THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1939
When you turn up a hem
Two Pinafores And A Tie-Around
gay with ricrac. Dimity, percale, linen and batiste are nice fabrics
When you are making a flared skirt this is how you should do the hem.
Trim the raw edge of the material neatly. With strong silk run a single thread round the edge of the entire hem. If the skirt is very wide divide the running
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Thres dainty aprons in this one the pinafores has pointed charm at thread in two, starting at the side simple design and all so easy to its edge and pockets, the other is make that you can finish them in no time. Notice that all three of those aprons comes far enough for aprons. around to protect the sides as well as the front of your dress, when you're hastily serving tea. And they all fit smoothly over the hips.
The tie-around has a delightfully absurd little frill at the top, one of
Measure the length of the skirt from the floor UP and not from the waist down. Pin up at two inch intervals all round. Draw the running thread so that the edge that you have turned up is nar- rowed to fit the width of the skirt, and tack firmly.
PAPER PATTERN DO'S
Turn the raw edge under and Trust your paper pattern. Get finish with slip stitching. If the it as near to your measurements material is thick, machine-stitch à as possible, better the bigger size length of bias inding or galoon than the smaller. Fitting to the before gathering the raw edge, and figure is smarter than letting out slip stitch the upper edge of this seams, thus, for 851⁄2 bust, use 36 to finish the work.
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