttine of the оthеI patt€ln piece, mаkiпа it laтgeT от Ёmаllеr as needed, (See page 20 fоI thiý patteтп ,lteIation.) chock placement of waistline daltз iп alteIed piece. Relocate iJ песеýSату. to combine sleeve afid bodice 0f 2 ýtyles I{ bodice is dalt-fitted, апу sleeve frcm апу dalt-{itted bodice can Ь€ substituted foт the sleeve in the patteTn, pfovided уоu ale combining two ,Simрliсiiз, раttегпý. But а shilt type sleeve cannot Ье substituted in а dalt-fftted bodice nol vice veNa. This is because а shouldeг and flont аImhоlе о{ а shiтt type bodic€ аrе cut difiercntly frоm tbose of а dalt-fitted bodice. The above аlsо applies to sераrаtе blouses, how to соmЬiпе 2 patterns patteтn and уоu find one with ргеJеI а ditreгent skiгt iB to get two pattems and thing if youl meaýufements above and sпоthет below The fo]towinli combinations аrе еаýу to make, b t they apply о?r? to combining two siиplicir, patteTns. to соmьiпе hodice and ýkirt ol sапе ýize Check placement of waiзtline dагtý in both bodice and Skift. Pin-in furts in both раttегп piecell; pin bodice and SkiIt togetheг, matching side seams al1d centeтs. (тhеrе will Ье еаSе in ýkirt waist}ine.) 'rogfor? о. If daгt ýeams in both pieceý do not mаtсh at waigtline, T€locate ýkiI' dalts ýо sеаm lines lalt directly below tbose of bodice dafts. Diagfafп Ь. ноlr to R.lo.df. lldfls Measufe on bodice waistline seam the diýtance fl.om bodice centeт to dalt Stitching line. оп skiтt waistline ýеаm line, measule the same diýtance fгоm the center. МаIk this point fог one ýtitching line of new daтt. меаsuге width oJ оriяiпаl skiIt daтt at waistline and mаIk 'ог Second Stitchin8 lille of пеw daтt. Halfway between the two maтk"-, dтаw а fold liпё for пёw daIt. Кеер it раIяl]еl with and game length as fo]d line oJ original daгt. FIоm stitching line points, draw glanting lines to end Reklcating 2 Dafts Malk fo! the пеw dalt that iS пеаrег the сепtеI. Then measure from Stitchinei line of fiIst bodice daIt to stitching tine of ýecond bodice daIt. lIеаýчrе same diStance from stit.hing line of neв,skiri dart and mark for Stitching liп€ of ýесопd skirt dart. '/ sl,irJ lсJ -".,rt !tl.alз 'nst€ad of darL.. tbe pleat fold cdlt ,hфld .otnctde ýltb Ыt.р dбrt s.sm, l l 1 2 to сопhiпе а separate skirt and Ьlочýе patter0 Locate waistiine of blouse. Dlаw а line acTosý pattern. Thiý witl Ье the rraiýtline зеаm line of the dresý bodice. Meaýule %" below waiýtline fоI sеаm al]owance and dЕw а second line асIозý patteIn. This is cutting Iine tol dIФs bodice. cut ofi loweT раrt о{ blouse pattern below this second line. when joining bodice and skilt, you will ffnd mоrc еаsе in the bodice Фaistline than noTmalty found iп а one-piece dTesв (unless the blouзe iý а ýпuяtу-ffttеd опе). Eithe. dalt this iп оI esse it in to fft the Skirt Eaiý|ljne, lf dагt is madF. place it diгect]]r oYer я,aiýtline dart of sНгt, if tьёгё is sDch а dart_ 2L Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 26.
    уоцr sеwiпg dictionary Likeапу language, the language of sewing continually сhапgеs аs пеw methods intToduce пеw woIds and рhrаSеs. Explained hеrе are ýome of the telms used а great deal in mоdеrп ýewing. Весоmе wеu acquainted with theýe terms so that when you meet thеm you will undeTstand at once what they mеап. еqчiрmепt terms d.Ossmakeas ttacing paper. А gpecial type of coated рареr L]sed in tfansfeтTirtg conýtгuction Symbols flom the pattern to the fаЬгiс. It eomes packa8ёd in vaTious colors, light and dafk, Сhооsе а со]ог that will ShоW piainly against the соlоI oJ your fabfic, but that witl not shоw thтough shееI fabfics. (Sее page З5, fоr inýtiuctions оп how to maтk with tгacing рарег.) intorfacing. Mnterial fог stiflening, Shaping от leinJoтcing ceтtain Sections of а galment. Ir.t€flocfпg mау Ье woven (,!vith lengthwise ,nd .ToSSwiSe thrcads) such aS canvas oI mustin, oI it mау Ье non,woven, with the Iibles plcssed togethel in а matted effect, It pays to buy good quality intefacing. (Fот 1!hеп and hоw to use iпt€Ifаеiпq. see Dages 82-84.) sеаm guide (oI sеаm gauge). Designed to assiýtin making Seams of even width, Attached to thеЪёd of tbe sewingmachine atthe deEiled distance fTomtheneedle, it acts aS nguide foIthe faЫic edge,lt сдп Ье adjusted to dif erent widths, Тhете аге Sevent types oJ thesefoт use with rlifelent types of sewing machines, inctuding aguide that can Ье adjuýted fоr чsе with zipper foot. А Specia}ly designed ргеSsеr foot fof use in putting: iп zjppels. It has only one ргопg. Most ziррff loo' attachments ате adjtstabte, the опе рrопg stiding to light uf lert tог ut" оп cilheг lidc ol lhp zipp"r сhаiп. This allows both sides of the zippeI to ье Stitched jп the sаmе dilection , . , with the ягаiп of the fab c. cordiпg foot. This, too, has а single рrолg but is not adjuýtable. Both fight and lеJt согdiпg foots аrе available and mау Ье used JoI ziррег iпsёгtiоп. But both typeý ''rc necessaтy if Stitching iý to Ье dопе аhчауS stitching terms backýtitching. Backcti l.thiпg Se"U гFs i he епd* of lines of Btitching. Modeтn sewinli machines will stitch backwaTd as we]l зs forwaтd. If уоur mасhiпе does not back- stitch, teave the needle in the fabfic at the end of the stitching. Lift the рIеýsет foot and turn the matelial around оп thе needle. Then lowel the ргеssеI foot апd siitch over the filst stitching JoT about У9 inch. haýteýtitching (оr mасhiпе basting). То baýte Ьу machine, adjuýt the stitch Tegulato} foT thё longeýt stitch (6 pel iпсh оп mostmachines), ТЬ геmоче machine baýting, Snip the bobbin thlead ечеrу few inches and pttll out shoTt thleadý. AlrFays Ьаsrа-sfirс' in the direction of the аIrоwS pTinted on the Seam lineý of уоuг Simplicity Patte},n. (See page 12,) [aste-mark. whеп constmction symbols, malkeal оп the wrопg Side of the fabTic, ате п€еdеd on the Tight ýide of the JаЬгiс (such аý buttonhole and pocket locations), baste- ýtitch on the wlong side Tight очег the markings pfeviou8ly trасеd thеге. machine-gatheriпg. Fоr shеег {abTicý, uýe а ýtitch slightly ]опgеr than svefage; fоI hеачiеr fabгics, incIease the ýtitch l€n8ith. Stitch whеrе the gathers ате needed, as in_ dicated on the pattern от in th€ РIimеI, Puil up the bobbin thтead fтom both endý until the gathers аге the ртореr length. Fasten both ends of the gathering thгеаd, Оп most fabrics, а second ToW of stitching is helpJut. 25 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 27.
    сOпstrшсtiOп tBrms bias. Апуdirection оп the fabTic away the ýtraight lengthwise or сгоýSwisе (See Dадiе 29 оп FаЬIiсý.) stay"stitching. А line of Iegutation lenlith machine stitching done оп bias от cuTved adses lhаl аrе lo ье jojned lo апоthеr piece, It iS done to hotd the gгаiп so the fаЬгiс wjll поt stTetch duтing conýtгLlction. sro?- srrrсП on а Siпglё thickness of mateIial, ,1s" fтom the seam iine within the seam allowance. (ExcEPTloN: д deep cuTve ог :] песk]iпе. нете. зrо]/-srifсtiпg ýhoirld Ье done on the seam line.) stay"stitch immediately aft€T removing the pattern, шith the grail in the diTectioný shown Ьу the afrows iп the diagтams. top-stitching, А ]iпr оr linps of stit hinc made on the o].t'srdc of the gаImепt Jailly close to lh( sеаm line, Еоr example. а couar ог сutr iS oJten 'op-ýrrt.n€i' eitheT fоI decoTation of to hold the Iolied ýеаm еdgе in place. clip. А Shоft snip in а sеаm allowance ог selvage with the point oJ the ScissoTs at an angle to the Seam oI selvage. Seams ате .iipped ýо the outeт edges wiIl Spread apalt to fit апоthег Section of the gзTment, oI so а curved ýеаm will lie flat whеп tuгned, от ýо а selvage will not dгаw up ог c!Tl. Where а pattern indicates that а clip is to Ье made into а corner, do поt make the clip until you аrе ýewing on that palt of the gаrmепt, easc Shou]d Ье woTked-in €чепlу between patteTn mагkiпgs without looking gathered ог puckered. Pin the ýеаm with pins closeI tояеthет whеI€ the sas. iý found. If thеге iý mоте than just а slight futlness to ье eased- in, аý in thе top of а Sleeve, mаkе опе от tтo lines of eaJe-strrcftй9, Тhеп pull up еithеI the top ог the ЬоЬЬiп thrеsd fTom both ends lo adjust thP fullлess. ease mау mFап опе оf lwo jhiпgs: The clighl fullness of опе sean edge not found in the опе to which it is to Ье joined; or the ettTa sprce оr "toleтance" designed into а patteTn to allow the body to move comfoгtably in the finished яагmепt. (гоr ease аllо]rапсе in Simplicity Patterns see page 8,) In constIuction, you аIесопсетпеd chiefly with the fiTst definition. The most соmmоп place to ffnd €dJ€ iý at the top of а sеt-iп ýleeve. AnotheI muсh uýed афа is the back shouldeI ýeam. YouI Simplicity Pattem will iлdicate cleaIly whеrе PaJP iý lo Ье adjuated, Under.stitching. А tеrm ýometimes uýed to desclibe top-stitchiпg dопе оп the гi8ht side of а facinsi yerI cloýe to the ýеаФ ]ine в,hiсh iý to Ь€ rolled inside sо the .tjtchina дпd 9€ал ýill not ýhо*,. 2в Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 28.
    ease,stitcfting. Stitching uýingabout 10 stitch€s to the inch foI the puTpose ol contlolling еже. Whеп one Tow is used, place it оп the sедm line. whёп two юws аrе wапtёd, рlасе опе on the Seam line and the othel just tjeyond the ýеаm line within the sеаm allowance, ease threads. Tbrcadý uýed in eaýe-stitching which аrе to Ье puiled up to sdjust the slash. То cut open. А ореп afteT ýtitching opening at the wlist so it will lie flat. тhе Еаiп. Either lengthwiýa оI cTosswise threads of the fabTic. Lengthwise thrеаdý аIе usually геfеrlеd to asthestrai!]ht gfailx. Unlesý the patteTn iпdicates that it iS to Ье laid оп сгоýýwisе grаiп, itý ciTainlinemalký should ruп withthe lenяthwise gгаiп. againstthe glain wiii tho grain lrith the grain: In the direction in which the JabTic gTain гuпS. Whеп{аЬгiс is cut опа сч е ol ýlant (bias), you cut "with the gтain"; you stitch "with the gгаiп"; you press "with the grain". agaiпst thegain: In а direction opposite to that in which the fabтic gгаiп ruпS. Дчоid whеп possible woтking "against the gTain". tack. То hand-ýew опе ýection of а gaтmentto апоthет with а Jew somewhat loose stitcheý. ,4,arrple ., You "tack" а neckline facing to the galment at the shoulder Seams. layeling] This iS also ca]]ed sfogrrrir.g or gIodir.g.Itis а methodof eliminating зеаm bulk in heavyfabгicý оl in sеаms whele inteгfacing has been uýed. Theseams ате tlimmed а]рау with one sеаm allorп&nce naTrowel than the other. (Fоr detailed instTuctions оп laUerrgl s€е page 88.) rеiпforсе. Ъ stтengthen ал ares. yon fein| оfсе а еогпеr that iý to Ье tlimmed and tulned, оI опе that is to Ье clipped. Reinforcement is usually dопе Ьу using vely ffпе stitches in the аf€а. (See Reinfoтce- ment Stitch, Dаgе 28.) trfun. То cut away ехсеýз tahтc. ТriпLmiлg оссцrs mosl оf!ёп in ýеаms sh.rе fhe cxcess ýеаm allo,wance is cut away. (See layering opposite.) coTners аfе tfimm.ed Ьу alltting diagonally aclosý the point close to the' stitching. underliпing. А lining which is ап integйi рдrt of а galment and used to keep а ýkirt or dreýý fTom ýtтetching оI Bagging out о{ ýhаре, от to accent the sh&pe of а gaiment. (See pageв 85-87 fоr hоw to underline.) pir0t. Iэaving the needte in thefabгic, tum the material beingstitched iп anewdirection. This iý done whеп sriиhiпg arouлd а соrпет. Unit шOrk рlап. This is the constтuction method uýed in the Simpticity SystemoJ Sewing. In thiý method each unit, оIýесtiоп, ofa gaтment is compteted as fullyaý posýible Ьеfоrё joiningit to the next unit. Thiý Tesolts in teýs handtingof the various pieces of а gaтm€nt, keeps them Jrеýhеr looking, and sач€s time. (See page 2, fог chaIt оп the Unit WогkРlап.) Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 29.
    gцideпееdlе, thread &stitch lаЬгiс tшеý пOdlum Weight mеdiчm ieavy -l-.;; hcaly vor, heavy ,1,5 - i --_-+- - ýiоOr liяЬtшеiФt _-] l!l ---i---'--__-i_.*-__i"----l r.rо i г,.. l ?,з ll,_ taýic ýtitch leпgths Thele ате 4 Btitch lёпеithв which ате most geneтally usеd and each hаs а special puryose, as followý: Rе!ц]аtiоп Stiteh . . . fl.om 12 to 16 реr iпсh, depending оп the type fabгic. Fiпе апd lightweight fabricý use shoTtel lengthý, (See сhатt above.) Ваstiпg Stitch . , . the |ongest Stitch оп youT machine. Доsе srrrсh .. . abont 10 to the inch, UBed foT easing-in {ullneýs evenly, (See Еаýе, page 26,) Rеiп|опеmеfut gt,itch , .. about 20 to the inch, Used in атеаý that пееd ýtrengthening, (see ReinfoTce, рбgе 27, ) to fastgп stitchcý MachiпeSti'tchin{r.IfTлachineýtit{hesbackward,endbyStitchingbackfor4or5stitches.Ifthreads Shoutd Ье fastened at the staTt, put пееailе into JabTic 4 оI 5 stitches ahead oJ staтting point and stitch back to Starting point. lf machine does not stitch backward, pull thrеsds thюugh to *топg ýide and tie. oft start 4 ог 5 stitches in fгоm the stalting point and Бtitch to the starting pointj then piтot the woTk оп the пееdtе апd Stit h. яdйd strt.l.ý, At sиrt, use kпоtt€d thгеаd iplace knot оп wгопg Side) ог fAsten thгеэd with оп€ ortB,o.tit.hбoýerthefirs!..lten.t.holdthгeaddoNnlTiththethumbitak€aba,k_,titch,andbefo,e drlrirr8 rb! ,rt b liabr рs_6s tbe n€edle чпdеr фе stit b loop to Ев}е 3 hot, plrsticý 2' Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    fabrics choose}.ouT lablicв caIefully.маk€ sure they sJ it bo'h yoUr раil,,гл and }оuг ffgUre, А rаЬri. сап make you appeaтlalgel от Smalleт, talteт ог sьоrtеr, о]dеIогуоuпqеf. оп the backofyouT Simpticity patteгn envelope, you wiillind а liSt ог ] hF tаЬriс iypPs зuccested tOr th. pat]eTn, terms yotl shoшld kпоw selvage. The woven lengthwiseedge ofJabтic. on ceгtain types of fabтics the selvage will Ьеwочеп tighteг оI closeT than the restof the piece. ýtraighten fabric gtain. Nоt€,, Оtr-gгаiп {аЬгiсs tIested with ceItain реImапепt ýtabilizing finishes cannot beýtTaightened, but it mа.kез no ditreTence as they willnotstTetch out of ýhape. Butwhen placingýueh fabrics on table {оr cutting, sqllale the endý with the Setvage; that is, cut the ends во theymake а fightangle with the setvage. IfaJabгic iБ ргlЪrеd otr-grain, cuteach of two matchingpieces sepalately - Such as the two Jrontý of а Ыоugе - liпiпg чр the Sееопdрi€сё with the design on the ff.st. Тоtеагп if otheIfabгics аге glain-perfect, fiгst stmichten епds. Тhеп foldin hatf lепяthwiýе апd pinedgeS of oneendtogethel. Pin selvages together.lf pinned fаЬгiс lies Яаt and ýmooth on а table, it is on gIain.Ifnot оп glain, чýеопе oJ these methods to st iighten: grаiп, ТhеlёпglhWi.рапd.rо..uits,lЪгпаd.. Lengthuise Graill.'lh.teads that ruп uр and doTn, parallel to the selva8ie. СrоýýФrs€ сIоiй, Тhrеаdý that luпасгоss between the Selvages. bias, Апу dilection away flomthe ýtlaight lengthwise ог cIosýwiSe glain. Гlй€ Bras. The diagonal liпё folmedwhen fаЫiс is foldedso сIоsýwisе threads Iun in the snme dir.ct ion Js leng'hwiJ" l hr.аJа. , Тruс B,.l is the equivalent of the hypotenuýe о{ ш equilateral dEht-anдiled tтiangle. ) preparation for cutting ь straighteп fahric епdý. Snip Selvasie; pul] оutа closslvise thread, cut аlопq this }ine, оI cottoný апd some оthеrfаьriсs, if not treated with а wrinkle-Teýis tant оr lesin finish, can Ье toIn StTaight. Simp]y Snipthe selvasie апd B?it, апу {аЫiс, if tтeated with such а finiýh, shoutd Ье cut. , . both fTom the boltwhen purchasing and at hоmе if ends must Ье + for апу untreated fabric Pull fabтic on bias in dilection opposite tothatin which the оtr-grаiп cтoýswiýe thгeads Tun, untit thethгeadý атё Straight and squaгedwiththe selvage, IJ not badly ofi-grain, try stlaightening Ьу ýteam plessing. La}. fabricfiaton а cuttingboard, Pin ýe]vages and endý to ЬоаId, squaredoff. Рlасе ýteim iгоп on tablic, lift and move it to next атеа. Do NoT push iгоп backandJolth. for untrBated wаshаh|е fablics Uso аj,hег оГ thе lwo рrеl ious mpl hoJq ог ihi. опе | Fоid fаЬгiс lengthwise ; pin ýelvagesand ends. Гold loosely sevel.at times. Put in wаrm water foI about 20 minutes. Remove and unfold butleave piný in. Hang ýtraight очеr etotheshoTse Ьагs ог several lowý ofciothes lin€, Whеп dry, test foT ýtтaight gтain. Repeat if needed. shrinl tabric if necessary. Moýt modeTn fabIics €specia]ly woolens and mап-mаdе ffbe.s - hач€ hаd а shliпkаgе contrcl trcatment.If yourfablic haýnot, оI if its ýh гi n kage tolerance iý mоге than 1%, it Should Ье ýhrl]пk befoIe cutting. t0 shlinkGOitons 0r 0thet washables Follow method describcd foI StIaightening wnýhable fabтics, using hot water and teaving {nbric immеrsеdfогflоm % to 1holll. cr0sýwise gtain io' жJ*,,| [ 29 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    i._/ -' /, handling specialfabrics пар up selvages С/ парреd, pile or 0пе,wау fabrics dsiinitiOný А порpеd |abric is опе with а haiTy оr dоwпу surface. lt mау Ье "unbтushed" ltпch аs flannet, or one brushed iп опе diTection such as wool broadcloth. (Оп pattelns, "пар" mеапS anJl J prl, lol,//c hаý а sufface composed of fiЬеI ends standing up, such as lelvet, А апе-|ац pliпt о1, r-eare has а design that moves in опс direction only, suсh as а ]1оwеI plint ý,ith thе flоwеr heads ali pointing the Sаmе ýау, Yhen laid оп snch fabтics, all patten pieceý muýt hаче their tops poillting in the Same dilection, as in drog"c|, а. Therefole befole buying these fablics. consolt the back of youI Datt€Tn enve]ope |о,*р iГ чаrdаяе i< given Гоr thiý lip. Гаоri., If not, ;[dd ill to З,li yald to the giтen yardag€, ftow t0 cut Ntр or pite lunning l.р makes аJаЬriс look dят}еr: ruплiгg doll, mokp, jl 1ook l,yhl"r ard,hi,io,, l ';agrcrl D, ] I t is general]y conýi deIed best lvh en the пар funs doli, for fabfics Such aS пооl bToa.tcloth, vetours, fieece, etc,, апd хр foт the pite weaYes ve]vet. lelYeteen and cord loy. То leatlL,u7|1ch ъац the пар of pil. r?l1?ý, pa-,s i,ouI hand lightly along the fаЬгiс length, If it f,els .lmooLh and Lr.re.js''Is lo }.U. lo!j(h, lhF аlrп iq гuппiпg in the diгection уоu ale moving },оur hапd. lf it fcels roughiSh and Tesists youl touch, it is running opposite to youl hand moYement, Il о |)atter hаs по .Iia|]lam Jol cuttiпg папсd ol опе-фщ f abrics, ,ftange раtt€m as follows: With tops of all pieces pointing in same direction. on а l.,gfrais. fold, i{ 2 pieces аIе to Ье cut 1lt опё lir@., D,og,0- J,, Do NoT Lc, а сrосiuiс" fold, b€c:]use Simi]al pjeces ivi11 hа!е the пар Tunning up on опе and dоц,п оп tha otheT, Ап exception to this is the fttll ciIcle ýkiTt fоI i. a.].lt Thi. n1ust .* cUi оп а сгоSSýisе . .:. , .; .: ::-, :rp .ill ,], l If the wiclth of youт Dsttегп pieces is ýuch that they must Ье cut crosswiso oJ the fabтic and you vапt to cut 2 thicknesseý at one time, mеаýurе the ]ength of }.our k)ngest patteтn picce and cut the fabric сIоSswisе at that ]ength. Тhеп tuтn the ппtlеr lауеf around so the bottom edJae ЬесоmёS the top, and р]асе uррег and lоwеr ]аусrg ,lvith г'ghl .jdas l,,gFllс., ThP пъп, p'l" пг dcsi8n Uп both pieces поw Iuпs in the same clil.€ction. If you аI€ usjng а Wide wale eotduтoi, and vant cheýrons, treat like а stlipe, hOv t0 sew Sin.e лхl.р.d апd nil" Гаhr:,* 1Fпd t^ ýIip ln stitching, Seams Should Ье basted. If you pin-baste, place pins cloýe togethef at Iight angles to edges and, if уоur machine ýtitches ovel pins, do not Iemove them as i.ou stitch. Use, Slightly ]onger-than-avelage machine Stitch nnd lessen the ргеSSuте on the рIеSýог {oot, гoI согdulоу and velveteen gathercd skiTts, gather Ьу hand lith Stitches about %" long. how to pless 1 Nol]pel], FаЬ]i.|з I| bl.|Shed' рfеss 1l.;th the nip, ltrsing aS little preýSuTe апd moistпfe as роssiЫе. I| 1lllЫllshe(1, place apiece of wool fabтic ovef the ironing ьоаId. Plac€ right side of gafment ag:inst the ll,oot and pтess on wlопg side. Thile lll,ri, i. slill ,leaTi.lg, Ьгu-h si-h 'hё gr.iг, i]estTeýults are obtained Ьу using а vetyet pressing boald. . , а lengith of canvas coleled with t]plight рiес€s oJ wiтe, Place the pile side againSt the wiге ard р"е:s'jдht. Iitlin8:1no |olv"r пf р ir,,п, If а lelvet Ьопгd iý not avai]ab]e, stand а dly iIon оп its hееli р]асе а damp ргеSS c]oth oýer the wюпg sjde of the faЫic апd pass the mnterial back апd folth olel the ]rоп so the steam р€пеtгаtеs the !i]e, , D;a!rtanl с.) - thiгil bul less зatisfrctors r method is to 1ау :ie iаi,гi( !!le .ide Jоýп oeI selelal thicknesýes , : :]r;i.ii :"rr! !1,!чеlS апd steam,press light]y. 1 t 1 darker пар dOwn ,l' ,] i ,l .l {, l I l li lighter 'old J, f 1.] п .:: .., ,! :ae.i;.1 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    i plaids If уоuг patteтпdoes not liзt yaтdages foT plai&, you wilt need about % уаId extTa if the plaid is aveTage ýize, от about % yard il а laTge plaid. Another way to dеtегmiпе the ехtга yardage is to count the пчmЬеI oJ locationв whете thе design must Ье matched апd buy one €xtra plaid biock Веfоге laying pattem on fabTic, plan thё position оl tbe mojl noli(eat,le lFпеithsiзе and crosswiýe Ьатв. The dominant lengthwise Ьат чsuаliу looks best in the centeT and the cTosswiýe, just below the shoulders, Тrу to avoid рlлсiпg darts оп the mmt Doticeable ЬаIs. hov/ t0 c[t ГоI accuracy in cutting, pin the labric lауегs toge(her alona thё plaid lineý in both directions ýо they will not ýhift. РIап to matcb at thеýё роiпЪ: Fоf bodice оr blouse: At centers and ShoutdeтS. В€саuýе oJ the uпdейгmdатЬ plaidý usually caвIlot Ье matched the full len8th of the uпdетаfm seam. centeT bAck of соllаг should mдtсh centef back of bodice ог ыоЕsе_ Fоf sеt-iп sleexes: At notch€ý of атmhоlе and зlеечеs along the ýеаm ]ine. If they cannot Ье matched at both back and tтont, match at the ffont. ( Dia!]falп d,.) For Ипоfuо slee|$: At the notch on the ýhouldeT Лоf s/.rTrsr At сепtет seams and when роsýiЫе, at side ýеаmý. But а plaid can Ье matched the entire length of а skirt Seam опlу whеп the two seam lines to Ье ioined ме identical in dеgIее of ýlant, fо, dт€ýýas., The futi tenфh ol centeI flont and То Match Uпа,еп РIа,idБ Ал "uneven" plaid is not the same оп both sid€ý oJ thё outstanding Ьаr, Itmay Ье чпечеп acro$ the fabtc, ot епgthuisе, оI in both dircctioný. ll the рlдid jý чпеуеп опL! lenglhш;be, lhеге is no ртоЬlеm in balancing it on both sides of the €епtеr. If itiý uneven oйl?octoýs the fabric, itmay Ье ba]anced both sid€s of centel Ьу having а centel орепiпg ог Ьу ýeaming the eenters. ar-' , пrДо whеп uпечеп in Dоrй direcrions, howeveT, it muýt Ье а woven plaid with по light and wTong ýide if it iB to Ье balanced, and it mnýt Ье seamed от have ап opening at the ceTtef, То cut th,is tape pJard, раttегп pieceý аге taid оп а single thicknesý ot ГаЬriс. AfteI cutting thp ffrst pie(e. do по1 rеmоче the pattern but lay the cutpiece оп а second аrеа sо the ptaids Tunning lengthwis€ апd стоýý- wise mаl.th thosp ог thс ffгst picce, аý shoM iл didgror, а. Тhеп cut the ýecond piece, Since the fabIic Ьаý no right or wTong Side, опе of the two matching pieces is then tufned оч€т wbeD joined to the othel t То C1!l Pla , аhеrrм Ъ cut plaid сhечгопs, thеrе must Ье а bias ýeam whеIе the chevron iý to appeaL ( Diagram t.) ТЬ cut chevrcns fTom ап чпечёп plaid, the fabIic must Ье identical оп both sides. cut the fаьriс in halJ crosswiýe. Place опе piece oveт the оthег with thesame sidefacing upon both рiёсеý {огсuttiпg. Тhе pieces аrе then sewed with а "Tight" side against а "wfong" ýide _ pelmiýsible since both sides дrё identical. 31 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    stripes horr to cut Aswith plaids, theтe are both even and uпечёп StTip€s. No рюЬIеmý exist in cuttinsi ечеп ýtripes; mеrеlу obsвrve the олdiDаrу рrесаutiопs оf laying matching parts оп the Eame stIipe; avoid placing daтtý on the moýt поtiсеаЬlе stripe; and pin the two lауеrs oJ Jabric togethel a.long the Btripe lines so they wiil not Shift in cutting. Clltting Uпе1, ell S tripe з cut as опе-vау fаЬriсs, with tops ol pattern pieces pointinsl in same direction. For чпрорп l?лglhl,;s, s/пр.s., When there iЁ по seam at the centeт о{ the bodice апd/ог ýkiгt, the best аrтапgеmепt of stтipeý is Ltsually сопSidегеd to Ье followin8: Tight аючпd thё figure. chooýe thе BtTipe you rпant in the centeT of the ггопt and ba.k, Тhеп uýё thе same ctripc гоr the сепt€I of the ýlееч€ý. Fof uпеl,еп сfоъsNоisе slfr?€ýl I,еt the stIipes move down the bodice and skiгt in thei" natuni Sequence, alld mаtсh thesleeve ýtтipesto thc bodice зtIiреs at the поtсhеs. Matching Stfipes iп Skift sеаmв ДS in plaids, а Stlipe design сап Ье rnatched the епtiге length of the skirt ýeam only when the two Seam lineý ате identical in degTee of ýiant. Cut ting S tripa С he|f опз ТЬ cut eithel ёч€п от uneven stTipeE in сhечгоп efiect, уоu may uýe а сгоssrdзе fold of the fаЬгiе, Fог cutting even Stlipes, а lengthwise fold can also Ье used if thefabIic iз Фide enough. Ptace the ýide seams ot thе pattFrn on the tancthwice crain. fчr fabrics *x,:,;l/, howto cut 1]",{' !'ur fаЬгiсý should Ье treated as "опе-wау" fаЬriсе /' jn the same direclion ýо rbe hаirs will all ru0 i" -.д"*,1"",,i.,j );1 1/,..),,.,z, If the fablic is чегч beavy, it will usually ье mоте The fдzот ыаdе са Ье mole eжily controlled Sо not sо many hails о{ the fаьгiс will Ьё cut. how to prasý ll is nexl |о impoqsible to gel а fine, .hаrр sедm line in lur fabrics Ьу ргес.iпg, So tr) t]ris: l Plaee t}ie right side of the Jur fabIic qщJcl!_et Мщd. ( IJ ve]ret Ьоа,Ц 19 ц!еуа!!ф!е-цýеýеIецаl , thicknesses оf_tетIу towelý.) .* 2 Рlас€ а cloth ovel the ýеаm and steam tightly ithout lettinя the iIоп touch the t Satiýfасtоrу tа !ц! Lt out wiЩ_е,ц,,g"_ЦЦЗs_ас !щ Ls_!цirЦstеqd j]Цh stretch fabrics h0{ to cut Iп pinning patteln to Jablic, use morclins thац With non-Stletch matelials and Ье caTefui по] _Ф jtI9!9ц]l9д}ri."_]{!!l1рддцс When cuttjng- do поt lifllh" jф4Сr9. Ц" tabie, аllоwiпя it to stretch, Hold it down firm]у зith the З Then with а hervy object, such аý а tailoт'S ctappe| оr eYen the head of а hammer. Dоuпd the Seam flat. + 4 catch-stitch the sеаm edges to the lаЬIiс. ],:J". 5- orrt!ЩgЬsiilrlЙa я г;" tq рiф up tht haifs that have Ьееп caught in the s€аm oI maýhed down. /--l ,, ,./,, / - l1.,/ lf ffnished еdяеs аfе being DTeSsed, Suсh as а fэсеd "Blippy" tabrics7'ýj.i;, Т ;",Dr'PP' 'l'l',"uС 1a?j),,,?-,, ,,, а. !,а42M, ,ucket. use two velvet ьоаrdЁ or tuш опе end of howt0cul 1-1'' 4*"' ' () the board oveT the faciлg. (Di&grй| g,) or же FаЫiсý like Ny]on Jefjg, Ьr !Дlпе s;]} саn Ье tеIrу towelý both uпdег and оп t(lp of the edge, exaýpefating when you аге pinning on tbe pattem. неrе ате sоmе hints for lesýeninc the_ s]ipparie: 1 Pin together the ýelvages and the croýýwiýe ands. Тhеп pin together at JI9quэ_чtЦ![vДs.-thе*]ц,о,, Iауеrs oilabrjc. е, u2. Ьl<- ! /,r' .) 2 lJ you use а rеgчlаr cuttilg tаЫе, anchoт the. рiппе{ fabTic to_ !h.e tаЦl9__rdjЬ_!дLог gaý_kiдs thе ends, саrеJullу squaгing thё length Lр' ,,,5 апd width. If you have no table you rrish to tгеаt in this ,ау, uýe youT table pad if you bave опе оr апсhоr the fаЬгiс to а cutting boaId. оI trу placin8 а bed sheet ovel the tab]e and ]a},ing the fabric о!еr that. 2i /!-2, ? _ýta -tit.h ne(kilneý алd shочIоегS, II Iahic rа!Fl:, otpr.a.l оr otherui(e finjýb Fdqрs ъеfота rпаLiпя Тhеr jоiлiпя s€аБ, -L-.-Т,- {" "€orl"rq , !jчаl Фh jле itit h, поt lопяеt than ]5 to the Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    Ртёss with аtight hand and а пinimum of ýtеащ. laminated L9цlr,gtjgl9!Д!lДg]9з Рас!Цg о!Ц9д!9gl ]adiusl аftёг fittinE. lо Ье ýurе to mдkе ах ýymbolý. The foam backirц will fabrics От Stiteh with а ffltе zigzag stitch thathаs "8:ive" to it. Do поt line ааrmепts of stret h fabTic от it will not stretch on the body as it is intended to do. hOшto pross j9аjц{Ь&цц9@ý_ijý!цt-!о-д. howtOclrt тhе thickness of the fabTic makes it difrcult to t l,/ iбwът an d TTi-thе'n,ot] ; Dчshrля thе rrоп tenda nec{ýýaTJaltёrationý in the patt€Tn beJoTe cutting. Place natten оп thе RrcHT siilё of the fдЬтiс ýо the grain сап Ье Seen, And pins gо in mоfе eaýily Jrоm the fabTic Side. Use tаilог'ý tacks Jот maтkinя поt bold tmcing Фheet mArks. to stIеtсh th€ matelial. knitted fabrics i; hOшtOcrt jnch {iIl ЬF catiýгactola, ]J,lo" i,lзр,, howe_v9E" itch. ExneTiffёntl gоч rцаJ.-frп4. аr 3 to,the iдch._Ytolke,hest. stav-stitch ýhouldeTs and necklines. Line slim skilts and dlеssеs with Ii }tweight how t0 ýa IIýа а ffne needle and about 10 ýtitches to the inch. Expeтiment to ýее iJ уоч need to Stitch thrоugh tisýue рареI. Use matchina plain fabTic fol facingý. when mаkiпg hems, Ье ýuге the stitches go through thе entire fabTic аý they mау puli очt оп]у thlough the foam. ho|9to press uзе а steam iгоп оr medium heat with а Slaýh darts and pTess flat. patteтn is to Ье jaid оп ýiпеilе thickness, cut оп this line. Then ргеSв out the oIiginal creaýes, сAUTIoN: Avoid using the oгi8inal fold dolrn fгопt от Ьsсk от in any otheT поtiсеаЫе атеа, as it iS dificult to рrеýs out comp]etety, If the cut edges show а tendeney to rоl], pin the edges together with pins quite ctose to each otheг. In gепеIаl, knitted faьIicE Shoutd ъ€ handled in ,. mпсh tъе sаmе wav as stTetch fabTics, When ' cUliinc V,lоr n..P/. апсhот it as deвcrib€d fоr ;ii "slippy" fablics and make ýule yoltT shеашll "slippy" fablics and make ýule yoltT shеаш illaтe Teally ýnaтp, out for cuttinя. То otrset this, cIip thrcugh the sheer fabrics on most knitted fabrics, about 12 ýtitches tqt entire deдt! of th€ S€lvegeý eleIy few inches jal" ),,ч" фt) 1, |;,I лfдьiсý. _USe а searв Ъiпd!п&оI ЦЬЬоI],ýlry,]д_узiФЦg ýезgý oJ jrcт_ев, lэ z р ,, lMz_a 6" . .- I{ sеаm edges иnd 1о rоII, catch-slilch 1hеm io the garment a{teT prcýýing. fo.m theTe will Ь А1,;?. Do not tuln а hеm edge; ýimply ýtitch around the bottom апd catch-stitch the Iаw edge invisiЪly to the galment, ог uýe а tailoI's hem. (See page when wогkiпg оп Nуlоп ierbeg, it mау Ье п€сеýsагу to loosen both чррег and towel tensions of the s.siпр mа.hiпё, And Lhe Drеýýчге o.f tbe presser foot ShoDld Ье lesaened.ý!i!qh ý_lqyll ang. evenly and Ье suге the machjлe пееdlе_,=l .2 rB lше and sharp. ' / n-z,p "!-!л,1э2t) how t0 счt chitron, опе of the favoTite sheeтs, hаs а sеlчаsiе lvoven ti8bteT than the reýt of the piece. FоI thiý теаsоп it haý а tendency to "buckle" whеп laid befoTe laying оп the pattejr_ If full gatheTed skirts of Shееr fabric ат€ ctlt оп lhе,,rоs.Wiýеgгаiп iпsltildоf lheuýual lPnglbWisc // grаiп. ýеаmF which would ýhow througb сап .// oflen hр avoidpd_ / tow to sew Inýt€ad oJ using facings on necklines and L,sleeveless аrmhоlев, usё патIоw bindings which , аrе muсh tess conýpicuous. то avoid noticeable ýеаms, stitch th€ sеаm asecond time about Уs" from thё Beam line зtitching, within the seam аllоwапсе. Тhеп tTim the sеаrп ctoýe to the ý€сопd зtitching. Апоthег searn fiпish fог shееI fabrics iý shown on page 92. Double ryide hеrпý аге ал altIsctive sау lo frпish l shееr Sklrls, Decide оп (he hёm Eidlh and leavc l Isice lhal d.рth 1о lurп up. Тurп tb. rrem lbe | | dFýirёd пчmЬег of incheý and lhen turп acain the/ /,, / Еаmс depth, Tbiý mslез ihrее layeв of tАЫh ]I ' " in the hеm аrеа апd яiчеs ttre eeect о+ а ьоrаеr. i / -, ;;,. ; ";,,:;' ъl* "lZ,-;l"л,*T|,u . -l_r,^ .- n .,Lr-z r|,.rl- Tf,J 33r'J._, .т* thai аS a'",v.'e--D Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    cutting уOчr fabric selectlhe cutting diаgгаm ýhоwп in youт Simplicity Ртimеr JоI уоuI size pattern, theviewyou ате makiпg, width ofJabIic, and type of Jabric (whether or not it has пяр.) МаIk it fог quick identiiicatiort, When the ýаmе piece iý shown twic€ in the diagram - опсе in solid liпе and once in а bгoken line - the piece should Ье tumed очеI Ьеfоге the sесопd cutting. О/ to leave the pattem piece pinn€d to the fablic, you can turn your mateтial other Side чр and ptace the cut-out piece апd рiппеd pattem on the rечешеd fдьriс. it fabric iýto Ье cut ioшьlе, make suTe it is folded with the пgйt зidе 'fl.srd€. If patteln is to Ье cut оп а srngl€ thickneýý, it should ье laid on the liaht side of the gооdз. шsеfчl cutting hints when thеге iý а group oJ 9 singly. l t I th lay tie patt€In 0п tie correct grain of the fabTic. Whеп JаЬгiс is folded fог cutting, Ье ýurе it is folded оп the StTaiaht grаiп, eitheT l€nathwise оr сIоýSwiýе аý the cutting diagтam directs. The double-headed атrоwрriпtеd on the patteIn muýt Ье laid оп the stгaight gTain. Place the pattern so both ашоw heads measure the sаmе distance flom the selvage, benthandl. ýhears with tlades 5" t0 7" long аrе best Jor cutting and eaýieýt to handle. cut with tong, ffrm strokes, печег quite closing the shеаIs. Do not lift faЫic fIom the table: hold il-dow'lr with thenon_cutting hand. Do NoT cut outa pattern witb pinking ýhears; they cut away too much of the sеаm allowance. Save them foт finiýhing ýeams and fol decoTative wогk, cut elactly 0п the cltting linc. MaTginE latt away аý you cut, This gives the corrcctamount of *еаm а]lоwапсе,nd .яsе- cut ШlТfi фе labric 8Iаiп. Аrюrrs printed оп ýeam lines of Simplicity Patteтnв poiпtin the diTection that is Фrй the gmin. Whеп no агrоw арреg,гз, it makes по difiеrепс€ in i{hich di.ection you cut. .|t..ttý шrt ai. Thiý mаkеs then еаsi€r to !€. and Ьp3 tbe ýеаm allowance intact. hаче сOlлеlý t0 hе fumed tIim off согпеr аý sооп inýide the point. when tuming. Uhеп interfacingpieces (eollaTE, счtrs, etc.), as eut out, about Уа" This eliminates bDlk чrhеп piвces ale laid 0n а fold, ýuch аý а соuаI oI ,l bodice {rопt ог back, make а tiпу Snip oI notch at both ends of the fold edge. This maтks th€ centeт and mаkез it eaýieT to mаtсh accuвtely to the piece to which it is to ье ioined. Do the ýаmе whеп счttiпя interfa.ingý. (зее о, above,) whcn intorfacing is t0 Ь. cut from 0пr of tte garmrnt patterп piecбs, Suchas acollar, tryto place the pattem on the inteтfacing with the sameзide upaý itwillbё when cutting the gaTment mateтial. Тhеп leave thё раttёrп pinned to the inteгfacing when it is plaeed on the gаrmепt labric {оr cutting. ThuS, whеп the pattem iý геmочеd. the unit iý already aýsembted - the inteTJacing with the piece оп which it iý to Ье used. ti :l, I I sclvago ,l Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    mаrkiпg fabric forсопstrшсtiоп Дll conýtruction ýymbols (ýее them on page яаrmепt pieceý srе cut and bejore the patteTn methods of mаrkiпg drcssmakrr'ý traciпg р.ре| Gе2 page 25 i";;;f|;;,i.;; -'- {,_l. J,_,,,-",1, _.r*rХiф4,1z.=,' -;;,,э-r-) l Gmefal ingtrlletioлý lli Uýe а сопlrаstiпg eoloI bul light епоUgh so llllt wilt not "Иоw tЬrоugh thin mаtегiаL Твсе очеI Symbols with а tTacing wheel, (See Equipment, раgе 3). o1uýe dull edge of а tаЫе knife. Use а llrleт !gsцЦq.,!щk!цs ýtraight lines, such as daтts. MaIk dotз side against wrcпg side of fabтic. tailor'ý tacftý 12) should chalk апd o""lz> J-u,r-,q a--t"-Z-.a) Place Diný thтouch Dаt[егп and both fдЬгiс tuy"ru on "уrnьой to ьо mаrуеа, о-!,+-'l' /'-,l' Foltl рsttеш back ; mдrk alongside of piKs. just enough рrеýsчI€ to make а light line, Ма*;па doubl, lh;сkпрss.J Цlg h;-,/,t-a, I рч( tгsс;пg paper Jsc. лд ппdеt lowPr феt чааi!ц L,ZЗ vit} an х. Do not ЬеаI down toohaтd: uýe of fabIic, Place апоthеrй ecela.ce iLоФп- Jаr..|-,2.| ebpeen раttеrл and uрр".l"у." oi-tub.i", arb Lg single thicbness ot flrbфc Place tтacing рарет ],yith itý maTkina Atl construction symbolý. Епds of seam lines. (This gives an accurate meaýuIementfol placing the sеаm guide оп your machine. Lower needle into maтked Аеаm lile апd ýet seam cuide againýt fsbTic edeie.) cuTvedýeam liп€ý, if stitchingan even seam оп curveý is difrculi. 1 2 Тh€ point of а daTt wheTe stitching lines meet. This makeý а viýiЫeguide to t}e endof thё d,Tt whеп thё material fu folded fоr ýtitching. with long, unknotted double thread, take а Бmаll stitch throuah patterl and both fabric layeтs, leaving lопg end. to mаrk side of t0 mагl riФt side 0l fibTic Symbols like buttonhole оr pocket locations are needed оп the flgt' side of the fabric. Fiтвt, mark оп the wrong side; then baste-Btitch ovel these maгkings. От hand-baste йth ffne needle if 1hё fabric mау showmarks after stitching iý гёmочеd. right fahric з 4 5 piný =с /r sерАгаtе fаЬгiс layerýl :)!р :.hreadg belweqn,a|a fli lеачiпg tufts of thrеаd-'Ъоth fаЬriс pieceý/ / l,a-!L,;'d j|+ 3 &..lr_ц -a.!---L- al"& o-J.> 2 /"аз*- "7 4- еr_.а4).2 /.ZЬ,-э Э- r"rЩ,,;БJ,л+ )7-"-1-1--. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    daЁs Dartý ате uзe.lto help mould the gaIment fabтic to fit the body. Most darts mау Ье stitched frоm point to wide end от wid. €пd to point, wbicheveT iý еаSiеr for you. But the point must tаpel to nothing; theтe ýhould Ье no "bubble" at the end. DaTtý ýhould Ье shaped Ьу pressing oveT а Tolrnded ýur{ace ýuch аý а tailoT's,b,em. charted ь€low are the vaTious tyDeý of darts апd how to handle them. dart type patterп symh0l шhеrе used shaight curred а outvaтd ь inward а D.ёss воаiФ Front тrпdетд.m of о,ё.ыопsе ь Iёakliпr гл вас]< Ne.kline (Ф]ren th€rе iз no shочld€rdа.t) dOцtlе loiпtEd i ll l l l l l l , li i l l l l Dreýseý without Bsistline от {ith drоDрсd wai8tline sпug]у Fiitea вlоu6€g dart-tцck I а t L ав Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    .rPs7 тяrNсs лrЕs"_ DnяTs the l.thread method 0l stitchiпg dartý This method leaves по thread enalý to Ье secuTed at the daTt point. It makeý s smооtЬеI point and is especially gooal fог outsicle alaTts Such аý ale often uýed at the ýkiIt waiýtline. о Remove spool thread macbine 'l€€dr€ but teave it thrcaded th}ough the rest of the machine. Ь Thrcad needle with bobbin thlеаd, paEýing it thTotlgh еуе in diTection ор?оsrr€ to that in which the thread usually goe8, с Pull the bobbin threed to а little mоrе tha,Il twice the daTt tength and knot it to Bpool thTesd, d wind all the extв thread back onto the spool. е Stalt at point of daTt and Btit{h, how t0 maka hоw t0 pless 1, пold oncёlteт lin€. Pin. 2. stibb on s]anted lineg, r Hnriz.nt,l D,тtз DovN. З Tie thтеаJs at Inint. 1- l.old оп center 1ine. Pin. 2 stiftn oncuwed]ineý, 1 s]ach thIODgh centeт nffo)d, З, Tio thread9 at pUint, тоwsпl cente, of sатпепt, l. Fold on c€ntertine. Pin, 3, Tlpor to поtЪjпg аС bottom, stitch on glзпt€d linoз. 2. veTtical D,Tts 2, Р, еБs tUward garnent сепtе..li 3, Tie lhrеаds at both endý. 1. Fola on centeт lin., Pin. то}дrd сепtе. of сдImепt. t l I l I a l ц t. l l I t- t I stit h lrол .arrow end i stitch acrossvide cndto fold, .l l I t llI Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    seams & sеаm choosethe sеаm best suited to the fabric and to its рlасе оп the gaтment, то avoid рuсk€r€d от stIetched ýеацý.s!9ФlД9_ý9.wЦs_ц4,9hiпе tensiob If the machine hаý no Ееаm width gtide marked оп itý bed, use the seam gauge to keep seams ечеп, РrеSý seams aS уоu wolk, Turn cloýed seams in the ýац9 dircction at both епds. clip cuNed sеаmý at inteTvals before pTesýina. finishBs 'lаiп saam.The most соmmоп ofall sеаmý and аЬо the Ъasis of mапу оthеr type ýeams. It is made with rcgulation stitch (ýее pasie 28) and iý uýed in ell рагtS of а aaTment. whёп ЛЬе tаЫЬ ;s Яrmtу яочеD алd does по1 гачеl, { ог when made in gаrmепts whеrе thр inside Lis lined, no extra finiýh is needed, eased ýеаm. Shouldeж аrе а frequent tocation of this tюe sеаm, WЬL!де sеаm is stight]y lопg€I than the оthет, hold thе_Ццg9lýЦlg toward you and pi11 at inteпsls be{ore stitching. or plrt in an еаsе thTead on the seam line. (See page 26 for Ease infoгmation.) easing а shoulder seam. The еаSе wilt Ье in the back ýhoulder ýеаm. Match the notches and ]Б:Match the pointý wheтe the sboulder sеаm lineв сгоss the аrmhоlе and neckline seam lines and pin, Pin-in the еаýе between the notches. Stitch_ toD-stitch.d sеаm. Stiф!з-рцjд-ýеgцi-рI9ýq both ýеаm аllоwапсеý to опе ýidе;j!gд! doшtle t0[.stitchGd sram. often uýed on tailoTed lrепсh зааm. tlsed folIine undeпeaT. inJants' and sоmе childтeл's clothes and on sheeT lзЕ&s_с.Lф_зд.9дЕдФ. О, olLbide ol gaTment, ýtitch seam %" fIоm edgeý, TTim close to Stitching. Рrёýв ореп on 'rýrdеcrease on stitched tine. Then stitch ys" Jrоm сгеаýе. Thiý coveтý the rаw edaeý. gаr.lnёпtý аý а decoтatrve ппLsл от Iоr геiпfошеmепt. Stitch sеаmапdрrеýý ореп. Оп outside, ýtitch close to both sides of sеаm line. шлdalstitchrd ýеаm. l]sёd for aTtMhino а facing |о а garmcnl, Msde like а Lop-ýtilc}edД 0 ýеаm; but wh€n constTuction is completed, the stiLching doeý поt show оп the right ýid.. Stitcb seam and рIеýý towaId Jacing. Оп outside, stitch through facing aid ýеаm a]lowances. When facing is prcýsed to inside. 1hе understitching alýo гоllý to inýide, аd4 !аll!lШLý!ад. Shirt Beams o1ýearns of shiTt type blouýeý аге uýually of thiý tур€. AIýo thlочаh рIе9sЪd seam atlowance. 'l}rе term "top-ýti!rh:' mау alýo Ь used d€ýignate-Tпe stitching oft€n done on oubide of а galment Jоr deco.ation. sаIrц9Фý. Q! aof ý.сs2lýlсgздd-thý"8адrrдlл4й, IJ it is ап q!у!9!эз!g!11-цэ!ээ!"ф9j19!!э. рtезs tоwаId the gаfmёпt; if oi.týrde, towatd the slёеrе- Tfim the zrdeT seam ,itоwдпсе йlr. Тurп гаr еdgё of upper sеаm 'IоwапсF очёr tTimmedяideandtop_stitch close tоturпеdеdяе. sагдlэltýti ''а Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    how to stitchseams crossed seams occuT when two раItS of а gаImепt meet, such aS the uпdеmlm and зl.а:!. s.ams Stit.h the ý.rhs о{ th. trvo _l hasteto tissue oanel, thetцoedgestobe ] joined, Stitch Sеаm. Теат away the tissue. парреd fabric to рlаiп iabric. Wогk with napp€d ,Surflco ?rр. Pin oI baste the plain Jabfic to 'rolling, USed_chiefly on Shеег.tпЦЦý, Stitch and tlim а plain Seam, Then Iо1l the s€аm between .'thumb апd JоrеfiпяеI and catch it to the Seam line 1{,ith Smal1 slanted stjtches очеr the loll. catch.stitclting, Used on mateIials tbst Tavel от whеге conýtant friction might cause fйying. Aiso оп fuI fablics апd iaminated fablics So the ýeim edge will not Iо]l, Stitch seam and tгim опе seam аl]оwапсе. PIcsS seam toward the tfimmed side and cateh-stiteh the lntrimm*d,ide о!рr il. гoI,гal.h-S til,,h, See ]]аяе 99.) -+il "1 1цФ &ццL сдФф]_fзl2цq* that tend to гavel. Еп(]аsе еасh e.i,{e of the ..am in oi.ls,ар",,.i,cl ilgltrлJgl U" l}г*е Lh;сI'пс."с,.lI sexms xre to Ье Dre"sed to опе Side, both ed8eý ýhould Ьо bound togethel. цеl9l !цз1 _1l9_,to !9 StjtсЪ lh. sorm that joined,nd рг€sý open. сfоssеs. PIesS second Sеаm open оI to опе Side. whеIе the sедms meet. tгim the edges of опе Sеаm аý Shоwп. bias seams in sheer labrics. ТЬ pTevent the "dTarving" that sometimes occuтý. pin от the naDped matelial. Stitch With th€ Dlant fabt_ictp!ёImost. to finish seam edges р|ццс-Sц.!з_!]sд__qrц_fu д!__t_9Е!щ.". Stitch sеаm. Then tlim edges ýith pinking ýлеJIs ano рrрSs оDел overcasting. u Jabтic is {iгmlу ý,очеп but blrs а tепdепсу to ravel, очегсаstiпg п,ill help рrечепt laveling. Fjach Seam edge mау Ье ovelcast separately oi; dcpend]ng on the gаImепt construction, tog,ctheT. (Sce page 99 fоr ovelcasting stitch.) dOшhle.stitchiпg. Good foT Shееf JabTicS. tlrning and stitching,A finish foT seamý in unlined coats and jackets of iight to m€dium weight fаЬгiсs апd fabIics that Iачеl. Тuш ultdФ the гаW edgcý of the seam allowances and stitch ctose to the edge. ( tп galments of light$,eight fаЬгiс, in unde1,lveal, and Sometimes at almholes, th€ fuIncd Seam edges mа},Ье Stitched togetheI .rnd then plesýed to опе side. stitch thё sеаm: then make а secoBd Tow of ýtitching 1Ъ" fIоm]!ЦgqцLIЦ!Ц!!9j9ец rlloв,in.. Triп seam .]ose to sесопd stitthing. ( AlSo see page 92 for ý€аms .' t ;l -:--?- *ti х х ,|( ,{ ,,. 1 ._......._ _;:._. _.. __1 j] '-.''.."/ !-i!'1ЦsJцs!9ý!-ддф _{9J-.Iццц9дjдr!9!ý t0 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 41.
    I making а blouse IfyoLI kдо1, thc t)asic collýtl,!,]iloл l:'' а scpxtai,e }rouse, хоп kпоп,t]lё batic construciiO]i of thc bodict] 0I а.]r|s., 'Гhiý de onstIntitnt ls lrазi](t on r m.dified shirt siy]e ý,ith conleltible (]olini Lhnt iits t]€апt;{u]]у iцtо practicl]ly e!.Tyone's aгtllolr.. Оihег t,Ypts ()f.ol]al,S and ýlеечеs vilt Ьс Iопп.l оп pageý ij0 Е: an.l 81-87, ,t cottoл blond.loth has Ьсе Ltз.d in ihe coпstr!ctioл. Iп i.he dcmoлýrratiorr {-irat Tc]io!r!, ihfead that conttasts iyith thc c(noI of thc fдьliс nas Ьсеп пir€d so thc stitijtte_ч ý,ill Sho,!, cleal]y in the pho',Ilgrilhs, The пагks ma,ll, with tlгеSsmri(еr"s tlacjng рлреr l1Iе also hеятiеf thrn лоrпlll to Ье casl]t- ris]bie. , t_:j Ьlочsе mаkiпg !1 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 42.
    f-* "-""," "л""", Аltеrcuttlng out the ыоusе pieces, mark the сепtеr front and back, the front fotd liпр, ihn dагls, lhP bunonhole l,л,а'iопs, thе steeve,top, the dots on Side of зlеечеs and аImhоlеs, the s]ash line оп the sleeve and the sFam line рпd5. If you лаlе difncullI ,.'.l"h;ng accuйtety on сurчеý, alýo markthe neckline sеаm liп€,(Fот How to MnTk. see раgе 95,) front шпit Stay-Stitch the neckline including thс fтont {acjng extension on the Sеаm line fгоm Sboulder to сепtег front, Stay-stitch the shouldelý flom neckline to armbo]e, R2stё mrгk fhp.enfef front lines and locations of pocket апd butLonho]es. Make the tlпdеrаIm darts (See p.tges 36-З7] апd pтess do fil. Шake Teleaged dalts at waistline. gtitching from the паIl,о1,ег to the ýidel end and thеп acтoss the lvid€ ond, Press torTard the centel,. PIess uпdеI the sеаm flont facin8 extension ,пd,t ]Ъе shoDldeT. TIim оlт the seam inteгfacin€a on the of the fl,ont l , Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 43.
    ItBE ЕхрЕR| млкI]s7 i, &1)-.L collar unit 15 ",м bu]ky Stitch tbX(teTfacin ýeam line of the unnotched edges. Stitch in direction of arfows ;п photo, (When the intclfacing is stitched to the collal. instead of the co]lai facing. the jnterfacing will hide the sеаm еdяез So they i!jl] not intelfacinя close to the sеатп liле, the i"-]]atsеЪm ,jдrеlg-]ý:!ai_dезпd-tь- colьr fасiлs Sеаm аllо$,алсе to 1r" M,ide. 11 t},е |abric fal.|s ol |Iаgs, tlim collal %" wide and cot]al {acing ]),i", At both sides о{ atl соInетs, trim both seam a]]owanceý to about 1.16". CliD the collal сuIче iп v-Shapes. J, -з,ь,z,а-"э 9. ''' И ll I L"T- 17 Т" gire thp turплd ",,llai а | Pal,-:l агр.dg", ffгSt pтeýs the layeIed Seam ореп. Тhеп p.ess Ьоlh ]Jye.. lоsагd ltP , пlilг /о.;,, S )--.. l2, ,: ," !)-./ ,'U--+---,--),,--,4)л-/.l,,. . tu,, Z)-'с L;.эj 14Дтim оtr tne (пгпеrr 0{ the соIlаг lrлterfacing to abnut r r" bEyulld the { line, lТhiч wil] nlakF tЪе }roiлtS less LwhFп the .Ullаг jS iurпе.1, ) notehed edge ореп. Sholten the machine Stitch to 20_25 to the jnch for %" еасh side о1 any colneтs. (тhеsе short Stitcheý act as IeinfoIcement fог the согпегs ýhen they аrе tulned.) то layel the Seams, tгim the 18 on the oniside, top_ýtitch thrоu8h соllаI facing and preýsed Seam lауегS close to the seam ljne. Thjs top-Stitching wi]I hold the sеаm iine s]ightly to the пndeIside so it will not show whеп the соIIаI iý completely turned and Dressed, l9 Fin;Sh t!Ining th€ со]]т at tho pointý. 1vоrk the point up gently fгоm the inýide as faf as poýýib]e, (А flat bodkiп iS good fог tbiS, ) То makc the соrпеr iharл. inser1 а ,".t',, :: ,., .d,,T ,. -'Е;, r, ,;, ; ,_ i.,j ? 'i... -_,j:. :. -: i:n, --:ц -L-.:_', r -.i.il t i!. i:. ;I :. frв :rг ...тй $* . j::tq lЕФ T . ..Ь- *ill,rt -* ýiЁ4,п ý .!&!,Ь '-r)2_эlr,o1 oj,-az,o,/ ilфл.- /aJ,r- shoц thгUuцh on the finished col]al-] а+- _l,>, _,lf,l_/.,:J,,-.,,n _,е 2-,z-,!Jп-дJ/,r -.ю,-<.<,/-,т,-а и 4 -"--- J+ a4.r_L}-_,le_,. . ,сд"' '| ' r !.+о, Dc 16 Withl,ight sides [оg*Ъ*," _h'_T О .tltch спllаг faLiDs io соllаr,'lелчiля the ,-,-ФiЁffi ffi=з=-, aa j -. -l,,l е.п z,- 2r Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 44.
    20,21 jоiп co|lar to песkliпе 20Clip the blouse necktine to the stay-Stitching. о. j гF o,1I -1,1e, pin he соI.iг ]о.,,, or'O iп l| ||о, :1.1 . о lI r L0, - песk cJg-. maI,,hing сспtеI backs and the shoulder sеаm mаrk оп the соl]лт to the ýhoLtlde[ seam of the blonse. 21 Млtсh th€ lotch оп tho flont eilge of both соllаI facilrg a}d col]al to the same notch оп the neck edge, and pin. T'o hold in place ýtitch the со]tаг andlacingto the front neck edge on the seam ]ine fоI about |r''. 22 TuIn thc fтont facing extenýion to the ozr.si.le а]опg the fold ]ine, ovel the соl]аr, апd pin both facing and collal to front пссk edEe, At the ends of the flont facingý (see alroi,s in photo], clip thc necktine scam a]]o$,ance thloltgh со]]аг and blouse to sta, ýtitching. uпit 22,23 },. 2з Stitch the entile neck edge in опс continuous seam. beillE caTefLll not to catch jn the пррег collal асгоss the back. TIjm the seam. 25 26 21 24 Тuтп the flont facing to the insido and pless, Pless the back neck sеаm zp. Roll co]laf to еýtаЫiýh the ]ine i,.hеIе the collaf ýеаm аuоi,апсе ýhoujd Ье tui,ned under. prcýs the seam a]]oTance undel on thjs liпё Stjtch or slip_stitch the edge of the collaT back ovel the neckline ý€аm. Tack the ftont facing to the Shоuldсr ýеаm, Join the sjde seams of the blouse. Finish the loweт еdgе of thе Ыоusе in опе of tho foltowillg lvays: if the fabric does not rачеI or 'layaMake а line of ýtitchjng %', from thе гаw edge. Pink the edge, ThjS finish prevents а ddge uпdеr the skirt. bмake two rows of stitching, onc about %'' and опе at З,i" from the law edge. This, too, prevents а ridge, if the fabric ravels or flays а Stitch biaS gеlm tape flat to the ]оwеr edge, TuTn the edge пlопg thе top of the tape and stitch (оr hand hеm, if ргеfеIrеd) to the blousa, ь Тurп uпdег l./_1" on the гаiч edge and stitch a]ong the tuтned cdg.. С TuTn uпdеI У1" оп the faw edae. ТuIп аяаiп аý а hem and stitch ог Ъапd sёw 21 15 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 45.
    FЁ ,"" u*."o" "o*u" , sleeveчпit 28 Set the machine foT about 10 stitches to the inch and make а юw of ease_ýtitchinя on the seamline afound the top of the ýleeve between the notches. Meke а second гоw Уа" fIom the fiгst within tne sеаm A]]owance_ slceYe орепiпg 29 cut а ýtTip 2Уз" wide Ьу 4У2" 1ong foт the sleeve opening Jacing. Turn and ýtitch uпdел l,r" on lhe loDg ýides and [op end, With right ýideE together, match centeт of facing to center о{ ýIeeve opening. Pin. з0 Wofking оп the sleeve Eide, ýtart at the bottom and, using 20 to 25 stitcheý to th€ inch. ýtitch аtопя the stanted lin€ to the Doint. Take one stitch acIoss tlre point and Stitch down the second slantedtineto thebottom. Stitch а second time alound the point, staTting and ending About %" below the point, Slaýh {Iоm bottom to point thTough centeT of steeve апd facing. Рrеss the ýеаm and top_Stitch the lacing Bs descIibed in ýteps 1? and 18. Тhеп tuTn the facingto the inside and рIеss. Blind-tack the upper edge to the sleeve. 31 -р z-;:==(a) Nore] when making а gill's sЛirr, ýее instTuctions for putting sleeve into th€ mап's sDогts shirt on раgе 80. 32 Stitch the ýIeeve ýеаm and prcss ореп. Machine-gather loweT edge between notcheý. fristband з Рге!s чпdеr theseam аIIоwапсе оп thelona unnot hed edge о' the wnstband. Pin фе п?Лl зidе of thе band to th€ d?r,,id€ of tЪ€ .leeve. Езtсhlлg notches, Р{ ср rb. r&aýr,*Ьс.з to бr stitcb. I I г,' з0 г," l i,ili,1 j l t j i 'tйЕfflhdЁrЁl Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 46.
    J^,лl Match апd pinthe dots оп the frопt and ]rack of the s]eeve to the соl rеsропdiпg dots оп the flont and ьлсk of the ыоus€, This match- iпg djBtributes the ease pTopelty, 38. Pltll up fтom both ends the easc thIead fTom the bobbin unti] the ýIeeve just fitS the аrmhо]е. Sесuге the endý of thе thTead.AdjUst ihe ease evenly both sides of the sleeve top,leaving 37, з8 35 With Ijяht sides together. fold thе x,fiStband in half lengthlvise. Stitch the епф and tlim the sеаms, Т!Iп. 36 Тор stitch the preýscd seam al]owance of the Ьапd очФ the wlist ýеаm, continue top-Stitchinя aTound the entile band. jоiп slBeve unit to armhole 37 With ЫоLlSе ф,опg ýide out and steeve IigD' зide out, s]ip the s]eeve into the arnrnole, dgit sid€ý together. Pinthe maтk at the sleeve top to thе зhоutdеI seam. Match and pin notches. з9 1i" each ýjde of the Sleeve top plain. Pin oI baste sleeve iп агmhоlе. еаsiпя belov the notches, and stitch. stitch а ýecond tjme at the undemfm betlveen the notcheý, ys" to 14" {гоm the ffIst low withitl the sеаm а]lоwапсе. TIim the uпdетдrп seam cloвe to the Second stitchina between the not.hes. -а;-------a- fiffis{nlff, *,,4" a,-*n !2|,2, 40 Steam_pTess to Smooth out the едýе. Тhсл pTeýS the ýеаm liяht]у tоwагd th€ ýl€eve. 41 Make machine buttonholeý ror hдпd- worked опеs, if pтeferred) in the right front and in the wristbands, 42 Se1,,bUttoný on ]elt frопt апd wristbands, Sew on а sпар belolv the bottom buttonhole, 43 Make а thread loop at the necklinc coтneT of the light {Tont and sew а tiny button оп thе ]eft fтont neckline Undel tЪе соIlаг. !r Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 47.
    making а skirt Ifyou know the basic conýtfuction of а ýераrаtе skilt, you also know the basic constluction oJ the skirt of а dress. Тhе SkiTt pattern used in this demonstTation is а grасеful 8_gоrе Style, becoming to almost ечегуопе.lt closes with azipper at thе le{t side and а pocket iS ýet into th€ гight qidё a"im Ti is FuiIsыс гоr liPhr аrd medium weight wootenв, sturdy cottoný and velvete€n. and is sbown in "medium weight wool. In the demonstlation that Jollows, thIead that contlasts with the colol of the Jаьгiс Ьаý been used, sо the stitches wi]] ýhow plainly in the photographs. Ma|kings made with dressmaker's tIacing рареI ale hеачiег for the sэrпе теавоп. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 48.
    Rеfоfе геmочiпg theраttегп from the .ut-out DiecРs, mагk thе po(ket lосдtiоп dots on the ýkirt ýiale front and sidё ЬмlL апd е matching location dotý оп the po(ket pieeeý themselveý. Аьо msтk all sеаm line €пdý, front чпit 1 Slay-ýlitch the waiýiline оГ the 1wo ýkirt fTontsfтom Side edge to centeтedg€, -4oin the center Jrопt ýeam, stitching fтom bottom to top. Рrеss the seam ореп, Stay-stitch the ,aistline ol tronts. Аlво ýtay-stitch left яidе-fтопt above notch, edge of lelt Join the ýide-trontý from bottom to top. to the froDtý, ýtitchinEl Ртеýв the sеаm ореп, back чпit Stay-Stitch the waistline of the you did the fтonts, stsv-stitсh thе waiýtline of the Alý; stяy-stitcъ the lelt edge of ýide-back above the поtсh, Join the IeJt side-back to the left back and ;he Tight side-bмk to the гight Ьдсk, Do пot ioiф the center bach sеапL, ьмЬ зs side-backs. the Ieft Join the rigЫ back unit дпd the right Irопt unit оп thе side ýеаm, stitchiDg from the_ hotlom аý far аз the small dot which mаrkF the bottom of the pocket, Back-ýtit,h to rcinJoтce the end of th€ ýеаm, l9 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 49.
    слЕлlЕNтs л sKIBi 10 tl pocketшпit with Tiaht sideý togetheт sIId mдtehing the notches, pin опе pocket ýection to the back opening ёdgе and the second to the front орепiпg еdg€. Stitch from the ýmall dot to the top in а З/в" seam. (See thе disgTam.) l1 With Tight ýideý together дпd matching the notches, stitch the tPo pocket ýectioný together. staTt at the bottom of the З/s'' ýеаm ýtitched in step 10, securing thтesd Ьу Ъack-ýtitching or tying endý. Stitch sIочпd bottom and up to top of pocket in а 5/я" sеsm. 12 Рrеss pocket tоФагd the fтont, ргеýýiпg ýkiTt frопt along ýеаm line. (This Ыings the ýеаm wherc t}e pocket waý ioined to the skift front to the inside so it will not ýhow.] '3 Baýte the pocket to th€ fTont waistline edge, matching the ýmall dots. (when the waistband is put on lаtец the top of the pock€t ivilt Ье ýtitched into the waistband рчt iп the zipper Thele iB mоrе than опе way to put iп е placket zipper. other methodý are aiven on pageý 108 to 110. Ехрегimепt with them and then сЬоо€е thе rnGthod еsýi€зt fol уоч. Joiп the lert l).cl uдit to t}€ ftФt |rпi! .titсЬiдs lrФ ьoatФ to roa.L B.Д{it l to r.irrcE.l lL..a B-*l lL lrtJa*-h-ЁD- tfih__-- 9,10 ta Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 50.
    ffi::'n. ff,F, ;. .]_ rjtl.:i li.-,.,',i1,'l 15 18 РгеsSentiтe ýеаm ореп. Attech zippei loot to the machine. Ореп the zippel and place it loce doшL оп the back s еаlп аllоl,апсе опL! with the edge oJ the metat chain at the Seam line. Stitch zippeT tape to seam allowance along the Eide of the metal chain from bottom to top. Now close thе zippel апd turn it Jaee up, ThjS wil] cause а паIrоw Jold to fоrп in the back sеаm allowance. Рrеss thiý fold andthen ýtitch it to the zippeт tape close to the edge. 'lnfi zlppef |аее d,оlL,п flat on the ýеаm so it extends onto front sе9m allowance. stitch thTough ziррег tape, sеаm allowance and' ýkiтt flont асгоss the bottom and un Jгопt ýide close to zippef chain. PTeýs. LiJt the back sеаm allowance and Temove the machine basting. PTess the placket on the outside. Join centeT back зеаm. waistband 19 РIеss under the sеаm allowance оп thе lопя unnotched edge oJ the waistband, 11 10 22 20 Pin the ?0fol9 side of the skilt to the figh' side of the notched edge oJ the band, maиhjng поl.hез, cenieIý and sideý, and easing the skirt to fft. 21 Stitch thё seam and рт€ss it zp towaтd the band. Also pтess up the sеаm allowance оп the extension of the back end of the band. Tfim the sеаm. With Tight sides together, fold waistband in balf, lenathwiýe. Stiteh i th€п trim the endý. Tum Ьапd right side out and рrеsý. Tbp-stitch the preýsed loose edge of the Ьапd очег the waistline ýеаm. Lsp band епds and fasbn rrith hooks and еуеý. 20,21 2з 51 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 51.
    r 24 hеm Have ап ечепlепфh flom the flоот marked оп the ýkift, Тuгп the bottom edge to the inside on the mаIkёd lin€ and presý the edge. 25 Маrk ап even depth for lhe hcm and trim оtrрч.еsа fabric. f0. wool0r syIth.tic ierýar, fiаIпсl, firm fieary laЫicý Make а row of ýtitchinя about %" frоm the edge. Pink the edge and catch_stitch it to the garment. Апоthег method is to baýte the hеm in place aJtel pinking. Then tur]r back the edge about Уа" sпd catch loosely to gагmепt fгоm uпd€Еidе of hеп with а running_hemming stit h. (Illuýtтsted.) 26 То eliminete ýоrп€ of the bulk at the seams, tlim otr ys" from the sеаm allowaneeý frоm the hem foid to the еdяе. 27 Pin th€ hеm in position and steam-p.ess the Iаw edge to shrink out аý muсh о{ the excess fullness as poýýibte. Then finish the hеm in опе of the foltowing wдуý: l0r heavy,0оlепý, cottons, rayols, and looýely шOч!п ol laveling latricý Reduce.any Jullness in the hеm edge. Then ýtitch biaý oI straight sеаm tape to the edge апd Ыiпd-hеm the tape edge to the skiTt. Апоth€I method, if ýtraight tape is used, is to tчгп back the stitched_on tape and catch the edge oJ the hem fabTic to the gаrmепt with а toose, rчппiпg_hеmmiпg ýtitcb. The tape thuý соч€тý the ltеmmiпя. lol light or m.diцп ,.igfit cottoпs, fuпl, ,оч.п ýillý and ýyntietics тчm.uпdег lз'оtl the hеm edge, usiпя about l0 stjt heý to the inch. ýtitch сlо€€ to the 'qad.d "dat, ТЬ t }. ор tn€ Ь.п ..!а P.ru up '.r. Фrr*a! rtrEd tltl . Fs .t ilt f.!, .a_ar***} Tt_ {Er.* r. r5* *arffht&r.*-_r |-fril.-] - Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 52.
    mаkiпg а drBss yочhачё lёаrпёd the baýic conýtmction of а Ыочзе fTom pages 41to 4?, so you already know the basic conýtruction oJ аdгеss ьоdiсе. Гтоm pages 48 to б2 you have alýo lealned the baýic conýtructibn of а skilt, sо you now know thё ЬаЁiс construction ofa drеss ýkirt. TheTe ате only two mоге ýtерs in m.king а dгеsý: Joining thе skiTt and bodice at the waistlin€ and putting in the ziрреI. Thiý demonstlation {eaturcs а simDie, basic frtted dгеsý with sljm skiIt . , , the kino l}ral.an ]ook "dreFFed чр" or ''dressed dоwл''. depending on its fabric апd the accessoTies wоп with it. lt is also the type you сап make чр in ап iпехрепýiче mateTial, such аý muýtin, to use to check оп fittinя oI to teaTn what, if any, adjustments you should rnake in а pattern beforc cutting Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 53.
    ,rraEs , 6rлйЕл?s- .{ Dltrss First make the bodice unit, leaýing сепt€r back seam ореп, Аррlу the neck facing; thеп nake the sleeves and set into аrmhоIеs. Next make the Skirt unit, stay-stitchiпg thе B,aistline and leaving center back Seam open CIip the skilt wдiýttine to the stay-Stitching. ( This step is not песеsБаrу in aveтy slim skiTt Ьчt shочld alwAyý Ье dопе in one with а flaтe. Right Sides together, рiп skilt to bodice, matchina сепtеIý, side seams and notehes. Stitch the seam with skiTt sidе ?ip, еаsiпg th. ckiTt to tЪр hodice 2 PIesE the waiýtline sеаm up, tоwагd the Оп outside, top-Stitch cloýe to the seam line, if dезiгеd_ Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 54.
    ап alternate metлod.. . demonýtlated in а softly flared skiгt witb side placket. First, take youT waist meaýuTement. IJ the bodice is а fftted one, add to yollT waist meaýulenent %", which iý the ease аllоwапсе iп the pattem. Then in the stepý that follow, the term "waist mеаsurеmепt" mеапs this total meaýuтement. IJ, hоwечеr, th€ bodice iý ыоuýеd, donot add the Уа" but use youт actual waiýt After clipping ýkiTt waistline, cut а piece of ýeam tape about 2" longel than уочг waist measufemёnt- Frоm опе end of tape, mеаsuте % уочI waist meaýulement, Pin this point to centeT back оп wrопg side of skiтt with longel end of tape pointjng to right. Frоm the сепtег back of the skiтt. measuтe on fhё tape one_half уочI waiýtmeasurement. Pin thiý point tothe centel frопt of the ýkirt. Pill tbe tape to the Tight half о{ the skiIt between the сёпtег fгопt and centel back, easing the SkiTt to the tape, (The ease will usually Ье fo[nd in the fгопt.) Fold back the ]oose end of front tape towaгd Iiaht side веаm; mеаsurе exactly to side seam апd mаIk tape. Рiп mаIk to left side s€олi arй€. Do ihe same on looвe tape at 3 6 Рiп €пtirе tape jп place; baзte_stitch to skirt. cut ofi any tape т€mаiпiпg at left ýide. Join ýkiTt to tjodice as in flrst method, omitting the top-stitching. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 55.
    mаkiпg а child'sdress FoI tittle giI]s' dresses or adult gaIments Such as smocks, bousecoats, ýpoTts ýhirts, .t -, whеп acculate fit iý not а matteт of eтeat impoтtJnce, а nat construction method can often Ь€ utilized. Thi8 is the method used in making the bodice of the child's dтess demonstTated in, the pages that Tollow. Boilice flont anil back AIe ioined at the shоuldеrs; tben the sleeves made апd Stitched flat to the &гmhоlе edge, Side s€аms and Sleeve seams are then joined iп one continuous stitehiп!:. whеп thele ата side seams in the skiгt as wel], the bodice flont апd SkiIt front, and the bodjce brck and skirt back са11 Ье joined at the wrstline, front and b&k seflmed at thc ghouldeтs, sleeves put in flat, and thel1 the entile side seam skiTt, bodice and ý]eeve stitched in опе operation. Fоr.lrrilу in ,hF plolUgraphq. сопlrаsIiгF fhfead has been used {от stitching, the зtitchcs hа,с Ьееп mаd€ lопgеr, and malký made with dтessmalret's tracing рареr aIe heal,ier than nolmal, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 56.
    1,2 Befoтe Tomoving thepatteTn, mагk seam line ends, dаrts, dotý Jоr matchiлg, top of-s]eeve malk, buttonhote locations, fold lines. сепtеr back. front bodice unit Stay_Stitch shouldeтs fгоm neekline to Stay-stitch пёсНiпе оп seam line fфm shouldeTБ to center. Make w5iýtline dагts. Prcss towaid сепtеI. back bodice unit Stay-stitch nёcktine fTom ýhoulder to center. Make а rоw of eaýe,stitching оп shoulder sеаm line. Stit€h чDdеr %" on сепtеI back edges. jоiпiпg front & back шпits Jojn front and back units st ýhouldeN. e,sing thе back to fit between notcheý, collar чпit Righr .ioes togethFr, ýriтch facings lo со]lаг sections, Leavo notched edges open. ьуег the seamý. (S€е раgё 88 foт How to Layef.) cliD the сur"чез in Y-shapeý. Tuln and рrеss the collal sectioný. Machine-baBte notched edges tоgеthег. Tack th€ two Sectioný tоgёthет at сёпtеr join collar чпit to bodice чпit 10 Clip bodice neck edge to stay-stitching. 1 l Оп oltsrdr, рiп cotlar to neck edge. Place Ьа k edges пГ, оllаг al medium dols Ihrl mаrk centel back. мэt h center flonts апd ptace ýmall dot on collaт at the ýhouldeT seam. Malhine-baste in place. ]2 TuIn bodice back еdяеý to outside аlопg Jo]d tiпеs to foim facinss. Baste to песk еdяе. 5f Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 57.
    тЕЕ DхрЕRl млкss1 GлRмЕNfs-л aяIrD,s DлJss 1з 14 cut а bias Strip of the dless fabric 1Уs" wide and as long as the песk meaýuтement. оп one lопсi side, tuln undeI y4" and рIеss, Rie:ht ýid€s togetheT, pin the bias ýtTip to the ncckline With rдwсdсе of biac rs" гrоm песk- line edge, ersing biqs to neck. Let €пds of bias extend oveт the backlacin8s. Baste; then Stitch оп Seam tine. Trim seam; clip cu es. ргеss seam towaTd bias. undelýtitch thTouEh bias and pтesýed seam опlу, close 16 Тч111 bias and back facing to inside; рIезs. Stip-Stitch the loose edeie of the biaý in р]асе. sleeve шпit РrеSs undeI апd ýtitch %" оп lоwег ёdgе of ýleeve. Set nachin€ foT about 10 stitches to the inch. At the top of slеёче between the notchёs, make а Tow of ease stitches оп the sеаm line, Make а ýесопd Tov ys" fTom the fiTst within the sеаm allowance. jоiп sleeve шпit to bodice чпit Right sides together, pin sleeve to aTmhole edge. Рlаее top-of-Sleeve maTk at ýhопlalеr sеаm. Match notcheв. Match dotý on sleeve sides with dotý оп bodice front апd back aTmholes. Pull up ease thтeads lтоm both ends to adjust ease ечёпlу to fft Sleeve. Pin and Stitch, Fтоm the notches to the undeTaтm, stitch а ýесопd time %" fгоm first Tow within the seam atlowance. TIim ýеаm between поtсhеs апd uпdеIаIm close to this sash чпit Sаrrоя]I fiзсhiпе-ьеm the long edges апd .ыеd еr& of thе sa_ýh, Gаthеr the ;:г.:rr: €.ёr .,п tbe sезm ]iп€, Р= t1:..t'!€ ..ё. !о Ь.чj,.е b&k at side ф '-r*:+з ( Цt:t f,.сs ride of iз-,h й "*}t !ра. сС Еa* Ва.:. l5 11 10 l0 20 19, 20 21, 22 2l , Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 58.
    jоiпiпg шпdеrаrm seamý mаkiпgthe счff skirt front & hack units 26 Join skirt flont to ýkiTt back-and-Bide-frontý. 27 Join centeT bmk Eeam {rоm lоwеr edge to medium dot. 28 Above dot, narTowly hеm the edges, tapeгing to nothing at bottom of opening. 29 Stitch uпdег vа" оп lоwеI edge of skiTt, Меаsuт€ up frоm bottom to,wheTe the top of the hem will Ье. At а thrеаd or firо above this mеаsчгеmепt, pin and stitch on tгimmiпg Ыaid, tapping endý at centeт back. 30 TuTn uD hem and slip stitch in place. 31 At skirt waistline, make two тоwý of machine gathering (8 stitcheý to iпсh), one on sеаm lin€ and the second %" frоm first within sедm аllоwдпсе. staтt and end дt thе small dots. 32 Тurп right back edge to inýide along Jold line, foming а facing and а pleat. Baste to чрреI edge. Iял д.rрдаa дАкr,s 2з Right ýides togetheT, ýеаm fюm waiýtline Тuтп lower edge of fold line. Pтess and Тчгп loweт edge to join €ntiтe чпdетаrп to loweT edge of ýleeve. ýleev€ to iлýide alona Stitch in place. outýide. folming the cufr. м 25 зз з4 joining skiЁ & hodice чпits Ореп out faeingý at lоwеI edge of bodice back. Riяht sideв togetheT, pin skift to bodice. Match сепt€I JIonts. Place skirt back opening edges at ýmall dotв in bodice back and the otheт seams at small dots iп bodice Jтопt. Adjust gathe$ to fit; pin in ptace. Stitch. TTim sеаm and pTess up. Stitch tгimmiпg ЬIаid over fTont waiýt- line ýеаm Ьеtwееп Side sеаms. TuTn чпdеI епds. PrcSs bodice facings to inýid€; slip-stitch to waistline ýеаm. finishing з5 Make hand-wolked оr machine-stitched buttonholeý in fight back. От, if deýiтed, use а zipper iп the opening, 36 Serv buttons undel buttonholes. 37 Sew а snap at песk and waistline. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 59.
    whвп уOч makeа GOat do it the easy wауl Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 60.
    mаkiпg а coatоr iacket тhе constтuction mеthоd usеd in this demonstTaiion is that of ýimptiffed, soft tailoIinsi. simpliffed sечёIе tailoring is demonstгated on pages r44 to 152. Fот the demonýtlation. а short coat Tith опе-рiесе upper collal - two-piece undeт- collar- а one-piece gleeve and s iined pocket has been uýed. Тhе geneтal woTk method, howev€T, сап Ье applied to any style coat oI jacket. W'ool has Ъёеп used, but cofduIoy, lelveteen, fuT fabric оr ]reavy cotton orlinen Го! clarjty in the photographý, а thгead contтasting in соtоr wjth the material has been used. stitches are 1опяег than поImrl, апd markingý made with drcssmaker'S tгacing рарет аIе heavieг and dalker than they Should Ье. Веfоfе Iemoving раttегп fгоm Jabric, malk оп the wrопя side the ends of зеаm li11е3 and а]] .onstIuction details such аý daтts. the pocket ]ocation, dotý foт matching, etc. MaIk inteгfacing and flont Jacinsi with center fl.опt line. and interfaeinq Tith hDttonhole locationý. front чпit Stay-stitch the shouldels Jrоm neck to atnhole. and аImhо]е fгоm shouldeт to uпdетаrrп, У9" frоm ihe edge, Stay-stitch np.k]ine frоm shoulder to centeт оп ýeamline. 2 Make shouldel dаrts апd tie thrcads at point. TIim to lbout 5/s" wide but do not tгjm al] the vay to the pojnt. Use tailoт'S ham to pтess tтimmed alea ореп апd the point flat, 61 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 61.
    Machine-baste thIough they Showon Iight Side Pin inteтfncing to wtong ýide of fгont. At uрреr соrпег of ffont edge, tгim otr inteтfacing соrпеI to about %" t]ack о{ Machine-baste interfacjng to frопt %" frоm front, ýhочidег and аrmhоlе edgeý and on the sеаm line of the песk. TTim elose to stitсhiпя. Machine b;Бte along сепtеr fгопt line. on Tight hand flопt, machine-baste along buttonhole locations. Sеw iппеr edge in place with iong Iчппiпg ýtitches. Eound buttoDholes аге uSual]y pTc{eтrcd fог B&,lcoat_. and jn(ketS and shou]d Ье made :, а :1 ::lt r'Eht front, See раgеý 100 to 103 : . ii _:, ){ai. Ii,,:!1.i I]ultonholes.) If ._,i.-.,:fi i.. l .€ !n,i, nake ,}д rJ'f -.]e;;:,.i 1af r.:-: i t a! Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 62.
    pocket шпit Оп чрреIedge of pocket wrcпg side апd Drеýý. Астоss wrong Side of pocket, just above Jold line. stitch а piece of ýtlaight seam tape. s 10 Right ýid€S togetheT, pin lining to pocket, having side and tоwег edges even. 11 11 TuTn uррег edge linё oveT liпiпя, of pocket dоwп aiong fold foTming а facing. 12 StaTting at top of facing, ýtitch down the side. aeloss bottom and upthe otheI side. Тгim сотпеIв and lауёт sеаm. lЗ Тurп lined рофеt rigbt ýide out and ýlip-ýtiteh tiлing to facil1g. 14 Pin and baste pocket t() location line on flont, Then top-Stitch %" fгоm side and lоwеr edsieS, rcinforcjng Stitching at uрреr соrпеIs аý shown in inset illustration. оR afteI basting pock€t to coat, tчш to wrong side and hand-ýew in place with brck stitcheý. _-r# .i 1- 63 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 63.
    hack uпit Stay-Stitch neck]ineflom shоп]dеr to ccntoт оп Seam line. Stay_Stitch shoulderg from neck to лrmhо]е and аrmhоlеs flоm shоu]dвг to underirnr, '," irom edse, 16 [IPk",.hnula..,l,,l,,,, Prp.q'o{ J|J (*гtеr, 15 |7 18 Pi_.|,d,.i.,},-п,*.jlпl ,Fпm lг, m l"{,еr edge to top. Press Seam open. lL,.l.il]..LJ,,- iп,р.'а.iля, , цl,,1д,iJ, , t back neck '']" from Shoulder еdgеs and on пei]k]nre Seam ]iпе. Sew inncf.dge jп place wjth iопg шппiпя stitch€s. joining front & back 19 Pjn апd Stitch Shou]dcl, bai]k to the flont, Тгjm seam line. РIеss Seams units Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 64.
    2l шпdеr-соllаr чпit Lap сепtеIback edges oJ соllаI interfacing, matching Seam lines. Stitch оп ýeam lin€, Тгirпsеаm edges 1/а" fгоm ýtitehing, TIim оtr loweI сотпетý about У4" back of points wheтe s€аm ]ines meet, 21 Right Sides tоgеthеI, pin and Stitch сепtеr back Seam of undef-cotlal. TTim seam and ,l l , 22 Pin iпtеfiасiпя to wгопя side of uпdеI- co]lar and baste-stitch neck edge оп Seam tine. Sev in place with padding stitches аt shOWn. , Fоr апоthеr ч.гsiоп оГ Padding Stitches, see page 99 ,) when padding is completed, interfacing mау extend slightly ovel lowel edge of uпdеr-соllаг. тIim it even with collaI edge. Тhеп baste-Stitch intelfacinci to uпdеI collal at ends and outer еdяе оп seam line. jоiпiпg чпdеr-соIlаr uпit to песkliпе 2З c]ip jacket песЁ€dсiе to stay-stitching. 24 Right sideв together, pin undel-collaI to лeckline. Match сепt€т backs, fronts and поtсh€s- Ptace Small dots at Shouldel seams. 25 Stitch and trim the ýеаm. clip curves. clip to sta}.-ýtitching at сепtеI front. Piesý 65 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 65.
    facings & upper collaruпit Stay-ýtitch Jrопt and back facingý on neckline ýеаm line. Join {ront and backfacings atBhouldeг sеаms. PrcsS ýeams open. clip neck edge of joinedfacings tothe ýtay Stitching, 29 Right ýides togetheг, pin uppercollaIto facing, matching сепtет backs aid JтопЪ. Р]асе smatl dots at shouldeI sеаms. З0 Stitch; tlim s€am: clip сuп,еý, ctip to s(ач-slil.hiпя al ссп|Аr fгопl пi fасiпя. Ргеsý seam ореп. 26 21 28 зl з2 Rightýides togetheI, pinfacing and uppeT collar to jacket апd undel-collal. Match centel backs. center lrопtý, seamE- tsaste, easing uppeт collaт to fft. Stitch. LачеI the seam; t m the сотп€гS; clip счr!еs, РrеSS seam towaId undeт-collaг and understitch асrоss the back оп outвide close to seam line, зl,з2 зз Turn facing and uppel press, rolling sc.rm line collaг to jnside and l Тц.:ё; е,. 1nFN:-':a .{aа-- aс I l desired, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 66.
    l0lnlng seamsSide з5 зБ pin апdstitch side sеаms to tot}. Pless seams оФеп. 38,39 sleeve unit Set mllсhiпе foт 10 stitches to the inclr. At Sleeve toD between nolcheý, make а Iоw of ease stitching оп the seam line. Make а second rоw Уа" Jrоп first within th€ seam Pin а 2%" wide biaý ýtlip ot intelJacing to $гопg side of sleeve t" above lоwег edge. Sew in place $ith 1опg lunning ýtitcheý, 38 Pin лDd Btitch the sleeve undelaтm seam. 39 Turn up toweT edge of 8lе€че over intedacing stтip апd sew to inteгfaciлgwith long Tunniltg stitcheS. If deýiIed, top-ýtitch У2" fгой loweт еdяё of sleeve. бf Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 67.
    joining sleeve чпit tocoat Right sides tc,getheT, pin sleeve in аIпhоlе, matching notches, seams апd the dots оп the s]eev. Фiih 1.he dots оп the coat аrmhоlе. 41 Pull up both ends о{ the bobbin ease thleads So Sleeve fitS аrmhоlе, leaving 'bout 1" flat acl,osg the top. Pin еаýе iп Dlace. 40 42 Stitch Sleeve into almhole, beginning and €пdiпg at undelaTm sеаm. At uпdеIаrm, between пot hes, stitch а second time 1'!" flоm Iirst stitching, within the seam allowance, тrim seým cloýe to ýесопd Btitching, Steam-shгink aS much of ease aS роssiЫе and lightly prcss ýeamto{,ard sleeve, 4з 44 Тuтп чр hеm & finishing Along the rаw edge of the hеm, ýtitch оп а bjaý StIip of muýtin. (Do not extend the muslin очеI the flont intelfacings.) Sew mчsl,л .п рJз ", t, bod}- о'jа.}Fl $'lh а ]опр running ýtitch. A]so catch down the теmаiпdег о{ the hеm with а long lunning Тuгп llont {дсiпlas to jnsjde, Catch,stjtc]r il х ег j ji. eLige oi la.!lg l. h.m, turn facings out firt. 45 tб Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 68.
    liпiпg the coat lf},оuI pattelrl does not ha!,e sepalate lining pieces, thеп instTuctions wi]l Ье given fol uýing the frопt апd back pattems to cut the Iining, l'otlowthese iпstruсtiопS cafefutty, making suTe to cut the back яith ап extla 7r" дt the neekline to дllоw fоr а pleat, aS Shown, 47 Stay-Stitch ]ining neck]ine. Make dalts in lining flonts, stitching only as fаг аs second dot from shou]de!. Рrеýs towald centcl,. Stay-Stitch back neckline апd make dads. 48 Join сепtеI back seams. 49 on wlопg Side, make а pleat at the centeт Ьу Stjtching 1," fIоп the sеаm ]iпе foT about 2" be]ow the neck edlie. Рт€Sý pieat to опе Side. 50 Join fronts to back at shоuldеr senms and Side seams, Stitch on sеаm line аlопg JIопt edges and neckline, 51 Press seam a]iowance оп ýtitched ]ine. clip cuпes, 52 Make Sleeves and stitch them into almhotes, clip arrnhole ýеаm atthe notches and рrеSS ореп above the clip. 5з Pless undel the lоw€I edlies of the tining lvith wrопg ýides together, pin ]injпg in jacket, matching center backs and ýeams, aick seams tоgеthег loose]y, Pjn lining о!еrfrопt facing, neck edges, Sleeve апd bottom hems, S]i!-stitch in place, Nofe: wh€п making а full length coat, finish coat Ьеm and lining hеm sepalately Ьеfоге putting lining in coat. Then anchof with Frепсh tacks at seams. 55 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    ti 7о Big gift forsewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 70.
    mаkiпg slacks оrshoЁs The slacks mаdе in this demonstгation arc daTt-fitted and side-zippered. They аIе of medium width-neither "skinny" пог ,ide- апd the sаmе construction рIосеdчте would Ье used for апу slаеkБ, рапts oI shoTts rcgardlesý of theil length and vidth. тhе Jahic used is а wool flаппеl. cottons ýчсh aS dёпim, тауоп and iiЬёг blends would contвsting cololthTead has Ьееп uýed in the construclion Ёо |hе stiicheawill сhоц,.lраr]у ; and fог the sаmе Teason, the stitches аIе lопgет than woutd Ье uýed when making the slacks. The depth of the сгоtсh о{ slacks ог shогts iS imроItапt flom the standpoint of Ъоth comfort and аррёаmпсе. То dеtегmiпе the best depth fог you, measurc as follows: I| цоц Фе ап arefage ligйle, sit on а chair and hаче а mеаsuгеmепt taken fтom youT waiýtline down опе side to thе chaiT, as shown in diaglam а, Add %" to thiя mеаs!теmепt. I| !оL hаl]е Lаrgе hips a,lld/or аЬdоlпеп, stand and have а ýпug measuтement taken очеI а рапtу giIdle от pants frоm the Jтont waistline between the legs to the back waistline аý in diagram Ь. Add s" fоr еаýе. If this measuтement doeý not aciтee with the neasuтement of the cтotch оп the раttеrп, аý indicated Ьу the cтotch depth liпе оп the pants back, the patteln ýhould Ье lengthened or shoItened as песеsвагу. Simplicity s]acks and pants раttегпs have сгоtсh alteration liпёs printed оп them, То Iind the еопёсt length foт the s]aeks от Dants, stand and have а measulement taken at the side Jгоm the natuTal waistline to the point оп the leg whеlе you want the pantý to rеэсh. сhесk thiБ mеаsurеmепt йth the length of the раttегп апф if песеssаrу, shoIten от teпrithen. (R.m€mЬеl to allow Beforc removins: patteIn pieces fтom faЫic, maIk ends of sеаm lines :lnd ali constluction ýymbols ýчсh as daгts,dots foI matching,etc. I l ?1 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 71.
    тЕЕ ЕхрЕRl млкhSl llлЕмlrN|s srncкý о€ saoR?ý front unit Stay-stitch the waiýtline ffom sides centel, and the sides fTom hipline to %" fгоm the edeie, Make the dагtý and pless toward the (lf daгts arc culv€d оr fablic hеачу, от ýlash the dalts апd pтess ореп.) Pin and stitch the ceпteI {Tont sеаm. Stiteh the seam again Уý" flom the fiБt stikhing within the ýeam allowance. StaTting at the lоwег ёпd, tTim the seam close to ýecond stitcbing as faT up as the smait dot. PTess the seam tovard the Tight-hand side. hack чпit 6 Stay-ýtitch waistline and sides as waý done 7 Make dalts and pTess towaTd сепtет. (If fаЬгiс iS heavy, slаýh ог tгim and рrеSs 8 Join еепtеr back ýеаm. Аý on the frcnt, Stitch а second time, tlim and pless. pockBt чпit (If рrеfегтеd, the pocket may Ь9 рчt into the Tight ýide seam Ьу the method used in the skift demonstration, page 50.) With Tight ýides together, pin one pocket piece to fгопt аlопg Iight side ýеаm, matching sma]l dots. Stitch in а i/]]" seam frоm lов,ег ýma1l dot to l,ajStline. Рiп and stitch tile second pocket рiес€ to the i,ack аlQпя thе гight side seam. rr. '.a. l!.]i:. !есi ýеа:. t..ward pft'ket. Оп |..',-,fu "-|'la (-'щ '.i, *аЕ::::€ rbranah lйftr. .дi ;r€.d !6i .lfrаrф_ 9, |0 10 Il ,!a Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 72.
    тЕЕ |]xPEllT мдкЕSl .|лпмЕNтs sLдскs ов sяol|Ts 12 jоiпiпg front & back шпits pin fгопt to back on left side sеаm and зtitсh fTom bottom up to side Sеаm notch, РгеSs ýearn open. (If the Slacks have а slit at the bottom ol the Siale seams, StaTt stitching thеsс Ееаms дЬоUi 3" above the lоwег edge, Pin fTont to back оп right side seam апd Stitch in а %" seam JIоm bottom to lоwег end of pocket opening. clip Seam to stitсhiпя line below pocket апd pTeEs open, 14 Right sides togethef, pin the poeket ýectinns tойthеr. Start at bottom of %" ýеаm made iп Step 9 and ýtitch iп а 7s" ýеаm to waistline edge. 15 РгеSs pocket tоwагd the frcnt, PTess sla,ký fTont ;lonei the seam tine, (ThiS brings to the insiale the seam rпherc the poeket was joined to the slacks front во it will not shоw') 16 Baýte pocket to front waistline edge, (Whеп wBistband is put оп lateT, th€ pocket top will Ье Stitched into the waistband seam,) 1? оп the or.fýrd€ oJ the pocket, Stitch close to the frопl edge througb all lhicknesseý for from l" to 1%" fTom r,aistline ede:e, 18 РiD and stitch the inner leg seam, Pтess seam ореп, inserting the zipper Sevelal methods of insertina zippeгS аrc Shown оп pages 108 to 110, Alýo see paaes 50 to51 iп the dеmопзtrаtiоп of SkiTt construction. use whаtе!ег method is 13, 14 1з ршttiпg оп waisthand waistbandý ol Blacks аIе way as зkiтt waistbandý, зkirt demonstTation, 1g 20 f inishing Stitch undeт La оп lо$еt edge of dacks_, iu"n цп lоrпеr edge tt,e ,tesiтed depth ol bem. P;ePs апd Slip-Stitch ill place, || |he -,lo,ka поJр о 91,1 al lhp ],allol, ol 'hр si,?e seclrs, finish ,з fotlow": а stilch опр edg, ot straighl saam bIndlng la 'очеr Ihe side орFпiпg lo цl'h!n l ol Lowet,edge, h stifch uпduт r4" оп loweT edge oI legs, ' Turп lo.e,,"dg, to ""/s'd,, lоrmjпсhеп, St itch hem Io cide edges aloт g ýеаm,lпЕ, d Тuтп hеm and орепiлg edges to lnsroe, Slip-Stitch hеm iл place, put on in the Еаmе See page 51 of the 20 а,Ь, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 73.
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  • 74.
    Pin pocket tobaste_maгked pocket location line оп left {ront of shiтt, Stitch to the shilt about Уа" fтоm the edge. Remove the baste- stitched location ]iпъ. hасk шпit Make two rows of machine gathering on the upper edge of the shilt back between the notcheý. put the first гоw on the senm liпе and the second row %" ffom th€ first on the s€аm allowance- y0l, Stay-stitch the ne€kline оп sеаm line and the should€Iý %" fтоm Sеап line within ýеаm а]lоwапсе. Pin the '9Лt side of the yoke Jaeing to th€ 1l).о29 side of the shilt back, matching the сепtетS and notches. Puti up the gаthегs to fit. Baýte. ryith outsideý togetheI, рiп the yoke to the ýhilt back апd yoke facing, matching centels and notch$. Stitch ýеаm thюugh all thicknesýes, Layer the Sеаm, '!rt {- ,i* iti4 Ё* :ii.&Ei iql, lillii]ihn .!it* * h{l r" iiin* lrt r* le ,х Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 75.
    ,0ln yOke fronts unit 11 & backto Pin and Stitch the 7lgrt Sidc facing to the UIолg Side of in а fогwаrd ýhouldel sеаm. %" and press toward yoke. 10 Press undeт the sеаm all0!,ance оп the {ront edge of tho yoke and tгim to l,s". Pin апd lop-ýtitch over the Senm оп the о?rtýrdе. Baste the yoke апd yoke facing togetheт :rt the n..kline оп the Seam liпе, ll collar Stitch the intoTfacj п g to the иrол,g side of the collaf оп the ý€аm line, lеачiпя neck edge lгес, TIiIn tbe interfacing o,rl, ctoce to 12 Tith outsides togetheT, siitch the col]ar апd collaT facing toget]rer,lcaYing the notched e{ige ореп. Тrim thе coTners and 1ахеr the seams. Рrеss the Seam ореп gо tbe collar witl tufn mоге easily. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 76.
    Еи.N"s 1 M,rл,ssPoл?s ýяIIl7 'з тum tbe соllаг to the fieiht ýide and plesý, Tolling the edges slightly to the undeтside so sеаm line does not show. Рrеss, Top-stitch Уа" frcm finished edces. 14 clip the Shiтt neckline, includjng the facing, to the Stay-Stitching. Pin the collal lacing and inteтfacing to the back neck edge, matching the centeý. Match and pin the notch on the fгопt edge of the collar and соl]аr Jacing to the Same notch оп the neck edge. Match and рiп the lтont edeie of both collal апd, facin| to t]r1е dot оп thе front neck сdgе. Stitch the col]ar and Jacing to the front пе€k edge fol about %" to hold it loop fot neck button '5 The loop mауЬе made of sclfmatelial от of а piece of Soutache Ыaid- От а thread loop may Ье used. Tomakealoop of self mateIial: а Сut аtгuе biag Stlip 1" wide and about 1" lопgеI than the Iinished loop will Ье. Ь Eold the stlip l€ngthwise, fight ýides togothef, and pтess. Stitch 1/в" flom fold. Trim gеаrп to aЪout 1t". . With а needle, {ast.n а stfong thтead to one end of the folded ýtгiр, d Drаw the needle, er..e end ffIst, thrоugh the fold, tlilning the strip Iiяht ýide out, Pless. 16 Fоrm th€ stlip into а loop апd Ьазtе to the outside of the left ffont neck edge close to the fold line oJ the flont facing ext€nsion. Have the loop pointing do]rr, away fгоm thе Seam edg€. (If soutache iS uýed, bastc in the Same poýition. lf а thтead loop is to Ье used, it iS put on when the Bhirt iS finiýh€d,) 15d 16 17 Т!rп front facing €х.епSiоп to o/týid. оп f,)ld liB., оl€г сс]l]аг. Р;п facing апd соllаг to ir,,.t .е.k rdge Дt епd of facing. c]ip :.- :Jj: ,,:: :.:.]:]t.l.:, IIold llррег co]lal !::..,j.:]1(h епlirе Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 77.
    ,.r,! {Fr,lrý s-llrlr 19 2l 18Тurп the {ront facing to the inside длd pвi Piess the back neck ýеаm ?]р_ Р.еý чпd€. the seam allowance on the co]lar ba.k. chec! the гоll of the соl]ат, adjustiпa the tчrпеd- under sealn а]lоwапсе if песеSsаrу. Тr'm the sеаm аllо,!чапсе to поt о!ег 1!" апd ýtitch thc соllаг edge oveт the seam, sleeve unit АсrоSs the top oJ the Sleeves, between the notches, make а line of eaзe-stitching on the ýеаm line. If degired, а gecond line may Ье put in, %" fтоm the fiIýt, within the seam Fоr the opening at the bottom oJ the зIе€чеs, ýtitch on the Stitching lines, squafing the st;tching ,сгоsS the top, slash between the stitching to about %" fгоm the top and clip diaяonally into thе согпеrs. Рiп the оfirsrd€ of the Sleeve opening ztdef- lop to the 1l'/олg Side of tbe Ъасk edge of the орёпiпg, having lоwег edges even. Stitch l"пm.|iррёd соrпсг to boiiom iп а l1" сFаm. РгеsS seam tоwагd undeтiap. 21 Press uпdеr %" on the under]ap and top-Stitch outside, Тuтп and pтess clipped top of the зlеече of the unc]ellap. Baste, оthеI edge о{ the over the sеаm оп the to the outside the opening al1d the end Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 78.
    ое ta ,aJuBMoIlT ш"аs аIочшJе раtлш]i]аql Jало чi)]I]s do] рu€ а.ааli эti} ]о а)u"лtопЕ Lцтаs ач].iэрuп sБа]а lz ,,,7! о1 '?rо аIочtuiв ачl +о а)ч".,оп€ tuвas alil mi.lJ ,алааls ач] tчоi] ,t?м€ tлtаs a!.l] ýýaJd }sig 'шваý pallal ?Bg € IoJ ,qr}l]Е рчt ýачilоu ачt uaaмlaq цU одааls аql ов рЕа.lч} аsвэ эщ dn ппа ,sача]оu pll€ sчJвtч iарIпоqЁ ач] iц]чrlвtч 'аIоtIцiв ач1 lll алэаIý зч] uld '.lач}аiо} i^apls}no q}lд 9z ,ап!l шЕа! ач1 uо s?Baid эщ Jo аара ]аiлоl эч] Бво.liв ч]]qS ,алааIý ач} Jo аЗра iaлol ач}lв эрIцпо ач1 uo ýl"aid 1}оý эrlвIt ,sаýýаuчап{} пв чЯпоiч] -8uluado аql Jo эарэ Jaddn ач1 ýýоirе рu€ рuэ pa}ulod alt} рчЕ аара Buot ач1 uо uoqlsod ul t{i?Irs 'шваБ atl} Jarlo uld puE apls?ro эt{} о] d€Iiало аq] pIoJ ýz 1 ,d€I.Ia^o эч1 Jo plra dol рэrчоd aql rlо puЕ абра atlol аulпlзшаI ач1 lto ,,ti Japun ssa.Ia ,d€l]ало аql pieмo] ш€аý аqr ýsа.lа ,z ,шоцоq о} IauJoa paddlla ач] uloJJ шваs ,.rt € ul чаlчS-,uэла ýаара laдot ;ul^вq 'апIuэdо Jo аара rпоi} Jo ар!ý Оцолm эч| о1 d,r)раао ацt Jo 2рБ?u о эtl] ula tz s,LNxNEv, ! slrчп J:Ei,Llxs gЕ,I Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 79.
    29 Preaa uJldeJ.r]"1]]L 1п. Тum пр the lo{el e(ige of hеm апd !jп in 1rl!(., dсSсгiЬеd on !tя. |1r, y{listhands З0 Stitch the iпtегf!с;пg t,, of thc iuiSlbnlld fa(iIg Tl'im the inie1,1xcjng ,,,] 1]], 32 Тоlп lrand to Iignl :inl ]':, -- Sеrm ljпе s]jghtll,rn th. ,]]l] l! i', . , ý;d. of the bnnd fa.ilg l,. ,, s|сF!F, tit.h, Pi.ilg . ] з1 33 Pless ппdсr |he sеаm дlltllalre rеmлiпiлg rаlг cdg. of rh. ],!ntl 11", Тор "titcl огеr t]r. .оltг] , а ('.пtjппс t!]] st]tchi.g r,]' l,"n] a]i outside u]gtS,.г ц.гk :1.|L(ill f inishing xIxkc Luttl]лhol.s in thc ]c]'l iI(|rt i.lr1] thc al,,lL"l lr , :, " ,",j , ,,] holes апd о rhe rjght noc]i sсдm uпdег the ,оор, Il d.,, i/o,1. п оf. . "d.l. .", hiгg ,,i ' Uр, stitch 11" IIоm thc edJ.e of the co]]af. з4 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 80.
    с!i:ýрцеý1 or НоФ 11ispl]o I ч,олl tt ro look? iS the material insei,ted between the gаrmепt's fabfic and its lining oI itý facing to:dd .]ьqф,', оr foT реrпrапепЬhарiпg jiar.e_aýýltсl1 а|"*Цзщ, 9цДS, lege.ls,etc. lYhen used under and buttons, it also stIgпst!е_цý those nlcas оп ýhiсILеёJm q!!аЦ,Црцt. lпt€lfасiпя mаtеriаls mау Ье made eýpecia]]y fоr interfacing pufposes, оr they mау Ье а fabric which iý also uзeal fоI making Ealmentst such аý cotton broadcloth, olgandy, taffeta, etc. )+dli z _, ,zl.z, -lr,t *.._ ",-l- .,, sIecial interfacingý The materials made especially fоI inteгfacing атс of two general types: l)чеп апd псiп-wq1,9lц Within these two genelat types are many vaтiationý in weight, texture, flbeT content and color. ' ,r,, , -,)- ,_.__r Wошп Lпtеrlасiпgз, .-, , ,-,-. ... ,J"}-.-_. Woven interra.incs аr" made l't" wочеп fabrics with iengthwiýe and crosswise thrеаdý and, tbercfore, hale "gTain". They should Ье cut on thejame gIsiп as the fabi,ic piece to which the inteTfacing iS to Ьс applied. lnctudcd in thiý woven gф р аIе ýuсh weýves as the ditrcfenttypes o{canvaý- hаirсап!аз. cotton convas, iinen canvaý and - J frпеI weave. in а г ins ое)4 гFFs oi (г:tрпс",, '-/-..fJ}L |/} . |-,l-, I ,n!n" . 1',1., |, '1.4' t,i Йich int.rfacing to шsе Тhеrе is по rule of thuml, to tel] you what nlterfacing to use whеrе от !,hen I When deciding what kind to use, ask youгSelf questions Suсh аý: Is ,1ц gaпrLeпt labfic hea1,!|, пеdiчп] 1l,.i!|ht, li (1htloeig h t аf sh ее1,? Dо I 11lqпt th? зlhlе аlпочпt о| сfiзрпеss Afe the|e Teas that пеесl speliaL _iaiЦ:ea -,;й;tдеrds Ltцщд hеачiеI intefiacing thап а soft onei that а }р!у |aыic nepds а hеачiеr iпlоr|:а(iпg: that а Апýwетg to questions like these Shопld help you decide not on]y what type interfacing to use but alýo тhеthеr you should pian to use two d]fferent typeý iп ditreтent аIеаs f'oi?_ IlhUPn IпtP rlасiпgз won't Show. such аý а ffne net. If you аrе in doubt аý to which of two weights to use, us_e tЦ9 liЕht9]_адg And rcmеmЬет| If уоur galment iS wgýhаЫе, the inteгfacin€. must alýo !е ,lvaýhable alld рrе--!цrццLЦ'дqlLеJgг, the galmetlt is to ье dry-cleaned, 9ЦЦ9_{ l_ycý}4&l_s .aI d{x- c|earxb|e iпlргtа(;пg rпаJ lre used, длd ir the fahic ig "wash-and-wear", you can also gеt а "wаsh-апd-wеаг" inteтfacinя. how mцсh intcrfacing t0 ЬUу Тhе песеssаIу interfacinla уагdаgе will Ье gil,en оп thе back о{ уоur patteTn envelope, if iпtеrfасiпg iS intended to Ье used, But if l,ou $,ant to liзe intelfacing in aTeas not sLlяяеstеd Ьу the Dattern, ]ai,out thе pattem pieces i-ou ý i]] Ье usin8: гithiп а ý,idth iп ,hich the desired iпtегfасiпg is made,5nd п.аi rе hoý mчсh is needed, .,- J-..J а-Г1^ /4:1iз1. п2-а",""}2i /"La,/.N on-ýloven interfacings have по lisible ' ',., ч/ |, l ):-hrсаds bul аг* madc Ьу a.ompresiing оI ,J!.,, mаlllлg рrосе,q shiсh gives lhрm " ii ,, ,,i, somewha, the look оr lighпvFlgl t*ll. Tne! u J h,,c n" рrаiп апd the Dаltрrп .ап ье .,_r ' ! рlд.еd оп thern in апч dire.lion lог, Lllins, u,лJ!} ., , | "Уау Ье п plain compleýýed sheet о{ -у-;...-.з-!,-, mаtегiаl oI "ventilated" with tiny aif holes лll очеI the suгfасе, And thеге is also а Stretchable oI "biaý" typc that iý designed foT use in gаrm€пts with Soft lines that nFad погс,,ubl le, leS. сriýр, shaping, Y.l ,!л_ ,i) ?, ^, ". ?. l ".:" ",,,ttJu,1,1 i " Рfеss-Оп" InteItaciпg Тhеrc is a]so а ýpecin] txpe of iпtег{асiпg descгibed аS "рrеSs-оп" vhich comes Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 81.
    preparatioп oi interfacing Ifyou ате using washabte interfacing, Ье mаrkiлg the intellacing MaIk intelfacing with att thе constmction Symbolý found on the pattern. (See page 35 fol How to май,) If, beforo cutting youI fabric and inteгfacing, you will chcck the constтuction syrnbols оп the pattem, you wjll lind that some need to Ье mаrkеd only оп the intelfacing. Buttonhole locations, JoI example, сепtет front lines, etc. Place the intellacing on the wгопg Side о{ thc fabfic ýо the malked side is up and the necessary malkings will Ье сlеаrlу visible. сАUтI!цi!gs:ф9ц.!L!9-]дц}е,d gц-.LаtL i_t_!€9l9,"_}Ццс. (See page 29 fоI How to ShTink.) ,f,пtесd пIе_shruпk: о1 shгink lf it is woven and not pelfectty on 8rаiп, stтaighten it Ье{оIе cutting, (See palie 29 f of Stгаiяhtепiпя GTain. ) Gutting the interlaciпg YouI pattem will indicate what patteln рiесеБ аfе to Ье used in cutting the interfaclng and whеthег patts of these pieceý are to Ье trimmed olт Ьеfоrе cutting, If you Dlап to intelface an afea not ýuggested Ьу the pattem, you s,ill Stilt use thе patteтn piece to cut the intorfacing. RDt rеmеmЬет that the entiTe pattern piecc the ,raтment fablic and the inteгfacing .rs they mUst Ье made Scnrrlrte]y. atlaching intOrfacing t0 gatment piace gепегаt rule, intefacing iý pinned in апа st;tсЬеdБ-iБЙЙЁпt iЙпg Lhcýsam.]iдe. оп jl.k"ts iпJ.оаls thbl have und"r-.o]Ial,s. howeveт. the intelfacjng ig basted to the uпd.f-UоtliI агd ,hFп аltз, hAd рртmзlепl ly -lifib padding stit!!щý Lпдdе ejbes made eithelh*_hnndeith l. е. (See Dаgе 99 foт Hand Гоr examp]e, often the entire lmnt о{ а ]'acket iS not inteтfaced, the interfJ,cing cut to extend only palt way J(lo-. lhP trопt r- -hоsп in Diagram А. Мrпу of the bettel dTessmakefs, however, do inteIface the complete fтопt. If уоuг inteffacin8i is the woven type, cut шrf' the лain as you did yotlT fablic. W_Д9д9!еI t,os.ihlc Buch aS цhеп сuttiпя д .ollar, lог iпstалсе-сut the iпtегfасiля firSf Ьеfот€ _,!!ф,!_iд g_tlrе,lа!!ц-!9аrе- t}s_ра_t!",-.лрi!д94 tp_ tц9.1длg9!дs,здq ру-дt! 1l,!9$1:]19 Ап.i nattern 0п the fabгic to (Ul, Thcn lhe unit will Ье completety asýembled when you ате ready to woik оп it. padding Stit h.) Inteffacings used in the lIonts of jackets and coats аrе genelally stitched along the оutеI от op€ning еdде ,nd then hand-tacted to the galment along the iппег edge with long Iunning stitches. (See page98 fог Long Running Stitch.) Intefiacing along the lowel. edge of а jacket may Ье entircly attached with thesё stitches. trimning interfacing in seams AfteI stitching thё interfacing to the gaтment fabIic, tlim itveтy close tothe sеаm line to геduсё bulk iп the seam. If the ýеаm is an e?i.loýed one, ýuch as in а соtlаr, also trim the eiarment faыic Slightly wideT than the inteтfacing. (See Layeling of Seamý, раgе 88,) If it is an о2ап ýеаm, Such aS а side ýеап in а coat. it is поt песеsSаIу to tтim th€ Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 82.
    lomG iпtеrfаGiпg tricks DETAras!дJ? couNT - lNтЕRFлсING Fоr Shafp Соfпеfs When cutting interfacing fог соlЬтs, счfis and lдреls that have ýhап) corneTs to Ье tumed, trim ofr the interfacing сотпеr about %" inýid€ the rneeting plece of the ýеаm lines. This will eliminate the bulk of the intelfacing fTom the colnel, makina it €аsiеr to tum. (Diaglam В.) U зiп g " Рrжs -Оп" I пtef I acin g when using the "pтess_on" type of iпtёrfасiпg in aTeas that ате to Ь€ ýeamed and tчгп€d, cut out the рiесеs and caTefuliy mafk all веаm lineý, Their tтim off the ýеаm allowances all aтound thе piece. once the "рrеs8-оп" type is attached to th€ gа!m€пt, it iB зlmоst impossible to rcmove and t}us impossible to t.im thе sеаm, cutting ofr the ýеаm allowance Ьеfоге рrеýSiпg it оп зоIчеs this pIoblem. Makhlg Dаrts iп Interlaёillg То rеduсе the bulk of daтtý in heaw iпtетlасiпяg, mgke them аý followý | stitch on stTaight Doint, stitch back .ent a liпё. Ttt rcinfof.e and fortb ýечетдl times- Mothod, 1 cut th€ mдIkеd daтt оп one sl9nted Btitching line to about Уа" ьеуопd the Doint. Тrim the lapped edgeý to about %" fФm ýtitchinя. Method, 2 cut tbe dдгt оп th€ ýtraiaht center line to about %" beyond tbe point. l Strt b fut й]Ф!t.Ьl.d.tit hiпа lines. В.йrйtt Dd.t. 2 l,ap edges ýо ihe ýIanted stiиhing lines mРet. ' I-}rf .----_ltL-, a Tri- LFa .tt to rtФt Ч-. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 83.
    :i, ,. .L 0!_I2-л *-д.4"{rkb,.- {, n p",z- о| t а ]r dеrliп!пg L ". "t,l, uп Und€flinings arc used to plevent а skilt or dless fтom ýtretcbing оr saggiлg out of Shape; to accent а Shаре; to give mоIе body and сhагасtеr to а gaтment ; оr in the case of lacР пr .hеFrs to (nJnlpra.{ lrап"раrепсу. Skirts mау Ье completely undeTlined оr undeIlined only in back to prevent "sitting out" от only in flont to give Ьоdу to waistline pleats. Drcss bodices when undeIlined arc comilletely so, except that sometimes undeтlining the Sleeves may Ье omitted. Slacký andothel types oJ prlnts would also Ье completely ttn derlined as would ]асе оI sheef bodices от blouses. 1^J} Use the skifipattefn to leach to th€ top of stightlyiongel. I{ only the fTont is аьоutзот4iпсhеs to Ье undeIlined, cut to below th€ hipline, (ь l I l I ' Ю"'*е",lс,-л,д-,t, m.terials lor чпdеrliлiпgj should Ьр flrmlу / / wо!еп ýu(h аý laffela, lwiII, гhiпа silk, l l jlllppn, г4уоп 5еrgе, pt(, rr ,Ь- H^.гл*t i. //nade of wаýhаЫе fablic, the undellining shoDld also Ье wаshаые, I l I l l l l l underlining а skirt Askilt undertining mау Ье made Sepalntely and attached опlу at th€ waistlineal1d placketedges, оr itmay Ье а buitt-in раIt of the skirt. cUtting the underlining and eut it lonci enough the ýkiTt hеm от just If Skiгt hаý а pleat oI!ent, omit the pleat extension whеп eutting the undeI]ining, But ье suIe toleavea Seam allo1vance foT IinishinP the underlining edgoý. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 84.
    $}|Б Еr* } whепе!ег pý.iЫe.(urtь. c.&rtiEiдrз оп the сrоssý,iý€ аг!i! г.tЬ, tь.a Ф rb. leлgthв,ise 8гriа- ТЬ .t dr! Ь tb! lenathýise агriц r.bib b.r kr. t€ldeacý to stretch, aoillr.fuud t}. ъ.dr, Сч! in lbis $sy, you сап also рlап to have the !.lrзgе at the bottom of the lining so you Eill поt hale tоhеrп the ]oiver edge, In а slim skiгt, апу ýhарiпа at the bottom iý ýо ýlight it {,ill not mаttег if the ]ining еdg€ iý left ýtraiяht. tfte built.in чпdеIliпiпg If skift has сепtеI searns, stitch them оп both J}iгl апd undcг]ining sпd ргрiс оррп, ElcErItol.,: lf skirt ha_ý pleat ог ý€пt, seam !hе чпd€rliпiпа onll, аЬо!е thе Pleat. Тhеп t!r.B .ad.r lЬ. еiа?з Ь]оt tlЁ !.lE rDd дtt_ .!:.Ji l 'дье dф !.( пtr{ ll it d.rrEýr.G. ltэrk*.a-ar&-a l---r-Gl-, Иrол.g Bides togetheг, pin uпdегliпiпg frопt to Bkirt frопt and lndellinina back to skilt Ьас}, Baýte_stitch underuning rо skifl sideJ and waistline about %" JIоm the edges, If skiIt flont has soft pleatý, baýte_stitch undeIlining to skirt thгоugh pleat lines and make the pl€ats. If skiTt has dalts, they mау Ье handled in eitheI of two wауs as fotlowЁ: а Baste-stitch uпdегliпiпg to skiтt thTough сепt€г fold line of daгts. Make daltý through all lhicknesses. , То гсdчсе bulk, чпd€riiпiпя mау Ье tTimmed аwау to about 1/i" fгоm stitching.) PTesý darts llale dart_. seFвlel!- iп ýkirt md in B.&.liDi!a ь.fo.t Ь'tilr8 ulderlining ь ,bn Ptr.. .tifr d.!,B tоr^зtd сепtег, -di]{ d.rl' toп.d,id€s. , Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 85.
    8 9 Pin Side seamstoaethel thгo gh а11 thickneýýes and stitch entiIe,ag}' side зеаm. Stitch l?l' ýide seam only to bottom of piacket. Baste-stitch rеmаiпdег of seam in prcpaтation foт putting in the zipper, TTim the ýеаm allowance of the undeтlining апd Put in zipper. Put on Waistband, layeIing the seam to Teduce bulk, (In layering, leave unde"lining seam allowance just а bit longeT than the otheт lауегs.) Uпd,еrliпiфg |rопt or bocft оиJ? is dопе the Same way except that you have only а front от back to wоIk with. undefliпiпa а one-ptece sйif' iý also done the sаmе way except that theTe will Ье no tie sBparate underliпing Make entire skiтt except foI waiýtband. РrcýS any daгts tovaTd centeT. Make entire undeтIining. РrеSs any daTts towald ýrdas. Stitch leJt side зеаm опlу to bottom of placket. рrеsý uпdег the seam allowance of the undeтlining along the placket opening. rrой9 Sides togetbel, pin waistline ýеаm line of und€rlininsi to waiýtline sеаm line of skilt. Baste-ýtitch togetheт %" from the веаm tine within the seam allowance. Аlопg placket opeвiпg, slip-Stitch the pTessed undeI Seam allowanceý of the undeTtiпing to the zippeT tapes, Put оп waistband, IayeIing theseams. То uпd,еrliпе Dосlr orIU, cut and make undeIlinin€: back. Pin to skirt back, matcbing сепtегs and waistline ýеаm lines_ Then proceed аý followý: pin and stitch the side ýеаm allowancФ of the underlinin8 to the FRoNT Side seams о{ the skirt. Оп le{t ýide, stit h only to bottom о{ placket. Tum uпalеr Seam allorrance along placket of undellining, tapering it to lоwеr end. Hand-ýew to вАск edge of zippeг tape. put on rraiýtband, чпdеrliпiпg slacks, shorts, pants Proceed exactly аý fоr а built-in undeTlining шпdеrliпiпg blouses or dress hodices The рmсеdulе in а bodice iý similaг to that of а built-in undel]ining of а skift. , Undellining pieces аrе pinned alrd baýte- stitched to coтreýponding pieces of the bodice] dalts ате made throuah all thickneýses; and the bodice constructed accolding to the instructions in the pattern_ If the underlining is not want€d in а kimono sleeve, cut it to extend опlу as fаr аý the rcgulation ýhoulder line, as iliustrated, шпdеrliпiпg а jacket or coat То give а jack€t or cost mоIе body, от to emphasize the ýhape, undellining mду Ье used. And whеп theýe garments ате undeIlined, often it iý unnecesýary to use intefaci[s. cut th€ underlining Ьу th€ jacket oI coat patterп. Ploceed as fоr the Built-In UndeTlining descdbed for undeгlining а skilt, Stitching the daltý sерагаtе}у and pтeýsing the undetlining daгts to the ýides-the diгection oppoýite to the darts in the galment. 87Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 86.
    finishing that Sooften make the differen9e ппе with the "horвemade" look. неrе аIе а с hоw to Iауеr seams i!."Ь a*ad rrй !:е зr.| r: з ьrйс !l. |d .!*.tdýa! t _} Tl-':*t-.rr !d песеSsаrу whеп using fabIics of sueh weights as cotton ог synthetic suitings, ýoolens от pile professional finishing tricks It'ý the little between а garment with the f.w that сап Ье used in almost +,,,, l-..-_f ..., z-}-,, -"lly h, - -l 0 /r-{Zz", 4ll2-1"J,''-l _ ,"2<7 ь-,,U/zЛ_Е|' L То eliminate butk {Iоm seamý - palticulal,ly fAhтics - the method called variously "]ayering", "staggeling" от "gвding" iS used. lol seams onclosed iп lacingý Тгim facing seam allowance to about 1{]" wide, uпl"s" fдыj. trау, badly, lп sL,h cJ,p, t"in по сlоýеr to Sеаm than Уа", TIim othet gеаm allowance about Уs" wideт. If inteffacing hаý been used, tгim it riяhl up lo ýеаm ]iле, for seams pleýýed орOп I-a},ering is песеsýаrу i! рLеýеЗ:g!qп gеаms only Т i nteiiaiiiiigЛnlelt!цing Фi _Ье9п used, Tfin inteTfaiing or inteTlining seam to about %" wide, Th. веаm allowance of the gагmепt fаЬriс need поt Lе trimmed if i' is поl оеr i.' side, how to tчrп tulпirg ап iпsidе счпa If curre to Ье tuTned iB ап inside one - that iý, сDгчiпя tO?.a?,d th€ ьоф of tne Еатmёпt_, сliр ffitriпя, *hich should have Ьееп done jд curved edges аqаi.J,;ц l4"L,..J,r12,,, seam line, befoтe turning- _t_/.7 _ .,а 14/./zЧас.ф/ Ф-t42 -L, :r|1,2-/2z4-J, - turiinйn очtsiф сurчё If thJсчп,е is an outside cu e-that iý, cuNing ачаI from the bod}, о{ the garment-notch the cnn'es iп1'_shs9€S to tbe sta}'-ýtitching :.еa.r€ :lr.i5a Тhiз iS dопе зо the outeI edge, т:*: ! kеstr |}_rjl th€ !€sfi line, B'ill lie flat !it4 a!. .;n?:! 1:гЕ.ё '_t,цI<r;'JЬiпа ;11) а Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 87.
    ...,*_.l" , l f'Kl,rзrrnsidecorner,I Whеп ап in{idA соrпсr is to Ьр clippРd, fiгеt l * те;пtоrсе л-lдIIоц:- l iъrt lr- f rоm lhe puinl, Usiпg ГюmД_!qzý _ _ ! l stitchcs to lhе inch. stilch оп leam liпе to r?" lhё l <r14./_4-4J , I 01her.ideoг thcpoinl, pivolingih; '"гk oli tПъ , c-a:F<J- | needtc aL lhc poiлt. Th.n cliP lusl tolhaýlilcbi*"mil- 1 how to tчrп а facing ""","^,"ffi:,rА nfofessional looking facing зhо IflAi хlолq the cdge and should stay регmапепtlу 5 2л ,'{ ;n ptu"" *itbout rоlliпg, То achieve this, l,/7,1 *oToceed аs follows: i lL l'lt "аs",оь" rасеd isсuпеdогbias,sta}-stil,h il, 2 U malerial is looseb wочеп ог strPlchy, alsn stay-stitch edge о{ facing, З Right sides togetheт, ýtitch facing to gaTment, 4 Lауег the seam. (See page 88,) *1V,,rorAe-;-" I P,o-,-*z- о-о ,к .о2_4 r,/^-, а, r}4 5If faced атеа iý а сuгч€-сlЦsезд the счrче.4, -( а-?} a/<sэ ,1-1, э-s2_ 7'-л o,1l,f |/ 6 lu i.)l'v into соInеш oJ the ýquarc. ., -.,. f l z " --.,'|}.,-,- э -!?,z-Z,: ? fuq9s lhe taJe rе 4_ýaз]r]_!9уеI!ЦI]9_В9Цg, tl., t,--../,za,<Z2z )- - -- -.а п 8 оп о1lrýldj.дIljgцýlilфlц9lзсiпq to DTesýed sеаrп_дфе to seam tine, t--е,е; z-..l}z1, ,J.,! L /u ,{j.. 'r"." '*'""'," inýidp апd рrеsý, l,tting /e,lge rоll to inside so sеsm line does not show оп fiaht side, 10 Tack facing to ga.ment at gai-rnent sеаmя 'In heavy mateIials, Jacina сап Ье slip-stitched 89 ,* о.ъuBig gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 88.
    how to tшrпа faced GOrпеr Collaш, сufiý and lapets need shатрlу deffned соrпеш to took theil best. If the part that iB to Ье tumed is intelfaced, ýuch аý а collaT, cut the соrпе1 оtr the inteTfacing Ьеfоrе ýtitching it on, as ýhown on раае 34. Join facing to area that is to Ье tumed. Irt ýtitchiпg, use а ýhorteTstitch than uýual, oTchange to а shorter stitch as you аррIоасh the сотпеI. The sholter stitch acts aS а TeinfolcemenL Тгim otr coтnel at end of point, Lауёг the sеапý. (See раgе 88.) Дt sides of coтner, trim Ьоrft. seam altowances to 1i'' and diminish to leSS thап Ио'' at the verT coTneT, 4 TuIn the piece to the right ýide, 5 Iпзэг1 а needle in thе *а!л liпе гiаht at tbe point ei tb. сс.п.. s<L nlb tbe aedle point оп ihе in, .:t _ .t6..b idt :i. <t !.' *: lo Er}. ib. D.i!._ hb |iпl$ faced орепiпgs lf а ыочsе ог shiтt wrll ье wогп outside the skirt or tгочSеý, оr if а garment fазtепs all thё way to the hеm in front oI ЬасЬ the hem оI any faced opening et ih€ bottom о{ the gaTment ýhould Ье finished with а neat enclosed соrпеI. P?oceed With fa{ing tuTned to outside, stitch facing to gатmепt оп the hemlin€. TTim ofi согпеr at fold еdяе. 2 ТIim lacirg edge below stitching line to about %'' wide. Trim gaIment edge just slightty wideт, trimming fTom fo]d edge to within З/i '' оf iппег edge of facing. t Ргr* trqlg g1 с1111 ---aьItrrlr- -l-, tln tgr Ьз tд, abdE aD з,l Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 89.
    раолrsýIоN,{, l'lNrýяlNc TEIcrls hemfiпishiпg pointers Skirt hems ,lvill Ье neatef looking and less conspieuouý if seam bulk and edge 1ullness ате elimilated Ьеfоrе finishing th€.hem. (FоI How to Rёduсе неm Edge Fullneýý, see раgе 125.) l0r ýёаms iп plain skilЪ Веtwеёп the hem fold line and the edge, tTim Уs" fтom the sеаm allowance. when hеm iЁ turned upfoT finishing, this will Teýultin an efiectýimilal to lауётiпg oJ seams. (See page 88.) for seams iп pleated skirts M"rr,od д. wh€п а sедm соmеý in the fold о{ а SkiTt pleat and is рrеSýеd to опе side, clip Ъоth Seam allowances to the ýеаm line at top of hеm. PIeýý ор€п the palt of thё Beamwhich is in the hеm аrеа. Tlren tтim seam allowanee fTom hеm fold to edge as descгibed foT plaiп SkiTtý, Mpllod а. clip bolh seam аllоWдпсеs to the qёаm tine at the top of the hеm. PTeýs the рагt of the ýeam which iý in the hеm area towaтd the pleat. (This is in the opposite diIection to which the ýеаm above the hem is pressed.) Тгim the uрреr t0 fiпiýh hems оп lace dresses 1 Аftёr marking the lenфh, tlim ofr the excess tace аЪоut Уа" below the maтks. Stitch holsehaiT bЕi d flatto the edge of the skiтt just below the marked length. Тurп on thе mагks and catch the fгее edge о{ the hoвehaii to the dтeýý with а 1опя hemming ýtitch. If the hem is to falt straight оr ýoftly, uýe narTow Ыaidi if it iý to stand outcriвply, use wider bmid. to finish hlmý 0п shee] hblics 1 MaTk the hemline. Fotd excess fabrie to wrong ýide on InаIked line and Dтеss. Stitch аý clo.se to th€ edge as possible, using fine needle аndýhort зtitch. 2Тrim off excesý fabтic close to the stitching. з Тuгпthе stitched edge to the wтопg side and рrcýs, Stitch cloýe to €dgе, This teaveý two Iоws of stitchinei оп tne wrong ýide but only one row on the right, 91 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 90.
    to finisft lоwегedge 0' ЫоIýеý Hems оп blouseý wоrп with snug-fitting skiтts often sholv as а Tidge оп the skiгt. То avojd this ridge, finish as follows: Make а line of stitching аrоuпd ]оwеI edge about %" frоm edge. Pink the edge, If fаЬгiс is one that гачеls, tuгп raw edge uпdег about уа" and stitch агоuпd it twice. ýeams iп sheer fabrics А method ýimilaI to that deýcribed fог ffnishing hеms оп sheeтý can Ье used to make fine. nlmost invisibte sеаms оп sheeтs. Right sides togatheг, Stitch the seam %" lro2 'rеý€оr?, arrс within th€ Seam allowance. 2Fold and preýs ovel the Btitching both iayeTs of seam аllosпп,,е. Slil(h ,]ose lo ёt]се, 3 Тгim off .еЕm allowance c]ose to stitching. 4 тurп sеаm to wгопg side; ргеss апd stit h close to edge. оп pockets оr /Or,"" [9',t" how to miter соrпеrs Seam allowance undel апd prcss, ou{ trrеSьрd sеаm аl]оwалсе зпd 1uгп tUIпег оп а diagonat line гuппiпg through point the firýt two ргеssеd lineý meet, Рrеss to ,,/"o'u *'--"u -.,,"т to rрrопя side оп the diagonal сrеаsе. Fold Iamainder of piece plessed seam al]owances, fol l00se соrпGrs I'ifst fol]oш iпstгп.liопs pftkets, Тhеп ploceed aS Г(,ld (оrпег j!h right sides tоgеthег, matching :|е:rlmmе(i .(iges of the diagona] fo]d, l Sl,:.b l Tnfn ttTTim ofi сотпеr abouL Уs" flom рI€ýSеd diagona] 1, 2 апd В on mitering Е ! /. ./. 92 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 91.
    DЕтл|LS тнлт сочNт- FлoarjýsloN,1' i,iN,ýяING ?лlслs clip to the stitching Tuгn right side out for trimning bands Preýs undeT the sеаm allowance on both tong sides of the Ьапd. МеаSuге acculately to WhеIе the соIпег iý to ье tumed. At thiý point, fold t,and .IоSсwiýе with Tight sides togetheT. 2 Fold back th€ point oJ the fold oppoвite the malked length So it meets the pтessed seam а]]оwапсе, Рrеss to mаl(ё а diagonal сrеаsе, TuTn folded point back cтease. Тгim оf point and stitch оп diagoltal 4 Apply band, stitcbing close to edgeý, to mitel апd attach trim at 0пе timo USe гiЬЬоп ог aвything with ffniвhed edges, ог, tu11l йw edlies to inside and prcss haTd, 1 Stitch edges in place up to the сотпеI. 2 Fold ribbon back оп itsetf and then to the side making а fight angte. PreýS to make а diagonal cтease on wIопЕ ýide. Stitch оп the diagonal cTease thтough тiЬьоп Stitch along €dgeý to the пехt соmет and mitel 93 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 92.
    fitting А corrcctly ffttingdresý should allow you to move eaýily, at the same time tooking well оп the body, Exactly how а drcsý should fit is moýtly а matteI of peIsoral pleference. The use to which it will Ье put also hаý ýоmе beaтing оп how it ýhould fft, Ctothes desi8Ded fог action, fоr ехаmрlе, should fit easieT than а tailored town suit. You уочIsеlf аrе tbe Ьеst judge of the way уочr clothes ýhould fft. If уоч hаче bought the riaht size pattern in the right figчге type, checked your own measulements with those of the patteTn and mаdе апу obviously песеssату adjustments iп the pattern (зее pageý 14-2З for Раttегп Adjuýtments) you sbould hаче чеIу little, if any, fftting to do. But since therc mау Ье ýоmе SmaII sdjustments needed that do not shоw up in а cheek of уоur mеаsulе- mentý, orif you arc поt SuIe of уочг Dsttегп altelations, theтe аrе sоmё pointý you mау wапt to check. checl points fot а tasic tyle dreýý Тh.е Neckline Fit is o,ne of these, eýpecially i{ а collar iS to Ье attached. The neckline fits cor"ectly whеп it li€s at the base of thё neck with по pull оr wrinkles iп |hF bodi.e such as уоп sес iп illustration 1. ТЬ obtain а tIue pictuIe of how the neckline fits, Ье surc to clip the neckline seam to the stay- stitching, If there ате wrinkles they will рIоЬаЬtу disappeaT when the necktine is рrореIlу clipped. (Illustration 2.) Necklineв will аlwауs fft betteт if the Shotrlder seam iý stitched only to within 7s" of the песk]iпе - to the point wheTe the neckline seam сюýýеý the Еhоuldег ýеаm. (Illustration 3.) The |4|aistline Sеаm Posirioй is anotheт сhесk point. lt should Ье st the пдtuIаl waiEtline, neitheI above пот below, апd ýhould not зhоw when а belt is wотп. The B stLiпe ro7t {Uпdеrагm Dаrt) Should lie ол а lеl€l lilh thе fullest рагt of tbe bust. l( !Ьýе ог ьеlоs,, it should ь гдiýеd от loweтed, ТЬЬ Ь ь?Jt done in thе pattem before the tir*зt Ь clr!. , Por Ьоt ro герсitiоп чпdеrаrm a.t-ЁЕarlil 91 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 93.
    how to fit Whenfitting, weaт the undelgafments, the foundation gагmепts and the height of shое h€els you plan to weaI with the garment. If you ale using ýhoulder раds, рiп them in fof the Iitting. If а dleýs rcquires а belt, usеопеwhеп being fftted. Fit а coat от jacket oveT а drеsý. When fittiIlя а suit jacket, wеаr а skilt and а blouse. Дll fitting should Ье done with the gаrmепt Tight ýide out. s0me litting trický If one ýhouldeI is towe} than the othel, use а Shallow shouldeI pad in the loweт shouldeT. If опе hip iS higЬ€r than the otheт, but the dilТегёп.е iB not очеf 1", ореп the sеаm оп the high hip апd tарег it until the ýkirt hangs ечепlу at the hеmliпе. (If thеrе is mоrе tлдп 1" of dilТ€тепсе, alteT the pattem betoTe cutting as desclibed оп page 21.) The Slee|e Dаfts. 'lhе centef one of thlее shoutd соmе at thе elbow, as shоwп оп the teft figurc in illustlation 4. If thele аrе only two, the elbow Should Ь€ Ьеtwееп them, If these ale found to Ье оut of poýition in the garment fitting, соrlесt th€m аS follows I If the iоwеI dаrt of thfee iS hiah _ о' the elbow instead oJ bejow it take out thё upper dаIt and make а new dalt in thе location wheTe the lоrёг daгt оrrlf to Ье, aS ýhown in the center ffguге iп ittustгation 4. If the uрреr dагt iS 1ощ rеmоч€ the lowest da|t and make а new upper опе, аý shоwа in the Iight hагd lig,rrе in illuýtгation 4, Regulatioп should,er Seomý belong just ba.k of the higheýt рагt of the ýhouldels and should make а straight line flom neck to armhole. Тhе NorпLal АfпlhоI. S.or. of а Tegulation Set-in ýteeve beio1tes at the чегу end of the shoutdeI but not dlopping оч€r it. (Shiтt агmhоlе Sealns ole Supposed to drop over.) The U dеrоfп sеап shочld make а stIаiяht line Jrom the сепtег of thе aтmpit towald the flоот, grainlines The сепtег front and back gгaintines ot both bodice and skiIt ýhould Ье stTaight and pefpen- dicutaf to the flool €.Lсе?r' in а bias-cut galment. Buвttine and стозýriве back gтain lines ýhould ruп Straight асIоýs the ffguTe, parallet to the flооI. on the sleeves, the 7еи9tП?r'3е gmr, Бhоuld Ье ýtгaighl frоm сhоuldег to elbow: the .rоssшisр grain straight from undelalm seam асrоss sleeve top to uпdеrагm sеаm. Crosswise gтаiпliпеS in апу рагt of а gament shouid Ье дt light ang]es to lengthwise gгаiп tines and they sbould Ье рятяtlеl to the flооr. IJ а tёпdёпсч to ýway back сацsеs а few ýhallow wrinkles at the сепtеr r'aiвtline атеа of а ýkiгt, as iп illuýtratioп б, clip the waisttine Beam and еаýе the JаЬгiс чр into the ryaistband оI into the waiýtiine веаm of а dIeýý until the wrinkles diýарреаг. (Illustгation 6.) If theтe аrе mапу ог deep wтinkieý, alter the patt€rn as described оп раgе 20. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 94.
    т preýslng The plofessional drcssmaker"sews with her irоп." In other words, ýhе uýeý hel plessing equipment as much as hеr sewin8 machine and atong with hеr sewing machine. Рrореr plessing iý опе of the things that makeý а gагmепt look as if а plofessionat hаd made it. And the first TequiTement of ргорет pTeýsing is _ рIоре1 equipment. pressing еqчiрmепt The miпimчm pieces of pTessing equipment the iroI. А combination ýteým-and_dly iron is the most useful аý it сап take сате of pIesýing du гiпg constructi on as well as ironing the {amity lаuпdrу. the iroпiIg hOard. It should Ье well padded and o]d houýehold lin.nF n ake ап Fх.еllепt padding Ап iгопiпg boardadjuStable tочагiоus heightý is moýt convenient, {ог it can th€п Ье lоwегеd to use whileyou sit at уоuг sewingmachine. ptessing cloths. Wool presý cloths should Ье useit on wool fabrics. Mustin оl cheeýecloth аrе satiýfactory fol cottons,linens and ffber blends, а sleeve hoard. vеrу usefui not only fol pressing Sleeves but fol small, hard_to-get-at aleas, Thiý, too, should Ье wett padded. Additionai рiесеs ofpTessing equipment, all vеIу alelvet bOard. Atso called а "пееdlе" boaTd. ГоI prcSsing velvet, vetveteen andotheт pite labTicý. The velvet board is а length of canvas cov€Iedwith upтightwires. Тhе fahic iS iaid with Tightside over the wirеS (needtes) and pressed. The wileý keep the pile flom matting. tailoГs сlаррог. А thick, shapedlength of wood used to fiatten а seam a{tel ithas been steamed. whеп the iтon is romov€d, the clapperis slapped down ontothe ýеаm andheld fol а зесопd oItwo, Especia]]y usefut оп haтd-to prcss fabIics and encloýed seams. а small(travel)size ýteam iroI. He]pJul in FIеsýiпд smalt аrFаý 1hat аrр ditrl ul| loTca.hsilhll-clalgeilon, :]=-- а pOint presser. ГоI рIеssi оl)рл the sPamý of pointS, Such as on cotlaý {nd lapels. preýsing during сопstrчсtiоп Рrеsзiп!! l]uiпg сопstl,uсrrо, is done difierentiy fгоm iгопiпg,,г рrеssiпg frniahed сагm.пis, Тhр iron is p]aced on the раrttо Ье ргевsёd, then lifted and moтcd to the next раIt. 1' iý,Dt pullhed, a],olLg the Iab|,ic. PlaysaleI If youaTenotSuIeof thеfiЬеrоrfiЬеIЬlепd in youI fablic, uýe а рIевS cloth Ъеtwееп irоп апd fabгic, even whеп цSiпgаýtеаm ilon. РIеýs cach sеаm before it iý сюssеd Ьу апоthеI опе. РIеss senms in the diгection in which theyrlele ýtitcbed шiй the gтаiп _ ýkiTtseamý frоm bottom to top, shou]del sеаms {тоm neckline toalmhole. etc. а tailor'ý "hаm" 0I сuýhiOп. USed fol prcSsing агеаs that need shaping sucl} аý culved seamý ог darts. You wi]l find the арреаIапсе of the finished g:lfment greatiy impfoved if plesýing is done очеr а hаm от cuýhion. Тhе hаm, because of its Shape (see illustтation), сап Ье used in mоIе galment аIеаs. If уоu do not find опе in а local вtоrе, you сап make опе using the diгectioný оп the ncxt раgе. а ýaаm loll. So that seamý mа}, Ье рI€sýеd ореп tгilhоut learing а mагk on the gагmепt'ý о!t,tidэ, ц* в r€аm .oll. if rou do not fiпd itE ro Jф. Lт.] s}oРs- mrle Фп€ a_r d.*fi!.{ сЁ t}. 6.r: Fa? In all рагts of а gaIment, рrеss vith thestlaight gIаiп of the fab.ic.IJ а ýkiTt, fоrехаmрlе, is bias аtсёпtеI Jrontand back butstraightat the side seamý, рrеýý so the iгоп foilowý the srloirrf glаiп _ at an angle fгоm the centeI ýеаmý, not Straight up-and_do*n. 'artз should Ье pressed tоiчагd the point_ Horizontal darts are preýSed doý.rr: !eгtical darLý tоs?гd thе сепtеr. ллl.Jý the раtlеrп iпstгuсt.,i that the!. аге to Ье rrimmed ог s]a.lred апd preired ор.п, S€€ рааеs 35 to З7 for in forвtroл оп sp€cjfE t}-p.n of darts. ) 9б Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 95.
    pressing with steam Аgооd head ofst€am iý essentia] fоI efrc;ent ргеýsiпg, If you Llse а steam ilon, Ьеsurе it iS in A-oneworking oi,der, deiiveling itsfull quota of steaminto tho faъIic. Gооd stеsmmауЬе obtained byuýing а drу imnwith damp pless c]oths, but it is nocesýaryto Iedampen th€ clothý fTequently. And IепеmЬег _ а da,lppless cloth does notmean a Let опе. Fотthё fightamoDntof mоistulе, firýtfold theplesscloth in ha]f. Тh€п fold a€:ain in thirdý. Put опё thiтd in vateгandlold it between thetwo drythilds, WIiпgthе cloth and the dampneýý wi]l distribute itself elenly. Апоthегwау| Afteт foldingthe wet third between the otheт two, рlас€ aheated iгоп опthе folded c]oth andthe dampness will be distгibuted. Befoгepreýýing with а dampcloth, test-plesв asamplo of the fаЬгiе toSee ifa watel mark is ]e{t оп it.If thefe is, place а dгусlоth ovel thefablic With the dаmрсlоth overthe drv. IfafдbIicproveý difficu]t topfegs, trу using а .nmbination ol а d. mр nrcqq.loth ord Ihe аlеаm iron, pressing wооl WoolShonld gепегаllу Ье pressed aEainst wool, when making dfеssеБ with pufr€d sleeves оr full gathered skirts, рrеss the waistline and/or almhole seam up toward th€ bodice оI shouldel if you want the gаthеls to fall паtчIаllу. Butif уоu want the Sleeveý от SHII to balioon out, ргеss thе seam towald the 0п the Wrongýide. Рlасе а wool cloth оп the iгопiп€iЬоаId and lay the Woot galment oveгit, wIon8iside up. Whеп using а dIу ilon, р]аее а dampenedcotton рrеss cloth оп the rigbt side. Lay the wool gагmепt гightside uр оп the iToningboald. PiaceadIywool cloth очеI the gaгment.I{ you uSea drуiIоп,рlасе а dampened ргсss сlоth oveT tbe wool cloth. some pressing tricks Whеп making daтts iп fabтics that сrеаsе easily and that don't ýlip ог stretch, fold the daft оп the straight сепtегiiпе and ртеsз befoтe зtitсhiпg. Тhеп it сап Ье stitched withoutpinning. whеп both sеаm аllоwапсеý ale tobe prcssedin the ýаmе dilection, fiгýtртеsз theseam ореr. Тhеп ргеýs in the deýiEnated dilection. This gives асlеапеr, ýhдтреI seam line оп the garment outside, If enclosed seams are tobe top-st;tched, as is often done on collafs,lapels, €tс,, give the edge аhаldрI€sS beloTe top-stitching. Simplify the matching of plaids оr st}ipes at seam lines this wауi PTcBs uпdет thе ýeam allowance оп опе of the twoedges tobe mдtсhеd. Оп lightside of theother piece, malk th€ seamtinc carefullywith cha]k, Ptace the pressed-under edge along: the chalked sеаm iine, Pin and then slip-baste the two pieces to8iethel (See pageg8 fоr how to slip-baste.) Тurп the baýted pieces to the wrопя side and Stitch. how to make а tailor's hаm FTomýtuldy cotton fa]rIic, cut twopieces shaped aS shопп in the diaglam, Makc them about 7" wide at the widest palt and 12" long, Saam the twopieces together, leaving ап opening of about 4" on the innel cuтved Side, Тum Tight side out. Stuft it with Wool fabTic sсIарs, Tavalёd wool Sweatels, old пуIоп Stockings cut into pieces or otd l,oot gafments that have Ьееп vashed. Sawduýt also makes а good ffllel. Pack the fillertight]y, and as you stuiт, shapethe "hаm" until it feels haldandfiIm througholtrt. The two Бidеs andthe точпdеd end Should Ье Stightty flattened, Sew up the орепiпg and сочеr one face vith wool foт use whеп plesýing woo], Simpty cut а piece oJ wool fIоm the раttегп you madefoт the ham апd sew it Secuтely to the muslin сочеr Ьу hand.If you uselrgrf colorwoo] fаЬIiсs in youl dIessmaking, u Se а light соlог rroot covel. how t0 mаkе а ýeam rоll Do you have an extfa wooden lo]linEi pin? It makes an ideal seam lo]l. coveт it with W.лi Iighllv.o lhр цooi do.sn't slip and youl ýeams ean Ье pleýsed оп it without leaving а mаIk on the galment outside- If you can't васrifiсе а rotting pin, Io]l up а TAr} 1hick macazine оr qeveral lhiппсг опс. _ епоuаh to make а figid гоll. Slip over the magazine roll а tightty stitched tube of stuтdy cotton апd sew up the open end. The rolled nariazine in the tube nust Ье so tight and гigid that it does not "ýquash" when the weightof the iгоп iS put оп it, Then сочеIthe cotton tubewithvool - iightсоlогеd if youl wool Sеwiпя is mostly wjthtight coloý, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    basic stitches Most sewingin cloth€s-making today is done mау Ье necesýaтy. There ате time апd placeв, to do the sewing Ьу hапd. The Stitches shown hasting Basting is а means of holding two ог mote ]ayefs of fabfic togetheT tempofarily, Ьеfоrе they аrе pelmanently joined. It пау Ье done with pins as w€ll as with mасhiпе оr hand stitches. when thrpnd_baslinc on lеllёl оr оlhеr fabri.s that mаIk easily, use silk thrcad, pin-hastiпg. Place the pins at right апgiеs to the edge, close епоugh together to hold the frЬгiс ýо it doesn't ýlip. machine.baýting, USe the ]ongest machine stitch and stitch on the ýеаm line. so the bastinci ýtitches can Ье easily Temoved, do not fasten the thread ends. (See page 35 fol uýing rnachine brýtinsi to mаfk constmction symbols оп gагmепt outside.) hand-basting. Make stitches aЪout Уа" iong, spaced about %" араIt. Hand basting is usuatly quickeг with , long пeedle. slanted haýtiпg. Used to kеёр }ауегS of fabric together, as а collaf and facing оr а linin8 апd inteгlinin8. Good, too, fol holding ýtippeтy fablicý. Iteep needle at Tight апglеs to edge, r}Цiir!. L sed ýhеп mat.bing Seams in .:пr-a.,r }:аjс iabric_. and fоr аltегiпg ..j=..'J jе':.? .:s!: iide sllp nёdle а]оп8 * .rФ., jФd, r&? -пщап Ьвt. bter. on the scwing machine. This ечеп includeý hоwечет, whefe уоu may pTefeT, or Iind it оп these pages ате those most соmmопlу ltu ,ДLli lЧ8 ш other important stitches rцппiпg ýtitch. The Simplest of all hand stitches, this can ье used in fiпе, hапd-mаdе gaпnents {or sеаmý that do not feceive Strain. It is also'used for hand-gatheтing, hand-Tun tuckc and mending:. Fill the needte with small stitches, and when needte is Juli, slide them back оп the thrёаd without tдking needle fIоп eloth. l0пg Iшппiпg stitch, one of the соmmопеst uses of this stitch iS to аttдсh inteTfacing edges to а garment inside. Take up only опе thт€ad of the fablic; then take а long Stitch (about %" long) ъеfоrе putting the needle iпtо the fаЬгiс again. gathering ýtitch, Whеп done Ьу hапd, the mothod is the same аs Ruппjпg Stitch, except when hand-gatheling оп heavy Jabiics. тh€п make the stitch€s about %" long. Space Stitches evenly. Fоf mdсhiпе gothering ovel ]ong агеаs, use Silk, Nxlon оI hеачу- duty thтead in the t]obbin. (Fог Stitch length, see rno.nrlc (tothetin!], page 26,) shirling stitch, This iý simply the GatheTin8 Stitch used in seveTal rows spaced an equal djstance apaтt, hчttопhоlс stitch. This is the stitch used in making hand-woTked buttonho'les. llй[iIлгЁ liiltл лl]{uj |lri_t i1,:l,]Lb'J /ншflи 9t Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 97.
    DЕтлlLs тнлт coUNaвдslс sтlтсЕЕS padding stitch. Uýed on collaтý and lapels of tailoIed gаrmепtý to attach interfacin8 to the fabTic. flaйlr-Paddrfig iS Biтлilai to ýlanted baýting with tbe undeT stitches made чргу shnrl so thеу do not shоw ол the uпdеr layel. Маrrr?r€ Pad,d,ing stitcheз аIе Simply lows of mасhiпе Stitching thтough inteгfacin!: and Jablic. Тh€Sе Stitches {,iu ýhow on the undeт lауеr, but if the соttаr and lapels are atways to Ье worn flat- печег tuned up '- they will not Ье Sееп. overcasting stitch. Us€d оп Taw edges to hеlр keep faЫic fIоm гачеtiп8. Тhе ýtitch mау Ье done lгоm Iight to leJt от le{t to Tight, Make Slantedstitches fгоm %" to У4" in depth, overhandiпg ýtitch. Used foт hemming table linens. А пагIоw hеm iS tuгned twice;then th€ turned hеm is creaýed back against the Tiriht Side. Tiny straight stitcheý, placed close togetheг, ale taken thrоugh hеm edge and the body of the cloth оI napkin. Whеп prcSsed, the Stitches do not Show оп the fight side. whipping ýtitch, Similar to очеrhапdiпg, but slanted instead of stfaight. back stitch. whете а strong hand stitch is wanted, this is the one to uБе. zippeтS, when put in Ьу hдпd, mау Ье sеwп with this stitch. Fasten thrcad and take опе stitch. Next inвelt the needle back at the Start of the fiTst ýtitch and Ьгiпg it out one ýtitch ahead. (on the undeгside, thiý makes а stitch t,lvice as long aS those on top,) catch stitch. used in hеms ог afeas wheTe edges need to Ье held doтn flat. Wоrk flоm lejt to тiяht. catch up one thтead оп top 1аует of JaЫic, thеп one thTead in the lоwег lауег, then опе in the top layeT апd anothel in the IотеI. кеер uppeT апd lowef ends of stitches the sAme distanee fIоm the hеm оI seam edge, hеmmiпg stitch€s. Fasten the thread undeт the hem edge. Take а tini Stit,h (one от two thfeads only) iп the gаImепt uпdет th€ fold and bfing the needte thTough tь€ hem edge, А satiýfactory stitch fоr almost апу t},pe hеm, hand pick stitch. used tоr decoration on со]]аrs ind ]apels nr Iаi]огеd galTpntS, and generaIly done with buttonhole twist от embтoidery thlead. Can also Ье used fоI putting in zippeE Ьу hand. А small bnck stitch iý taken оп the outs;de and а tongel stitch between the fabric layeTs Ьёfоrе hinging the needle to the outside again. (See Tailoring, раgеlб0,) ."l_, slip stitch. Т}е stitch рт€fеrтеd foт dTeýS hеms ав it is jnlisjble оп both sides, catch up only оп€ thlead iп the loi/el lауеr; then Slip the needle эlопg in tbe hem fold IUr aDoul |а", Do nUl draw lhe thread tight, the slip stitch is аьо r.lsed foT joining two tum€d edges invisibly оп the right side, the need}e through the fold of опе edge, then thюush the fotd of the othel. S]ip 99 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    buttonholes Despite what mапуЬеgiппеIs think, buttonhoteý ате not Teally difficult to make. Like any ýkill, they take а bit of plactice to achieve perfection I and if you arc а beginneT, try using the difercnt methodý descTibed оп these pages. Тhеп you wi]] qujckly find which method Suits чоu best acc0.ate mаrkiпg is а first eýýent;a] foT expeIt buttonholeý. Тrапýtеr the printed Ъuttonhole location Iines оп youl Simp]icity pattem tq tЪ€ иongjide,o]l lhe, fAblic, making sute they ат€ оп th€ coTTect gгаiп. Ногizопiаl Ъutlо!о!е! qЦgrrld tollow а cEoýsýige thrcad; veltical опеs. oltet used on Shirts and b]ouses, ýhould follow а lengthwise thTead. lespace buttoлholes on the pattem ЬеfоIё maIking if the patt€rn haý Ьееп lengthened оr shoтtened. ьчпопhо!е size. А buttonhole should ье _vý" tonger than the diameter of the button it is for if the button is ýmall, If the btttton iS laтge, make the buttonhole %'' longeT. ТhетёfоIе, if уоu wish to use ]агgеr о. ýmal]eT buttons thап the ýize indicated оп the Ъасk of youT Simplicity раttегп envelope, Ье suтe to l€ngthen oI shorten the buttonhole Iine Ьеfоге mатkiпя it on уоLtr fаЬгiс hoy t0 mark. The most ассчIаЪ rray of maIking btlttonhole lineý is with dIessmak9r_'LtгaciлgJapeI. 1See page 35 fоr how to use this.) Mark поt onty the line fог the buttonhole, but at each end of the line, make paIallel lineý to ;ndicate the exact length. S;n.,p all -h.sр mаrkq s;ll Ье necd.d оп the;яhl side --+------iof the fаЬгiс, Ьаst€:ýЦtфф!р!gh_ thсп! паrl interfacing.If thеIе is to Ье inteгfacing under the l,Ul l nnl UlP", pu' 1he maгkingS од_:hр_iI_]сrlасiлg inSttad of the gаrmепt {ll,ji". ТЦ_9}..р!ц !ц!9lf?9iцс !9 garmentand baste-stitch thгough both thickneýýeý, This not only mаrks th€ buttonholes but also holds the |лI"rrа.iпg in posili^л, If lhe iпlеrlа(iпg ia hea!y оr а поп-lчочеп type (ýее page 82), cut it away inside lhp bullonhole rееtапg|е to avoid ехtrа bulk. --l------_ --,{--.---i-- 4 ways to make Ьошпd Ьшttопhоlеs Fatch пetfiod cut а ýtгaight gгаiп strip of fаьгiс. 2'' wide and r" Iопgеr than the buttonhole. Сгеаsе thlough сепtеI. 8]gLt цd_€ýl9gе!Ц9l, r,tасе patch оп gsтmепt. Мstсh 8rains and baste сепtеI cTease to Ьчtt_одфLеJiдg, Slitch patch to ga"rnent %'' (от leýý if labric doeý 1.: га!еi) each side oJ basting and асIоsý endв. overlap .::t.hins at end. I: inside, start at centef of basted line and ýlaвh _:. чаh patch апd gaгment to within З/s'' to ya'' fтom ,. ,_- clip diagonally into согпеrs, all the way to :,- ;-el.h to inside through slash, Рrевs sеsmý away '- - 1-пiпg, P.esS ап inveTted pleat with folded edges, ъ. ir .т сепtег iine of buttonhole, ]'*= r.-ent Iicht Bide up on пвсhiпе and fold nb*1: тз:еriаl back so the patch end and the :=фlr!! .:ýhеd piece сап Ье put undeт the machine -dr : ,.' ,: ".rо.з base of triапsчlаr__рiёсе апd ,фъ! ;ul: RеDеаt sеvеrаl timeв, 2 3,4,5 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 99.
    UTTONROLES а ----l-,, { l.r{. ia( 2 r 4 G ,7=f="+:т z:/;.,1ti ýф щ!ццLi This is ýhown with interfacing, but the m€thod сап Ье applied to а garment without inteIfacing. 1 cut а straight gmin ýtTip oJ fabTic 1" longeт Гirst mагk iпlеrГасIпg sith buttonhole .r_ "; ,, , lосдtiопБ: Din it to gаrmепl and baste-stitcЪ ", ii 11-over maтked location lines. (DiagTam а.) ,!iZ.l l:lP-',- than buttonhole апd 2" wide. Right Sideв togetheI, pin strip to galment, matching аIаiпз. дgainst ýtitched buttonhole line and machin€_baste оп both ýides ol the line, Let stit hing extend about %" byond 1| L4}) !-1) l / 0,.,}; !+ 1 on interJacing, uýing Iegulдtion stitch (вее page 28), ýtitch oveI baýЪ-ýtitched location lineв the exact length of buttonholes. ,r.,.L:j 3 Place inner edrie ol w_ide_ р94 ,olpr9lsql foot 3 bDttonhole at both ends. on Tightside of garment, fold опе edge of fabтic strip back ov€l the maehinebastina towaTd the buttonhole centeI. Рт€ss. Repeat on otheт еdg€. Turn яатmепt to inside. on interfacing, using]a!ýLltcheý_to inJ}, stitch оп the pencil tiDes eachýide of the buttonhole iine thloueih inteтfacinя, яаlmепt and folded fabric Бtliр. pullthгeads thгочяh to wlопg side and tie. Then теmоче Ьаýtiпяв. looks on тiяht side. Halfway between buttonhole line and baste-Stitched lines, dIaw pencil liпез the exact length of buttonhole. 7l)]Ustratioл 7 ýhowshow tЪjs 0 Ploceed ав in Patch Method; Slash, draw strip thrоugh to_wTong sidеiý!таisЭ_ЕЦз:g P.t!9lr_"]{Lцqli!Ii9 tTitlTtB1'e:'. j'. ?u J7r, "t l. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    DЕтлп,s IEлt сфff- -t oxBoLEs Ёa Ё .!froi Счt r stвiaht gTain lengthwiseзtrip of f.bric lИ" wide апd thetotal len8ith ofsll buttonholeý plus 1" fof еасh buttonhole. Set Seam аачgе оп machine %" from needl€. with edge of fabтic stTip againýt8auge, baste-ýtitch the length of the stIip. Repeat оп opposite edae. 2 FoldStIip towтongýide оп зtiИhed liпез. PreýS. Baste-stitch Уs" fгоmfоl&. Rerвove ýtitching on fold edges апdсчtвtгiр into ýe]}afate pieces the Ьчttовhоlе len8th pluý 1" Гrоm wюпg ýide, staTtat сепtег оп malked line and stash thтough g&гпепtапdstriр to %" ог уа" frоm ends. clip diagonallyinto согпеrs. 3 Rightsides togetheT, рlдсе опе foldededge 4 exactly %" either above oI Ьеlоw marked huttonhole line. Stitch thiough езсh fold the exact ]ength of buttonhole. Fasten thread 5 тчтп StIiр to wrопа ýide thIочgh slaýh, pulling the епdý to ýtTaieihten. onTight side of gагmепt, catch togetbeT the Ьоuпd edges. Plx. tt ttlcnt йаht Bide чроп macbineдпd 'о.. E t. il ъ..!.othэ€пd о{ stгiршdth€ tary.lr, ,bý.d *... с,д Ь цlt опdеr * ýrЁ -a l.d laiEb аrG stri!ý, -dba t -зa,,i.. B.r..r ._tdn ---.аfi..r.iФБ-. r Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 101.
    Diрбd пetfiod cut aýtraightor bias ýtrip 3i" wideand twice thetota] l€пgth of all buttonhoteý plus 2" foт each buttonhole, WIопя ýides togethel', fold stтip lengthwiýe and ýtitch _ys" fron folded edge, (If desired, соId mау Ье encased instгipbefoIe stitching.) TIim edges %" fromStitching. cut ofi two ýtlips, each 1"longerthan buttonhole. Place on gaTment ouвidewith raw edges оп buttonholeiine. Stitlh %" frоm raw edeies theexa€tlength of hDttonhole. ( This ýtitchingwillbe directly очег the pтeviouý stiching.) Fasten thтeadý, Slash, clip and tuTn piping inside and Stitch to triangutar sections as foI the Tucked Strip Method. 4 finishing wrопg side of Ьочпd Ьчttопhоlеs t/ 1,2 I After comDletins buttonholes, дttасh the g4 mentfaci!rq, Тhел рrосееd аБ followý: Frоm rightside, putpins stTaight thгоugh centel of each end of the buttonho]e to mark the length on the facing. 2 Slash facing оп а Straight }ine between the pinl алd make а shоп clip at , спiе г of сас}. 3 Turn iп the еdg_еý and hещ ýýqцтgЦ in р]асе, This makes ап oval on the facing side as shown. If desired, the facinsi mау Ье slashed and clipped in 1he.amc mзппFrа. lhe sаrm,пi оutýid9_дд! done ln thb еяsе fbp m."r,iцg рiцýýhоuld bPput into thе,l соrD€тý oJ the Ьц|t_одЦqlе, The sides and triangulaTendý аrе then tuTned in andhemmed iп place to make 103 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 102.
    making wOrked buttonholes hymacfiine Machine-made buttonho]es сап Ье made much faste" than Ьу They аIе made аftег the gаImепt is completed. Always go oveI а machine-woтked buttonhole а second time. r,eafing quality. Ьу hand напd-wоIkеd buttonholes, Iike machine-made ones, а!е done hапd and аrc stfопgеr than hапdmаdе опеS, It imрIочеs both appearance and аftеr the gaTment is completed. рlаiп handmade 1 ЛI"r ,." bLll"nh,,i""1thF.,r"ignt сrаlп. 2 Stitch аIоuпd the mark, aS Shown, cilcling:at епd пеаrеI gагmепt edge. з ''Jl t,!!I !rhole оD сепtег mаrk and очегсаSt з,1 1 .l , ,:l. .. ]"_:j:.):.trtheedges, . :r ..:. -.;i:l .a:alj,,]l,{Lr: a i'l' :: .'.r i'l.: 1 !i. iя :...tf, ! ir,,m ,:.: _ ?. -* j -;, -.::'. r ,|" ea" - -E. ;l-. l ?.+- :*- a .. et l]lъ-t l1ф'nr8Y 1]- r aЕ * rъl,.,!- aяrеa:n :в'.- l'-'j! :1 '& !8 Tr i- F5 '_*. .!'- ьa. . !.J .: 1ь ё j :ý9ia'. :э, a.. ... r,.E:, €!:1 r:r'{]t . хftd :.{ -.J .ra ta.ilýa Ыi..itФ? 5ttt.b.T.. ti,e iЬr€хЬ 3лd thrочgh the 8згm€пt cloth. . Оп Terticli buttonholeз fап is omitt€d and Ьаг made at ьоth ends. on suсh buttonholФs, hen stit h- ing аIочпd the maTk, Stitch а Dlain rcctangle. ) a.,5 tailored ftaпdmade маrk tho bnttonhole оп the stitch агоппd mаrk as fоI 1 2 StIaightgгain. Plain Handmade buttonhole. 3 At ciIcled end, punch а ho]e M,ith а stiletto. 4 cut buttonhole оп centeI mаrk and очагсаst the edges. 5 Wоrk buttonhote stitches очеI а ffne.old. eyelets for studý l ]Iark 1lr,.ltlt: 2,з,t, ,0l Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 103.
    hчttопs Buttoný that closeа gaTment at the сеп!еI аrе seýred оп opposi_t9 а !рr]?одЦL!ц!!9gLоfg9!,l!с_а9цtеf t"@aik the upper end оп the opposite side and sеw оп the " below thiý lqaIk Tf the cloýing iý ап оff-сепt€I от slanted опе, cloýe the garment a.rtd put а pin thфugh the епd of the buttonhole пеатег the edge if it iB hoтizontal, ог thтough the uppeT end if veгtical, Тhеп poýition the button Уs" fIom thiý mаrk. Тhе lосаtiоп of buttons which have no mstching buttoпholes but аr€ used for tlimming, oI of buttons used foT attaching an extra раIt of а gаImепt such аý а bib, is indieated on Simplicity pattems Ьу small dots. Оп heavy fabтics, it iý а good ialea to uýe "hеачу duty" от special "button" thIеаd foi ýewing on buttoný. тhе thтead ýhоч]d ýewing buttons withOut ýhanks д button which istosiothiouah а buttonhole should have а shапk ог stem to allow Toom fol the extTafeыic between button altd gaтment. When д button hаз no shank. pla.e а hеаlу pin. toothpick оr kitchen match оп top of the button and ýew oveт it. (Illustration а.) тhеп remove the pin апd wind the thгеаd undeT the button aTound the ýtitchёý, foTming а stem. (IllustTation Ь.) Fаýtеп geculely. If the button haý foulholes, therc аrc decorativewayý of sеwiпя, as зhоwп in ]lluýtгation с. ýewing buttoný YJith ý}anks IJ thё ýhankismetal oIplastic, it is not necessaly to sew очеr а pi! uпlевs thefabric is чеIу thick. But iJ the shдnkis of cioth. then athread stem should alýo ье made. when sеwiпя sha.tk buttoný, keep the ýtiфhщ!оLl ""аЪqrФсЦ_о_th" "dg"_g&!е_lФIЦ r.inforcing buttoný Buttoný that wiil Teceive extrastTain оIяте sewed оп а single thicknesý of fabTic shoutd Ье reinJorced, О!_,!Д9_Lпsidе_ пf the pament_ difectlv undeT the ЬцК9дIасаri!&-рЬддл fяhтi. .na ".,, +ъ-еuеh ,@@ ýffall flat button оr а s ъutton oI faыic l'!9ц.а taped hчttопý. Таре, eord огпатrоwIiЬЬоп mауЬе usedtofasten buttons with larcie holes. Drаw the tape thтough the hоlеý andtie. Then whip the tape endý to the gaIment. link huttons. These еIе often usedaý cnfflinks. Ruп doublethrcad thIough two buttons апd fasten securely on the undeт side of one button. woTk oveT the thread ч,ith blanket ýtiklr. (See Фаgе 140.) chinese hallbшttoný. Used with decorative Jгоаý (see раgэ 10'i) and rnade of сочеIеd cold or ýoutache bTaid, Fогsmаll buttoný, cut а piecefrоm 8" to 10" long. а Loopcold аs shовп. Ь Loop asiainoveland uпdегffIýtlоор. с Loop а thild time, weaving thгоugh оthеr two ioops, Кеер loops ореп while working. d Еаýе togethel, shaping into а ball. TIim епdз and sеw tъеm flдt to uпdегýidе of batl. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 104.
    other fastenings la0l! aпdry,s or Ьагs Hooký should Ье sewn to the ga.mdnt at Ьа_се and undeт the hook. Eyes are ýewn base; ba.s at both looped ends. taclý both the оп]у at the Оп lapped еdgе,] sлсЬ аý waiýtban&, ýеw hook close to edge of очеIlар, Sew ёуе от Ьа1 back fтom the edge of the undeIlaD. PJai, Tocftý. These conýist of а few somewhat looвe ýtitches used to sесurе one section of а яаImепt to апоthеI. ЕхдмРLЕ: You uSе plain tacks whеп tackinE а neckline facing to the shott]deт Seams. the side sеаms of dlesses, use buttonhole twist oI heavy-duty thlead, oI dоuЫеd Tegulal thrcad. Fаstеп thгеаd with ýeveтal зmаll stitches at the Лтеt' fuсk. USed chiefiy to ho]d а ]oose lining to the side seam, especial]y thё tining of а coat. Тдkе lооеF a'il.p. bPlwpFn lЪр tцп |аЬri. tr:р.ас апd wolk blanket stitch очеI the threadý, crcjfi rосk, ТhiБ may Ьё used iпtеIсhапgеаЫу Tith the Frcпсh ta€k to hold ti,o pieces of fаЬгiс tояеthеI looýely. It is also used as а be]t саrliе? at Оп meettпg edges s|сh аý the neckline of д centeT bвck opening, sёw еуе extending Slightly oveT one edge. Sew hook Jаr епоugh back frоm othel edge so opening edges meet Bnugly, ?/,f€&d ag.s аге used instead of thc metal ones when а softeт clGing iS wanted. Fоr а thread еуе, make several overlapDinя bal Stitcheý at the desircd Spot. WoIk очеI the зtтапdз with the buttonhole stitch, п€еdlе еуе ffrst. ThIead eyes may ье wогkеd оп the чеrу еdяе of дп openins оI just inside the edge. snaps То make SuIe that the balt апd socket аге diтectly opposite each other, Sew the ball in Dlасе first, Lap the opposite side of the opening oveT the ball and pTess between the fingeTý. The ball wilt make ап imрrсsзiоп оп the fabric and lhe so.kct is sёwт оч€r the impIesýion. If the fabтic is very thick оr with а Juzzy suTface, Tub chalk очеI the ball Ьеfоrе pтessing it agajnýt the opposite ýide. Sew over and очеI thlough опе hоlе; then са"ry thI€аd uпdеI th€ snap to the next hole. Sпар tаstепеrs q,hich Аr€ to Ье hаmmегеd оп B,iIl !ale irstruc!ions in the pa.kaFe. These аrе *;ц-:а]lr iгаr::.а: '., cIildrei'J с]о!hе_r, ,a. !-_.т.. t'i i_:i : 1.1 ::a:i * -. Еаrп.пr*r {* .il: я-. а. . :-=з:.a on the next Stitch do not pull the thrеаd 1оор all th€ way thIough the fabric, but hold it open оvеr ffпgеrs and thumЪ. Reach thloug:h the 1оор and take hold of the thIеаd connected with the needle, Ietting dIор the 1оор that was oveт the fiпgеrs, Holding needle in opposite hand, pull needle thIеаd through the dтopp€d loop and dlaw it up ovef youi fiпgеrs, As you dтaw the пеw loop oveт youT fingeтý, the old loop slides down the thIead to ýtartthe chain continue drawing пе€dlе thread thlough and s]iding loop dоwп until the chain is аý long аз desiIed, Then dTag,the пееdlе itse]f thTough the ]оор апd tjяhten, Take Sееrаl fastening stitcheý iп the fаьгi( at the end of the cbain, If it is а beit саrriеr. rl..rt chain с,п eitber bodice ог skiTt side of B,aistline seam and fiпish оп the opposite ýide. 106 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 105.
    DET ILs тнлтcoaNl - о тяаfi a,lsт-Dлr]vсý lo0pý FаЬIiс loops сап Ье made at hоmе, oI coTd loops in а iопg strip сап often Ье obtained Notioпs от тrimmiпgs depaltments. оr faыic liпgсriе sl.аp 1 2 cut а t}ue bias strip of Jaъlic. (See радiё 29 fоI True Bias.) With dght ýides together, fold it lепgthwisе. stitch аý shоwп, Strctching the stlip slightly. Тгim seam. At опе епd fasten а thlеаd ýесuгеlу аs shown. Attach thrеаd to а bodkin and work bodkin and thrcad thfough the fabтic tube, aently tumiJtg the ъiаs inside очt. Method Ь. cut а tтue bias ýtrip. At one end attach co[d, Riяht sides togetheT, fold bias oveT cofd. Uýing cordjns: or zipper Toot оп machine, ýlitch bias оч.r coTd, Ве careful not to catch coTd in Stitching. Gently pull coтd to tum bias inside out. То Make Соrdеd Fabric Loops whеп loopý ате spaced ýоmе distance араrt along the edge of an opening, tbey ате uзually cut in sepaTate loops. 1 cut the necessaTy пчmЬеI of loops in the соrгесt size foT thе buttoný. 2 MaTk loop plaeement on а ýtTip of рарет snd зtitch 3 Stitch loops and paper to the opening. Pull paper away, Fасе oI biпd opening to coveT loop €nds. Threail Loop$ These ате similaT to thread еуеý but ате lа?gёr. Meaýuтe the size of the button and maIk the loop locations opposite the buttoný. Sew seveTal stгands of thтead on the edge of the op€ning:. WoIk buttonhole oi blanket stitch over the ýtтands, uýing needle еуе fiTst. Decoгative fюеiý mау ье made of соrd, soutache bвid or of coTded biaý stIips of fabric. (See Согdеd I-oops opposite.) Make the flog whateveт shape you like, secuтing each ýuccesýive loop with smаll ýtitches. Attach to aarment leaving опе loop fTee to extend beyond edge and over button. 1 2 Дttасh а small cold to а tаrgеr cord securely. cut а trче biaв stтip. Attach to one end the same end of the small cord that is Jastened to the lагgет one. Right sidёs togetheI, fold biяs stlip oveT the smýll cord. Uýiпg cording от zippeтfoot оп ma.hine, ýtitch, being caTeJul not to саtсh in the coId, Tlim Еезm. Dгаw Emall cold through the bias stтip, turпing the stтip and pulling the laтgeт соrd into it. FabTic ог coTd loops lor faýteпin8 ove. buttons may Ье attached to an орепiпg in опе coпtinuous ýtтip. Measurc сагеfчllу wheтe the buttoпs ате to go and plan а loop fоr еясh button. Make а tтialloop and t€st it with the button fоr согIесt ýize. The 1оорs mау Ье sеrрп Tight оп the edae of the opening от back slightly fTom the edge. Uýe small stitcheý Ьеtwееп each loop to atta€h them. ror making th€ chineýe ball buttons that are often used vith fIоgs, see Dаае 106. cut а piece of tape от libbon. гold in half стоsзwiýе, and Sew опе half to the shoulder Sеаm line, baving the looýe hal{ tоwsгd the ýhоuldеI. sew опе half of а sпар to thё fastened end of ribbon. Sew the otheт hrlf to the looýe end. То Mako Fabic Loops {р ,8 pl 'rogý 1о, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 106.
    zlppers ZippeTS аrе easyto put in _ so easy that it .an Ъе done witbout basting and, with а bit of pTactice, not е!еп рiпS. But if you 1vish to pin оr baste, there iS по reason why you shotrld not do ýо- Тhоugh moýt zippels ате put in Ьу machine, in many custom_made dгеSSеs and Suits the}, аrе pLlt in Ьх hand and this is often ргёfегIеd fol knitted faЫics, pile fabricý and SheeБ ýrch aS chifion. Smlll back ýtitches, evenly pIaced and c]ose together, ale used. ch€ck youl pattem €пчеlоре for the corrcct length of the zippel needed iп the gаrmепt, Ве sчrе to buy thiý length because it is the a,eýl length for the intended usе. And Ье Sure to rnake the p}acket the length directed Ьу th€ patteгn. Newest skift, dтeýý апd neckline zippers аIе made with ýynthetic coilS rathel than meta] teeth. These аrе particulally light and flexibie and аIе plactically Sпаа-ргооf. Should а thгеаd ог а gагmепt Ь€ caught in the coils, the zippeт is simply folded acIoýS its width,and easi]y pul]ed араrt, Teteasing whatevel hаs caught. close ziDper ЬеfоIе ]aundering oIdry cleaning gaтment. Always рlасе cloth over zipper whеп ргеssiпg, zipper applications There аrе two gепеIаi typeý of zippe| applicationý: In s ]apped sеаm, or iR а Slot ýеав, Baýicallý all Iapped Seam applications ате similal. аs аf€ ail зlоt seam applieations, The vaгiations аrе miпоr, bu| because of them, some ffnd one method еаsiег tban апоthеr. Тгу thеm all if you аге а Ьеgiппеr апd see which уоu ffnd easiest. lapped seam applications Thiý type application is uýed on dгеsý plsckets, skiIt plsckets and the long back орепiпg о{ а dress.If the fmnt зеаmаilоwапсе is tess than %" wide, extend it Ьу stitching sеаm tape along th€ edge. Before ýtarting the application, baste placket edges togetheт on ýeam line and pless seam open. Method а Вhохп iп а d,fеss placket) Р]асе ciФed zippeI face dоwп on the back веаm al]owance ontU, with the edge of the metal teeth ог Synthetic coil against the sеаm tine, The bottom stop should Ье at the bottorn of the Dlacket. With edge of рIеSSеI foot against chain, ýtitch tape to back Seam allowance, ýtitching f|ombottom to top. cheek position ечеrу inch oI So to sёе that edge is гight along Sеаm lin€. (At the pull tab at the top the ýtitchin8 mау ýiide off the tape, but it makeý по ditrerence-] Remove рrеsýеr foot and put zippel foot on machine. Тчrп zippel face up, Make а small fotd iп Ьа, k 5еsп аllоцап, е close tU 7ippFr .hаiл, Рrеýs to get s shаrреdgе. Stitch fold tozippeгtape, Тurп zippel face dоwп очеr front seam аllо!чапсе. А Sma]] pleat lvill fоrп at bottom and top of f]ack seam altoч,ance,l Stitch through att :hicknesses асrоSs bottom, up the side c]ose to 3 .|air.rra ac.qrs top. l Pr:-. ,::1 iз.; ..2Ф lоt a]]o!va.ce and ,еmо!е the Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 107.
    1,2 Method с(shофп iп а dfegs placbet) т!тп Dпdег the back seam allowance the seam line and ргеsý. With zippel face up, pin tчгпеd edge tape close to chain, Uýing zippeт foot, to tape fгоm bottom to top. to zipper stitch edge Turn zippeI face down оп fгопt 8eam allowance. Stitch acIoss lоwег end and up to top. Rеmочё machine-basting and DIФý. sIOt ýеаm application This iý used in center back plackets of ýkitЬ, in loпg сепtеI back openings of dIeýses, in unfaced neck openings and in ýleeve openings, Дs in tapped ýеаm applications, machine-bast€ the ýеаm togetheT and prcss ореп. MethoiL а lsholl|,D iп а shitt .епtеl Ьасh placket) Ореп zippeT andplace face dоwп оп one seam altowanee onty,with edaeof teeth огсоil atseamline. Using zippeтfoot, ýtitch tape to ýeamallowance, Sргеаdgагmепt outflat, wrong side up. close ziрр€г. (centeT ýhould Ь€ face down on seam tine. ) Stitch thlough all thickneEses down опе ýide, acloss bottom and up the otherýide. PIesý апd Iеmоче machine-basting. Method Ь lshou,n iп песkuпе орвпirr!1) Follow steps 1 and 2 in Method А. Fold gaTment mаtёriаl back out of the way and ýtitchthe other tape oJ the zipper to theother sеаm alloq,ance only, having teeth оI coil at зеаm line. close zippeT апd spт€ad gaтment out ffat. Stitch thrоuяh alt thickllesseý down опе side, acтoýs bottom and uр other ýide. for а faced neck орепiпg Гiтst apply th€ facing to the neck opening and then slip-baste the opening edges togetheL l Ореп zippeт. on Wrопа ýide of siaTment, place zippeT fa.ce down очет ýlip-basted opening. Тчrп uпdег top endý of tape. Hand-baste опе tарё to the opeвing, having edge of chain against edge oJ siip-bast€d openingi. close th€ zippeT апd tuTn garment to right side. With cloвed zippeгlying {iдt чпdеrth€ line oJ орепiпg, Бtitch аrоuпd zipper, using zippel foot. 1,2 1,2 4 Рrеsý апd Temove stip-baýtina. 109 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 108.
    separatang zipper application BeforeStarting the application, check the width of tbe opening seam allowance. If lesB than 5/s", stitclr sеаm binding to еасЬ edge. Оп outside of jacket facing, maтk а chalk tine 7Е" {rоm edge, (Thiý wi]i Ье Уа" beyond the 5/i" Finish hemý of gaTment and of facing s€parately; ог, lаtеI, join hеm edges of galment and facing before facing is tumed inýide in instтuction 3 beiow. 1 Оп ou fýrde о{ facing, place the paItially орепеd zipper face up with the edge oJ the teeth along the chalk line. The top of the zipper ýhould Ье whеrе you want the орепiпg top to Ье. Using ziррег loot on machine, stitch alongýide the teeth. Repeat with other edge of zippef оп оthег facin}{. 2 If а gагmепt has а collar, attach it to necklin€ now, Тh.п, ь i'h гishl :idea 1оgрlhрr, pli.P la.jng оп garment and stitch to песНiпе only. Do поt catch_ iп the top of the zippel tape, If hems wеIе not fiпishеd previousiy, join bottom edge of facing to bottom edge of jacket. 3 Tfim and c]ip neck]ine sеаm allownnce. Tufn faeing to inýide. ТчIn iп and ргеss the ýепm ]owance оп the fTont еdgе ofjacket. on inýide, рlасе edge of zippeI teeth along flont edge of gаrmепt. Pin от bastei thеп ýtitch close to teeth uзiпg ZippeT foot, Repeat оп other edAe. trочsеr fly application These instluctioný ale fol йеп's tlоusеrs which close fгоm left to гight, FоI women's slacks, hich close flom right to teft, substitute "fight" Whelever instluctiOnS rе:id lelr, and gubýtitute "left" where they Iеаd /rgЛt. First join the ffont crotch sеаm as fаI as the tower епd of the орепiп€. and back Stitch. Interface left flу. Fасе right ily, leaving uncurled edge and Иrith riяht Sides together, stitch ]eft fiу to left fTont edge. PIеSS toпard opening. ЦIith zippel c]osed, р]асе it face dоwп очеr outside of flr, edge of tape aiong fiy Seam line. l ,i.lg z'po, г i ,,l, c,it,, ,losp lo Ziлг"r .hai1 on left jide ol tape. Stjtch again about У!" frоm -L.: ."]. :,.:,ijjdt rпd press, Baste in р]ас€ аlопg +i- i. : .iý.,]r,,. T"p,stitch as basted. Ьеiпя 11о Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 109.
    5 on Tightflont opening edge pIess uпdеr Ъ", clippinri cuтves. ореп zippeT, pin and baste right frоп, .Jgё орr 7,lrlrFг lapF.locР to.haln, 6 Baste Tight flопt edge of trousers over long ореп sid€ ol right fly i/B" from edge. Uýin8 ziррег foot, top-Stitch thюugh }lt thicknesseý, to сцt down а trolsel zipper Because fly openings in trouseTý and slacks vaтy in length due to vaтiations in the cut of tfouseTý апd in the measuTenents of thеfiguге, the zjррFг mву Ье,оо lопg fоr ihF орFпiпя, Tb.Ul iI off. pull the ý]idet dom below the waisttine Seam. Дррlу опе edge of the raistband. Тhеп, Ьеfоге tuтning thе band fol completion, cut off the excess tape at the,Waistband Sеаm allowance. Whenwaist- band i. , nтpl"ltd ;l аtl{ а. а ,op_ýtop fол z'ррег. plackets Although most plackets today aгeclosedwith zippers, this is not done in infants' clotheý and not often in the Seam of а knife pleated skiIt, The plackets used in these two garments аrе аý followý: lor inlantý' cl0theý 1 S]ash the mateтial the dеsilеd tength of placket. 2 At bottom of slAsh clip diagonally fог %" at 3 Tuln undey %" оп slashed edges апd tum tгiangulaT point to о&hrdе. 4 Тuгп edges uпdеr fог Уr'i fofming pleatý, and 5 Lap edsies and pin. Stitch а squa.e at lоwег end of placket through al] thicknesseS, the desired depth of placket. edges in bias sеаm binding. bound odges of the placket. 2,з tor а pleated slirt Make pleats. Pui l 2 3 1,2, з 111 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    collars & песkliпеs ВаýiсаIуtheтe аrе but thTee types of collaTs: Flat, Tolling оI standing, AS between flat апd Tolling, the пеагеr the coltal neckline аррlоасhеS the сuIvе oJ the gaIment пёсНiпе, the flatteT it will lie; and conveтsely,thestlaighteTthecollaтneckliпe,themoIeitwillTol1.oneexampleoftheflstco]]дTisthe еч€r_Dорulаг Peteт Рап; of the Iolling со]lаг, the Shawlj of thc standing col]aT, the mandarin, pOints t0 rеmепЬоI Always stay-Stitch the garment neckline befoтe дlwачý c]ip the rialmeDt ne.kline Ье{оI€ attaching а collar so collaт sеап ]ine can Ье matched to neckline seam line. Дlwауs теmеmЬет that if you have alteтed the garment neckline to mаk€ it lalsier оr Smаllег, you muвta]So alteт the col]al. (Fоl instIuctions, see page 21.) Aiways undeгStitch а faced collal to get а shP rp l J гпрd cdgp. Ап рssу way l о do liБ is: r.irst. stitch collaт and facing togetheг along оutеr edge but lot at the ends, Ртеýý ýtitched S€дm toward facing; then tuIn rтогk to fight Side and undelstitch cloge to Serm line thюtlgh fncing and sеаm edg€s, staтting and Stopping about 1" fIom the ends. Einally, fold co]laT оп seam and stitcb the ends. Always. aftel stitching and tuIning а ýhaped .ollar. fold in hatf and сhесk to make sule ъоth ends аIе exlctly the Same length and Shap€. Alwayý match nalkings of.ollar to m.rlkings of neckline collal ends matching ccnter Jlont ог back maтkings, and dots оп collaf necklin€ matched to shouldeT seams. Alwa!: еJgе-st,|гh ]hF long lппоl, Г",] FJge of а shaped faeing 1/а" in fтom edge. Thcn tч}'n uпdег on stitch€d line апd stitch again. flat collars ' Intelface and Jас€ thе collar. leavinE neck еdяе Tuтn front (оr back) Jacing extensions oveт the со]lаг, Baste Ьiдs facing strip to neckline edge орг.оl]аr, le!ling i] еtепd Ut.г edgc ol "ac,ng extensions. Ease bias ý]ightly so outel culve will lie flat. Stitch. TTim seami clip curves. PIeSs Seam toward facing дпd understitch thюugh facing and seam. (Sce page 26 JoI UndeTstitchinli.) ТuIп bias fлсiпg and Iacing extonsions to inýide. Тuш under raw edge of biaý facinei апd Slip-stitch о!еr senm. to attach Yiith shaped 'acingThis is shovn with а divided co]iaf- open.'Iurtl and ргеss. with opening edees of pin оr basto to nccktino соl]ат дt seam ]ine of The flat, shaped collar mау Ь€ Smalt оr laтge, in опе piece оr divided, as shown in the illustTations. The dilided соllаг jS geneтally found on drеяýеs оr blouses with а back openjna. Г|а| , оllагs Jгр Lc lally pU, оп with l bia. lacins slгiр, but а shaped facing may Ье used, The two r{T!ions of the di!idod collaт аге tack€d togetheг .:.b.-:l .r!rt.r hд.k от.епtеr frопt, ,vhicheveг :. r,,:ie riEn'aP. bfore being attached, tlrd-oIaфi :!:a:JE Еi aа.:.. с,::]а., ]ea.inE пфk edae .g!i Т.-.:;;.Ё! Р,. ..&.:.:,, песk]iпе, Join fTont and back sections of Shaped facing. Pin over.o]lar, miI,,hiпg lh, opening cdgrs, Stitch, trim and c]ip the ýeam. Undeгýtiteh. Right Sides together, ýtitch facina ends to gsтmепt ореliпg edgeý in а 7s" ýеаm. Trim соIпегs; trim lиr7.g Seam only. Tuln facing inside. PIеSS. Tack to Shoulder l12 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    1! rolling collars сOпyеrtihlе collarshawlcollal сirсч]аr r0|l collar Roltiпg collars include the becoming сопчеrtiЬlе, found on so mапу Shiгt_like Ыочsеs and dTeýýcý; the Бhаwl, used оп jackets, coats, dтesses and blouseý and the circulaT Iotl that is Softty flattering, lhe coпve{ible collar Thiý is juýt what itý паmе ;mplies deýigned to Ье wотп ореп от closed, It сап Ье put on with от without s backfacing, but is gепегаilу dопё witho I. D.lailý of i'.,,опsIru.iiоп агс Бhоwп in the demonýtration of Маkiпя а Blouýe. pages 41to 47. tfto shawlcollar тhе ýhawl colla. conqiýls uf l цл рагIз : (1) Ап undef-collaT and a2) An uppel соttаг cut in one with the fгопt facings. The undel_coilal sectioný аrе joined ,t сепtеI back, as аrc the inteTfacing sections. The uпdеI_соtlаI is then attached to the песиiпе and the ýеаm рIеsýеd ореп- Тhiý Dгосеduте iý back seam of uppe. соllат алd facing Right sides togetheг, pin uppeT соliаг апd faeing to under_collaт and fTont, matching сепtеr backs апd dots. Stitch. Тrim Sеаm and сотпеrs; clip счIчеs andintoinner corneT of течеr. Тuгп facing апd uррег collaт to inýide and plesý. SIjp-titch uрраг.о|lаг оеr back пд k seam. ciIculal lollcollar ThiB cotiar is cut аý а bias stTip апd attached with s ýhaDed fасiпя as follows: Machine-baste interfacing to wTong side oJ collaт. Trim intelfacine c]ose to ýtitching. То hotd intelf5cing iп place, inake long Tunning stitches ]esý t}ап half-say lo Ihc српlеr. .Whрп .ollar iý finished, these stitcheý wilt Ье on the underside.) Join endý of collaт and prcSs sеаm ореп. WroDg sides togethal, {o]d coilar in half lengtbwise and mасhiпе baýte rаw edges together, ,lr.iU ,r.f .*ф-nlkaa- i* -lадý] З Tum facing and чрр€г с.Ла. iЁ !ld* ir- .sеаm ]ine at neck edae of чрF.. ttёý '{ i|rf along back neck ýеаm. $'hёп ]yfu"i в Ь.{ р. rаw edge of collar апd facina ý]I] Ь бdr{' оп а Blause о| Dfess on а blouse ог dress, the uпder-eo,Ilr. i! rý * piece апd the iпtёгJасiпg iý a(ached rб t}. вrr*, col]al and facing inýtead of to the uдd..,.!r!." 1 Join the uпdег,соllаr to the neckline: triln ý. 2 Join сепt€I back sean of чрреr еоllsг дпd lrtat facing. 3 Lap lt1d l;t, h."пl"r Da.k sраm of iпtегfвсiпs and tгim зеаm close to stitchi пg. Machine,baste iпtеrfасiпg to wrong side of uрреr coilal and front facing %" fTom edges, ТIim intedacing cloýe to ýtitсhiпя,. Tilгn чпdеr and stitch the ýeam а]lоwапсе оп the long simila. to that outlined in thе demonýtгation making the Shot coaq pages 60 to 69, and iпýlru.liогý оп Tailoriтg. раяр l4?.гопliпuе Rigbt sides together, pin uppeт collar and facing to jacket and uпdет_со]lаг, matchj ng сепtеI backs and dots. Baste, еаsiпg uppeт collal to fit between dots. Stitch; tlim Seam; clip счrчеs, сOпyеrtihlе соllаr shawlcollal ýt'ъ /-ф-_ý_*Ф,,) a'ф е<. ý *z^ 1lз Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 112.
    coLL,lRs AND NEcxLINEs ЗОп oLltside, pin соllаг to neck edge, matcbing centel {Iопts and Ьасks and placing the ýmall dots at the Shоu]dег seams. Baste, easinci collaT to Iit. 4 Join fтont and back neck facings at shouldeT sеаms. Siitch %" tгоm long nnnotched edge and prcýs edse uпdег along the Stitching. Stitch in place. 5 Right sides together, pin facing to neck edge, matching centerS and ýhouldeT seams. ý Siitch песt edgP, тrim dFami c]ip.uryer, IlndeIstitch the fасiпя. 7Тurп facingto inside. Ргеss. Tack facing to seams. standing collars Some о{ thезе ате attachedwith atacing and Sоmе аге putdiгectly onto the neckline. the sha!ed mапdаriп c0llar 2 Right sideý to8ethei, pin colla. to neckline malching сепlFг гrолls and backý and pla.ing dots at shоutdеr seams. З Тufп {Iontfacings to otltside ovel collal. 4 Rightýides together, join Jrontand back neck facings at shouldeIseamý. Pinfacings toneck еdg€ and Stitch to neckline tЬгоlgh att thickneýseз. TIim seam andcolnels; clip culves. 5 Тuтп fасiпяs to inýide and tack to бboulder seams. the straight tie collar This соllаIсап Ье applied to any dlеss oIblouse that has а tapped {ront c]osing and а basic Ieяulation neckliпe. Fоr а паттоw tie collar, cut fabтic about 40" long апd в%" wide, z-{-- ТЪе inteгfacin8 used in these 'з.сd.Е!.зс f.{€ the соllаг. .йrr.,:еrп .дd рв. ьrte rrr.ф, collaIý should ье Тгim s€аm. clip ТчIп fIont facing oJ aalment to outside. Stitch it to neckline as Jar as center fTont. TIim sёаm, clip neck edge whеге stitching ends; tцr.rr Jacing to inýide. Right ýides togethel, pin опе edge of collar to neckline matching centeт backý. Stitch between the clipS, ,rl Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 113.
    The pattern willindicate iý to Ье. Befoleslashing, Rightsidestogethel,foldendýinhalf ]engthwise, Stitch ends. Stitchtong edgeý up to whеrесоliаr joins neckline. Backstitcb to ho]d. Тrimýеап and соrп€Is. ТuIл гight side out. Тчrп чпdеr ýеаm allowance оп гemaining raw edge and ýtip-Btitch oveт neckseam. detachable eollars Theneckline edge ofa detachдble collaт Бhоuld Ье stay-stitched оп theseamiine, then tIimmed to 7а" andelipped.It is then boundwith а bias ýtTip oI Iеаdу Tnade bias binding (See Bindings, page 130). Baste от Snap-fasteD it to the inýide of the gaTment neekline, single thickness c0llarý Тhеве aIe o{ten, thоugh not necessaгily, detachable and used oveт an attached cotlar. The outeT edge mау Ье fiпished otr with а biдding, а piping оl lасе edging. Attaeh ýuch а соIаI Piace wrong ýide of соllаг to rightside ofneekline. Рiп oveт ita shареd facing ог а bias stTip about 1%" Wide (оI use Teady-made biaý bindina), with Iight Side of biaý от facing against the collaT, Stitch. TTim andlayeгthe sеаm. Undelstitch. Тurп bias oTfacing to inside, Press апd heminplace. finishes for uncollared песkliпеs Necklines withonteollals ат€ eitheгfaced от bound. BeJoIe doing either. ýtay-Stitch th tha shaped facing Thiý iý madeandput ontoanecklinein the ýаfiе wау it iý done fof the Сirсч]аrRоll Соllаr descтibed оп ра8е 11З. lhe tias facing See inýtluctions чпdеI Flat couaв, psge 1l2. the fal0d slasi whеге thе орёпiпg зlаsh apply theraciпgaý Д ГАсiпg раllеrп, Бhареd |о fft that рагliсulаr i Right sides together, рiп Jacing to gaTment over thё ýtash location. Stitch {acing to neckline edge сопtiпuiпя down the fTont }{" frоmсепtет, алd l.ареriпg 1о а po;n1 at lоwеr end оГ орепiпg. Take опе ýtitcb ас!оýs point Ьёfоrc ýtагtiпg alongthe second side, Stitch а seeond time around th€ point uýing а ffne Btitch. 2 Slaýh between the ýtitchёd tineý all thе way to the Doint. Тчпr faeing inýide; pтeýs; tack invisibly to ааImепt. the cardigan fa.ing Thiý facinaiS applied во it iS visibleonthe яaтmentoutside and folms acardigan band, Reinfoтce the согпегs of the flontbmdsas Jollows: Staгtin81" from the еоrпет, stitch with frпе ýtitches on the seam line to the corneT. Pivot the woтk on the needle and continue ýtithiдa foI 1" along the ýecond side. ctip to the ýtitchin8 at the сотпегS. Тurп undelandpтeýý the sеаm аllоwапсе on the Place 7rr,'r' side of bandto Uro,g sideo{ garment, matching corners апd seams. Pinandstit{hto flont edges and necНine. Тrim Sеаm; clip счгчеý; ппdегзtit h the Ьдпd. Тчгп band to outside andpin in place. Ъp_stit{h l,{, 4{р пэсkliпе, mау Ье iцФudеd in_y_o,u_T pattem. Оп low_.u! пё.kliпFý thе гдсiпя wiu Ье tound то Ьс ДЁ!_SlЦЦllу sщLlет tЬзд.!hе neckline, ацdthе ,цЦЦ!gii llЦдФd tфsgачеq_L"_фч ф_"_iцс. W hеп lhis is dопе, l he low neckline hUgS l he body йБ!"rйrу ."й, "]uй, "; 4р,;.йй- wh€п а ýhареd facing раttегп isnot uýed, the fa.ingstlip should Ье cut onthebias.If the neckline edge iS to Ье bound, eitheIwith leady-made binding от binding you make yoursetJ, ýее Bindingý, page 130. when bindinsithe insideculve oJ а neckline, ýtгеtlh the biaý and prcss it befoTe attachina, о. ýtгetirh it ýlightly as уоu put it оп. Bindin8ý ате рrеfеIаЬIе to facings if the dTess oIblouýe 2 з Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 114.
    sleeveý The coIrectfft ofthesteeves iS impoItant iпthе look. of s саrmепt, Fоr hоw а regulation set_in should fft, seesection оп Fitting, раяеý 94 tо9б, aood Pull up bobbineaýe thTeads evenly fюm bothends untit sleeve'ffts аImhоlе. Leave 1'' flat acrosý top. r.жtеп thread ends, making suтe ease iB smoothly diýtributed with nopuckers оI gatheБ. Pin to hold е into almhote, staTting and overlapping the stitсhiпя.Гull-iength, Iegulation set-in sleeves ате of thl€e 1урFs,/а ] оп. piece ь iI h eibow darLc оr, L , опе-рiесФ with elbow gаthегs to givp еssс i апd, с tso.piece with uпdеrапd uppersections, ThiS last is acoatoT In the two piecesleeve, the back Seam of the top section is eased tothe undeгsection ь€twееп th€ notches above and below the elbow. It should Ье рIеýsеd oveIatailol'S hаm to shape it, Тhё fmnt ýeamofthe topsection is ýffеrсlеd between th€ notches tofit theflont ёdgеоl the undeT section. setting iп sleevBs а regulation plain slа€Ys Тhоugh one_piece and two-piece ditrefёntiy, theyafe ýet into the Join uпdе.аrm Seam an.t рrеýS open. Rightsideý l.rtthеr. pin sleele iл аrmhоlе, matching поtсhеs, !пO2г.Ф s€5пr and dot-r Place top_of_s leele ,па.k аrmhо]е in thе same дt underarn Ьеtw€еп поtсhеs, stitch again ';'' within sеап allowance. Тrim between notehes clos€ to second stitchinя. 6 Lightly Steam-press sleeve much ease аý posýible. Then а shirt sleвye ýеаm to shlink out as lightly рIеsý seam See step,by_step demonýtгation раgеs 7i1 to 81, о{ man's ýpoтtý shirt, а gathcled slвeve Make two rоwý of gаthеIiпg stitcheý aroundsleev€ Uýingabout 10 ýtitrhes tothe iпсh, makealow of еаýе stitching оп sеаm ]jпе of sleeve сар between notches. Stitch again %" frоm ]irst Tow Within seam alloq;an.. 2 top between notcbes оп€ on SeamIine and ýecond about %" beyond within sеаm allowance. Join uпdегаrm seam. Right sideý togethel, pinsleev€ in еrmhоlG, matching notches, чпdеIагrп seams, dots and piacing top-of-s]eeve mаrk to shоutdег ýеаrл. Pull up gatheling thleadý ёчепlуапd securc the епals. Pin tohotd ааthегs in place. Stitch. Рrёýý the seam _ towaтd the s]eeve if you want thе gаthеrs to puf upý,ald, towaтd thc shoutder if you want them to týir; ,1в Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 115.
    raglan Drfil.s 7е{7.о.ýт _ýarErtjs 2.pi.ceýleOve Right Sides toliether, pin ýteeve JTont to gагmепt front, mаtсhiпя dots, Baste, еаsiпя ýleeve to {it Ье- tween notch апd loweт smа]] dot. Along ýеаm line оп gatment flont, pin centel of stIaight Seam binding, Stitch S€аm, clipcurves, but do notclip seambinding, Pfess seam ореп. Pin алd bJslP s]cРve b""k to gа"mFп' Ьа"}, еаsiпg sатmепt to fft between notch€s and eaýingsleeve to fft below lоw€I notcheý. Pin on sеаm binding as fоr {Iont. Stitch andclip seamand pless ореп. Join front and Ъасk of gаImепt along sleeve Seam, eaýing steele front tc, lit back between поtсhез, Join entire undelaImseam in onecontinuous stitchins. N'orej In а dгеss, i{ the fabric iS lightweight, taping the seam is not necessaly. l.piece laglan ýleeYe with dalt Stay-stitch tbe armhote and shoutdeг edges of the steeve. Reinfolce dart in the top t}y stitching along stitchinlitines with Small stitch. Tbperýtitching toa pointat iпп€т end of lines. Slash along Slash line at Slвeves сut in 0пе with yoke Sleeveý cut in опе with а garment yoke oTwith the frcnt panel of а jacket оI bodice need rciпfогсеmепt 5t ]:ье iппеr сотпег of the uпdеIsтФwhеrе slеече and yoke meet. This iS dопе as follows I Fоrеасh sleevecuttwo2" bias squares ol gaTment fablic. ( If gагmепt fаЬriс is heavy, cutthesquarcs of some 1ightw€ight fabric in sаmе coloT as gагmепt.) Right sides togethel, pin centeTo{ one sqчsгеочеr dot at iппеlеотпеr of uпdе!атm, Stitch аlопаопе seamline tocentefpoint of Sqчаге; pivot wolk on needle andcontinue stitching atong secondside. clip from the еdяе iпtосоrпеI made ьу stitching lineý. Тuгп squаrе toinsideand prcsý. Reinforce otheт half of Sleeve in ýаmе way. guýýets То give mоте Iооm and sleeve, а gusset may Ье ona-piece g sset glain, оп inSide, ыing ýtitchinglines togetheT. Pin,€ffing {топt to lit the back. Stitch. PIess seam ореп. SIll,,h Uпоеr %'.п l,,w"r {"dяр, clip аrmhоlе edges о{ sleёve to stay ýtitchingalona culveý belownotches. Right SideE together, pin slеече to gaтment flont and back, eaýing ýleeve and garтent backtofit. Stitch. тотёiпfоrс€, Stitch agaln. clip счrчеs; ргеss seamý open. on {Tont and back uпdегатm, mаrk а slash line about в%" longi. Staltinci at undeтalm edge at centeт of cuгve. stitch %" flom mаrkеd line, tарегiпg to nothing at iппеI point. Slазh between stitching. taking а У2" ýеаm оп " to nothing on 3 Join qussёttо s]ashed edges, gusset and tapering {тоm % 117 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 116.
    two.pioca gшsýet 1 Тоrеiп|опе соlпеl, eut foul 2" bias ýqua.es, Оп гightside ofbodicefтont, pin сепtеI of опе square оч€I point whele slash stitchinglines meet, Stitcbalongthelinesthгouahthesquare,pivoting the woTk оп the ne€dle at tbe point. IfyouT pettern doeB not call foT а gusýet and you would like to uýe one, а patte.n fоr а 2_pieee auýBet is nade аý followý: Cut а5" squаге о{раре!. Mark а %" sеаmllпеаюuпd the ýqчаr€ апd dтaw а disgonal line flоm upper]eft to loweT Tight сопеr. Оп Ьо,lоm edge. Tark 1 ' iп Гrоm lрГt соrпет, on fight edge, mаIk 1" dояп flom top corner, Frоm uppeт leJt, whеrе top and leJt ýide ýeamlines mect. mедýчrе аlолс disgолаI 2J s" дпd mагli. Frоm the 1" maiký оп right апd bottom edges, dIаw а curving line thru the 2Уs" mагk оп the diagonal, Cut the рарег оп this cuтved line. As уоuг patteIn, use the telt hand alea оf the cut ýquale -the рагt that haý the irsrd€ eulve, cut 4 pieces of fabTic with l€ngthwise grain mnning рагаllеl to uppeT еdяе. sleeve finishes ор,пiпg in long slooye Тhеrеаrе ýечеrаt methodý of ffnishing the opening of а lопя slea р ч hj.h ib lo а р а cufr attached. Fоr а fдced орепiпg, ýее page 46i foT а shirt slеече, раg€s 79_80, Themethod deselibedhere is cal]ed a "continuous ptacket" апdсап Ье used iп plackeb ofgдthercd ýkiTtý andchitdTen'ý dresýeý аБ well as in sleeves. to паkе а gшssat ра -5 ttern 1 2 То turп the point. а slash Ьеtwееп stitched tjпеs thе зау to, but not thfоugh, Ь TuTn the squale thтoughthe зide of яаImепt and presý. alt the pojnt, еdgеБ of Slash to wтопя side, ь stitch оп the mafked ýlanted ]ines of the sleeve орелiпg, Slaýh through сепtеI between ýtitching. cut stгaight gгаiп ýtrip 2" wide and twice the ýlaSh l€пgth. Pin йfоrlg sid€ of орёпiпg to пgl.' side of ýtrip. на!дЬпltоп"dsрБечельul рiпроiлtоIорспiоg 3Та a l {s.k dots and Seam ]jnes оп fight l:l,ц,riпЕ sid€ of slash oler riaht !'i: i]з.. ;L:.: !. surlei point and . чi- ..i Ti гi:Ii.-!: ! ]1 ц::.: r:9: lta:::( i.rdj.e ýide of guss€t. llg 1/l" Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 117.
    aar.raj 'alraErý, - ýr.rýуБý М€rйоd Ь,Make cutr. Whip ends together and bAste to toweT edge of ýleeve on outýide, Baste bias оп top of счtr, joining biaý ends. Stitch. Тum чпdеr fгее edge of bias andh€m очеI ýеаm оп inside, Turn cuff Sleeve ýide чD,lay in а stгаiяht liпе, FoIdextтa fabric out of r,ay and Btitch ya" fTom Iap edge. At point, stitch again tоýtIепяthеп. puffed sl0eve with 0lastic sleava with tшtn0d back сшfi on Taw еdgё of lap, tuгп and рrеsý У4'' to иfр.19 ýid€. Tbp-stitch turnededge оч€т Seam. Turn lap to ?rrong side апdрrёss. togetheг diagonelly at the point. stitch the two sideý чепt sleeve Tbis орепiпg оссuгS оп а two,piece ýlеече in а .oaf оr ja.kef. Eirql, join ,hp s]ёАче spams, lеs:гg bacl Sеsm opcn bёlow .оrпсг of ечlFпsiоп. Fiпiýh opening $ fol]ows: clip tосоrпегiп undeт sleeve. Pless ýeamopen above clip, Tum extension on чрреI sleeve section to inýide дlопg fold tine forming hem,faeing. catcb-ýtitch jппет edge of hem-facing in place. Turn trp loweI edgeofsleeve to fотmhеm, tuтning in епdБ of€xtension. Baste, catch-stitch hem in place. Slip stitch ends of hеm, ýlantingthe endon the чрреr sleeveso itrrill not sьоw оп outýide. Lap орепiпg of uppelsleeve section overundel Sleevёand рrеýS. Sewbuttoný on outýide thгough a.ll i Гiniýh Iоwеr edge with hеm oI facinsi wide enough fo. elastic. Leave орепiпg at underalm ýеаm. Edge-stitch thе lower €dяе. Iпýеrt elastici lap апd sew endý together secufely. Merrod о, Stitch lightside of cuf to wTong ýide of sleeve, mаtсЫпа ýеаmS. Тurп undel the 1ree €dgе of cutr. Fold счtr to outside;hem to seam ýtitchine. Тчтп cuff to outýide and tack еdяе to undeTafm ýeam ] / 119 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 118.
    pOGkets If уоuг patteтncalls fог а poeket, tbe instluction sheet lviil give full diгections for making it, But sometimes уоч mау want а pocket in а gament rл7hеп попе iS given in the pattern, and the following pages will Ье о{ help at sчсh times. patch pockets Тhеrе ате many ýhapes and sizes of theýe _ squafe, гeetangllaт, сuтчеd at the lover corners, pointed ,t the сепtеi of the lоwег edge and they тапае fтom quite small опеs оп а child'ý 8аImепt to епоImочS capacious ones оп а full length coat fоr an adult. Some аrе lined] some аrе ffnished with flaps. Whаtечег kind of patch pocket iS invotved, the gеп€rаl method оf making and attaching to the gar-rnent iý the srmе, То help you cut youl own pocket patterns whеп needed, heTe аrе some ачеrаgе dimensions io uýe аз gj!еп оr tn паkе Iаrgеr ог sma]ItT as desiIed. The dimensioný ате given wilbu and you should usuatty a_id %']_ 94_!iq9F 1пЦ ]о]цql_еd8с_!о! !Ъеýе. Bfell-gt Pockets оп Blouseý, Dfesses, Jockets Иrdrr., Flоm ЗУr" tо 4%", dependin8 оп the 'e]rfr] Ргоm В,5/s" tо Э1" PLUS а hem-facing at the top of ffom r%" to 1%" wide. Lafge Potch Pockets оп Соаts of Skirt} Widrr., FIоm 8" to 9Уа". Л€?rrlr., Fгоm 8" to 10" PLUS а hem-facing at thё top of about 2". Patch Pachets lLt Lolnef Еdgе о| Оl,еfЬlоusе These аrе made with squаIеd соInегs and attached just above the lorrel edge о{ the b]ouse. и/rdtn., About 6". 'e,rrrr ДЬопt б", PLUý а hem_Jдcing at top oJ about 1%". tIаldп8 p|ain patch pocftets Pocket a,ith Rоuпdеd, LouJef соfпеrs LТ_ri!ц of hеm-fаgiпя and sеаm alio]цance" clip cu es jlt v'з 11р to the stitching. Тurп hem_facinя 1о inside and Dгеsý. PrpssJear4 а_ l Ar top PdgF. tLгп а" lo iпБiLI" алd stit(h, atiolY_aoge ta. iдý_Ц9, Ь. Pocket 1|ith Squared Loujer Corner| Fоiiоw jnstructioný 1 апd 2 foT pocket with Tounded cofnels. Тhеп miteT the соIпегs аý Shown оп раgе 92. С, Attaching Patch Pocket to Gаrmепt ТhеIе arc two ways to atta.ch а patch pocket to the gаrmепt. Pin in place апd, if necessaтy, baste. ý Top-stitch iп р]ас€ close to pocket edge, Teinfolcjng top соIпеrs аý Shоwп, oR Тuгп garment to wrопg side snd B,ith small back ýtitch€S (See page 99 for Back Stikh) sew through 9,rопg Side of Ьоth gагmепt and pocket. Ве careful stitches do not shоý on Tight ýide of pФket, ThiS is а тегI gфd s,a}.if thе pocket is оп а .Фt and lbe material iз hеачу. Тj= i.P .ise r0.!l_rld,.n Е.aя:.я $:r,li.s r: :.р ýn!.a ?:f,ra': ta *._ ::.? Ф( b.п,ia.inF,.!it.h ,ц) Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 119.
    coUNI - PocKE?s mаkiпgа patch pocklt viti ffap Decide on the pocket size. Then deeide the flар depth. Д good pToportion is I The flар Уа as deep as the pock€t. То the depth decided оп fоr the pocket, sdd twice the flар depth plus 1" extв foT th€ inside ffniвh. Il pocket is to have munded lоwеr соIпетý, rочпd оtr tbe colners of the flap. 1l Pa,b,el Has а НелFFос;пр з Тчгп uрреr edge down along fo]d ]iпе очег the lining. ьlаrt]лg ai tор ol hem-facin8. st;Ich dоs п .,п" side, acToss bottom and uр_оthеI side, stitch the ýeam allowance оп top to outsid€. Stitch side edges оп ctip соInетs and tгim flар Sеаm. I| Pocket HaS а Sepafate Fасiпg Right ýides togethel, pin facing to pocket Stitch aTound all foul sides оп the sean l;пе. Го1 E,lhel Нрп-Fа.lпg ol SppalolP Гос;l"l TTim ýeam. If pocket is squаrе, also tTim ofi colners. Тчrп Tight side out and press. Slip"stitch lining to hem-Jaeiпa оr facing. side seam hip pocket Thiý pocket iS eaýily put into the Bide seam of а skirt. Slacks от а coat. It ýhoD]d Ье the shsре ýhowrr in the Diagfam. то cut а pattern fог it, ачеrаgе dimenýions fotlow, and tlrese я.е given without seam allowance. The зtfai!]ht €d9€., About бУ2" lоп8I, Асfаss the top: AlJoIl зуа." . Асfuз at uid8t porr., About 6". Leпoth l,t lonaбt Фаrt: About 10%". Тwо methods of putting this pocket iпto the Bide ýеаmаrе shown in the сопstrчсtiоп demonзtlations one in Makin8i а SkiTt (pageý 48-52) and the оthег in Маkiпg Slacký (pageý 70-73). 4 edge. ТчIn flар TuIв flар Tight side out. This automatically tuгпs the side sеаm allov{ances to the wlong side, Miteг the соr,пегS (sе€ page 92) aвd hem ffар If pocket is to Ье top-stitched in place, top-stitch flap Ьеfоrе арр]уiпg to gaTmeпt. naking а |ined patch nocket Ьryе patch pockets оп coats ате usually lined. The lining is cut Ьу the росkеtраttегп but iп depth iý cut to extend only flom the bottom of the pocket to the fold line for the hem-facing оr the flap. Thus, il you want to line а poeket that iý to Ье 8" deep with а hem-facing t%" deep, cut the lining only 8" deep piuý ýeam altowance. То line, pтoceed as fotlows ; lining, Right sideв hачiпя side ýеаm al]owance on uрDеr edge of togeth€T, baste lining to pocket, апd lowel edaeý even. 197 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 120.
    'rаtлaLs тнлт coUNT, PocxETs Thenpl.oceed аý fo]iows: Fасе the welt, leaving опе long s;de ореп, Tfim Seamý, tuгп Tight ýide out and рrеSs. Baste welt openlng, raw еdяеS iust below Оп inside, pin 0 on outside, stitch thгоugh galment of 1vett iп place. uррег edge and endS of opening Siip_stitch endý cut two pocket pieces 1" l{idel than pocket mагkiпg and аý long as deýiтed. Round the lоwег соInегS, with Tight side of pockёt against light ýide ol gaтment, place опе pocket piece ovel the welt, having the top edge ";" above the mагk fоI the opening, Baýte, hачiпg the basting ýtitches directly очеI the bagte maтked ljne Jot the opening. Stitch 1а" еасh зidе of this baýting line, making the uррег ýtitching line 1/s" Shorteг tban the tоwеI iine at the ends, Ве carcful not to catch_in th. Оп the baýting 1ine, slаSh thIough the pocket plele onI]/ to within %" of the епds, and flom thele, diagonally into the соrпеш, Then, keeping thе Seam allowance of tbe welt out of the way, make а aimilir sla5h along ihc marked Iinp ог орFпiпg ТlJпi Ее !чrс&.t рi€с. to th€ inýide thгоugh the qaЕ!.a, .ad b..t. it .ra{rEd tье оDел'пs. Т-* .* il '** .rd яз r! P..iri.-. 1Ь?. _rlrir|E,G -a Fe*r ir..* аrtlt_, ь}*. welt pocket Welt pocketý сап Ье either Straight oI Slanted, and the itiustrations shоw it s]anted. They аге uýed сhiеflу on tai]oTed suitý and coats oI on veýts. А welt pocket fоI а vest оI а suit would Ье f|om 2Уа'' to 1'' deep and,Lbout 4'' wiale; on а €oat it might Ье as iong as 7". тhе welt should hе cut fюп 1" to t%" wjde апd the length oJ the pocket opening. Add to all these measurementý the seam allowanees, The ý,elt may hаче squаrе оI Tounded uррег соrпев, Fitst baste-maIk the length of the pocket opsnin!. iп the desiled position. опе-рiесе Ьочпd pocket on the gal.ment, baste а ljne the desired width of th" pU, le| орелiпg. Fог I l"l po.Lel. cut ц pie.e of fаЬгiс at leaýt 1" widег than the opening апd twjce the deýired depth of the pocket plus 1". Rounct the colnel,s. At 1" below thе centel" of the pocket pieee, mагk а ]ine the Sаm€ width aS the pocket opening Right sides iogetber, рlасе pocKet over. яаrmепt with mагkеd line on pocket dircct]y ovel marked iine оп gafment. Тhе sholtel paIt of the pocket piece shou]d Ье below thё line, Baýte thтough Staгting at centel of one long Side, stiteh 1l" away fгоm and completel}, аIоuпd the basting, о!еrlsррiпа the stitching at the епd. srab {.л ljrte оa !9€пiпs to ý,ithin rэ" of ends and '.b.r itJiз.fitT йtФ .оmегs_ D Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 121.
    a:,:]',',,.]} а.,-,.,. , i Pullpocket piece through slaýh to gагmепt inside. Bring fold edgeв to meet at сепtеr, JoIming ап inveгtedpleat. on outside, baste iп place апd press, оп oulridF of сагmgпl. sl il.h аfпUлd the орепiл8i, ол inýide, tum pocket iп а coat liпiпg IJ а coat has по pocket and you x,ould like опе, inseгt it Ь€twееп lining апd frопt ffuing on the left side. Make а patteTn like the diagTam with dimen- sions аs shown pluý ýeam allowanees. Счt two pieces of lining matelial; stitch to8etheT, l€aving the 4%" sid€ open. ТuIп seam allowanceý of opening to wrong ýide and Dгеýs. InseIt pocket between cФt lining and coat fаЬгiс with Jolded edge oJ lining meet- ing folded-back sеsm a]tolvance of pocket. Pin оthеI sеаm allowanc€ to Jacing; hem in place. Sew оthег edge to lining with featherstitch on lininяoutýide. (FeatheIýtit{h-see page 140.) Baste-malk а pocket opening line оп the 8аrmепt. Счt two pocket pieceý of lining mяtегiаl about 6" long апd 2" wider than tbe opening liп€. То the top end о{ еасh рiёсе, seam а 3" deep ýtrip of the gаImепt fablic. Fгоm the gаImепt fabтie cut а flар the length of the pocket opening plus seam al]owances. Fме the flар; trim sеаm; tчгп light side out and р.еýв. Right sides togethel, place lalv edgeý of flар just above mагkеd opening, with flap tumed up towald top of gaTment. Baste in place. slanted hочпd pocket underpatch pocket with flap Thiý iS aneatlooking pocket foltajloled gагmепts. Baýte_mark а tine of opening on the gаImепt and cLt а binding БIriр 2" longer lhап thp opening and about З" wide. Use tbiý stTip to make ап орепiпg like а bound buttonhole. (See pageý l00-103 fоr Methods of Making Bound Button-holes.) Тhеп ýtitch directly below the bindiпgon the outside. Гrоm lin'ng mateTiat, счt two pocket pieces thё deýiIed width and length, rounding the lоw€т согпеrS, РrеSs undel the top edge of опе piece and, lvoгking on the inside of the galment, top_stitch lhp pic.p lo lhс ]оwег edge оf lhc bindinc. Fаср lhс sр(,опd poc}et pjecc With а 2' r' depp piF.e of thё galment fаЬгiс. Lay ovel the fiIst апd trim both pieces evenly. Stitch second piece to uppel edge and ends of Ьiпdiпя only] thеп stitch both pocket pieces together. Right ýides togetheI, place опе pocket piece очег gагmепt and flар with the center of the faьric stlip diгectly ovel the baste_maTked opening ]ine. Baýte. Stitch %" each side of mafking and сгоsS endý. naking ]owel row Уs" sholter than uppef rоw Slaýh between th€ stitching to lvithin %" of the ends and clip to the сотпеý. 3 оп outside, stitch Ljпdjлg thгоugh all 193 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 122.
    3 Ctlt а2%]' deep fасiпg о{ Еатmепt fablic foт both irocket pieces. TuTn undel the loмref €dge of facings ald top-stitch to pocket pieceý with top Pull the pocket piece thfough the ýiagh, forming а welt ovet the loweI sеаm ]ride enough to ff]l the ýрасе between the ýtitching ]iпеs. оп the outside juýt below the Welt, stitch thlousih all thicknesses. TuTn flлр dоvп aad baýte асrоБý top. оп the inýide, рiп ýecond pocket piecel wl.ong side flst, Baýte; then stitch thIough дгоuпd entiтe pocket, Iounding Pin оп€ pocket рiес€, ficing side down, очеI flар just above malked openine. Рiп sесопd pocket piece, facing ýidc doM, оч€т wett just below opening. Stitch, 1/1" frоm rаrч edges, the length of the mаIkеd opening оп the uрреr edge and ys" ýholtel at each end оп the loweT piece, l'old back the flee edgeý and ýlash betwcan stitching to within yj," of ends, then diagonatly Рu]i pocket pieces and welt thrочgh s]aýhed opening to insidё. ВаStе-пагk оп the gaтment outside the length of ihe pocket орепiпg, cut two pocket pieces of lining fдьIiс 1" lvider than pocketmalking, Ifpocket is fol acoat, cut the pieceý about 7" loпei; if foт а suit, not очеr 4" long. curve lоw€т сотпегs. Cut а pocket fl5р of garment fabric the tength of the opening plus seam allowance. СогпеrS mау Ье Squared оr rounded, Fасе flap, leaving top еdgеs ореп; trim ýeam; tum and pтess. Сut а velt piece of galment JaЫic 17a" wide and 1" longei tban pocket mатkiпя. flap pocket with welt Оп inside, turn We]t uр to ffll the gpace ends to tтiangulaт ýlashed soctionв at P.isiI rj.le_t tl,gеthеr, baste flар to gаrmепt п,ith .ar ёiяб a:nTdt аЬа,е m..ked opening, Г ":.._:r.л...,.r, flg..a,.f.a.,4lla.lp t ý.!*: ,-_'i ..! .,j{ý .а.: Ь|ФF pocket piece dоwп. Stitch аIоuпd ýides ot pocket. Тrim lower edges evenly. lц Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 123.
    hems Тhе perfect hemiS inconspicuous unless it is supposod to Ье а decorative feature. HemS in Skirts ате particulally поtiееаЫе when done inexpeItly and thё utmost care ýhould Ье used to епsuге that thеу lecede into the аllочег smаItпеss of the Bkiri, оf dless. АJt€I the ýkirt length haý Ьёеп maTked, turп the hеm on the malked line and ргеýS а сrеаý€. МеаsuIе gп even depth fol the hеm and cut off апу excess faЫic. Unleýs the skirt iB cut abgo]utely Straight (and mозt skilts ale not) the }oweT edge will Ье some hat fulleI than the place where it is to Ье hemmed to the skiтt. Thiý fD]Iness should Ье distributed nтound th€ ýkiтt ав evenly as possible. how to tips оп mаkiпg skirt edge fullness л1 (- Тhеrе аrе ditrercnt Nays of tlealing this fu]lness, dерепdjпg on the mateIial апd the kind of hеm it tequiIeS. Using about 10 stitches to the inch, шаkе а line of ease-ýtitching аrоuпd the bottom edee, Pu]] up this ease thт€ad at intefvals to adjust the futlness evenly. With а pin, lift up } ýtitch and pu]l it gепtlу; then гереаt in another spot. Do поt pull the thleads tight. If rаlч edg. jS to Ье '?.?,?.e.l uпdеr апd ;'ritci,€d, the Stitching mау Ье used ав an еаSе thread jf done wjth 10 stitches to the inch, If гаw еdgс is to Ье соlrэlэd иifЛ lор., the ease thтead mау Ье put in and ease ndjusted bofore stitching оп the tape. оR if skirt does not have too пuсh {п]lпеSs, the stjtching dопе when attaching the tape mау Ье usеd as treat 1 perfect hems When pinning hеm in рlасе, яfэI mat.h th. seor} /rr€s. Тhеп adjuвt fullneýý between ýeamý. After adjusting futlless, stеаIп-зhfйk with the iTon as mчеh of the futlnesý as possible. L thеге iý danger of the dress alýo shlinking, put hеs!у . ardL,oard Ьеtwееп hem and dress, when uýing tape оп the еdgе, wе bioý tape whenevel posýible. USe cotton bias оп cottons; тауоп оп wools, Silk and ýyntheticý. when hеmmiпя, the stitcheý put into the garment Side of the hеm Should take up onty опе thrеаd of the fаЬгiс, TeeaTdless of the type stitch Ьеiпg used. ýpecial types of hems пееd ýpeciai finishing methods. Fоrhеms inJaced openings such as jaeketfTontý, seepage 90; Fотhеms in pleatedskiгts апd 1асе dTeSSes, Seepage91. Fог hems iп sheer fabTics, See page 91. slip.stitched h.m. Fог fiImlу wolen cotton, silk оr synthetics of light от mеdiчm weight. Turn uпd.г lh. гаw сссс а .ca,lL l4 'and s|itch, u.ing лЬопt 10 stitches to the iпсh. Pin in ptace. PLll up "Iit, hа, ,U adjUsl ease, Slln Slilch il. pla0o, iFоf Slip-Stitch, ýее page 99.) 125 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    seam-taped hеm. FоIwoolens, cottoný and synthetics of heavy weiяht, and fol labtics thal ravel eaýjly, Using about 10 stitches to incll. stitch атоuпd edge and pu]l uр thlead So hem litý skift. Тhеп stitch bias Sеаm tape 1/4" flom edge, casing tape slightly. Pin in plaee. Неm to gагmепt, (See pagc 99 fol Hemming Stitch.] tailor's hеm. Eýpeciatly good fol ieжey апd рrоЫеm {a]rгics in which hem is apt to ýhow, Using about 10 stitches to inch. Stitch аrоuпd hеm edge; then pink the edge. Pull цр ease_ýtitching. Baste hеm in р]асе about 1" fгоm edge, Тuтп edge back about Уа'' and catch to ýkilt Ьу inselting needle in undcrside of hеm and then picking up опе thlead in skirt. prcss hеm fiat ovel stitcbes. If mateгial iS опе that Iачеlз, overcast the edge instead of pinking, от apply seam tape. catch.stitched hеm. when а flat hеm is wtnted without using tape, аS оп heavy wооtепs ыrd othеI healy lаЪriсs, this hem serTes well. А соmmоп use is hems of coats that аrе to Ье lined_ WoIk flom left to right. Fiтst catch опе thlead iп the hem, inseгting need]e flom rjght to left, Next pick up опе thтead in the galment, inse|ting the needle brio?. thе hеm еdяе the same diýtance that the first stitch waý aalor. the edge, 'Ъkе next ýtitch iп hеm and the folloving in the gаrmепt, and So оп. Do not pull stitches tiяht. lock stitch h.m. An ехс€llепt hеm fог galments wbich mау expect hard weal, such as chiidren'S .lathp., ЦЪгl fг"m ]ei'i lo гighl аý лollпwqi Usjng knotted thгеаd, оп the gагmепt side close lo Ь€m edce'akё a.,iI, h Ih.Uugh пгl) ol " thгеаd. Diгectl},opposite thiS Stitch оп the hem edst takQ апоthег Stitch.,{bout ri" from this .:i.: ::я Ir.]ir. rnk. а iiit(h thгоugЬ one thr.ead Jiie;.i tltл :hrL,uah the !ёf, п:tа ;r.!]ia :at :.+ji,,,:еr :]:" :,,,IE(t 'двj rд l9it: {-,:c:::-i :i :i:. лзi ,2с Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    stitched edge hсп.А neat fiпiвh fоr ealges that cannot Ье rolied. TuIn edge and stitch. Тчrп again and hеm inviýibty Ьу hand. variatioпs. а Тчrп faw edge and ýtitch. TuTn and ýtitch again. D Pink the гаw edge. Тuln up edge sпd рrеýý. Make аý mапу rows of maclrine ýtitchinя as deýircd. narrou mасЛiле hеm. Ву uвing thе h€mmеI, the fabtic wiII Ье turned twice and stitched fасёd hеm. cut а facing of tтue bias. (Sёе page 29 fоl тгче Bias,) Тuгп undel and ýtitch опе Bw edge. Right ýides together, stitfh the otheт Iaw edge to skirt ed8e, Ртеýý веаm open. TuTn facing to inside of ýkilt the depth of the ýеаm, Pin alld slip-stitch in place. Fоr сiтсч]ат ýkiтtý, cut faeing the exact зhаре of lo}veт edge of skiтb uýing th€ ýkilt lвttern япd piecing тhеrc ne4eýýary. shell hеm. А decoTative Iinish fol collaш, cufrs. liпgегiе оI infantý' clotbes. Baýte а паrrоw hеm. with running stitchёý, sew hem dowTl fol about Уа"; then take two stitches ovef the ealge, dlawing the thlead tiaht. Repeat at evenly stilrlned iеm. oJten used oir shеег fabrics whеп the hem needý "body''. cut hоIýеhаiг bTaid the dеýiгеd width of hеm. Рiп around inside of hеm, lrpping ends about 2". Shар€ !рр€г adge Ьу df.rioa tbrerd irr dg€ of bTaid алd sесчге t{& бd. о{ tlb tb.!.d 8.rte ЬоrзеЬа,ir in place. 1Ъл l.- фrr b..id .d crkb bvisiЫ, iB рli.t. lra Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    helts паkiпg belts ,rithhacking ta malle l, pointed efLd _ аu g- ,G r'] zr: cV-,,_- Е тIim Ьасkjпg end in а point, Р]асе with fab c extending %" beyond point. (Il)uS. а.) Eotd one side of faЫic along point; fepeat on оthег ýide. (Ittus. ь.) Ргеss. Unfo]d; tTim uпdег-Jоld 1,i" fTon c.ease, (Illus, с.) Refotd iп point, (Iilus. d.) Whеп fabiic is stitched to backing, pojnt wi]t Ье ýtitched down. Фацз to саljет bцking Та сате| conlpletely, cll fabric twice the width of backing plus Зr", Tu.n in ci" on опе long side; рIеýs. Рiп faыic to backing wjth untumed edge about 1]i" оl,е. thе centeL Stitch in place аlопg Ъ coфr опе side onl!, cut fаЬriс twice the width of the beltina plus 1l". Fold Tight Side out, rап edges me€ting in сепtег. Р]асе Jabric with lаw edges аgаiпst belting. .ГаЬтiс will extend 1/16" beyond betting edgeý. ] Baste and edge-stitch iп place. mаkiпя bllts yithout hас*iпg iпtеffосеd Ф|е-р;есе belt This iS useful if you аrc shoTt of {abric апd .annot cuI а l"пsih sidЁ cnough 'ог the опе-рiфе belt descтibed at left, foT the fscing сап Ь of а difelent mateгial. 1 cut а stlaight lengthwiýe g.ain рiёсе of fаЬгiс the deýiтed width of be]t plus seam ailowances, and frоm 4" to У'lопgеI thап waiýt mеаSчr€. Point the епd, 2 cut inteTfacing ýаmе width but 1]i- зhоrtег. З Mft hine-baste interf acing fat lic. 5/," fTom Taw еdяеs, close to stitching. to !,гопа зidе of belt Тrjm iпt€rfа.iпа 4 RiEiht sides togeth€r, stitch facina to ь€]t leaving end ореп fo! tuгпiпs:. Тгirп sезm ald еоmеrs. Тum belt and pIeSS. сшпmеlhппd cut а stTaight lengthwiýe grain piece of fabIie, 4" to 5" }опgеr than, and twice the width, the finiýhed belt iý to Ье, р]чS seam зtlоwапсеS. clt one end to make а point, As Sholn, cut iпtёгfасiпg % the fabric width and 1Уа" shогtеr. Machine-baste int€Ifacinli to wlong side of fab.ic %" Jrоm outer edge and ends. ТIim inteт{acing close to ýtitching. Stitch intelJacing to fahiic ,v8" fгоm inneт edge of inteгfacing. Тuгп fabric at StIaight end to inside, Righl ýidas lоgеlhег. гold belt :п hаlfl lcngthwiБe, Stitch, teaving end ореп. Тuтr1; press. Sew buckle al straight end; makc eyeletý in pointed епd, 1cut soft fаЬIiс 9" to 10" wide. the measurernent of the waistline pluý Sean a]lowances апd an oterlap. 2 MaTk at half the пеаSuгеmепt, and at this markina дпd at the ends make 3 Iowý of gаthегý, ( ТЬе gаthеrs at the halfway mark Ьесоmе the light-hапd side of the belt which wil] fasten at the left side. j 3Pull up 8аthёгs to desiled width. Tack Ьопiпg over gathers at frcnt еdg€ a.d right-hand side. Тurп and hеm lопg ýides; face front епd; bind hасk end оп inside, Lap fтont end очеr back, Fаstеп with hooký апd еуеý. leatherboпing (0r bOning) cut in desjled length. Rip caýing at each епd. TIim boning and опе Side of casjng Уа", curvin8 the ьопiпg ends. Tuln Dntтimmed ýide of сзýiпg очег boning end and whip iп place. beltcarrieгs Тhf.аd, Со,fПеr. sеё Сhаiп Tack, рsgе 106, ЛаDlr. Соrr€7. Make a{abric tube (see FabricLoops, page 107). cut into pieces of desired leneth and sew sectioný oveTwaistline ýeamof dress atundelarm. 129 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    hindings tsindings should alrvays]re cut оп the bias if they ale to fft smoothiy дпd Ье manipu]ated easily. Fold fabгic on the tlue bias. (See page 29.) MaTk width foI the stгips апd cut. Lap trro stTips so thleads of each гuп paTallel to еасh othel. Seam lvheтe the side edges meet. PIeSs s€аmg ореп and ti,im otr extendjng соrпеfs. double fold hinding This is ready-made binding, Encaýe the €dge with the bias, having the wider fold to the undemide. Stitch ,llong the edge of the uрреr side (tbe narroweT side) and this stitching catches in the trench biBding .{ neat binding fоr sheel faЫics oI lin€.erie. cut true bias б times the desired !,idth of finished binding. Fold, fight side out, thlough center length wiýe, Stitch Iaw edges of bils to fiabt Side of galment, making ýеаm 1l the width ol the folded bias. TuIn folded edge очеI gеаm and hem in placa, binding ап inside cOlnel with Iight ýides togetheI, pin bias binding to the item to Ье bound, Stletching the bias at the согпеf, Stitch, pivoting the ,!oTk 0п the пееdlе at the comeT. tr{itег the binding at the coIn.T; then tuln to the wrcng ýide. TuIn undel the Iаw edge, MiteI at the соrпеI and hem to ýеаm, making rOntinuOus bias Use а Straight gтain Iectanglo of fablic, on wrопg side, malk а tlue bias line JIоm чррет соrпеr to opposite side (line 1 in Diagram.) Fфm this line mспsuге down о' а liglf.rпgle thelvanted depth of bias and draw а second ]ine parall€l to the ffTst. continue to measule and dlаw lines until needed length iS marked. Right Sides togethef, fold fаЬriс lengthrvise, PLrt а pin in fiTSt line %" fTom соmет, апd thIоugh second iine оп oppoýite side 7а" fгоm edge. (This establishes а seam iiпо.) Pin and stitch edges in а Уа" Sеаm. Pfesý seam ореп. Begin to cut оп the pa.t of line 1 which is поw оDоOе the stalting сотпег and continue cutting Tound and Tound on the narked ]ines. hinding edges I| fеаdц-паdе biпding iS used, open out опе fold and with lilrht sidcý together, Stiteh to edge to Ье bound. !'otd bindjng очеI thе raw edge to wlong If nlakiп! !:lolf о||п biлdrng,, eut true bias 4 times th? dеSjгеd Nidth of finiShed binding. PIeSs under, th. stlm alll]ý,rn(es ,1r'th€ B,idth]. тhеп арр]у :';, rl:,,i],п:1{].. l,R a{t.t cutting the biaS, with : j': :.. : r,,,'|,,-,,.',:.hL,ln,llngToF.lg.inn -j-, l ,:. r,:,; , ,;, .:r,I Т lr:l l,ilding "i,еr ,js€: !:.f t. Jeam, hinding ап outside corner USe а true biaý Stlip оr leady made bilý binding. Right Sides together, stitch binding to оп€ edge aS lаI as соrпег. Raise needle frоm fablic. Тuгп binding at гight angies to Stitched edge. Thiý forms а dia,aonal fold at th€ colnel. Tuln fotded binding back оп itse]f. Lоý,еI needle into bjnding at соIпеI, ]etting thrcad extend очеr fold. stitch second side. PTess binding toв,ald edgeý, pinnina the mitel to hold it in place. Тurп binding о!ет edge, fоImiпg miter on wlопg SjdP, ТuIп гаw edge undel and hem in place. mаliпg bias strips ,//, single fold bilding Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    рiрiпg апd facing Ready-madecoTded piping mау Ье puTchased in а wide range о{ colorý and it makes яп attтactiv€ finiýh оп edges of collaN, cufis, pockets от necklines. But it is egsy to make your оwп plain от eoтded piping of апу desircd fabric. Dlai! piping and lасiщ in one facingscallo!ý РrеSý the €dges uпdег, making the tuTn on the lowerfotd twice as deep ав the upperfold. Tum under the edge that iý to Ье piped. Place vrong side of pipilg agsinst wrong side of edge ýо piping extёnds Ьеуопd that edge. Pin (оI baste) and stitch thIough all thicknesвes. corded piping апd lacingin опе cut and prcýs а biaý Sttip thе same as fol pIain piping. In the uppeI fold, епсlоs€ а cord. Use а coIding ziрреI Joot to ýtitch close to cord. with rigbt sid€ оГ ГаЬгi. against srопg Side of piping. Btitch thTollgh all thicknesses close to cold, again using coTding оI zippel foot. fасiлg а poiпtвd соIпеr cut а strip of tгue bias and with Tight sides togetheI, baste to the сотпет tb,be faced. MiteT Ihp соrлрr and Ihcn stii.h гacing to соmеr. то rcinfofce, stit h aTound соInеI а second time using smatl stitches. Тrim close to stitching Turn {acing to wrопg ýide; tuгп uпdег rаw edge and hem in place. With Tight Sides together, baste а stnight gтain piece of JаЬriс to tbe edge that is to Ье {aced, MaIk thе scallops and Stitch, pivoting the wогk оп the neeclle at the inner points- Trim ýеаm close to stit hing and ctip iпto points. (Ве caIeful not to clip the stitching.) РIеss the facing ýide of the sеаm baek towaId the facing, Then tuтn fscing to wтопg side, Prcýs. Тurп law edge апd hem in place. pipingýcallops cut one €dgе of а strip oJ caтdboaId iп th€ size агd shapР оl the s.allops, I" you агр not uзing а pattem that haý the scallops malked, use thiý .агdЬоаrd (о mark lhe S(aIlUps on the fаЬriс. Stay-Stitch the faЫic оп the sеаm line of the scatlops. Hard-pтess the scallop edaeý over the саrdЬоатd patteгn, clipping the curves to the stay-stitching. In pTesýing, Ье SuIе the stay-stitching соm€ý just очеI the €dge of the cardboaтd to the wгоп8 side so it does not show, Baste bias piping to the pTesýed edges ol the ýeallops So а патюw bit outlines tbe edge. clip thp piping at thc iппрг pO;nls as you baste, Top-Stitch сlоs€ to tumed edge. А good finish JoT а n€ckline, cut а tTue bias ýtriр of fabтic. Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    tшсls т-ь Err,. tioрчrrюsеs:опе as а decoration and the otb€r аз а rпеlдs to lit ог Ьriпg Е*{ 'Eц!iý into а ga.ment, L r(з rr. q.l.a r раttеrп that employs tucks in its design, the tuck |осаtiопз алd ýize vill iвdвrrd la. ЬrЁеr. !оч аге putting tucks into something {от whiсh ]iou hаIе Dо pattem, gЬФИ й ч*d :о. ýuвci, iп the depth of the tuck and the distance Ьеtwе€п ttem- Дrrc, вдrtц, '_Ь :lкk lo(alioпi оп уоuг fabтic (See page 35 JoI Ноw to Маrk], рrеs,s the ТЬеу t.iЦ t..r!*! :.r з.ý оr stitch if you have а clean, ýhafp edge. Ье cleaтly а gauge edges. If tuck rr! rýr.d :в r srrrп€пt foI я.hich the of the blou!. - ttxl ib. f$rrс bfore cutting pin tuclý. As tЬсir вr!Е jhdiё, thеs€ аге !егу паIгоw tucl(.s. Tbf.t rr! Е.& .i!hеr on the machine ог bs hадd: Ы (. 6!€. lhееr fаЫiсs, hand-run tucký аге оrtел рЕf€rrid. Та mаkе pattern does not indicate tucks 'оr example, tbe frопt out the gатmепt Diece, hапd-s€wп pin tucb, сг€r.ч ос tt. rucl( lineý and mаkе small тчппiпа Stitcha! cl<.. to 'ý. сгедзе. crossed tцcts. Whеп tuc}ý аr€ аггаD!еd ro сrсs each other, ail the tucks Iuппiпg in one dirKtion ýhouid bemadefirst, тhеп make the tucb tbat run in the оthег diгесtiоп- corded tucks. Encase the coTd in the tuck and Btitch, uýiпgасоrdiпg oTzippeT foot оп thеrпаеhiпе. If using а ýlippeIy fabIic, it is well to baste the coтd in place befoтe stitching, decorative tucks очсriапdеd tцсls. магk оп tbe fabric the lines of the desian you wiýh tofollor,. Очег these lines make tiny очёrhапd stitches, taking чр jчзt а smalt bit of the fabтjc in eaeh stitch. Either self{olor ог сопtгаStiпg thread mау Ье used. 2 golped tцсlý. Make several I ines oJ tucký сIоS€ 2 tоgеthег апd ргеss them all in one direction. At the top, stitch асrоss the tucký in the diIection thеу аrе ргеý{еd- Then tuгп the tucks in the oPpсrite dir€сtiоп &пd, at the dеýiгеd interval, 1ilt.. -к<:hеm iп the tчгпеd direction. The i-ir rý :i€ :rm.i Ьtk ro their оrjаiпа] з t-J.e Е; rta- .:.:.,i.i a-, .::::е .]!еrпаtiпа а :Ь ct, .: пй з'...г!r t -r.' tl--r at} а:.- tЁ r., r tlb.ElH-El5 ]i;.,r" """aa.*оrо" .."""""aaaaa.aооrr, ,а Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    rшffles Suсh а grcatvaтiety of rcady-made rufringý а"е displayed today that Taтely is it песеgsаrу to make уоuгоwп unless уоu want them of араItiсulат fabfic, Ruflling iS available in cotton, nylon, embтoidery, eyelet, lace. often it is combin€d with а decoIative band, Such aS eyelet rufre with band of embToidery. If makiпg youт оwп, Iцfriпа should рfеfетаЫу Ье cut on the cTosýwise оr bias of the fabTic as theýe will fall in soJteг folds. FоI ciatheTed rufrез you will need flom 1у4 to 1у2 times the ýрасе into which the rumе iý to Ье put. Pteated TufreB need about 3 timeý the space. ln gatheTing Iong ruffieý, divide the fabric length into quarteтs and gather еасh quarteт ýepaвtely. ThiS makes it easieI to space the gathefs evenly, and theтe is tess danger of the thTead bTeaking whеп the gаthетý ате pulled чD. Using а lona Btitch on the mасhiпе, make two TowS of gatheTing stitches, the ffIst about Уs" lTom the edge and the seeond %" fгоm the fffst. PuIl up the bobbin thтеаd to gatheI. Ве{оrе staтting to attach Tulfleý, maTk thе item to which they аге to Ье attached in qlrarteN and adjust Уа oJ mming to % the edge. tшfilе witt hiaý. cut а Strip of true bias оr uýе rеаdу_ mаdе bias tape. NатIоwlу tчгп to the outýide the edg€ to which tuJne will Ье applied. Place Wrопg sid€ of gatlreled edge of гufflе over the tuIned edge and pin to the edges the ght ýide of the bias ЁtIiр. Stitch. Ттim ýеаm to about Уs". Тurп bias oveт the sеаm еdд:еs апd hеm iп place as shoivtt. Iчfilе $th lacilg. Right sides together, baste ruffie to edsie. тhеп оп а collar, as shоwп, oI on the fтont opening of а btouse, tареr the Iufflе дt the end. Pin-on the facins. fiqht Бidе dom, and Btitch thlough all thicknesses. Tfim seam, any e;cesý ruflling at end and соIпеrs. TuIn facinsi inýide; ргеSs. сirсulаr ruffle Та поllр o.i.Illol .Ufl,. dгаw s.irгlе, Frоm its edge measuTe in toward the сепtеr the width you want the Iufiе to Ье and dвw а second sпаllеr сiгс]е iпвid€ the first, The liпе о{ the outer ciтcle will Ье th€ loweт €dge of the гufrе while the line of the iппеI ciIcle wiu Ье tbe uDреf edge. маrk the {ab.ic with the lineý of both cilclФ. adding а sеаm allowance, (Seam allowanceв ате shown Ьу Ьгоkеп tines iп diagгam.) cut along seam a]iowance edge of оutег circle; then slash оп the stтaight grаiп to iппеI ciTcte and cut atong that sеаm аiIоwалсе, Тг l}e"e;. поI suffi.icni fabri. length from опе cutting, mагk and cut а second cilcte, оIтлоIе ifпесеýýагу, and веаm them togetheT. Stay-stitch inner curтe on seam line. Оп outeI rlffewiti heading. Nаrrоwlу hеm one edge. Tum оth€I еdg€ ппd€f the amount пqсеssагу to make the desircd width of heading, pluв а 7s" 3еаm allowance. Make two фws of gathels, the ffTst опе on the sеаm line (5/s" Jrom the bottom о{ the heading) and the ýecoDd {rоm Уs" to Уа" from thе liгst. DTawup gath€Ts to fit Spacei pin оr baste in position; ýtitch thmчgh еааh Tow of gathem. Rufres еап д]ýо Ье made automatically оп the sewing machine Ьу using the тufrеr which mау Ье adjusted to яiче morc oI leýs Jullneýý, applying ruffles ready.nade rцrlled edgiпg. with Iight sideý togetheI and the rufrе heading oI binding and fablic edge even, stitch thтoltgh heading close to the gаthеIs. Pless rufrе down, s€аm up, Оп the fabTic edge, top-stitch close to Seam ]ine thфugh fabTic altd веаm с rчё, lJm uпdрr sраm аllоsап(р, Stit.h оr hапd_hFm, Ъ оррl, l,ffр, clip ýеаm al]ouance of iппеr сuffе to stay-ýtitcling. Right baste Tuflte in place and stitch sides together, pin Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    pleats The pattem fога skirt with pleatý witl hаче all Fог perfect results, follow these tагеfuttу. Тhеrе аге sечегаl typeý of pleatý uýed in pleated skirts, Those which слп Ьё mаd€ Ьу the hоmе drеssmаkеI inctude: песеýsагу mатkiпяý and hems iп pleatBd skirts Pteated skilts ýhould Ье hёmmеd ЬеJоIе pleatв аrе put iп to make sчrc thе loweI edge is а st?aight, оп-gгаiп line, IJ ýholtening iý needed afteт the hеm iý in апd pleats made, it iý done at the ýkilt top. Fоr hоw to hдпdlе the hem in а seam атеа of а pleat€d ýkirt, see pasie 91, stitching pleats instluctions foT making them, stlaight 0r knile. Pteats They should 1ар from ali turnjng iп опе dircction. Tight to left, hol plCats. Two straight pleals luTned away frоm invertod pl.ats. Two gtIaight pleats turned towaгd kick pleab. А singte knife ог inverted pleat in а ýеаm to aive mоrc walking mоm iп а siim Skirt, NoTE: if а skilt with kick pleat must Ье lengthened от Bholtened, mаkе the atteration iп the pattem {rЬо0€ the p]eat to lеtаiп its oIiginal lenath. ОtЛеr tUpеs whi€h muýt Ье пдdе Ьу а commeгcial ассOrdioп, Fine, ShaTp_edged pleats with the edg€ ýtanding очt instead of lying flat. ýuпhulst or fап. Sharp_edgcd p]Pats graduating in width fгоm top to bottom. mаrkiпg & making 1п @ /сrg. or.o, such as а skirt, tTansfel pleat lines frоm patteTn to faыic, (See page 35 fof How to }lark,, ýЪrkiпс оп гiсht side, bring maTkings 'ld'cs!inE the fold to the пехt line of mаrkiпgs, Рiп Фd ьs.l. i. рlзсеi prer: lightlr', Stitch aS indicated t:r }r::e*; Eвate Ьэ.-tinai рrеss ц,е]1, ]r а l,i.|.. r:.! а. :Le |rо.: of а ыочsе. pleats !r*. :- ;.;,1 :: rl:! ,-: -lri::, jrt.:с Pin pattem ъ tiаа'ýlц*{; j:ё .a:,+rr glil.E F"lа ,.fu, Ф4 'lif, 1,rt'_br- ' 7а'. }. :' sат -'t- lldф ь,*ta.t ]*i &*a Ёd*ta-!*rb Atways ýtitch pleats from the bottom up. Stit hina down may stretch the fabTic so the pleats do not lie flat. In fabTi.s lbat do поi relain д prpss well lt iз а good idea to edge_ýtitch the undeT fo]d of the рlедts. Edge-ýtitching mау also Ье done as а dееогзtiоп оп the outer еdяеý аý ýhown. pleated skirt without pattBrn реrmапепtlу pleated fаьгiс mау Ье purcha_ced Ьу the yaId. This not only saves thе tточЫе of бrчri!я out hоw mапу pleats and thеiт depth, but alio sдýеl time and епетgу used in Te_pTessing pleats ift€r laundeгing. аmOUIt ol labric needed Fоf ап аесоrйоп pleated зЁrrr, it takes 41,i ,дrdý of 35"-36" fabтic to make 1 уаId of ассогdiоп pleatin8. MeasuTe aтound wideýt part of hipý and multip|y Ьу 4!z. Fof а |оп or suпb fst p|.ored ý,tr,f, about 1Ч },агё о{ з6" to 44" {abTic аге needed. For а bпt|e,ilпerted, or ЬоI pleated skift, mеазrrе the w;d"ýt раrl оl lhe hip.. The Гаьгi. s Гlеr sFаmiпs should mеавuге Jrоm 2% to 3 times this hip mеаýuгёmепt if the pleats аrе to touch еасh otheT, рlаплiпg the pleats Iп а knife, inverted ог Ьох pleated skiгt, % the l€пFth as gilen above iý youT hip meaýurc; the !!|er r is the amotnt i,ou can use in the pleats. тtц. 'f :hе l?пяth of tочr seamed mateIial iB 108'', :: oa:!i! о.72''. sгailable fог рl€аЪ, lra Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    Decide eitheI (1)how deep you want youT pleats от (2) hоw rnany рlёаtý you want; thеп divide 72" Ьу this numbeт. If you want them 3" deep, you сап have 24 pleats; if you want 36 pl€ats, they сап Ь€ only 2" deep. (Substitut€ your оwп figuTeý {hеп you kпоw the length of youl material.) WhateveT the determined depth, th€ pleats will Ье that depth fTom the hеm to th€ hipline. Abov€ the hip they muEt Ье tapeled Ьу tsking in more mst€Tial in thв undel рагt of the pleat in оIdет to fft the ýmаllеr meaýurement of the waistline. Tbke 3 measuтements above the widest paTt of the hipý - at 7" down from the waist, at halfway between 7" and the waist, and at the waist and tapel the pleats to meet thoýe mеаsчгеmепts. to make kick pleats Kick Dleats ате so easy to make that they сап Ье included in а зkiтt even if the patteтn doeý not show thеm, Therc ате two ways to make them. а, knife pleat on а patteTn thеге will Ье ап extension of the searn ,wherc the pleat iý to Ье. Thiý is generally about 2%" wide at the bottom tapering to about 2" at the top. Thuý, if you want а side pleat in а sеаm Ъчt the раttегп does not pTovide for one, cut the adioining ýections wherc the pleat is to Ье about 2%" wideI at the bottom and about 2" wideт at the top. MaTk thё oliginal sеаm line of the раtt€гп on your fablic; thiý wiII ье уоur pleat line. Also maTk on the o"iginal ýеаm line the top of whateveт length уоu want the pleat to Ье. Тhеп make the pleat as follows: Right sid€ý together, pin the two skiIt sections together. staTtinя at the bottom, machine-baýte aloлg thе pleat liпё to the mark indicating the top of tbe pteat. FIоm this point stitch with regulation stitch to top of skiтt, Stitch flom bottom to top in а %" ýеsm elong Iаw edgeý. pTesý веаm to,waтd the left and baste to wsiýtline edge. h. inverted pl0at This method uses ап undeтlay, апd the еdgея о{ the pattem pieces where th€ pteat is to Ье will Ье ýhaped аý ýhоwп iп Diаягаm 1. StaTt Bhaping the extension where you want the toD of the pleat to Ье and make ir about 2" Wide, Тhе uпdеr]ау. shapcd аý iп Diagтam 2, should Ье frcm 4" to 4Уа" wid€ and аý long as the extenвion, plus ýеаm alloФance. when cutting оп Such an extension, mаIk оп th€ labTie the oTiginal sеаm line fтom the bottom to the top of the extension. Then pтoceed аs follows: Right sides togetheT, machine-baste alon8 the original ýеаm line fгоm the bottom to thе top of the extension. Above the errtension, join the r€gulal sеаm of the two pieces. Рrеýý p]eat extensioný and sеаm ореп. on iпside, x,ith Tight sid€ý togetheT, pin чпdеrlау to рrеsý€d-ореп eitensioný. Stitch undeTlay to extensions in а 5/s" зеаm. Baste чрреr епd of pleat fiat to skiЁ. Invisibly catch-stitcb ýlanted edgeý of pleat to skirt оп wrong side, оr turn to outýide and top-ýtitch thфLtgh all thicknesses, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    fringe fuлшшцtш ýeliflinge This isthe oasicst kind of fringe to make on а соаIsе weave, and is ап attlactive trimming eýpecialty foт gроrts gal.mentý, Before Iriлgiпg, triT 1Fс rаЬrП "dc. ,,n ,h. gгаjп, Measuтe in flоm the edge the desiтed length of the fringe and pull а thrcad. Just abovc this pulled thrcad make а line of machine stitching. Then pull the thrеаd next below the Iirst one pulled апd спгliluе рu]]iпя |hrраdс lo thе pdPp S|arling in this way at the top of the ffinge and working dоm1 keepý the thleads frоm tапяliпg. 'loss or yarn fringe cut а tenath of hеачу papel the desiтed Фidth о{ the flinge plus %" and as long as the раrt to which the fli ge will Ь. attached. Fasten the floss ог уаla to the рарет апd Trap it аIоuпd the gauge, lауiпg the strands toпching: each otheT but not overlapping- Machine Stitch астоss one tonsi side about %" frоm the edge, cut thтough the stTands оп the opposite side. Теаг away th€ lоwеr pnlt of the рарег. TuIn under and top-stitch the edge of thё gafment to the top of tho friпяе. Remove rеmаiпiпg рареr. cut а рарет gaugc thc width and length the llinge is to Ье. WIap gaLlge i,ith уатп от {iogs and sесui,е the end, At опе edge, cut thTough ýёчеIаl stlandý. Ins.Tt а cfochet hook into the ffniShed faЫic еdgе; with the hook, pick uE the cut stTands а| ,he uп.uI edgp апо pull lhгоugh " "аЬriс. Pull the cLltends thlough the loop tofasten. Repeat until you have desiled anount oJ Jfinge, fagoting bar fagoting ваst€ the pjeces to Ье fagoted to рареI. Take а stitch on the left-hand edsie. WTap the thleдd around the needle several times, Trke а stitch in thc Tight-hand side dilect]y opposite. РtlII trp the thтead to make the Ьаr, Slip the needle dоýп betveen the {аЪтiс layelý on the light hand side and take э ýtitch in th€ €dgе, wTap the thlсаd aтound thе needte as bcfoтe апd take а stitch iп the ]eft side directly opposite, Pull up thтead. S]ip need]e doý'r] between fаЬriс layefs on Ie{t side and continue in the sаmе way until the desiIed numbeT of bals атс completed. criýscr0ss fag0ting Baste pieces to Ье faвioted to papel. Stait at uppeт right-hand side with s stitch. Take пехt stitch оп left hапd edge, Уа" Iowef dоýп. pasý пееdlо under the thfead to the right-hand еdяе and take а stitch. Agaiп pass needIe undel thlеаd to left-hand Side and take а stitch, (]ontinae in this way until the desircd апо!лt of fаяоijпg iS comDleted. kпOtted fringe aTros,l}, hеm tbe edge to whiсh fтinge will Ье attached, Тhrеаd а large darning needle with two оr mоге StraпdS of ],aln оr ltoss. Turn undel the P,]J" .^ $ъ:, h ,h. l.ilg" i. -а ьF а!,а.hFd. -,.;:.х ar, п] .jFhI tr ]eft. Ьгiпg пееdlе up :; ! -r. -:r:]:.,: r jc" ,i i.]bric. Tale stitches about i:ar 1i..]rld length . -_л ,... -.-;i.r ]f ' : -_- i- 1 .:. , li:. ::i.:: "kJ:.ЬЬ iЧ r16 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    ýеqш Bands от motifýof ýequiný arc pinned in place and slip-stitched to the gаImепt. Single sequins are sew€d оп with а bead in the centeT. ВIiпg needle up through fabTic to light side. Put а sequin over the needle and then а bead. Dгор them down ontothefabric and take а stitch о1,€I the bead and thTough thе center of the sequin to the wlong ýidc, Ttl appl, ýёqUiлý iп rоWs, bring needle up and through сепtеI of sequin. T5ke а ýi;ich очеr lhа edgp. Вriпя needle up through fabтic and thTough anotbeT ýequin, Take а back siitch to ihe edgp of Ihe firýt ýequin Ыiпяiпя needle out ahead of sесопd ýequin. Put anotbeI ýequin оп needle. Repeat until all аге apptied. beads Bring needle up thTough fabric and thгough а bead. Take а back stiteh; ЬIiпg needle up ahead of bead. Put anotheI bead оп needle; back Stitch. Repeat until all beadý аIе in place. (S€е Sequin iilustтation above. ) mасhiпе qчiltiпg An efiective tTimming for а "Squаrе dance" skiгt. Baste sheetlvaddinя to the wгопя ýide of the fablic. MaIk the Iiгýt line ol quilting. Using the quilting attachment оп the maehine, space Stitchinя lоwý аs dеsiгеd. braid Bгaid is used in а nllmbel of ways to tтim а gагmепt. Narrow soutache typeý сап Ье stitched with а braiding attichment oveт а design mаIkеdоп аgаrmепt агеа, оI applied byhand. Fancy ЬтаidБ finished with loops, ball fIinae or otheT decolations often make bands оп skiIts о1 outline the neckiine of а sweater. моrе generally used, howeve}- ате the flat militаrу type blaidS sеwп оп flat ог as а bfaid-binding slопg edges of coltaтB, rcveIS and cutrý of jackets and coats, ог оп the uncoliared nё.klines о{ drFýses. since this t},pe bтaid iS гаthет looýely vr'oven, sоrпе attention should Ье given to ffnishing the cut endý leýt they spTead and fIау. t0 linish hraid onds About Уа" ffom cut епds, ýtitch acToss Ьгаid- If stitching Spreadý the bтaid, tie one епd оJ the thleads and pull чD the other end to Ьriпg bTaid back to itý oficiinal width. oveтcast the гаw edges, putling the thlead rаthеr tightty so the ends sте just slightly llaTrorer than the actual width of the ыaid. Faвten the thrcad. ТчIп bтaid endв to wlong side along ýtitched line and catch down witb small stitcheý. braid.biлding Edges wrопg sides toaeLher. rold Ьrдid iп ЬаlГ,len8lh- wiзе and press. Ptace folded bTaid очеr edges апd baste, mitering епу соrпеrs. Stitch thmugb all tlicknesвes close to Ьrаid edge, ОI Ыiпd-hеm Nоr€,, When braid-binding а coat оr jacket hаý both а coliaт and а leveT, do not саrгу the braid eontinuouýly fтom collar to lever. them ýepalately, endin8: rFhеrе collar and TeveT join, as Bhown. rick rack ,^,^ This is oJten us;d аý а piping, аý weil as дрр]iеd flat on апу paft о{ а gаrmепt where decoтation is wsпtеd. As а piping, it may Ье put оп aS shown - the fabric edge tumed to the wrопg side and the Iick rасk stitched to the wгопg side so the points of on]y one Side ýhоw; оr it mау Ье ýtitched to tbe right Side of the edge through the сепtеr, then pIessed to the wтопg side along the stitching, and ffnally stitched а second time close to the tumed edcie. Whеп stitched flat as atop tlim оп an edge, tum eiarment edge патгоvtу to right side and stitch the Iick Tack to it tbюugh the centeт. l37 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 135.
    Iace 1'he zig-zagýtiteh onautomatic sewing machines does anothel fabric oI anotheт piece of tace. Nеаrlу a]l the accomptishedSjmplybyoveltappin8th€twoedgesand а quick and almost inviSiЫejob of joininglace io hand-joining ореfstiопý shоWп hele сап Ье iоiп;пя them flat with а line zig-zag stitch- to gather lace. val lace сап а thгеаd оп the еdgе. Ье яаthеIеd Ьу pulling ioininglaceto h.mпOd edge. WorkJIom rightto left. With lacetowaTdyou, catch one hemthlead апd laee edge together with.,vhipping Btitches. Оr join flat with machine zig-zag. ioining lacet0lolled 0dge. With fabric tоwаrd you, rоll hеm апd whip оп lace at ýаmе time. L)ce may Ье gаthегеd от eaýed, joining lace to ontre.deur. Seam one Side о{ епtl€-dеuх tofabric, TгimcloýёtoseamandoleTcaБtedges. oгjoin entfe-deuxto fabric with machine zig-zag stitch, Then roll оthегеdgё otentle-deuxand whip to tace edsie, €aýing thelace. ioining lace and iпsеrtiоп. WoIk on vlottgSide. Whip edges toв:ethel with bose ýtitches so tace will ]ie flаt. Ог очетlар еdgез and use machine zig zag 2 4 Е€8 aaЕ ч::Еr !п*rtiоп соrпег, ýФ а..ЕiЗ ].. i-.r 1о Е]!., li iа,еtопеr. dг.. Er',i:я"j:,: a{i*r Еa сфt:.,:е jo,n,ia, 00UDооп ,Ja Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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    ioining lace flatatсоrпеr. cut atгiangle in thelace, trimming around pattelв. Lap edges flat and whip together от use machine zig-zag, inse{ing lace in tablic. Bastethelace Iiat to fight ýide of frЬгiс. Sewbothedges down eithel byhand оr machine zig_zag. on wronc Sid..ur fabric away чпdег lace.If ёdgеýФеrе hAnd-sewed, leave enouEh JАЬriс to loll and whiр. lace edge 0п lace. TuIn геw edse of laceto outýide and stiteh laceedge to tumed edge. ОI lap both еdgеS flat and use mа.hiпеziя_zая. 10 joiпing laco tO lace. Place lace pieces togetheгso pattem Ыепdý. Baste and thencutaround patten, Whip ed8eý with matching thread оr join witb msсhiпе zig-zag ýtitch. 1 ' joining lace motifý to fabric. Fоr motijs оr fancy edges, baste lace toTightýide oJ fablic. Whip togёther with чегу close stitches от use machinezig-zag ýtiteh. TTin fahricaway сlо!Ф tothestitch€s. 12 lace modallions. Uýe eithei olthe mеthоds deEcTibed iп 11, oI gev medallion edge to fаЬIiс with Iiпе IunningoIljaekstitcheý.Thentulntowrongside and t.im fabIic to Уа"; Ioll edge and whiр to 1асе. 11 12 $е Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 137.
    hand hBmstitching Hand hemstitchinяmakes ап attraetive dесогаtiоп оп tabie matý, guest towels, pillow slips, and otheT hоuзеhоld items, апd it iS easy to do. Firstmагkthе hem width and, beyond the hеm, thе degired width of the hemstitching, DTaw out thfeads; then baste thе hеm in place, WoIk eithel fгоm гight to left, оI l€ft to right, whicheveт you ffnd еаsiеr. (The illustfations show the hemýtitching being done right to lett.) Ho]d th€ wгопg side of the mateIial toward you. siпgle hemstitching hemstitching 4 sides When hemstitching is done afound four sides of an item, Such as а place mat, theIe ате trпo efiects that mау Ье obtained. 1 Sесчге the thтead in th€ hem €dge. Pass the needle undel the deýiled numbel of thrcads, Holding the thгead to the teft, drаw the needle over it, as ýhоwп. 2 Take а stitch thlоugh one thтead in the hem fold and dIаw it tight. continue in t}tis way. dочЬlе hemstitching гollow inзtIuctioný when the hem side Tepeat the wolk оп the sаmе gloup of diagonal hemstitching on the hem sjde of the аrеа, proceed аs for single hemýtitching, on opposite side, ýplit the thlead gloupý, ta.king up half the fiгst and hatf the second, as in Iltustlation 4. ТhiS pToduces the diagonal efiect ýhown in Illustlation 5. hemýtitciing allthe wау t0 edgeý ТhiЕ is shown in Illustlation 6. FiTst drаW the threads оп all fоuг sides l then tuIп sпd baste the hеm. In the соmеrs, take uр both layeTs of thтeads wheв dоiпg the hemýtitching, fol single hemstitching. о{ thе thгеаds is completed, the oppoýite Side, taking up ýoljd horder 0f hеm ThiS is Shown in lllustгationý 7 апd 8, FiгSt tuTn the hem to the fight side and miteт thе сотпегs, (See page 92 fоr How to Мitег,) Тhеп tuIn the hеm to the vтопg ýide and baste in place. close to the hеm edge, clip the threadý to Ье dlawn and dгаw them. pIoceed with the dеsiгеd type of hemstitching. Ъ lпiвh thP, оljеп .o1,1lerý, eithel ovelcast the edges and woTk l zigzag Etitch ffom опе Side to thе оthеr as in IllustTation 7: оI woтk а blanket Stitch ovel the edgeý as in lllustration 8. lt, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 138.
    tailoring Basically thеге аrеtwo kinds of tailoIing, ýoft апd ýeverc. Тhеiг construction metlrods аге fundamentally the sаmо, but thele ale ditrerences in the handling of eeгtain details. д combinatiott of both types, tending toward the softef, has Ьееп used in the construction о{ the Bholt coat demonstmt€d on pageý 60-69. Оп thig page and thos€ that fottow, а combination method has been uýeal that tёn.ts towald а simDlified veýion of the sечеге. the pattcrn Btty the jacket оI coat pattern in уоur dгеýS size; пёсеssму еаs€ hаs been allowed in the pattefn. U уоч make alteгationý in а drcss patteтn, also make them in the coat pattern. If уоu аlе not SuTe whetheT oI not alterationý ale needed, оr if in doubt as to the соlrесt location of buttons оI pocketý оr of thё collar rоll, make а tтiai gагmспt of muslin oI otheт inexpensive cotton. the labric Uýe coating ог ýuiting mateгial. FФ;л1.1lоIiпg, uýе а mёdium и.ight hair сапчж fоr the fгопt and the coliaT, and а ffrmly woven cotton foт асIоss the baek and the hems of the lowel edge and sleeveý. Liпing material is а matteт of peTsonat prcfeTence. It mау match thecoat оIа blouýe от dless that is to Ье roln with it. FiflпLц |оо|еп taae ol eithef cotton оI linon ог regutaт ýtraight sеаm tape will Ье needed, lrераrе the fаhriс All fahic and tape to Ье used should Ье shrцпk. EitheI рuIсhаýе рrе-shruпk mateтiat oI ýhгiпk аftеr buying. cIttiпg the intcrfacing coat and j{cket pattems generally inctude а pattern fог the flont interfacing. If попе iý inctuded, uýe thе eoat patteInas foilows I Follow neck, Shotllder and аImЬоlе edges to about 2" оI з" be]ow the агmhоlе. Тhеп slope towaTd centeт and continue dowт {rолt, making interfaeing %" wider than facing. cut all the way to the loweт ed8e. (lltuýtration а.) Back neck intelfacingý ale cut tTom the back песk fla( iлg раtlрrп. I Г you wапL а mоrп р),_ tensive back inteтfacing, use thе back pat_ t€rп, following neek and ghouldels to а depth ol 4" to 6" be]ow n€ckline. Shape as iл il]uýtIation Ь. паliпg То оЬtзiп accuIate mагkiпgs оп а bulky fab.ic. trапsfеr to the int.,ra.i29 the сепtег iпФl and buttonhole location ]ineý. using +.*ф}.,'ý lrs.iпg F5ре.. lt'hеп the Е'аст!.! - d}.eli ф th€ fab.ic. these -..ь i{ ь. d.rri"T !.iп, )*л ф frOлt inte.lacing #ф iлtеrrаGiлg l1l Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 139.
    cOnýtructiOn iackot faont шпit Stay-stitchýhoulderý and amholeý %" fтom the edge. Stay-ýtit h neckline on seam line. Make Sbouldel darts. Trim to about 7s" rпide btlt not atl the way to the point. Ргеsý ореп очет а tai]oT'ý hаm. Make waistliпe dаrЬ. Slash ореп and ciip to the stitching at the waiýttine. Shape Ьу plessing очег а tailo/s ham. froпt inl..facing TIim about Уа" fгоm lаDеl соrпеr oJ in- t€r{acing. Маkё any daгts. (S€е page 84.) preparing intcrracing 1А 2л зА ioiп iпtorlaciпg t0 front чпit Therc are two wауs in which this mау ье done. Mathod, л cut аwау the ýeam allowance ptus 1/ 16" Jrom fmnt edge of intelfaciпg. Pin tape to fTont edge of interfacing ýо one edge extends beyond intefacing iust fаг enough to Ье caught in the seam. Stalting at bottom, stitch othel edge of tape to iпtегfа.iпg. IJ jacket iý fitted, fюm waiýt]iтIe lpwaTd fоI about 6", pull tape taut to ease fTont under buýtline, то attaching interlaciпg Method, в ' avoid bulk in seam, end tspe just below neckline ýeam line, 4Д Pin inteтJacingto wTong side oJ jacket front, mat.hing аrаiпliпез алd bavjng mаIkiпgý оп interfacing on outside, Match пecktine, Bhouldel and дшhоlе ed8ies and place edge of tape оп Jгопt ýeam line, Machiпe-baýt€ in place. Mathod, в Pin interfacinei to wгопg side of fюnt, matJhing grainlines and dots at neclr edges. Have maTkings оп inteгfacing on tne outside. Machine-baste interfacing to jacket front оп the sеаm liвe of the neckline and %" fTom the othex outel edges. TTim intedacina close to stitching. Sew iппег edge m place with long ruппiпg stitcheý, ending the stitches At the staTt of the счгче, аý ýhown. Bastecenter of Etтaight sеаm Ьiпdiпgогtаре atong fтont seam line очег interfacing. If jacket iý fitted, pull tape taut as in Method а. End taDe just below neckline sеаm line. 1в 2в зв .J pretýing oYer tailor's hаm 4в ,|5 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 140.
    hшttonholes 1 тгапsfеr cent€Tfrопtапd buttonholemaIk- ings to fight Side of jacket Ьу machine or hand-bastinBi thloogh them. Ве Surc gвiп lines аrе accurate. 2 tf bound bultonholeF агр lo Ьс USed, make them поw in the fight flont. (See pages 100- 103 Jоr instructioпs.) If wоIkеd buttonholes аIе ргеfеrrеd, mаk€ them aftel thе gаImёпt is {inished. iacket back unit 1 Stay-Stiteh ýhoutdels and аImhоlеs %" fuоm edge. Stay-ýtitch neckline on ýеаm line. Make dаIts and shape Ьу prcssing over а з Join centeT back seam. BaNk InterIacing undar-collar and inlerlacing uпit Jojn tne undeT"col]ar at the centerback. Trim seam and preýs ор€п. 2 Make the dart in the back inteffacing as descтibed on page 84 апd trim to about ya" from tine of stitchinc. Pin inъIJacing to wTong Sid€ of jacket back. масhiпе-Ьаsъ tоgеth€т y," fIоm uпdеIаIm, атmЬоlе and shouldeг edges, and оп the песkliпе seam line. Тrim close to stitchin8:, ioin lront and back чпitý at shoцldots Match and pin notcheý апd dots at ends of shotllder seam line. stitch flоm песk to armhote, ýtагtiпа at the eck sеаlп line. Prcss Sеаm ореп оч€r зеаm rotl, naking undel.c0llal lnteff dсiп!. Make а зirl,glе lapDed seam Ьу matching the eentel back s€аm lines of the two соllаI int€rfacing sections and stitching оп the line, Trim seam to about %" lTom ýtitching. тIim оtr outeT сошеrs scaming iпtorfacing Machine-baste inteгfaclnc to wrопс side of uпdе!-соllаг %" Jгоmall edeieз except neckline. TIim intedacinдi close to stitching. with matched thrеаd, make Towý of hапd- padding stitches, stafting at the roll line and working towaTd the neck еdg€. HoId collal oveT hlnd while pяdding to shаре the Ioll. joiпilg ftOпt and hack ftj F1l 1 |'r/ru paddinguпder.collar padded under.collar 1lB Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 141.
    jоiп uld0r{ollar l0jacket clip jacket neckline зеаm to stay-Btit hing. Pin undel-coliar to neckline, matching centel fTonts and backs and placing dotý at Baýte and ýtitch as faI аý the ýеаm allowance at end of under-collaT. BackEtitch от faвten Тгim sеаm. clip Seam to stitching and pless open, shapingi it over edge of collar and facing uпit Stay-stitch {асiпg neckline оп seam line. Join front fsсiпФ to back neck fa.ing. Ртеss ý€аm open, clip necklinё to stay-stitching. Rig:ht Sides togetheI, join соIlаг to Jacing, mаtсhiпgсепtегS and dots same aSfol u11defcollar, and stitching aS fal as the Seam allowance at endý ot collaт. clip fIont faciilg seams at end of,stitching. Trim seam and pTess ореп over edge of ioin collar and facing unit t0 jackei Norr., The uрреI соllаr and fтont facings,!vil] Ье slightly lаIs:ег than the uпdеr-соllат апd jacKFl Fdgps to allnw ihpm lU гоll паjuгаllу. Do поt cut olJ thb eT tln аm,оuпt. Rightsid€s togetheг, match and pjncentel back, notcheý and neckline ýеаm of faeing and соilаг to jacket. Ease facing fтom top buttonhole aтound lapei edges, Ease collaт to Stitch асгоss loweI eds:e and up fTont edgeý, catching-in the tape, and оп to the сепtеr of the collaI. Тгim астоБý loveT €dgе of jacket to within %" of inneT edge of facing, Lауеr the fгопt and collal Беаm altowances- (See page 88 foT How to Lауег.) TTim сотпеIs. ioininglacinls attaching under.collaa ioiniлgcollar алd facings j0ining соllаr afi faciпgý r0 iacket ,l 1lT Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 142.
    4 То insureshатр edges, ргеSs seams open Ье- fоге tuming facing to inýid€. TuIn facing to inside, Iolling seam edge of collaг and lapelý toward jacket, апd edgeý below lapelý tоrчагd {acing. The seam should not Ье visiЫe оп the edge. Baste Seam edge uýing silk thтead. calch openpd пёсk saams lоgFlhеr loosely Ь}, hand. c)tch facing to inteгfacing with tonei гuппiпg stitches (See раgе 98), Ieaving about 5" flee at loweт edge. Notej If shoutder padý аrc to Ье uýed, do not catch facing tointefacing until aftef sleeves and Shouldeт pads аrе put in. lf bound buttonholes wefe made, finish them оп the facing side, Stitch uпdеrаrm seams of jacket апd ргеSs очегSеаm rotl.I{ waistline iB а Jitted one, clip Беаms at waiýttine. Steam-pтess the entiTe jacket, usiEg а tлilог's сlарреr (see page 96) to dve соllаI and flonts fifm, shагр edaeý. Also use clapper оп bound buttonholes. sleoye uпit stitch the back sl€ече uppeт sleeve sectjon at ореп очег tai]oт'S ham the e]bow. Pless Sоаm )s in the iltustlation. lA 2l Make two Iоws of ease Stitching Ьеtwе€п notcbes at top of sleeve, опе on seam line and one %" frоm fiБt within веаm allo,lvance. Stitch fгопtý€аms of Sieeves апdртеýБ ореп очеr seam foll. ioin sleove шnit l0 iackot Method, л With rightsides together, pin sleevesin аrmhо]еS, matching notcheý and dots and placing tор-оl Sleeve mагI at ýhoulder sеаm, Pull up еаýе threadý frоm both ends, adjuýt- ing еаýе eýenly q,ithout gatheIý от puekeTý. Р;п to Ыd еа!а iп ptace. l rdr .kr. sid. ор, .tit b зЬtе into дrD- * r*d.a.....di!8 rl ооd.гlrЕr _, аЬr-з о. rit iiDs- цд- facing plessiпg sleeye seem pressing lronl ýleeve sеаm ,1, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 143.
    DDaA|LS IЕл1, coUNTтлlLоRlNG 4А At uпdеrвгm, between notcheý, ýtitch а ýесопd time уs" frcm fiTýt within the seam altowance. TIim this аrcа of thе sеаm to У4" (See illustration оп page 68 of shоrt coat demonstTation.) 5Д Preýý sеаm lightly towaтd the Bleeve, ýhlinking out as much of the Jullness as possible. jacket hеп In the same way make the hеm at the bottom of the jacket, lapping hеm iпtеI- facing oveT fmnt inteTJacing. Flatten hemý Ьу sЪam-prcssing. WЪip-ýtitch fгопt facings to hеm at lorrer edge. Then give jacket а final thoтough pTessing. Meth.oal в Гоllоw stepý 1 and 2 of Method Д, but do not pin the ease in place. Instead: interfacing ýleeve sleeve Tie ends oJ thlеаd to hold ease in рlасе. Rрmочё slеече flom almhole and steam- ýhriпk ease fTom ýleeve top, shaping oveT the end of а taitor's hаm. Pin ýlеечё into almhole. Stitch and pless аз diтected in steps 3, 4 and 5 of Method Д. sleeye hem cut а tIче bias strip of pIe-sh ink muslin 1" wideI thяп the hеms. Pin mustin to wтопя side oJ ýleeve %" below the hеm line, lapping ends at оl1е of the seams, гasten in ptace with lonei тuппiпg Should,ef Pad,B IJ sЬочldеI pads arc bein8: uýed, they ýhould Ье put in now befole the lining is attaehed. Anchol thеm ýесчгеlу to the shoulder sеаm. Тhеп ýew them ail аючцd to the interfa.cing, using loose ýtitfhes, If desiт€d, weights can Ье put into the bottom of the jacket ог coet. coveTthem withliпing fаЬIiс and sew to веаmв Bt LrppeT edge of Н опd-Р,;сkiпg Edgeý of соtlаI and lapelý ате sоmеtimез ffnished with hand-pick stitch. Uýe buttonhole twist ог cotton еmЬтоidегу ЯФý. closeto the edge make а linoof hand iac*et hem зв 1в edge to folm hem. Pтess. Sew iпtеrf)сiпg with 1опg Tunnillg slit.hea, lаkiпя а shorl bapl stilcb on thе outside апd а longeт ýtitch in the thiсkп€ýý of the Ееаm. Rечетg€ thе stitches at the lapel Toll. i picling 119 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 144.
    DЕтлlLs тЕл? coajyt_ lлlI1rDlNс lining mating tle 'iпiпgIf the jacket patteTn was atteled, make the same alterations in the lining pattern. Follow patteпr instmctions fог cutting and see page 69 foI cutting оп ап ехtIа У2'' оп back lining. lf thеrе is по pattern piece fоI the back lining, note carefulty the instructions foт tIimming away the back neck edge of th€ jacket back pattem to fft the facing. Proceed with making the lining Baste JIont Shoutdeг daltý. Stitch rеmаiпiпg darts iп fфпt апd back. Stitch all sеаms еrсер' shouldels and preвs open. stitch on the sеаm liпе of the front and of the back neckline and back shouldel edges. Pless theýe edges to wтong Side, IoIl- ing stitching to wrong side so it does not ýhow. Whеге песеssаry, clipseams So theyli€ smooth. If jacket is fitbd, clip waistline daTts. putting iп tie liniпg Wrong sideý togetheг, ptacelining in jacket, matching Seamý. Pin togethel down centeт back., Pin and thел with ruппiпg Stitcheý catch t}te uпdеIагm seams together ffoп the inýide leaving 3" frce betowaImhole and above hem. Baste linina to almhole beginning at undemTm s€аm andwoIking uD to shoulder. ffIst оп the flопt, then on the back. 2 з prepaIing liniпg Ьаstiлg 'iпiпg to armhole Lap fгопt edge of lining очеr facing еdgе and рiп от baзte, leaving frce from 3 to 5 incheý above the hem. Lay the exeess lullness in the b9ck into а рlедt at сепtет back neckline. Pin от baste. Lap tbe turn€d чпdеr back ShouldeTseam allos,ance очеr the front shouldel веаm alloýance. Baste оr pin. Ндýit-ý€{,аI tinina edg€ý iп plaee u!.ept r} ь+*. то мd f.Фr shollder dart дпd ф., Ц rьt Ь С-€. crц}-ýti!.b ja*lJrr-ЁrtiЕ lt ll 1 I a , I I l, la , J ll catching seams together d ,7о Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 145.
    Baste lining flatto jacket about 5" above lower €dee. Тuгп undel ýean allowanc€ at bottom of lining and рiп over Taw edge of jacket hem. The extTa length in the iining will foтm а Jold at the lоwег edge to give ease and ргечепt dralving. Iiniýhiпg sleeUc lining Finish lоwег edsie of sleeve liпiпg sаm€ аз lоwег еdяе of jacket liпing. Рr€ýý. Slip haid inside the aTmhole edge of the lining. GfаSр the toweI edge of the ýIeeve and drаw it through the liпing, thus tчгпiпsiйе liпing гight side ont очеr the sleeve, Pin to агmhоlе. matching ýeams, notches and dotý, and piacing top-ofýteeve maTk at ýhouldeт Pull up bobbin еаýе threaф fгоm both endв to fit lining очеI ýleeve, distTibuting еле еvепlу. Тчп Sesm allowance to insiale 'ongSеаm line. Slip-ýtitch in рlас€. Slip,stitch bottom of lining in place. Remove baýting and hem the JTont edge of lining to fTont facing. sleete lining Make а low of ease stitehing on sеаm lille агоuпd sleeve lining top between notches, Make а second Iоw %" fюm ffIstwithin with sleeve lining Ufо?.g s,ide out, rлаtсЬ front seams of sleeve апd tining. Stafting 2" betow аrmhоlе, baste seams togetheT to within З" of lowel edge. чпliпеd jacl0tý аId coatý Seams mау Ье bound оr ffпiýhёd with tuтned and stitched edges. Edgeв of ýtaýhed dаttз should Ье bound. iI ц 12. ýlеаYе liпiпg attaching lining finishing l0aer 15l Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 146.
    DDтлILs тI!лт coLlNT- тлlI/эRlNе iпtвrliпiпg а coat оr iacket It iS по longeт песеýýаrу to intedine дпd line а coat ог iacket Beparately ав there srе fаЬгiсý thAt eombine both 1ining dfld iпtегliпiлg, With theýe, оDе cutting anal sewing does the tTick, Inteтlining сап а]ýо Ье cut and machine-basted to the lining ýections befoTe the lining sеаmв яте sewed, the vау yolt would uвderline а sнтt, (See раg€s 85 and 86,) If, hоwечеr. уоu sre lining and interlining ýepaгately. hеrе iý the wау to do it: cut iпlетliлiпg like !ining. Тrim away ýеаm я]lоwапсе оп frontв. Тгim away hеms pluý ап inch at bottom of coat and slеечФ, Inteтline опlу the top pie€e of а two-piece sleeve, slash, lap and ýtitch darts, Lap, stitch and trim sеаmý, WoTk v{ith coat iпside out. Pin interlining to coяt, саtёh ýide sеаms together loosely, Baste аrочпd агmhоtеs and сstсh inteгlining over front facing. Iпач€ loweт edge looýe б iпсhеý above hеm. Trim inteтliniпg at back ol neck and зеw to neck {acing. Line coat ýаmе аз jacket except lov,/er еdgе, Baste ýleeve inteтIining to outeт sleeve linina оп ýеаm line. TTim ermhole ýедm of interlining; then Btitch lining sesmý, Make two гоwý of ease ýtitcbing ьetween поtсhеs, Atta.h ýIeeve lining as dеsсriЬеd оп page 151, Ё-t ia й€ Ьtttiiцiд!.t !оЕr edre, l!ЁlЁraaJE.iт to.nt rl ,.rЕtз lltsDъdЕ&. 15, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 147.
    working with fшr Makingcoilals and счffs oI othe? items of fur iý not difrcult if сеftаiп precautioný аrе obýemed. to mаla а fur directiOn 0liahs The hаiгý of fчr itemý ýhould all run in the same diтection. FоI example; lf mдking а fuT collaт foT а coat от Suit, the lrails should rчп from the Make the undeт-collal of the €оаt fabric, ад the pattem dir€ctý. MaTk the patteгn outliпes оп the pelt with pencil or tailoT'E chalk. Тhеп cut through pelt only along tOcшtlur oniy the DeIt of the lчr ýhould Ье cut. TheTefoтe печеr use qhеаrý as they Йll alýo cut the haiIý and thiý makes it almost impoýýible to conceal seamв. Use а razol Ыаdе or а very BhaTp knife and woтk JTom the wтong (pe]t) ýide, lettina the blade go only thTough the pelt цsing a patte.n FiTst tгim the patteгn along the ýеаm line. Ьу it оп the pelt зide of the fur, msking вчrе the haiIý ruп iп the deýired direction, and ýесчrc it to the pelt with small bits of Scotch tape. 2 Uýiпg thе uрреI-€оllsг pattem, cut а complet€ collaт patteTn of рареI, omitting the ý€аm s]lowances, MaTk the pattem with атгоws ýhowing the direction in which you rrant the hair8 to rчп. 3 Ley the fur оп the рареI pattern and check the diтection oJ the hairs, It mау Ье п€сеssаrу to ýеаm the fчr in thrce о! even mоте pieceý to hаче all hairý ruп the ýаmе way. 4 After ýeaming, back the collaI with cotton and padding, gв previously descгibd. 5 The next ýtep is to tape the edge. Uýe cotton tape in %" width. Hold it a8ai[ýt thе fuт ýide йth one edge mstching the cut edge of the p€lt. PuBh any pTotruding haiTs out of the wау апd sеw tape еdgе to pelt edge йth ffne overhanding Btit heý. 6 Тчтп the оthеI edge of the tдре oveT the s€аmеd еdяе to the wTong Bide of the со|lаг and hеm it to th€ cotton padding. 7 Turn in the sеаm allowance ol the чпdеr-соllаг and tay the fчг соIаr over it йth wrопg sides tо8еthег. Неm ог sliРstitcb edges of чпdеr-соЬг to the tэре од the fut eollal. 8 Make а liпе of Tunnina stitaheэ thlочgh чпdег- cotla. and psddina to hоld чцdеI-соlЬr in рlд.е. to п.l! lш tctbat Оп th€ p€lt side of the fчг, dTaw s chalk circie about %" taigeI iп diameter thап the button mold to Ье coveIed, Sew cotton tape to the ёdgе ol the сiгсlе. Маkё smail Iunning ýtitcheý агочпd tape edge. Place button mold over the peit; dтaw up the runпing ýtit{heý оп the tар€; fasten secuтely. t0 ýеш lшI IJ posýible to obtaiп, use а fuгTieт's ttlrе€{idеd Whеп piecing frrr, place the pieces together vrith the cut еdяеý iust meeting. Push all haiтý down fTom the edges to Ье joined. Using wexed heavy cotton о1 linen thread. iоiп the two DiесеS with а чеrу ffne overhanding stitch, takina up опlу the ed8e of the pelt. t0 ha.k fur Апу fчI will weal better if backed with liahtweight cotton fabTic, and old fuTs ýhou]d alwaye hачё this done. The {аЬriс should Ье attached to the pelt with fine зtitches around the edges and the fablic then сочеIеd with cotton padding. which in tчrл iз caught to tbe ГаЬriс. l nollar (xt'--__.---,- ,) 15, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 148.
    mеп'ý апd boys'garments А йразDrеm€пt chaTt fol men'S and boys' patteгns Fol coetý d,пd jachets -. . meItsuтe а"оuпd the fulleýt paIt of the chФtj ''оf sйiтts , , . meaýuтe aTound the neck aвd add 1" fоI the neckbaId ýize. i'or fforýrrý . . . measuTe aтound the waist апd the outýide length from the waist down elong th€ outside leg веаm. Fот sleelles . . . mеавлfе fTom the back base of the neek along the shouldeT and down to the 11тist, will Ье +ound on Dаgе 9. T5ke these mеаsчтеmепЪ: t felled sеаms ате рIеfстrеd fo" in ýeamý, howeveT, mау Ье used to Flа make а man's shirt lo. i sрOrts shid. See the step-by-step demonstration, pages 74 to 81, а tailorcd ýhiгt with Dollаrьапd With а few exceptions, the coпstTuction of а tailored Bhiтt with col]aTband iý similaT to that of а sports shirt. whele detailed instructions are not given below, the step has been coveTed in the spoTtý shiгt dеmопstгаtiоп and you witl ffnd it there. If the shirt has а pocket, make the pocket and apply ь thе left front before оthеI conýtruction is done. La|t Front Вапd. . Ргеа9 чпdеI ýэаm sllовапсе оп lопg unnotched .dat ol ЬдС a Pri .i!bt n& о' ь.nd to Eтong ýide of le{t М 'rra .ф, Stitc} .дd t iD ..ап. a 'Ui Ьa .. -j& вr.ii!|| .!зt гi Р.€.g. DёI'fr-rsl{.dGa mеп'ý and boys' Shirts, (Fот hoý if dёsirеd. to make this searn, see page 38.) 161 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 149.
    офц Raght Ffol't P..ial аРIеSS чпd€г fi еdgе of facinr_ Tt- Ь Right ýid€! toarr*, Shirt frопt edaa_ matcbiDa с€tt|.r1 f= с Stitch bottr €фэ.a 4 5 At top of shin ъ..t _ Join yoke and yot 'lфand top_зtitcb clc t _, Join yoke and f:cira D -ts 6 1 tдltsп,..шоIц..& t_rEts ргеýs. Machine_b.r. td1.-пllrl' Top-ýtitch Уа- lIш *-r 8 СоlLаrЬапd, а Рlевý unaler thе ,.rD rbc-a outeт сurче ol tne ъ.{ Ь Right sideý toaetlea Е.-..!-. mat hinя dot! яt с!дl.t1 10 Масhiпе_Ьаstt intarf&i!3 to щ| -- i соtlаrЬапd faliDa si' frФ .a.. 'ltlintefiacing close to ltitcbin . Right ýid€ý tоа€tЬеr. рiп Ьrd '* aU о?ет the collar, matchiв8l c.ai.i, s togethe. along loEg iппег co td|l ba тгiIц seam; clip счri'ез; tчrБ .!a t.r, clip neck еdа€ ol ýhirt to ltry{tir.iiE Рiп EIсHT ýide of band /aciig to rD!(c drb of зhirt at Eeck edae. Match с€!i..з ..d ор€пiпg еdgэs, Stitcb з€яm ; triпr ; .lig .tfl Рrеg9 зеаm toFard fuа TbРstit h рr€*gеd edae ol Ъ.дd оФ. БЕ. continuiвg thе зtit hina sloaa tl. ьсD.'..d to тhеrе it m€еЬ фе co .1 to}.tit biц. Make the ор€пiпа !t th€ botto.a of tll€ ýlеечез. Mske ease_ýtitchiвa асrоýs sl€еrэ top. рiп and stitch зlеече to аrmhоlе апd make а flat fetled seam, Неm bottom еdgе of ýhirt. Тhеп join entiTe uпdеrдтm sеsm in а flat felled sеаm- 1l Make and attsch cufiý to ýleevФ. 12 Make buttonholes апd Sew on buttons. e--.--jl--..o 8c,d 155 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 150.
    лND Bofs, слllмЕNтs пссkoрспiпg in а !цll0YеI shid l paiamas finiýhing шсlliпеs Тhе v-shареd neckitne of а pajama top that pr ls пп пчеr the head iý fLnjshed with а shaped iасiлs Ьа.а, Th;s brna mау Ье pipcd iГ desiTpd, ВапJ u,ith out PipinlJ 1 Reintor(e lhe poin| оi lhe пе'k opcning Ьу Stitchinli fof aborrt 1" each ýide of it, 2 Сul 4 pieccs Ггоm {rопl лссkЬапd раttеrп, - о" t*o от rb".. r.;* ofr end а1 ]" аЬо!е the роiпl, (These pieces wiu Ье {acings foT the ьапdS,) At center fTont of shift, stitch %" еасh side of "..i". .na ,".*" ror,v"I en'l of whеfе opening will Ье. Slash between stitching, clip diagonatly into coTneTS all the Way to Stitching, 2cut two Dieces of Jabiic the length of the opening DluS 1л" апd 23l " л ide, тчгп and рrе,s fo *.""n .ia. tи" ""^'n Ыlо$апrе ол one long edgc .f "а"h pi"c". Right sides logether, stil(h unturned edge oi bands lo slaýh edgeý, PreýS seam towaTd the Ьапdý, with Tisht Side;f facings against Iопg ýide о{ front, stitch опе facing to leJt Side ol openinei, ib" oib". to tb" .igbt "dge, Clip sеаm сuтч€ and оrеss toward Гмiпg, {'lip ,"аm allowance я{ по;пr all rhe way ro Lh, rеiлгоr,iпg,lilсhiпя, iuтп snam atluwan"e апd гасiпg, to oulside, 4 Join ShouldeI seams, band. Ттim ofi point on the facineis, Join fюпt bands о{ вIGЕr band as to back t з тurп bandý to jnSide, ГоId lengthwise апd baste tumed edges оýег the sеаm, on inside,lap riяЬl iвnd о!ег left band, matching cent,Ts, Pin, >.r €..J of l.qп(L. алd clipped €'d о' :d!:.t !tзтl.-<r РЕ -- чаm dosn, r iг_а t_. r.c t-.: : bl- вrе ]niпed and со]lаг 'd d- t}+'lla{i "i' t.ad! on inside, bastc RIGят side of band to band iаеiпgs апа i}ack neck etlge, matching сепtеrs and Seam., Sl itch, Trim sеаm i ,]ip ,urvPs, 156 Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
  • 151.
    Make the casins,,п._:{ Еф :t' - * {. andthe! tDrn'ng::}. :' :э*!} *,r- and siitch again.i - : :,-rf, llt iЁ_ thгочяh саsiпя ал,] *- е,з Ее!. : Е, flоm opening edge_. }|ц. . 1.эlrА,- . dli flont апd scв,buttt,. i i,1: :i. shorts 6 Тurп band to outside. Тuш чпdеI %" оп edgc. Baste in place on outsid., teavjng end fIее. Top-Stitch aS lrasted, Sel,Iight Ьапd facing and Jront togethel Elastic webbing iý gtх,..з. ] the top of ýhоIts. ELdAtic i|.Ььiп!] The webbing should Ьt l:1' a€.ýs than waist mеаýuгепе: Lap ]eft band о!еr гight, matching centeTs, tsastc pointed end iп piace, Tlrp-Stitch аý basted and асгоSs top of point, Вапd uith. Piping This is applied in the sпmе ýil,aS the band !,ithout piping, except that betýeen steps З and { the piping iý inserted as follo!,s: PreSS oEen а StIiD of Ьiаs fold tape 1оr ч_.е геаdу- ma,le р;гiпg, Fo]d the {l.ip iп hil]f ]rngthb,-е Оп outside of neckband, baste Taw edae,i ol bi&. lo lllDег e,ige of l,"nd wlLh lh" iold of IЪ" bia- pointiпg alvax fтоm the еdg€ and ехtепdiп8 l.- Ье} ond the Seam line. finishing r.istbands The qaiSttand о{ pajamatrоusеIs iS finished Tith а casinE th., ugh Lhich eithel а tape tie оr e]aSIic rs ruп, Fог tape, чSе 1" rпide cotton trill tape: for еiзsli., ]+" lvidth. Tapt Ti. Whеп maii)r 1n€ tгousels, after finishing the flr'. opening а: :i,, rlfht front, make а hand- ol machin..a,.i-,] i]Uttonhole thгough thc right frопt elia. 'a.tn rеаd}, to make the tape tie, рг&е.; !. :"l]огS: Оп чрреr .aя. : trouseN, pless under %", Тhеп tчгп ri.t. l !! апd stitch in place to foтm д casing, ital ].8 ;tit end open. Ruп гott.5 :-i,]i :f,L{ through the caýing, bl.inging :}. :-;- , ]i thrоugh the buttonhole оп the riaht iiie l'!:.n tbe tape securcly at the сепtеr .'д-l, 0п outside, pin one edge of elastic '" ,l,,. _;;.: еdgе of Sborts, p]acing maIkings :]t ceniti '.^i: !по,.lde:, Lap Pnds а"аt(еп'дrl:.i j:,I h, .'гFlсhiпg еlаsIi"U fit tор Ot : h,,гt. 2 т_- ..].:]r Io inside, Stitch ]owel. -:1:...:]g i" !it, llake З mоIе rоws .:_:.]::,8 .гасiпg them Уа" apaTt. edge iп place, Big gift for sewing lovers download at : http://thetopworld.com/big-gift-sewing-lovers
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